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Newsrss6Silicone & Medical

Formlabs introduces Silicone 40A resin for 3D printing

Silicone 40A Resin combines the material properties of cast silicone with the flexibility of 3D printing to eliminate the labor-intensive molding and casting processes, while enabling design freedom. With this patent-pending Pure Silicone Technology™, users can print 100% silicone parts with complex geometries that are not possible with traditional methods — in-house, in a matter of hours. Silicone 40A Resin can be used for soft, pliable, and durable parts that can withstand repeated cycles of stretching, flexing, and compression, for functional prototyping and end-use part production. This material creates parts with excellent chemical and thermal resistance, perfect for automotive and industrial applications as well as consumer products such as wearables or medical devices.

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Automotive Elastomers & PartNewsrss2

Stellantis sees internal combustion engine in vehicles through mid-century

Stellantis has concluded that 24 engine families in European vehicles sold since 2014, representing 28 million vehicles on the road, are ready to use advanced drop-in eFuel without any powertrain modification, following months of testing at its technical centers across Europe. The tests were conducted using surrogate eFuels provided by Aramco, one of the world’s leading integrated energy and chemicals companies.

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Newsrss1Tire Technology & Manufacturing

Bridgestone providing custom designed tires for the World Solar Challenge

Bridgestone announced it will be supplying teams at the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge (BWSC) with tires developed using 63% recycled and renewable materials. The tires, which are custom-designed to meet the unique challenges of the 3,000 kilometer across Australia, mark the first use of the company’s new ENLITEN® technology in motorsport competition.

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Market ReportsNewsrss5Tire Technology & Manufacturing

Global bias tire market size is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 13.46 percent between 2023 and 2027

The Global Bias Tire Market size is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 13.46% between 2023 and 2027. The market size is forecast to increase by USD 25,765.53 million. The growth of the market depends on several factors, including the growing demand for bias tires in the agriculture equipment market, a rise in sales of passenger vehicles globally, and an increase in two-wheeler production and sales. The US, China, India, Japan, and Germany are the top countries contributing to the market growth. The US held the largest market in 2021 projecting revenue of USD 3,974.37 million according to Technavio.

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ArticlesChemicals & MaterialsFeatured

Sustainable additives for the rubber industry

Efforts to make rubber products more environmentally friendly (green) continue to increase. These efforts have become increasingly important to all rubber companies, large and small. Suppliers that produce rubber additives have increasingly focused efforts to provide products to the rubber industry that help meet the goal of increased sustainability. In this regard, Rhein Chemie (RCH), a business unit of Lanxess, currently has a sizeable portfolio of sustainable additives for rubber compounds, and also continues to explore the development of new products that meet the challenge of increased sustainability. This article will focus on currently available products and future products under development that will aid rubber companies in achieving the goal of more environmentally friendly products.

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