Author: RubberWorld

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Continental to use driving simulator for testing and tire development from now on

Continental has put its new driving simulator for tires into operation. It will be used from now on for new and further tire developments, especially in the original equipment business. An intensive test phase of around twelve months preceded the operational phase. Virtual tire tests will save costs, raw materials and shorten development times. The high-tech system is known as a driver-in-the-loop simulator (DIL), which calculates the exact driving dynamics parameters for the tires and the respective test vehicle. Thanks to its high maneuverability, the simulator can provide Continental’s professional test drivers with subjective driving impressions that are comparable to those from tire tests on a real test track.

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DuPont, Chemours and Corteva settle with Ohio for $110 million for PFAS leaching that began in the 1960s

As part of the settlement, the Companies agreed to pay the State of Ohio a combined total of $110 million, 80 percent of which the State has allocated to restoration of natural resources related to operation of the Washington Works facility. Consistent with the binding Memorandum of Understanding between the Companies reached in January 2021, DuPont’s share of the settlement will be approximately $39 million.

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HEXPOL Compounding Americas achieves ISCC PLUS Sustainability Certification

HEXPOL Middlefield has achieved The International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC PLUS) as a Rubber Compounding Processing Unit with mass balance chain of custody. at their Middlefield, Ohio site. The ISCC PLUS Certification was issued on 11.22.23. HEXPOL’s cross functional ISCC Plus implementation team achieved this significant accomplishment in less than 4 months with zero nonconformities found during the certification audit.

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Pickleball is now Goodyear “Blimpworthy”

On Sunday, Dec. 3, the Goodyear Blimp is scheduled to enter the airspace above the Life Time Rancho athletic resort in San Clemente, California, where the best Professional Pickleball Association (PPA Tour) players will compete in the CIBC PPA Tour Finals. This will mark the first time the Goodyear Blimp will provide aerial coverage for a professional Pickleball tournament and officially designate the sport and the PPA Tour as “Blimpworthy.”

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Specim unveils improved FX50 mid-wave infrared hyperspectral camera

Specim, Spectral Imaging Ltd. announces the upgraded Specim FX50 middle-wave infrared (MWIR) hyperspectral camera. The Specim FX50 is the first and only push-broom hyperspectral camera on the market that covers the full MWIR spectral range of 2.7 – 5.3 μm.
This breakthrough product with enhanced features and capabilities expands the possibilities in industrial sorting, quality control, process optimization, and research by detecting materials that are not detectable with any other wavelength or imaging method, such as hydrocarbons, minerals, oil, and contamination on metal surfaces.

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