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DKT: New LWB concept to raise efficiency levels
Added: 17 Jun 2022
Approach involves separating the injection moulding cycle into individual processes

DKT: Engel seals cost savings for moulders
Added: 17 Jun 2022
Equipment for moulding seals, O-rings and precision parts can mitigate impact of rising raw materia…

Maplan advances “one-for-all control” system
Added: 17 Jun 2022
Austrian moulding machinery maker debuting automated cell, based on modular concept

ETRMA leader: Cooperation key to tackling tire industry challenges
Added: 26 May 2022
Ahead of the recent Tire Tech Expo, ETRMA secretary general Fazilet Cinaralp discussed current deve…

Tire supply chains to reshape for the future
Added: 25 May 2022
Smithers analyst John Nelson explores the impact of current global trends and the Ukraine crisis on…

Zero-carbon goals continue to drive energy-efficiency plans
Added: 24 May 2022
Automation specialists give their views on issue now topping the agenda for many tire makers

Tire Tech Report: Towards a greener ‘magic triangle’
Added: 24 May 2022
Materials scientists steadily expanding the envelope of wear resistance, fuel efficiency and tracti…

Sustainability driving new alliances in rubber industry
Added: 4 Feb 2022
Environmental challenges are creating a new spirit of openness among manufacturers, suppliers and s…

Interview: New chapter opens for TPVs business
Added: 2 Feb 2022
Celanese Corp. has completed the acquisition of the Santoprene thermoplastic vulcanisates (TPVs) bu…

EV batteries spark rubber innovation
Added: 1 Feb 2022
New mobility is driving innovative developments among suppliers and processors of rubber materials,…

Tire technology key to vehicles of the future
Added: 1 Feb 2022
Advanced rubber technology enabling automotive majors extend the capabilities of EVs

Q&A: Audi foundation on filtering out tire-wear
Added: 1 Feb 2022
Audi Environmental Foundation (AEF) recently announced its UrbanFilter project to develop filters t…

Elastomers for Sustainability (E4S) IV
Added: 28 Jan 2022
The 10 most important sustainability projects happening in the elastomers/rubber industry right now

Analysis: Rubber mixing plants of the future
Added: 24 Apr 2017
Rubber mixers will have to become more automated and part of “holistic” production set-ups to deal …

Analysis: US probes dumping by ESBR suppliers
Added: 30 Sep 2016
Washington – The US International Trade Commission (ITC) has voted 6-0 that preliminary evidence of…