Author: RubberWorld

Ken brings over 20 years of experience through various leadership roles from all facets of the automotive industry. Before joining SRNA, Ken served as Vice President of Marketing and Strategy at U.S. AutoForce. His previous experiences in the automotive industry include Yokohama Tire, Tire’s Warehouse, and Volvo Cars. Ken will oversee the Product Planning, Sales Strategies, Marketing, and MTP Planning departments.

The European Council agreed to amending the EU deforestation regulation, delaying its implementation by 12 months. This extension will provide third countries, member states, operators, and traders adequate time to prepare for their due diligence obligations. These obligations require ensuring that certain commodities and products sold in or exported from the EU are deforestation-free. This includes products made from cattle, wood, cocoa, soy, palm oil, coffee, rubber, and some of their derived products.

ridgestone and Geotab, a global leader in connected vehicle solutions, announced a strategic collaboration using data to enhance fleet optimization. Working together will empower Bridgestone and Geotab to further develop a fleet mobility ecosystem focused on fleet optimization. The ecosystem involves the integration of each companies’ solutions and data into services customers use today.

Continental has unveiled the latest upgrade of its proven LODC simulation tool, which has now been specially tailored to the requirements of the aftermarket. This upgrade reflects the company’s unwavering commitment to offering not only cutting-edge products, but also bespoke digital solutions designed to greatly increase added value for the customer. “Our innovative Lowest Overall Driving Costs (LODC) consultancy approach aims to offer our customers significant added value by providing comprehensive after-sales advice,” says Frank Eckelmann, Head of International Fleet Business EMEA at Continental. The core idea behind the LODC concept is to develop a made-to-measure combination of products, services and solutions through detailed analyses using the simulation tool. “Not only does this approach help to minimize our customers’ costs, it also lays the foundation for a long-lasting and successful partnership,” Eckelmann continues.

Fictiv’s AI-powered platform provides automated real-time feedback on part designs during configuration. This industry-leading breakthrough highlights areas of the design that need to be addressed for molding, allowing engineers to move forward with their designs. Following this, Fictiv provides expert-generated pre-sales DFM along with a quote, saving time on modifications and making the process smoother with fewer delays at the front end.

Solventum announced the launch of its Double-Coated Medical Tape with Hi-Tack Silicone and Acrylate Adhesives on Liner (2487 Hi-Tack Silicone Tape), an advanced adhesive solution designed for sensitive skin that allows medical wearable manufacturers to expand the use of their devices to a broader patient population.
For patients, the skin-contact side of the 2487 Hi-Tack Silicone Tape can be repositioned after initial application for optimal comfort. The new breathable medical tape is fluid-resistant and can be worn for up to seven days with minimal to no skin trauma during removal.

The rubber factory KRAIBURG Elastik GmbH & Co. KG is part of the UN campaign “Vision 2045”, a series of mini-documentaries that celebrate the 100th anniversary of the United Nations in 2045 and showcase global companies that are already taking action today and inspiring action to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2045.

During a ceremony held at Pirelli Headquarters in Milan, Italy, the prestigious award for process innovation was presented to VMI. The award recognizes the excellent collaboration between VMI and Pirelli in developing new processes that address current challenges in tire manufacturing.

The application of VMI’s groundbreaking UNIXX technology delivers a high degree of flexibility whilst enhancing the quality of high performance tires. In addition, refined process control supports Pirelli’s sustainability goals by reducing the weight of compound in a tire, which combined with lower waste levels improves the sustainability and cost of both the production process as well as the tire itself.

India’s Rubber Board proposes to charge a fee for issuing the required No Objection Certificate (NOC) to import natural rubber (NR). The recommendation of the Rubber Board in this regard is under the consideration of the Central Government. The Board proposes to charge Rs.5000/- for each consignment. The NOC has been introduced to control the import of low-quality materials of NR variants that are available at cheaper rates into the domestic market. The levying of fees for the issue of certificates will increase the efficiency of the procedure of quality checking. Ultimately, it is expected to improve the domestic market.

At Fakuma 2024, the dosing and mold specialist ELMET, the LSR manufacturer Momentive and the injection molding machine manufacturer Sumitomo (SHI) Demag are presenting a joint project in which the participants have contributed their special expertise in the development, production and processing of liquid silicone rubber (LSR). The result of this collaboration is a helper in the kitchen – the Drip Guard spoon holder, which prevents drips from landing on the work surface during cooking. This demo object will be produced live at the Momentive stand (A4-4307) and distributed to visitors as a useful give-away, depending on availability.