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Fundamental Study and alternative Methods for the Evaluation of the Wall-Slipping Effect for Highly Viscose Rubber Mixtures
The phenomenon of wall-slipping is particularly common in rubber mixtures and represents a difficult flow anomaly to be described. In the literature exist neither a uniform model concept nor reliable measuring methods for the detection and quantification of wallslipping.Weiterlesen...
Influence of Grooves on Friction Coefficient displayed by Rubber Disc Sliding against Ceramics
The investigation presents the effect of grooves introduced in the rubber surface, on the static friction coefficient when sliding against ceramic flooring tiles. Test specimens were prepared by introducing different grooves. At dry sliding test specimens of triple grooves showed the highest friction coefficient for soft rubber.Weiterlesen...
REP opening new production facility in India
Rubber injection molding machines maker REP International in Corbas, France, has opened its new production facility in Bangalore, India. It will serve the Indian market having a big growth potential for rubber molders, REP says.Weiterlesen...
Hexpol aquires U.S. rubber compounder Portage Precision Polymers
Hexpol in Stockholm, Sweden, has acquired the business of Portage Precision Polymers, a well-known Rubber Compounder in the US market, from the founder Doug Hartley and his family. The company had a turnover of $ 29 million in 2013.Weiterlesen...
Trelleborg finalized acquisition of coated fabrics businesses in the US
Swedish Trelleborg group, based in Trelleborg, has finalized the acquisition of assets and businesses from the U.S. based privately owned Uretek Archer LLC Group comprising Uretek LLC and Archer Rubber Company LLC. Total sales of both companies are mainly in North America and amounted to about SEK 480 M (about € 51,9 M) in 2013.Weiterlesen...
IISRP published World Wide Rubber Statistics 2014
The International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers (IISRP) in Houston, USA, has published the 2014 edition of Worldwide Rubber Statistics, a leading source for authoritative data about synthetic rubber, and is making copies available to interested parties.Weiterlesen...
KBR awarded contract for butadiene expansion project in Saudi Arabia
Engineering company KBR in Houston, USA, has been awarded a front-end engineering design (FEED) contract by Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (Sabic) for the debottlenecking and expansion of its Petrokemya butadiene extraction plant in Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia.Weiterlesen...
Songwon and UTS to supply Sibur with polymer additives
Korean manufacturer of polymer stabilizers, Songwon Industrial, Ulsan, and its distributor United Trading System (UTS) have signed a long-term cooperation agreement to supply the Russian petrochemical company Sibur with additives used in rubbers, thermoplastic rubbers, polypropylene, polyethylene and PVC.Weiterlesen...
Self-cleaning surfaces from recycled scrap silicone
The British Royal Society of Chemistry reports, that scientists from Zhejiang University in China have made a mechanically stable superhydrophobic material from waste silicone. There is currently no widespread recycling option for silicone products.Weiterlesen...
Exxonmobil adding halobutyl rubber capacity in Singapore
Exxonmobil Chemical has officially broken ground on the building of production units for halobutyl rubber and hydrogenated hydrocarbon resin at its Singapore Chemical Plant on Jurong Island, reports channelnewsasia.com. Halobutyl rubber project will add 140,000 tonnes per year of new capacity.Weiterlesen...