An airless tire to equip the future lunar vehicle: this is the new challenge taken on by Michelin, in conjunction with the team formed by Northrop Grumman, within the framework of a tender from NASA last November. A model of the future lunar vehicle was revealed to the general public for the first time at the Consumer Electronic Show (CES) in Las Vegas this past January.
Read MoreThe Industrial Rubber Market size is forecast to reach US$160 billion by 2026, after growing at a CAGR of 7% during 2021-2026. Natural rubber and synthetic rubber are often used in various end-use industries for applications such as belts, hoses, tubes, and bearings. The rapid growth in tire manufacturing has been contributing towards the industrial rubber products industry growth. In addition, there is a surge in the production of medical equipment, which as a result is increasing the demand for industrial rubber for the manufacturing of medical equipment. Furthermore, for the manufacturing of vehicles, the automotive industry uses industrial rubber in many of its parts and components, which is also set to accelerate the market growth during the forecast period
Read MoreA team of researchers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst recently announced in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that they had engineered a new rubber-like solid substance that has surprising qualities. It can absorb and release very large quantities of energy. And it is programmable. Taken together, this new material holds great promise for a very wide array of applications, from enabling robots to have more power without using additional energy, to new helmets and protective materials that can dissipate energy much more quickly.
Read MoreRubber Division, ACS invites your submissions for inclusion in the International Elastomer Conference Technical Meeting & Student Symposium to be held October 11-13, 2022 in Knoxville, TN.
Read MoreNokia, Finland – Nokian Tyres reaches yet another milestone, as it introduces its most sustainable tire yet. The Nokian Tyres Green Step concept tire is a masterpiece of sustainable innovation with its ambitious design consisting of 93% of the materials either recycled or renewable. It moves the company even closer to its goal: by the year 2030, 50% of all raw materials used in Nokian Tyres’ tires will be recycled or renewable.
Read MoreSilicone Elastomers Market was valued at USD 10 billion in 2020 and is estimated to grow at a CAGR of over 6.5% through 2027 with increasing application scope in consumer goods and automotive industries according to Global Market Insights
Read MoreRubber Division, ACS now offers CEUs for many of our training opportunities.
Webinars are free for Rubber Division, ACS Members and all Rubber Division, ACS courses are free for undergraduate Student Members (discount for masters & graduate Student Members).
Footwear experts at Huntsman have helped KEEN, Inc. (KEEN) develop a breakthrough production innovation – a range of sneakers with plant-based soles. The Field to Foot (F2F) sneakers were created by KEEN’s Advanced Concepts Team, utilizing a specially developed bio-based polyurethane system from Huntsman that contains a by-product from agricultural processing.
Read MoreKraussMaffei has appointed Nolan Strall as the new President of KraussMaffei Corporation North America (KMC), effective January 1, 2022. He will report directly to Volker Nilles, Executive Vice President New Machines.
Read MoreGeneral Motors Co announced an investment of more than $7 billion in four Michigan manufacturing sites, creating 4,000 new jobs and retaining 1,000, and significantly increasing battery cell and electric truck manufacturing capacity. This is the single largest investment announcement in GM history. The investment includes construction of a new Ultium Cells battery cell plant in Lansing and the conversion of GM’s assembly plant in Orion Township, Michigan for production of the Chevrolet Silverado EV and the electric GMC Sierra, GM’s second assembly plant scheduled to build full-size electric pickups.
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