The Milestar Momentum Associate Dealer Program offers quarterly bonuses based on sales performance, making it competitive with tier-one and tier-two brands. Dealers will also gain
access to comprehensive marketing resources, including the Milestar Academy, which equips distributors and dealers with in-depth product knowledge and marketing support.
IPS Adhesives (IPSA) has acquired a range of adhesives based on acrylate and methyl methacrylate (MMA) technology from L&L Products. This acquisition complements IPS Adhesives’ specialist MMA-based product offering and provides a platform that enhances its ability to deliver innovative solutions that facilitate lightweighting and the bonding of dissimilar materials.
MMA-based adhesives cure quickly at room temperature, enabling rapid bonding and reducing production times. They are high-strength, versatile, and in demand for transportation, construction, automotive, marine, and various other industrial applications that have critical technical specifications and benefit from more versatile alternatives to mechanical fasteners, welding, and other traditional bonding solutions. IPS Adhesives has been a pioneer and advocate of MMA technology.
Read MoreIn a corner of the Northeastern United States, namely in Auburn, Massachusetts, discovering a longstanding business that is deeply intertwined and rooted in the area: R.H. White Construction, which has over a century of history to look back on, is today a pillar of local infrastructure. Founded in 1923, the company has, in fact, a deep connection with the entire territory, where it plays a key role in the building and construction industry, as well as in services for gas and water lines. All this comes with a level of safety and innovation that makes this company a leader in excellence recognized even outside Worcester County
Read MoreThe Rubber Division, ACS announces the following learning opportunities.
October 3 – Course: Dynamic Viscoelastic Properties
October 9 – Webinar: Fundamentals of Machine Vision for the Inspection of Rubber Seals
October 10 – Course: Rubber Extrusion Technology
October 21-25 – Endurica Workshop: Characterizing Elastomer Fatigue Behavior for Analysis and Engineering
November 13 – Course: Processing & Testing of Rubber
November 14 – Webinar: The Value of Mentorship
November 19-22 – Endurica Workshop: Application of Rubber Fatigue Analysis with Endurica Software
December 10 – Webinar: Gear Pump Technology in Rubber Application
Greene Tweed highlights the availability of Xycomp® DLF™ high-performance thermoplastic composite aerospace brackets, which can endure the substantial demands of aerospace environments while offering significant weight savings over metallic parts. Greene Tweed aerospace production components have been flying since 2011 and at 35 to 60 percent lighter than competitive metallic components, the brackets are an excellent replacement for metal materials.
Read MoreThe new smart #3 BRABUS version leaves the factory line on EcoContact 6 Q tires from Continental. The tire manufacturer equips the SUV coupé with energy-saving premium tires in 20-inch size as original equipment. The smart #3 is the second model produced by the joint venture between Mercedes-Benz and the Chinese manufacturer Geely.
Read MorePetlas participated in the IAA Transportation 2024, where it introduced its latest tire innovation including the SH Coach and RH Coach patterns. The event, held in Hanover, Germany, brought together key industry players, allowing Petlas to showcase its cutting-edge tire technology to a global audience.
The SH Coach, an all-axle tire, and the RH Coach, a drive axle tire, both provide low rolling resistance for better fuel efficiency and long mileage. They offer excellent grip and traction across all seasons, ensuring reliable performance in varying weather conditions, including snow. These features were met with great interest from visitors, who appreciated the tires’ ability to enhance operational efficiency while providing maximum safety and comfort for passengers.
BKT announces the appointment of Ludovic Revel as President Global OEM. A strategic choice that reflects the Indian multinational’s commitment to pursuing its ambitious business goals, starting with strengthening its growth strategy in the OEM channel for Original Equipment and consolidating BKT’s brand visibility among the major global players.
Read MoreAccording to analyses by the Mecs Study Centre of the trade association Amaplast, after positive consolidated year-end results for both imports and exports in 2023, imports were consistently lower in the early months of 2024 with respect to the same period a year earlier, with drops entering into the double digits in the second quarter. This is a symptom of lower propensity to invest within a context of contraction in the economy generally and in the industrial sector specifically. The period closed with a drop of 12 percentage points to a value of 483 million euros, with imports noticeably declining from all three main source countries: Germany, China, Austria.
Read MoreThe Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced that it is supplying its BluEarth AE-01 tires as original equipment (OE) to Honda Motor Co., Ltd. for use on the automaker’s N-BOX JOY, the crossover model of its mini-vehicle N-BOX, which will be launched in Japan in September 2024. The N-BOX JOY is being equipped with 155/65R14 75S size tires.
The BluEarth AE-01 is a fuel-efficient standard tire in the BluEarth, a YOKOHAMA’s global tire brand based on the concept of being “environmentally, human, and socially friendly”. It demonstrates excellent fuel-efficiency and a high level of balance between basic performance properties such as quietness, comfortable performance, a comfortable ride, and long life.
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