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Category: Technology
Goodyear’s AMT system for self-inflating tyre
US-based Goodyear Tire & Rubber has introduced its Air Maintenance Technology (AMT) for tyres , which will maintain their constant pressure even without using external pumps, electronics or driver intervention. AMT can improve fuel economy , citing Goodyear’s own estimate…
Lanxess’s AA-rated concept tyre
German speciality chemicals company Lanxess has shown its expertise in product innovation for synthetic rubber with its latest concept tyre. This tyre is amongst the first to be introduced that would get the AA rating under the…
Roll-up rubber door
US-based Rytec Corporation has launched industrial rubber doors made from engineered styrene butadiene rubber (SBR) that are said to be virtually indestructible. The Powerhouse roll-up rubber door, which is made from the same durable materials used to manufacture tyres, is…
Latex-free rubber bands
US-based rubber band manufacturer Alliance Rubber Company has introduced what it says is the world’s first latex-free anti-microbial rubber bands in response to the global call for safety against exposure to fungi and other hazardous organisms. Recent reports from the…
Lanxess supports the Olympics 2012
Without chemistry, top performances and world records would often simply not be remarkable
Soybean oil improves tread life by 10%
This win-win discovery improves tyre tread life, saves energy and petroleum.
EPA to use Yokohama tyre for retread verification program
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is utilizing a Yokohama Tyre commercial truck tyre casing to establish a SmartWay verification program for retreaded tyres used on Class 8 line-haul trucks. Once a retreaded tyre receives EPA certification, fleets using those…
Bridgestone successfully decodes the main genome sequence for Hevea brasiliensis
Bridgestone has successfully decoded the main genome sequence for Hevea brasiliensis, a euphorbiaceous plant material for producing latex – commonly known as the rubber tree – which produces latex. Latex is the natural rubber required for tyre production and a…
Vredestein makes Tyre prototypes from Russian dandelions, guayule
Apollo-Vredestein Banden N.V., a subsidiary of India’s Apollo Tyres, has made prototype tyres using natural rubber sourced from Russian dandelions and guayule. The development is part of the firm’s involvement in the EU-Pearls project, which is developing two alternatives for…