Rubber World back issues from March 2008:
Stratching the imagination.(Editorial)
Mar 01, 2008; ... It was good to see that an injustice had been corrected when the Bass Fishing Hall of Fame finally inducted Nick Creme. Creme created the first rubber worm with his wife in their house in Akron, OH in 1949. The impact on the fishing industry was immense. It opened participation in this ...
Nanomania.(Tech Bytes)
Mar 01, 2008; ... Nanotechnology and nanomaterials are popular buzzwords today. While nanotechnology is touted by some to be the next revolutionary era of scientific breakthroughs, others are skeptical and consider it to be mostly hype. About 600 consumer products now claim the use of nanotechnology. These ...
SCG-Dow Group plans Thai elastomers plant.(Acqusitions, expansions)
Mar 01, 2008 ... SCG-Dow Group (www.scg.co.th), Midland, MI, a joint venture of Dow Chemical and Siam Cement Public Company Limited, announced it is in the final stage to plan and build a specialty elastomers train at the joint venture's Map Ta Phut site in Thailand. This facility, ...
Bayer MaterialScience (www.bayermaterialscience.com), Leverkusen, Germany, has purchased the thermoplastic polyurethanes related intellectual property rights from Collins & Aikman.(Acqusitions, expansions)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Bayer MaterialScience (www.bayermaterialscience.com), Leverkusen, Germany, has purchased the thermoplastic ...
Michelin (www.michelin.com) is investing $6.8 million in a research and development project focused on further improving vehicle fuel economy by reducing tire rolling resistance.(Acqusitions, expansions)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Michelin (www.michelin.com) is investing $6.8 million in a research and development project focused on further improving vehicle fuel economy by reducing tire rolling resistance. These funds will support the company's research ...
Titan International.(Acqusitions, expansions)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Titan International (www.titan-intl.com), Quincy, IL, expects to produce more than twice as many giant OTR fires as previously estimated. In May 2007, Titan announced an expansion project at its ...
Firestone Building Products .(Acqusitions, expansions)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Firestone Building Products (www.bridgestone-firestone.com), Indianapolis, IN, opened a state-of-the-art ther-moplastic polyolefin (TPO) manufacturing plant and distribution center in North Las Vegas, NV. The ...
American Tire.(Acqusitions, expansions)
Mar 01, 2008 ... American Tire (www.americantire.us), Chino, CA, has finalized the development plan for its Washington radial tire manufacturing facility to expand its U.S. operations and commitment to developing and implementing an aggressive growth strategy in the OTR tire business. The Washington ...
Wacker Chemie AG (www.wacker.com) has concluded its acquisition of full ownership of Air Products Polymers and Wacker Polymer Systems.(Acqusitions, expansions)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Wacker Chemie AG (www.wacker.com) has concluded its acquisition of full ownership of Air ...
Franklynn Industries (www.franklynnusa.com), Cincinnati, OH, announced the acquisition of Crystal mold release agents from TSE.(Acqusitions, expansions)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Franklynn Industries (www.franklynnusa.com), Cincinnati, OH, announced the acquisition of Crystal mold release agents from TSE. These ...
GW Plastics (www.gwplastics.com), Bethel, VT, a global precision molder and contract manufacturer, announced its expansion into the liquid silicone market with the creation of GW Silicones.(Acqusitions, expansions)
Mar 01, 2008 ... GW Plastics (www.gwplastics.com), Bethel, VT, a global precision molder and contract manufacturer, announced its expansion into the liquid silicone ...
Continental AG (www.conti-online.com) will invest $37 million by 2009 to increase capacity at its Slovak tire plant to seven million units a year.(Acqusitions, expansions)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Continental AG (www.conti-online.com) will invest $37 million by 2009 to increase capacity at its Slovak tire plant to seven million units ...
Yokohama signs with Barrick Gold for tires.(Contracts, licenses)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Yokohama Rubber (www.yrc.co.jp), Tokyo, Japan, has signed a long-term contract with Barrick Gold to provide the world's largest gold mining company with off-the-road tires. Under terms of the contract, Yokohama Rubber shall deliver ...
The Government of Liberia announced the signing of the amended and restated concession agreement between the government and Firestone Liberia (www.bridgestonefirestone.com).(Contracts, licenses)
Mar 01, 2008 ... The Government of Liberia announced the signing of the amended and restated concession agreement between the government and Firestone Liberia (www.bridgestonefirestone.com). The amended agreement modifies the current 2005 concession agreement and comes after extended negotiations. The ...
Specialty compounder RTP (www.rtpcompany.com), Winona, MN, has entered into a trademark agreement with Solvay Advanced Polymers, LLC.(Contracts, licenses)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Specialty compounder RTP (www.rtpcompany.com), Winona, MN, has entered into a trademark agreement with Solvay Advanced Polymers, LLC. Under ...
RTP has entered into an exclusive sales and manufacturing agreement with Biosafe, Pittsburgh, PA, to use their silane-based antimicrobial technology in RTP's expanded line of antimicrobial products.(Contracts, licenses)
Mar 01, 2008 ... RTP has entered into an exclusive sales and manufacturing agreement with Biosafe, Pittsburgh, PA, to use their silane-based antimicrobial technology in RTP's expanded ...
Magnum D'Or Resources (www.magnumexploration.com), Fort Lauderdale, FL, announced the signing and closing of a five year, $12.5 million contract with National Sales & Supply for rubber nuggets.(Contracts, licenses)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Magnum D'Or Resources (www.magnumexploration.com), Fort Lauderdale, FL, announced the signing and closing of a five year, $12.5 million contract with National Sales & Supply for rubber nuggets. Magnum, under this agreement, ...
Lord (www.lord.com), Cary, NC, the manufacturer of Metal Jacket coatings.(Contracts, licenses)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Lord (www.lord.com), Cary, NC, the manufacturer of Metal Jacket coatings, announced ...
Avon Rubber (www.avon-rubber.com) has exchanged contracts on a deal to sell its aerosol gasket business to Crosslinks Ltd.(Contracts, licenses)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Avon Rubber (www.avon-rubber.com) has exchanged contracts on a deal to sell its aerosol gasket business to ...
Elastocon TPE Technologies (www.elastocontpe.com), Rochester, IL, announced the appointment of Shannon Industrial, Woodstock, IL, as its distributor of thermoplastic elastomers.(Contracts, licenses)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Elastocon TPE Technologies (www.elastocontpe.com), Rochester, IL, announced the appointment of Shannon Industrial, Woodstock, IL, as its ...
Reichhold (www.reichhold.com), Research Triangle Park, NC.(Contracts, licenses)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Reichhold (www.reichhold.com), Research Triangle Park, NC, announced the ...
Quality registrations.(Business Briefs)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Yokohama Rubber (www.yrc.co.jp), Tokyo, Japan, announced that its U.S. subsidiary, SAS Rubber, secured ISO 14001 certification. SAS Rubber ...
Lanxess restructures Sarnia, Canada, site.(Corporate, financial news)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Lanxess (www.lanxess.com), Pittsburgh, PA, announced three business initiatives at the Lanxess Sarnia, Ontario, Canada, site aimed at strengthening Lanxess' business in the global rubber industry. Lanxess will restructure its Sarnia operations; Lanxess AG will consolidate global NBR ...
Evonik.(Corporate, financial news)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Evonik (www.evonik.com) announced that its Orange, TX, carbon black plant has achieved a safety milestone. A solid ...
Elastocon TPE Technologies.(Corporate, financial news)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Elastocon TPE Technologies (www.elastocontpe.com), Rochester, IL, is the new name of Elastocon, the TPE compound and concentrate company ...
Lehigh Technologies (www.lehightechnologies.com), Naples, FL, a manufacturer of engineered rubber powder, has been recognized for its outstanding environmental stewardship by being accepted into the Environmental Protection Agency's National Performance Track Program.(Corporate, financial news)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Lehigh Technologies (www.lehightechnologies.com), Naples, FL, a manufacturer of engineered rubber powder, has been recognized for its outstanding environmental stewardship by being accepted into the Environmental Protection ...
Non-tire rubber consumption to pass tire usage.(Market Focus)
Mar 01, 2008 ... World rubber consumption is forecast to increase 4% annually to 26.3 million metric tons in 2011, according to a new report from Freedonia. Rubber demand will directly benefit from solid, albeit decelerating, growth in world motor vehicle production, as well as a stronger global economy. ...
Polymers with new sequence Adherent, removable barrier film for tire carcass.(Patent News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... U.S. patent: 7,332,047 Issued: February 19, 2008 Inventors: Ramendra Nath Majumdar, Brian Matthew Logan and Lewis Timothy Lukich Assigned: Goodyear Tire & Rubber Key statement: A bond of a rubbery component to a virgin surface of a tire's cured ...
Polymers with new sequence distributions.(Patent News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... U.S. patent: 7,332,555 Issued: February 19, 2008 Inventors: Timothy Daniel Shaffer and David Yen-Lung Chung Assigned: ExxonMobil Chemical Key statement: The invention relates to new polymerization processes including diluents, including ...
Involuted endovascular valve and method of construction.(Patent News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... U.S. patent: 7,331,993 Issued: February 19, 2008 Inventor: Jennifer K. White Assigned: General Hospital, Boston Key statement: A prosthetic tri-leaflet valve formed by involuting a portion of a tubular structure inside itself. The valve can be made by a method comprising a tubular segment ...
Elastomeric compositions.(Patent News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... U.S. patent: 7,329,697 Issued: February 12, 2008 Inventors: Walter Harvey Waddell and David Yen-Lung Chung Assigned: ExxonMobil Chemical Key statement: The present invention includes compositions suitable for tire treads or sidewalls and other ...
General design guidelines for blow molding.(Tech Service)
Mar 01, 2008 ... (This is the third of a series of articles [RW January and February, 2008] that cover the general guidelines and theory behind the design of thermoplastic vulcanizates [TPVs]. Straddling the divide between plastic part design and rubber part design, each section covers an individual topic ...
An extruder tests and compares compound surface roughness, generates rheometer data.(Process Machinery)
Mar 01, 2008; ... Very significant advances continue to be made in nearly all means of elastomeric processing methods. Such advances in open mill mixing include sequence automation and variable roll friction. Improvement of batch mixing in internal mixers also continues to evolve. These internal mixer ...
Correction.(Correction notice)
Mar 01, 2008 ... [FIGURE 1 OMITTED] [FIGURE 2 OMITTED] The Process Machinery column in Rubber World's November 2007 edition, titled, "Thermal analysis techniques for rubber," by Kevin P. Menard and Peng Ye of Perkin-Elmer ...
Improved mixing performance using optimized stretch-intermeshing mixers.
Mar 01, 2008; ... This article is written to review the current improvements of internal mixers in order to provide the end-users with information to get more payback from existing mixers at a lower cost. Furthermore, light will be shed on upgrading mixers to higher payback technology, rather than ...
Ultrafine scrap tire rubber in novel TPO.
Mar 01, 2008; ... The ability to reuse scrap tires in polymer applications has been long desired. Efforts have been underway over the past 30 years in many areas, including rubber modified asphalt (ref. 1), tire derived fuel, etc. Many of these projects have met with various degrees of success, and they ...
Talc as a dispersion aid for reinforcing fillers in rubber.
Mar 01, 2008; ... Talc has been shown to be a homogenizing agent in TPO, as well as in blends of incompatible plastics, such as PET and HDPE (refs. 1 and 2). The addition of a small percentage of talc significantly reduces the size of the dispersed phase, as shown in figure 1. These observations ...
GM's Guttig to keynote meeting.(Meetings)(Calendar)
Mar 01, 2008 ... The 173rd Technical Meeting of the Rubber Division of the American Chemical Society (ACS) will be held April 28-30 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Dearborn, MI. James I. Gutting, director of Tire Wheel Systems for General Motors, will open the meeting with a keynote address ...
Intelligent tire conference held.(Meetings)(Conference news)
Mar 01, 2008 ... ITT 2008, the 3rd Intelligent Tire Technology Conference, sponsored by Automobile IQ, will be held April 28-30 at the Marriott Dearborn Inn Hotel in Dearborn, MI. This year's conference theme is exploring future TPMS technologies and TPMS implementation for smarter and safer tire ...
Connecticut Rubber Group.(Rubber Group News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... The Connecticut Rubber Group will hold its spring technical meeting April 3 at the Norwalk ...
Ohio Rubber & Plastics Group.(Rubber Group News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... The Ohio Rubber & Plastics Group will hold its spring technical meeting April 22 at the Hilton Garden Inn ...
Mid-Altantic Rubber & Plastics Group.(Rubber Group News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... The Mid-Atlantic Rubber & Plastics Group met March 6 at The Architects Golf Club in Phillipsburg, NJ. Featured presentations included: "Utilizing coagents in the electron beam cure of elastomers," William M. Boye, Sartomer; "Trends in ...
West Michigan Rubber Group.(Rubber Group News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... The West Michigan Rubber Group will hold its spring technical meeting and dinner March 19 at the Radisson ...
Calendar.(Calendar)
Mar 01, 2008 ... UKIP Media & Events, Tire Technology West Michigan Rubber Group, technical meeting/dinner, Radisson Hotel, Grand Rapids, MI, Mike Morrow (517) 339-0812; mrmorrow@comcast.net--March 19. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, course on "Molding of rubber and design of rubber molds," ...
Extrusion crosshead.(Suppliers Showcase: Equipment)
Mar 01, 2008 ... This designer and manufacturer of extrusion heads, dies and tooling has developed technologies that enable manufacturers of hose, tube and pipe to comply with California's Proposition 65 environmental law, as well as the European Union's RollS and WEEE standards for electrical and ...
Runnerless molding.(Suppliers Showcase: Equipment)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Pre-engineered runnerless and mold cycle reduction technology has been developed by the company. This high-speed runnerless molding technology,developed for use in client molds, is available on all new rubber molds and cold runners, and can in most cases be retrofitted into ...
Injection molding.(Suppliers Showcase: Equipment)
Mar 01, 2008 ... The 22 A (220 kN clamping force and 254 mm between tie bars) automated injection molding system is said to be suited for the production of technical parts. This machine type is capable of producing parts with a very low shot weight (up to a shot volume maximum of 64 cm3) in a most ...
Dry ice blast cleaning.(Suppliers Showcase: Equipment)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Aero Series dry ice blast cleaning systems are said to provide advanced economical dry ice cleaning in an environmentally friendly format for a variety of industries. New models include the electric-pneumatic Aero 40, Aero 80, Aero 80-DX and Aero 80-HP, and the ...
Digital microscope.(Suppliers Showcase: Instruments)
Mar 01, 2008 ... The VHX-600 digital microscope is said to offer a large depth-of-field that is at least 20 times greater than conventional microscopes. A 54 mega-pixel 3CCD mode camera and a wide selection of high-resolution RZ optical design zoom lenses with up to 5000X magnification are said to provide ...
Laser line sensors.(Suppliers Showcase: Instruments)
Mar 01, 2008 ... The high-speed EyeCon 2000 laser line sensor is said to provide system integrators with the latest technology to measure a wide surface area using a single gigabit ethernet connection. The EyeCon 2000 line sensor is not only designed for high frequency and accuracy measurement of mat ...
Water-based release.(Suppliers Showcase: Materials)
Mar 01, 2008 ... MoldWiz WB-2700 is a water-based mold release that is said to be ideally suited to the rigorous molding conditions of the filament winding process. This release product is a silicone-free emulsion of fatty acids, polyolefins and surfactants in a water vehicle. The product contains no ...
Antimicrobial additive.(Suppliers Showcase: Materials)
Mar 01, 2008 ... This specialty thermoplastics compounder uses Biosafe silane-based antimicrobial technology in its expanded line of antimicrobial products. The patented silane-based concentrate can be used as an additive masterbatch in a variety of extrusion and injection molding processes. The ...
Corrosion control.(Suppliers Showcase: Materials)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Metal Jacket corrosion control coatings, high-performance, aqueous-based coatings, do not require zinc phosphates as a component in the finishing process, and therefore can help manufacturers meet pollution-control regulations, according to the company. The Metal Jacket system is said ...
Mandrel lubricant.(Suppliers Showcase: Materials)
Mar 01, 2008 ... MR 161A is used as a mandrel release lubricant for shaped hose manufacturing. The shaped hose is dipped in a bath of MR 161A. The liquid release agent runs inside the hose and wets the lining. The hose is then pushed onto the mandrel and vulcanized. Pulling the finished hose off the ...
Custom mixing, services.(Directory)
Mar 01, 2008 ... The following directory lists custom services suppliers. The first part lists custom rubber mixers along with plant locations, equipment, mixing capabilities and whether technical service and/or recipe development are offered. A directory of companies that offer various custom services to ...
Michelin's Micali to retire, Wilkerson will be chair.(People in the News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Michelin Group announced that Jim Micali, chairman and president of Michelin North America, has decided to retire effective August 15, 2008. Micali, 60, assumed his current post in 1996 and has been with the company since 1977. Micali will be succeeded by Dick Wilkerson, ...
Lauren Johnson, a leading expert in plant breeding, has joined Yulex as agricultural research director, and Jim Mitchell joins as senior director.(Technical)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Lauren Johnson, a leading expert in plant breeding, has joined Yulex as agricultural ...
Harwick Standard.(Sales)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Harwick Standard announced that Mark Guzzaldo has become part of its sales ...
Kraiburg.(Sales)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Kraiburg announced that Holger Dux is its ...
Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire.(Management)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire announced that John K. Gamauf, president, consumer replacement tire sales; vice president, BFNT; and member of the board of directors of BFNT, has ...
Shea resigns at RMA, Cannon to step in.(People in the News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Donald B. Shea resigned as president and CEO of the Rubber Manufacturers Association to pursue other opportunities. His resignation was accepted by the RMA Executive Committee and is effective immediately. He joined the association in 1997. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The ...
Organic and Physical Chemistry of Polymers.(Books)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Organic and Physical Chemistry of Polymers. By Yves Gnanou and Michel Fontanille. 632 pages. Price, $99.95. John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, NJ (2008). This book provides a thorough introduction to the fundamentals of polymer science, including the structure and synthesis of ...
China's polyurethane market.(Reports/Studies)
Mar 01, 2008 ... China's polyurethane market. This techno-economic study reports that China is already the biggest polyurethane market in the world, and forecast to grow 10% per year for the next 12 years, with downstream customer industries growing at similar rates. In spite of its scale, the industry is ...
Extrusion pelletizing.(Brochures)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Extrusion pelletizing. This general literature sheet for extrusion pelletizing systems gives an overview of this broad product area. The company ...
Waterjet cutting.(Brochures)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Waterjet cutting. A brochure highlights the company's precision waterjet cutting products. The brochure features the company's precision waterjet cutting tables, which include an expandable high rail gantry available in 2' increments from 4' x 4' to 24' x 14', a mid rail gantry available ...