USTMA president Anne Forristall Luke announces retirement

May 22, 2026 RubberWorld 480 Views

The U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association (USTMA), announced that President and CEO Anne Forristall Luke will retire at the end of 2026 after eleven years leading the Association. Forristall Luke, who joined USTMA – then known as the Rubber Manufacturers Association (RMA) – in 2016, has presided over a period of substantial growth, strategic evolution, and measurably elevated influence for the domestic tire manufacturing industry.

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SLTC and CIHUL announce the IV Rubber Technology Symposium in Guadalajara

May 22, 2026 RubberWorld 578 Views

The Latin American Rubber Association —SLTC— and the Regional Chamber of the Rubber and Latex Industry of the State of Jalisco —CIHUL— announce the IV Rubber Technology Symposium – Guadalajara 2026, to be held from October 28 to 30, 2026, in Guadalajara, Mexico.

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UTH GmbH will present latest products at Adhesive & Bonding Expo

May 22, 2026 RubberWorld 577 Views

At the Adhesives & Bonding Expo 2026, taking place from June 23 to 25 in Novi, Michigan, UTH GmbH will present its latest product range, focusing on polymer dosing for continuous mixing processes.

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May 2026

May 21, 2026 RubberWorld 1053 Views

In the May issue of Rubber World we focus on Extrusion and other topics of interest in tire construction.

Articles Extrusion Featured Machinery & Equipment

Extruding full rubber bales without a granulator

May 21, 2026 RubberWorld 1849 Views 2026, May

Walk into most rubber compounding operations today and somewhere upstream of the mixer one will find a granulator. It sits

Articles Extrusion Featured

30 years of high precision fine meshstraining technology

May 21, 2026 RubberWorld 1675 Views 2026, May

Since the introduction of the roll-ex gear pump extruder technology in 1995, UTH GmbH from Fulda, Germany has become a

Articles Featured Testing & Instruments Tire Technology & Manufacturing

The measurement of tire innerliner gauge

May 21, 2026 RubberWorld 1713 Views 2026, May

In this study, the Keyence digital microscope has been used to measure component gauges of tire cross-sections, and specifically the

Articles Featured Tire Technology & Manufacturing

Sustainable rubber compounding strategies for next generation tires

May 21, 2026 RubberWorld 971 Views 2026, May

The global automotive industry is transitioning from a linear model to a circular economy to mitigate its environmental footprint. Tires,

Articles Featured Patents

Patents for May

May 21, 2026 RubberWorld 1088 Views 2026, May

Vulcanization process for rubber productsU.S. patent: 12,552, 919Issued: February 17, 2026Inventor: Irina S. YurovskayaKey statement: A process for preparing a

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How fast-drying inks improve throughput in tire plants

May 21, 2026 RubberWorld 717 Views 2026, May

When tire plants evaluate throughput, most of the attention goes to the major equipment: extrusion, curing presses and automation systems.