German technology firm Continental has signed an agreement to acquire Trelleborg’s printing solutions business, headquartered in Lodi Vecchio, Italy. Thereby, the technology company says it complements its surface solutions and printing technology portfolio in order to enhance its presence with…
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Continental unveils biomaterials concept tyres; to roll out tech for recycled PET polyester tyre
Continental’s ground-breaking Conti GreenConcept tyre design (previously introduced at the Munich auto show) combines current and new technology methods to the development of sustainable passenger car tyres. The study’s purpose is to reduce resource usage in every step of the…
Continental’s low-noise/emission conveyor belts used in Tokyo’s anti-flood projects
German auto parts manufacturers, Continental’s pouch conveyor belts are being used in a flood prevention project in Machida, Tokyo. The city has rivers that are built over or regulated to create space to live. This results in a risk of…
Continental’s sensor-based inspection service for conveyor belts
Technology company Continental has developed a service solution for monitoring conveyor belt systems to permit early identification of weak points along a belt conveyor system before damage resulting in unscheduled and cost-intensive downtimes occurs. The new, technology-based approach, which was…
Continental, Kordsa introduce new, “green” bonding system technology for tyres
Tyre manufacturer Continental and global reinforcer Kordsa have announced the production of the first of 250,000 passenger car tyres featuring their new sustainable adhesive technology, Cokoon. The eco-friendly dip technology – under development since 2017 – enables the bonding activation…
Continental, Pyrolyx sign five-year agreement for rCB; expects up to 10ktpa supply
Waste tyre pyrolysis company Pyrolyx will be supplying Continental’s numerous tyre manufacturing facilities worldwide with recovered carbon black (rCB) amounting to some 10 kilotonnes per annum (ktpa). Meanwhile, Pyrolyx expects to absorb over 3 million end-of-life tyres and simultaneously reduce…
Continental, Bosch each buys 5 % stakes in digital map firm HERE
Germany’s Continental and Bosch, the world’s largest automotive suppliers, have each bought a 5 % stake in digital mapping firm HERE, as the industry pools resources with major carmakers to develop self-driving cars. Germany’s premium automakers BMW, Daimler and Volkswagen’s…
Continental, Kordsa to develop adhesion system for textile reinforcement
Technology company Continental’s tyre division is teaming up with Kordsa, a leading international supplier of textile reinforcing materials for the tyre industry, to develop a new, sustainable adhesion system standard for bonding textile reinforcing materials to rubber based compounds. In…
Continental, Caterpillar to collaborate on new OTR tyre designs
Leading German automotive company Continental AG signed a collaborative agreement with American corporation Caterpillar Inc. on designing new tyres for two Cat products: Medium Wheel Loaders and Articulated Dump Trucks. Under the agreement, Continental’s RDT-Master tyres (sizes 18.00R33, 21.00R33 and…
Continental to build greenfield passenger, light truck tyre plant in Thailand
Leading German automotive manufacturing company Continental AG has chosen the province of Rayong in Thailand to be the site of its greenfield production facility for passenger and light truck tyres in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. The investment into the…