Author: RubberWorld

anyseals, Inc. has announced the promotion of Tina Schulte to Vice President of Operational Excellence, effective January 2, 2024. In this new role, she will manage warehouse staff and continue enhancing warehouse performance through automation. She will report directly to Chief Operating Officer Toby Rose.

Electronic Drives and Controls, Inc. (EDC) announced their attendance at the upcoming ICEC Converting Show 2024 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL January 9-11, 2024. EDC will be available at booth #617 to discuss automation related to coating and laminating manufacturing solutions with attendees and industry professionals.

Elkem celebrates its 120 years anniversary, having grown from being an industrial start-up in 1904 into a position in 2024 as one of the world’s leading providers of advanced silicon-based materials – critical enablers for the digital and green transitions.

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company welcomed The Ohio State University’s Brutus Buckeye and the University of Missouri’s Truman the Tiger to its elite lineup of larger-than-life tire art sculptures handcrafted annually for the 88th Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic.
Collectively, these intricate, Goodyear tire-fabricated sculptures stand between six and seven feet tall and weigh 385 pounds. It took Blake McFarland, Goodyear’s commissioned tire artist and former minor league baseball player, 392 hours in just 19 days to handcraft these one-of-a-kind sculptures from more than 280 Goodyear-branded tires and 24,000 hidden staples.

FLAME GUARD SWR-70 was developed for use on sintered ore and coke transport lines at steel mills and coal transport lines at coal-fired power plants. In addition to being flame retardant (self-extinguishing), a quality for which demand has increased in recent years as line operators seek to enhance safety, FLAME GUARD SWR-70’s super wear resistance lengthens the belt replacement cycle, reducing running costs and contributing to stable line operation.

This new abrasion-resistant Rotary Batch Mini Mixer model MX-10-AR blends up to 10 cu ft (283 ℓ) of aggregates, metal powders, pigments, sand, chemicals, reinforced thermoplastics and other abrasive materials, with or without liquid additions, in ratios down to one part per million with total uniformity in two to three minutes.

Rapala VMC Corporation has sold group’s entire injection molding business to a Finnish mold and injection molded parts manufacturer Muottituote Group Oy with an agreement signed on the December 22, 2023. With the transaction, Muottituote Group Oy acquires Rapala VMC Corporation’s subsidiary KL-Teho Oy’s real estate located in Korpilahti, Finland, along with the injection molding operations, equipment, and personnel.

The two new available grades of Cesa Withstand for TPU film can meet the specific anti-bacterial and anti-mold protection needs of medical beds, transparent tent components, and ice bags. Other applications that can be further developed include portable energy storage, protective equipment, outdoor apparel, and air sleeping pads. They are currently manufactured in Asia and are commercially available globally.

Bridgestone Corporation announced that it has been selected for inclusion in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World), a globally recognized sustainability index, for two years in a row and for the fifth time in total. In addition, the Company has been selected for the Dow Jones Sustainability Asia Pacific Index (DJSI Asia Pacific), which is comprised of companies located in the Asia Pacific region, for 14 consecutive years.