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MILESTAR is announced the release of the second generation Patagonia M/T-02. Developed around years of feedback from real-world enthusiasts and professional rock crawling competitions, the new M/T-02 garners much of the original M/T design, yet integrates all new internal tire technologies with finite adjustments. It is engineered to be even stronger, tougher and more pliable during aggressive rock-crawling, yet harness the traits that made it one of the smoothest and quietest on-road performing M/T tires on the market.

PPG announced that it has entered into a strategic agreement with Oriental Silicas Corporation (OSC), which is a leading producer of silicas, sodium silicate and factice products. As part of the agreement, Taiwan-based OSC of Greater China will be a sales representative for select grades of PPG silica products used by tire manufacturers in the Asia-Pacific region

Freudenberg Battery Power Systems’ XMP76P battery sub-pack, part of its XPAND Modular Pack portfolio, is providing safer, more cost-efficient, zero-emission muscle to power MacLean’s EV-Series™ battery-electric mining equipment. MacLean chose the XMP76P to provide safe, more cost-efficient, zero-emission muscle to its EV-Series rock breakers, boom trucks, explosive loaders, bolters, cassette carriers, road graders, concrete trucks and sprayers and other mining equipment. The XMP76P also offers design flexibility and MacLean has configured more than 30 kinds of vehicles to accommodate the Freudenberg battery system

Continental has launched CompactMaster EM, a new telehandler and compact loader tire. Benjamin Hübner, Product Line Manager Agricultural Tires at Continental Commercial Specialty Tires, says: “The CompactMaster EM is specifically designed to help operators handle demanding rough conditions. The tire features new Turtle Shield tread technology and twisted steel cord. The hard shell, and more flexible steel wire construction, helps to prevent cuts and damages whilst offering greater stability.”

Solvay has now four authorized distributors: Boeing Distribution Services Inc., Composites One LLC, Integral Products, and NSL Aerospace. These distributors will have access to select leading composite and adhesive material solutions that Solvay offers, including structural prepregs, DAPCO® sealants, structural adhesives, surfacing films and tooling prepregs.

After more than 18 months, Corey Reardon, President & CEO of AWA Alexander Watson Associates, confirms the return of in-person physical events. The AWA Global Release Liner Industry Conference & Exhibition 2021 is scheduled for November 15th – 17th in Chicago, IL USA. The AWA Global Release Liner Industry Conference & Exhibition 2021 will be a “special edition” of the conference celebrating the 50th Anniversary of AWA, Alexander Watson Associates.

ELMET’s new all-electric SMARTshot E valve gate cold runner system has servo-driven nozzle needles to maximize flexibility, precision and controllability when injecting two-component liquid silicone rubbers (LSR) into multi-cavity molds. It complements ELMET’s range of SMARTshot Liquid Injection Molding (LIM) cold runners which also includes a pneumatic version, the model P, and a hybrid version with pneumatic needle movement and electrical stroke adjustment, the model PE