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Association of Modified Asphalt Producers (AMAP). A call for papers is issued for the 2024 Annual Conference & Workshop of the Association of Modified Asphalt Producers, to be held October [...]

U.S. patent: 11,494,604 Issued: November 8, 2022 Inventors: Pavel Janko and Denis Markov Assigned: Avery Dennison Key statement: Identification labels and their incorporation in rubber-based articles are described. The labels [...]

U.S. patent: 11,466,180 Issued: October 11, 2022 Inventors: Jun Zhang, Xinhui Zhou, Yuanhua Zhu, Yurun Yang, Biao Shen and Ke Zhao Assigned: Avery Dennison Key statement: The present application relates [...]

Wacker Chemie AG (www.wacker.com), Munich, Germany, was honored by the label and packaging material manufacturer Avery Dennison for its outstanding service. As part of the annual supplier evaluation, Wacker was [...]

Products made from latex are everywhere. They can be found in wall coverings, carpet backing, asphalt emulsions, surgical and examination gloves, balloons, catheters, condoms, bandages, tourniquets, paper production, mattresses and [...]

Recycled Rubber Coalition (www.recycledrubbercoalition.org), Washington, D.C., released a white paper titled, An Unexpected Electric Vehicle Environmental Problem With Common Sense Solutions, which examines how the rapid adoption of EVs will [...]

The Latex Conference 2024. Papers are solicited for The Latex Conference 2024, to be held May 14 at the Hilton Akron/ Fairlawn in Fairlawn, OH. Topics of interest include natural [...]

Eco-friendly latex rubber emulsions are widely used in latex gloves and can be used to manufacture adhesives, cord dipping, anti-corrosion media products, moisture-proof cloth, food packaging paper coating, glue coatings, [...]

Following the joint call to action around recovered carbon black at the 2021 Smithers rCB conference, Bridgestone and Michelin Group have published a joint technical white paper to share the [...]

Since the mid 1960s, it has been generally accepted that excessive gas pressure buildup in the cord area of a tubeless tire causes or accelerates separations between components, and hence [...]

Molecular Rebar Design, LLC (MRD) was awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract in November 2023 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to use its carbon [...]

The Rubber Division of the American Chemical Society will host this year's International Elastomer Conference (IEC), featuring the 206th Technical Meeting, Educational Symposium and Expo, September 9-12 at the David [...]

Automotive connectors serve the critical function of providing electrical power and control to the various modules in a vehicle. With increasing demands on vehicle performance, fuel efficiency, safety requirements and [...]

The tire is among the most complex composite products in mass production and plays an essential role in today's transportation industry. The manufacturing of tires consists of essentially six operations [...]

The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into various industrial sectors has spurred remarkable progress in the field of manufacturing process development. This concept has been extended to polymer compound formulations, [...]

There is an increased demand for elastomeric compositions having improved heat and fluid resistance in automotive and industrial applications. In automotive applications, new sophisticated designs and engineering of engine compartments [...]

The concept of an electric vehicle developed nearly 200 years ago, with European and U.S. inventors at the forefront. However, as the electric vehicle was sought after, so too was [...]

As the rubber industry moves toward its 2030 and 2050 sustainability objectives, it will need raw material suppliers to innovate in support of this effort. One of the principal challenges [...]

The following directory lists independent testing laboratories serving the rubber industry, including address, contact person and types of technical service offered by each laboratory. R.D. Abbott Co., Inc. (RDAbbott) 11958 [...]

The tensile test is one of the most common physical measurements in the rubber laboratory. Evaluating the average or median stress-strain behavior for five replicate specimens gives a quick and [...]

The time-temperature superposition (TTS) principle relates long test times for various viscoelastic properties at a desired operating temperature to short test times for the same properties at a higher temperature, [...]

Skin can send certain health related signals, such as dry skin feeling tighter, to indicate the need for moisture. But what if skin could be smarter; capable of monitoring and [...]

This article is the second of a two-part study on hydrogenated nitrile rubber (HNBR) (refs. 1 and 2), a specialty elastomer used in demanding applications in the automotive, industrial, and [...]

Efforts to make rubber products more environmentally friendly (green) continue to increase (ref. 1). These efforts have become increasingly important to all rubber companies, large and small. Suppliers that produce [...]

Rubber includes elastomers and thermosets characterized by large deformability and the capability to recover their shape upon removal of applied loads. Industrial rubbers divide into natural rubber (NR) and synthetic [...]

A lack of conventional energy resources and the associated consequences have led to a shift towards e-mobility in society in recent years. This has changed the requirements profile for Tenneco [...]

The Rubber Division of the American Chemical Society is holding its 203rd Technical Meeting April 25-27 at the Marriott Cleveland East in Warrensville Heights, OH. Featured topics will include: Elastomer [...]

An article covering the effects of carbon nanotube type and loading level on the abrasion resistance of a model tire tread compound was published in the January 2023 issue of [...]

Many methods exist to predict low temperature performance of elastomers, such as the glass transition temperature (Tg) from differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA), as well as lot [...]

Wynca USA (www.wynca-usa.com) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Wynca International, and has a focus on silicones. Wynca USA was founded in 2014. The company provides knowledge and understanding of [...]

In tire technology, the automobile tire performance triangle, or 'magic triangle,' is formed by three major parameters: rolling resistance, wet traction and wear resistance (figure 1). These tire tread compound [...]

Prior work (refs. 1 and 2) has studied a range of polymer types and filler types to understand the effect of filler-polymer interaction on abrasion. A series of model compounds [...]

The U.S. Army utilizes the A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle (BFV) as a tactical asset in combat and peace operations. Track failure on Army systems, such as those in Bradley Fighting [...]

Abrasion resistance of rubbery articles is critically important for many applications, and conveys a sense of quality, is environmentally friendly and helps to reduce costs. There is still room, however, [...]

Aircraft tires are among the most difficult to design and develop because of their heavier loads and high speed operating conditions. In addition, the tires must function within a stringent [...]

L. Bruggemann GmbH & Co. KG has a long history as a supplier to the rubber industry, primarily of high surface area zinc oxides for rubber compounds. Bruggemann established a [...]

The European Tyre and Rubber Manufacturers' Association (ETRMA) replacement tire sales figures for the third quarter of2024 show an industry struggling to get back to pre-pandemic levels. Adam McCarthy, ETRMA's [...]

Valex (www.valexgroup.com) is a leading distributor of raw materials for the rubber industry. Valex is dedicated to providing high quality natural rubber and latex products to customers worldwide. With a [...]

Cinar Kaucuk Madeni Yag Kimya ve Ticaret Limited Sirketi (www.cinarkaucuk.com), with a manufacturing plant in Denizli, Turkey, meets the raw material needs of manufacturers in the rubber industry with the [...]

Chardon Custom Polymers announces the addition of two industry veterans to further propel the past 14 years of investment and growth from 20 to 80 associates. Rubber industry veteran Pete [...]

Rubber Chemistry & Technology (RC&T) is the official science publication of Rubber Division, ACS. Published continuously since 1928, RC&Tis the premier outlet for peer reviewed research on the science and [...]

Rubber Division, ACS honored six individuals at the IEC Awards Ceremony for their dedicated service to the organization. These award winners are wonderful examples of individuals in our industry who [...]

A wide variety of rubber products is produced from natural or synthetic latex. The latexes, while having some unique and interesting physical and chemical properties, are typically formulated with other [...]

Septan BIO-series (HSFC, hydrogenated styrene famesene copolymer) is produced from [beta]-famesene by living anionic polymerization and hydrogenation technology. The differentiated properties and promising applications are introduced in this article. [beta]-famesene [...]

The sidewall typically extends from the exterior of the bead area to the shoulder of the tire (ref. 1). This component in a tire has three functions; * Protect the [...]

Literature searches for disasters caused by failures of low temperature o-rings generally end up with a single event (ref. 1). The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster on January 28, 1986, brought [...]

Hydrogenated nitrile rubber (HNBR) is a specialty elastomer used in demanding applications in the automotive, industrial, and oil and gas markets. It has a combination of very good heat, oil [...]

Developing and optimizing a rubber compound is truly an art. Balancing reasonable processing characteristics, required performance properties and cost limitations requires experience and familiarity with all of these aspects of [...]

R.D. Abbott offers educational webinars and workshops, including a free webinar titled, Polymer Modification Roadmap for Elastomers: Plasticizers and Maglite, which will be held July 28. At this live event, [...]

The potential of Superior Graphite (RGC39A graphite) in a model lip seal formulation was evaluated for abrasion resistance for a wide range of loads. The abrasion testing was based on [...]