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…

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…