MonTech Rubber Testing Solutions' rubber process analyzers, moving die rheometers and fatigue testers, among many other products, stretch, stress and otherwise scorch rubber compounds, plastics and other elastomers, offering customers the threshold data necessary to meet a specific performance.

Endurica's new software helps solve a root problem for OEMs: How does one perfect the chemistry of a tire, seal or gasket if one does not know how a part will react over time in a harsh environment?

With a clear trend in the electric transmission and heat distribution industry away from glass and ceramic insulation, silicone is seeing increased use in the production of wires and cables.

AKRON—With the planned 2021 opening of a new, 1,200-sq.-ft. medical device functional testing laboratory in Northeast Ohio, Smithers will become one of the first independent testing and consulting firms to offer both analytical chemistry and functional medical device testing in both North America and Europe.

CLEVELAND—In the 70 years that silicone literally has been a part of the fabric of society, perhaps no era has been more tumultuous for the elastomer's market than the last four years.

With a $4 million investment aimed at increasing its coated textile production capacity, Fenner Precision Polymers remains on track to open a state-of-the-art treatment line at an existing manufacturing facility in eastern Pennsylvania.

"Resistance is futile." The iconic line from Star Trek may have been delivered on the silver screen as the Borg sought dominance over the human race. But for Richard Spontak, distinguished professor at N.C. State University and leader of the materials and morphology group there, two highly specialized elastomer solutions on which he and his team are working may prove to be the dominant approaches to life-threatening pathogens—including the novel coronavirus.

The 39th annual Tire Society Conference on Tire Science and Technology concluded Oct. 2 with some intelligent talk on intelligent transportation.

Fast forward to the International Tire Exhibition & Conference in 2040, and it is predicted that the world will peak near 100 million new vehicles sold—with more than half of those predicted to be some type of electric vehicle.

Goodyear is pioneering new frontiers in both tire and non-tire elastomer technology with the use of one of the most ubiquitous and environmentally friendly materials in the country—soybean oil.

HENRY COUNTY, Ga.—With its first foray into the East Coast, Utah-based Purple Innovation, Inc., will invest $21 million in a mattress manufacturing facility in Henry County, creating about 360 jobs.

The 39th annual Tire Society Conference on Tire Science and Technology concluded Oct. 2 with some intelligent talk on intelligent transportation.