Introduction of a 100% recycled calcium carbonate, Omyaloop FC, is shown to have several technical and environmental advantages in rubber formulations.
Read Moreby Àngel Rodríguez Guitart and Josep Nadal Soy, Concentrol, S.A. A novel water based release agent is specifically designed for
Read MoreRubber World spoke to Naomichi Taketa, account manager at NewtonWorks Corporation, to explore the persistent bottlenecks in original equipment manufacturer
Read MoreContinental’s group sector ContiTech has officially started production at its new hydraulics manufacturing facility in Aguascalientes, Mexico. The $90
million investment represents a major step in the company’s strategy to strengthen local supply chains, increase regional production capacity and bring innovative fluid power solutions closer to customers in the region.
The new 900,000 square feet site will manufacture high-performance hydraulic hoses for a wide range of industrial and mobile applications, including construction, agriculture, mining and energy sectors.
Read MoreHutchinson’s solution involved the creation of two new materials: revea® TPE 428, which contains 37% biobased, biosourced, or recycled ingredients, and revea® TPE 426, which contains 29% biobased, biosourced, or recycled ingredients. These materials deliver the desired properties for various window seals, offering substantial CO2 savings—25% reduction with revea® TPE 428 and 16% with revea® TPE 426 compared to traditional materials.
Read MoreExcess zinc in the body of living organisms is problematic in nature, and zinc primarily enters the environment through rubber articles, including disposed tires. Work done to minimize the amount of zinc oxide consumption in 10 compounds of a typical passenger car tire is explained by the author.
Read MoreRubber World’s April Perspective feature Ben Chouchaoui discussing some of the more recent trends in scrap tire disposal and recycling, as well as some of the opportunities new practices are bringing to the industry.
Read MoreA wide range of polymer materials with excellent performance and functionality has been developed in recent years to address diverse and complex material applications. Adhesives are one such example of these polymer materials. In general, adhesives are composed of a liquid substance (prepolymer) that is first used to fill in the rough surface of one substrate, and then the adhesive on the substrate is sandwiched by another substrate. Polymerization and crosslinking of the prepolymer in the adhesives are induced by heat or other external stimuli, leading to curing of the adhesives between substrates.
Read MoreContinental has developed a line for cooling in the hydrogen powertrain of commercial vehicles, which considerably reduces the penetration of ions into the media circuit. The synthetic rubber line has a mixture of materials whose special properties make them less susceptible to the leaching of ions from the line material. This reduces the transfer of ions into the cooling circuit of hydrogen drive systems. The material experts from the group sector ContiTech have solved one of today’s greatest challenges in the industrialization of this still least common alternative form of drive system. The product innovation increases the service life of vehicle components in hydrogen drive systems.
Read MoreFreudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies announced it has acquired Seal Aftermarket Products (SAP), LLC., a Florida-based, aftermarket company that sells automotive transmission kits and components. SAP will be integrated into Freudenberg Sealing Technologies’ Corteco Division. SAP sells a comprehensive line of automatic transmission rebuild kits, hard parts, components, electronic products, and specialty tools. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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