The Tun Abdul Razak Research Centre (TARRC), the UK-based laboratory of the Malaysian Rubber Board (MRB) has opened a new US$2.8 million Engineering Laboratory in Hertford, UK, that will provide and support the global earthquake community with a research and…
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LSR stretches its industrial footprint
Liquid silicone rubber, or LSR, is an advanced elastomer that has gained traction ...
Tyre Sector: Setting in motion the wheels of change
Once liabilities and eye sore on landfills, end-of-life tyres have now become assets ...
Tyres: Space’s the limit for rubber tyres
Innovative rubber tyres are entering the era of space missions: as a catalyst ...
Medical: Flexible artificial muscles from liquid crystal elastomers
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Tyres: Tyre makers take the wheel to turn the sustainability corner
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Vipal’s distributor opens new European training centre
Tyre retreader Vipal Rubber’s Bulgarian distributor Basvulk recently inaugurated a new training centre specifically to train customers, in the city of Kyustendil, Bulgaria. The Basvulk centre offers training opportunities on excellence and the correct application of materials during the repairing…
Pyrolyx to supply rCB to Continental
German Pyrolyx has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with German tyre manufacturer Continental that details a five-year supply agreement for 10,000-15,000 tonnes per annum of recovered Carbon Black (rCB). The minimum five-year supply agreement requires the development of an…
Bridgestone supports research for surface mobility in space
The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Toyota Motor Corporation’s (Toyota) international space exploration mission includes expanding the domain of human activity and developing intellectual property on space exploration. Bridgestone Corporation will be a part of this mission with JAXA…
Continental develops new tyre tech against aquaplaning
A sudden, heavy cloud cover preluding heavy rain is a frequent weather phenomenon which according to a recent analysis by the German Meteorological Society could be common in future Europe – torrential rain. Dramatic consequences include overwhelmed drains, saturated soil…
Trelleborg opens new Indian AVS factory
Trelleborg Anti-Vibration Solutions (AVS), part of Swedish Trelleborg Group, has opened a new manufacturing facility for rail anti-vibration systems in Bengaluru, India. The 6,200 sq.-m. facility will boost Trelleborg’s production capabilities in the region and facilitate the local manufacture of…
Continental to add production to its South Carolina plant
Continental Tire the Americas is expanding its Sumter, US plant to accommodate production of the ContiSeal puncture-sealing and ContiSilent noise-absorbing passenger tyre lines. As Continental produces the ContiSeal and ContiSilent tyre lines at two plants in Europe, the US production…
Continental recommends checking tyre pressures regularly
The tyre manufacturer advises thorough tyre inspections when refueling or every two weeks to avoid any unprecedented outcomes even when driving at moderate speeds. A sudden, undetected or gradual loss of tyre pressure can cause tyre failure, wear and rolling…
Enviro develops technology to recover carbon fibre from composites
Scandinavian tyre recycler Enviro’s pyrolysis technology is now able to successfully extract carbon fibres from composite material, and it seems possible to utilise the material commercially within the automotive industry. This is demonstrated by the test results from a research…
Future fleet vehicles subject to changing mobility trends
In the automotive industry, several changes and disruptions are estimated, according to Kumar Saha, Frost & Sullivan Director of Mobility for market researchers, addressing an audience at the Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX) in late 2018. Saha has said that…