All Technical Papers

Technical paper: Simulating HCR silicone injection moulding
Added: 8 Jul 2024
Wacker shows how simulation can now be effectively applied to high-consistency rubber, yielding rea…

Siemens, partners address upgrade challenges at US plant
Added: 29 Apr 2024
Case study details collaborative project to upgrade wire drawing machines at Tennessee plant

Processing of PU rubbers made from polyether polyester carbonate polyol with bound CO2
Added: 23 Apr 2024
Authors: Christian Hopmann, Clemens Wiesel, Andreas Peine, Jochen Norwig, Lisa Leuchtenberger, Andr…

Technical paper: Sumitomo Rubber taps AI for tire aerodynamic simulation
Added: 3 Mar 2024
Japanese group targets air flow resistance to improve fuel efficiency of next-generation EV tires

Evolutionary AI based algorithm for optimizing final mixing processes in the rubber industry
Added: 4 Feb 2024
Tool for optimising industrial processes in tire and technical rubber goods industries can deliver …

Unexpected EV environmental problem with common sense solutions
Added: 4 Feb 2024
Recycled Rubber Coalition study highlights environmental challenges presented by electric vehicle t…

HF Technical Paper: 57% energy savings with tandem technology
Added: 6 Dec 2023
HF Mixing Group project with Kraiburg Austria to analyse energy-savings, efficiencies offered by th…

Fraunhofer assesses CO2 savings of different tire recycling routes
Added: 5 Dec 2023
LCA 'impact categories' included global warming, particulate matter and resource-use compared to en…

DuPont submission to ECHA consultation on proposed PFAS restrictions
Added: 1 Dec 2023
Among the industry sectors likely to be severely impacted would be oil & gas, semiconductor, chemic…

Nippon Soda: Analysis of new materials for polyurethanes
Added: 26 Sep 2022
Technical paper examines the new options for the development of high-performance polyurethanes that…

Troester advances smart, economical and sustainable hose manufacture
Added: 25 Sep 2022
German rubber machinery specialist develops automatic centering straight heads, crossheads, and dou…

Technical paper: Products cured by crosslinking of alkyl vinyl group
Added: 31 Aug 2022
Study by Hiroki Hashimoto, Nippon Soda examines curing mechanisms of polybutadiene and styrene-buta…

Elastomers for Sustainability IV
Added: 30 Dec 2021
Report on the fourth staging of ERJ programme to identify the most important sustainability project…

Technical paper: Varying Si-substituents for rubber silanes
Added: 29 Dec 2021
Evonik article examines hydrophobation of the silica surface, reducing the agglomeration tendency

White paper: Why tire air retention matters now more than ever
Added: 28 Dec 2021
ExxonMobil study shows how proper inflation is becoming ever more critical as electric vehicles put…

Dow Fluorosilicone rubber for turbocharger hoses
Added: 25 Dec 2021
Dow article about the growing use of the company’s Silastic fluorosilicone rubber in automotive tur…

White paper: Role of tire innerliners in improving 'in-use rolling resistance'
Added: 10 Nov 2020
ExxonMobil presents an “in-use” rolling resistance case study comparing three tires with three diff…