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Davis-Standard announced the appointment of Anthony Toklo as Chief Marketing Officer. In his new role, Tony will assume global responsibility for Davis-Standard’s marketing, communications, and branding initiatives.

The International Rubber Studies Group announces a webinar on EU Regulation on Deforestation-Free Products. Join them in this interactive session where our expert speakers will address various approaches and perspectives for the proposed EU regulation on deforestation-free products and potential impact on the rubber industry.

YOKOHAMA announced that a car fitted with its global flagship ADVAN brand tires captured the GT300 class series championship of 2022 AUTOBACS SUPER GT Series, Japan’s ultimate touring car racing series. A car running on ADVAN tires also captured the GT300 series championship in 2020. YOKOHAMA’s ADVAN racing tires’ excellent grip and handling stability provided the strong support from the ground up that contributed to recapturing the class title.

Maximum output with maximum quality consistency – at Plast Eurasia 2022 from 23 to 26 November in Istanbul, Turkey, ENGEL, the injection molding machine manufacturer and systems solution expert headquartered in Austria, will be presenting how the perfect interplay of injection molding machine, peripherals, automation and Industry 4.0 can combine these requirements with high cost-effectiveness and efficiency. Live on show: the production of liquid silicone blade valves on a tie-bar-less e-victory injection molding machine.

Lubrizol 3D Printing Solutions has announced the commercial release of ESTANE® 3D TPU M88A thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) under a selective availability program. This grade is exclusively designed and certified for HP’s Jet Fusion 5200 series, a 3D printing solution ideal for production applications. ESTANE 3D M88A is a flexible and highly durable material suited for production parts and the printing of complex geometries and lattice structures

Donatelle announced the opening of a new 2,600-square-foot ISO 7 clean room.
The new space expands the contract manufacturer’s clean room facilities for Class I, Class II and Class III medical devices. In addition, it extends its high-volume production capabilities to support tens of millions more components per year.

Over the past quarter, Continental achieved consolidated sales of €10.4 billion (Q3 2021: €8.0 billion, +29.3 percent). Its adjusted operating result was €605 million (Q3 2021: €412 million, +46.7 percent), corresponding to an adjusted EBIT margin of 5.8 percent (Q3 2021: 5.2 percent).

Freudenberg Medical has expanded industrial design & human factors engineering through the launch of a Handle Design Center of Excellence (CoE) in Jeffersonville, Indiana. With the expanded Handle Design CoE, Freudenberg Medical has centralized handle design and development efforts in one location, with the intent to increase the speed of iterations for prototypes and to unify handle learnings across the organization. Freudenberg Medical develops user interfaces for minimally invasive products in a wide variety of therapeutic areas.

Bridgestone announced it raised $2.3 million in 2022 for the United Way of Greater Nashville to support the organization’s network of local organizations providing essential services and programs across Middle Tennessee. The donation is part of the company’s nearly 30-year partnership with United Way, which includes an annual charitable giving campaign that has raised more than $10.4 million for the organization since 2012.

GRI announces the launch of its GREEN XLR EARTH 65+ radial agriculture tire at the SIMA 2022 exhibition in Paris, France, in line with its agenda to drive sustainability lead innovation in specialty agriculture tires. Incorporating an innovative tread design that creates a Virtual Rib, the GREEN XLR EARTH 65+ subscribes to the GREEN XLR EARTH Series, which is developed to protect and nurture the earth. It is produced with 37.5% sustainable materials, while delivering on superior functional properties to drive high performance and productivity for tractors across global markets.