When it comes to tire manufacturing, it pays to keep things rolling—especially during the critical curing process. Unexpected machine failure during this step not only creates unwanted scrap, but it ...

While true perfection may only be possible in unearthly realms, Goodyear's IMPACT (short for Integrated Manufacturing, Precision Assembly, Cellular Technology) produces "a perfect tire," according to ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (March 14, 2012) — A subsidiary of German synthetic rubber producer Lanxess A.G. has purchased Tire Curing Bladders L.L.C. (TCB), a maker of bladders for the tire industry based in ...

BRUSSELS, Belgium — Bridgestone Corp. is adding a mold-cure option, dubbed "Bandag Hotread," to the portfolio of retreading processes its licensed retread customers in Europe can offer. The ...

Butyl rubber has been used for many years in tire curing bladder formulations in combination with phenol formaldehyde resin cure in order to meet the demanding service conditions that the bladder ...