Tire manufacturing

Leadec has assembled the 500,000th wheel for MAN

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Polkowice, Leadec, Food industry, Plant, Tire manufacturing

STUTTGART, Germany and GLIWICE, Poland, April 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Leadec has assembled the 500,000th wheel for the MAN truck plant in Niepołomice, Poland.

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  • STUTTGART, Germany and GLIWICE, Poland, April 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Leadec has assembled the 500,000th wheel for the MAN truck plant in Niepołomice, Poland.
  • Since August 2022, Leadec has taken over wheel and tire assembly for Europe's largest truck assembly plant.
  • "The 500,000th wheel is proof of the excellent cooperation with MAN in all areas, be it operations, quality, or logistics.
  • Ten trucks deliver the fully assembled wheels to the plant every day, ready for immediate use in production.

Cabot Corporation Wins Tire Technology International 2024 Awards for Innovation and Excellence for E2C® DX9660 Engineered Elastomer Composite

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Thursday, March 28, 2024
Engineering, Chemicals, Plastics, Automotive, Automotive Manufacturing, General Automotive, Tires & Rubber, Manufacturing, Innovation, Table tennis rubber, Corporation, Carbon, OTR, E2C, TBR, Cabot Corporation, Tire manufacturing

Cabot Corporation (NYSE: CBT) has won the Tire Technology International 2024 Awards for Innovation and Excellence in the “Chemicals and Compounding Innovation of the Year” category for its E2C DX9660 engineered elastomer composite.

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  • Cabot Corporation (NYSE: CBT) has won the Tire Technology International 2024 Awards for Innovation and Excellence in the “Chemicals and Compounding Innovation of the Year” category for its E2C DX9660 engineered elastomer composite.
  • The Tire Technology International Awards for Innovation and Excellence award celebrates recent advances in tire technology and progress toward a greener and more sustainable industry.
  • The Tire Technology International Awards for Innovation and Excellence celebrate the very best innovations and achievements across the tire industry during the last 12 months.
  • Comprised of 13 categories, the awards were coordinated by Tire Technology International magazine and officiated by a panel of international journalists and industry experts.

Cabot Corporation Launches New PROPEL® E8 Engineered Reinforcing Carbon Black for Tire Tread Applications

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Monday, March 18, 2024
Environment, Alternative Vehicles, Fuels, EV, Electric Vehicles, Aftermarket, Automotive, Chemicals, Plastics, Automotive Manufacturing, Manufacturing, Sustainability, EVS, E7, Corporation, ASTM, PROPEL, E6, ICE, Carbon, Torque, Cabot Corporation, Tire manufacturing

Cabot Corporation (NYSE: CBT) today announced the global launch of its new PROPEL® E8 engineered reinforcing carbon black designed to provide superior tread durability at low rolling resistance for high-performance tire tread applications.

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  • Cabot Corporation (NYSE: CBT) today announced the global launch of its new PROPEL® E8 engineered reinforcing carbon black designed to provide superior tread durability at low rolling resistance for high-performance tire tread applications.
  • The PROPEL E8 grade complements Cabot’s existing solutions within the PROPEL E series, which are also suitable for use in high-performance tires.
  • The PROPEL E8 solution enables better rolling resistance when compared to ASTM N200 and N100 carbon black grades.
  • For more information about Cabot’s comprehensive suite of products for EV tires and high-performance tire tread applications, visit cabotcorp.com/tire .

Splice Supercharges Mobile Experience, Empowering Musicians to Create Anytime, Anywhere

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024
DAW, Create, Friends, IOS, Stack, Android, Creativity, Tire manufacturing

NEW YORK, March 6, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Music creation platform Splice has released a new mobile experience that combines its powerful AI-based Create technology with the industry-leading catalog of samples. Splice Mobile is now available across iOS and Android, empowering users to browse, audition, and create from the Splice library of sounds, featuring over 300 instruments across 140 unique genres of music.

Key Points: 
  • Music creation platform Splice has released a new mobile experience that combines its powerful AI-based Create technology with the industry-leading catalog of samples.
  • NEW YORK, March 6, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Music creation platform Splice has released a new mobile experience that combines its powerful AI-based Create technology with the industry-leading catalog of samples.
  • Splice Mobile is now available across iOS and Android, empowering users to browse, audition, and create from the Splice library of sounds, featuring over 300 instruments across 140 unique genres of music.
  • Splice has partnered with producer Terrace Martin (Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dogg, the Game, Busta Rhymes, Stevie Wonder, Raphael Saadiq) to highlight the creative potential of Splice Mobile .

GOODYEAR INTRODUCES TWO HARD-WORKING TIRES FOR REGIONAL DELIVERY FLEETS

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Monday, March 4, 2024
EV, Traction, Weather, Advertising, Acceleration, Tire manufacturing

AKRON, Ohio, March 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (NASDAQ: GT) today introduced two additions to its portfolio of Goodyear RangeMax tires: the RangeMax™ RSA® ULT and the RangeMax™ RTD™ ULT. Engineered for electric and gas- or diesel-powered regional work vehicles, the latest Goodyear RangeMax tires are a steer-drive combo offering Goodyear's best regional pickup and delivery tires for traction, range* and mileage, regardless of drivetrain.

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  • New Goodyear RangeMax™ RSA® ULT and RangeMax™ RTD™ ULT tires balance traction, range* and mileage for work vehicles
    AKRON, Ohio, March 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (NASDAQ: GT) today introduced two additions to its portfolio of Goodyear RangeMax tires: the RangeMax™ RSA® ULT and the RangeMax™ RTD™ ULT.
  • Engineered for electric and gas- or diesel-powered regional work vehicles, the latest Goodyear RangeMax tires are a steer-drive combo offering Goodyear's best regional pickup and delivery tires for traction, range* and mileage, regardless of drivetrain.
  • In response to growing demand trends within the regional delivery segment, as well as cost-savings and sustainability goals for fleets, the all-position RangeMax RSA ULT and RangeMax RTD ULT tires help deliver range efficiency through low rolling resistance and long miles to removal.
  • "As the unique range, durability and versatility needs of regional pickup and delivery fleets evolve, we're constantly listening to our fleet partners to design superior tires for every application," said Rich Cottrell, senior director, Commercial Marketing, Goodyear North America.

Black-Owned startup works w/ NASA, Hyundai; Calls on Black celebrities, investors & engineers to help disrupt the $300B Global Tire Industry

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Black History Month, Rover (marque), NASCAR, STC, NASA, CO, Invention, SMART, Mars rover, TIME, Space Symposium, Michelin, History, USC, CBS, Hyundai Motor Company, Tire manufacturing

AKRON, Ohio, Feb. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The SMART Tire Company (STC) was formed to commercialize a new category of advanced tires invented at NASA for the Mars Rover program. Their first product, a high-performance airless (never flat) bicycle tire made from shape memory alloys, was named to TIME Best Inventions of 2023 and is due out this year. In future development are automotive and trucking tires, starting with an early proof of concept being developed for Hyundai Motors. Last year, SMART tires were also featured on a NASCAR-sponsored moon rover concept at the Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, CO.

Key Points: 
  • Black-Owned startup The SMART Tire Company is calling on Black celebrities, investors & engineers to help disrupt the $300B Global Tire Industry.
  • SMART Tire makes the world's first high performance airless tires, based on shape memory alloy technology originally invented at NASA.
  • In future development are automotive and trucking tires, starting with an early proof of concept being developed for Hyundai Motors.
  • The SMART Tire Company is now calling upon black innovators and entrepreneurs everywhere to join forces in shaping the future of mobility and challenging the status quo in the $300B global tire industry.

GOODYEAR ANNOUNCES THE GP-3E OFF-THE-ROAD TIRE WITH A NEW VERSATILE TREAD DESIGN FOR WHEEL LOADERS, GRADERS AND ARTICULATED DUMP TRUCKS

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Wednesday, January 31, 2024
Traction, E-3, G-3, L-3, OTR, Tire manufacturing

AKRON, Ohio, Jan. 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (NASDAQ: GT) recently launched the GP-3E tire line to add to the Goodyear Off-the-Road (OTR) portfolio. The GP-3E line is a general purpose OTR tire offered in several sizing options that features specially formulated tread compounds engineered to support longer wear and advanced abrasion resistance for various types of underfoot conditions. A deep, versatile tread design and sizing options means the GP-3E offers toughness and flexibility to handle construction and material loading and carrying jobs.

Key Points: 
  • A deep, versatile tread design and sizing options means the GP-3E offers toughness and flexibility to handle construction and material loading and carrying jobs.
  • "The innovative, lightweight design of the GP-3E tire helps drive efficiency and an optimized cost per hour for the job at hand."
  • The GP-3E is equipped with the following features and benefits:
    New tread design balances traction and treadwear for a variety of applications.
  • For more information on the GP-3E tire and the rest of Goodyear's OTR offerings, visit www.GoodyearOTR.com .

GOODYEAR INTRODUCES GOODYEAR® ELECTRICDRIVE™ 2 WITH ELEVATED PERFORMANCE CAPABILITY AND SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS

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Tuesday, January 9, 2024
EVS, Research, Traction, Soybean oil, Ford Mustang Mach-E, Ford, EV, Ford Mustang, Bolt, Audi, New product development, Tire manufacturing

AKRON, Ohio, Jan. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- At CES® 2024, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (NASDAQ: GT) unveiled the latest tire in the ElectricDrive™ family: The Goodyear® ElectricDrive™ 2, an all-season electric vehicle (EV) tire enhanced with sustainable materials1, improved rolling resistance2 and long-lasting tread life to maximize drivers' EV performance. The new ElectricDrive™ 2 is the latest step in Goodyear's sustainability maturity and contains at least 50% sustainable materials per tire by weight1, 3. 

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  • The new ElectricDrive™ 2 is the latest step in Goodyear's sustainability maturity and contains at least 50% sustainable materials per tire by weight1, 3.
  • According to recent consumer EV research conducted by Goodyear4, maintaining a quiet ride and wet road performance are the top two features that EV owners look for when considering a tire.
  • The ElectricDrive™ 2 was designed with at least 50% sustainable materials, a focus on providing greater traction and maintaining a quiet ride."
  • For more information about the ElectricDrive™ 2, please visit www.goodyear.com or contact your local Goodyear authorized dealer.

VacLife Unveils Cutting-Edge Cordless Rechargeable Air Compressor - The Ultimate Solution for On-the-Go Inflation

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Thursday, December 21, 2023
System, Motorcycle, Rest, Safety, R15, Pressure, Tire manufacturing

FUZHOU, China, Dec. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- VacLife, a leading innovator in automotive accessories, is thrilled to introduce its latest breakthrough – the VacLife Tire Inflator Portable Air Compressor (Model: VL728). This cordless and rechargeable air compressor stands out as a powerful and versatile tool designed to meet the diverse inflation needs of drivers, cyclists, and adventurers.

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  • This cordless and rechargeable air compressor stands out as a powerful and versatile tool designed to meet the diverse inflation needs of drivers, cyclists, and adventurers.
  • With a quick and easy setup, this portable air compressor ensures hassle-free inflation anytime, anywhere.
  • This portable air compressor is a must-have for those who value convenience and reliability in their inflation solutions.
  • The VacLife Tire Inflator Portable Air Compressor (Model: VL728) is now available in an eye-catching yellow color, adding a touch of style to its functionality.

Tire Inflator Expert Fanttik Redefines Its Tire Inflator Products for Christmas 2023

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Monday, December 11, 2023
Retail, Automotive, Sports, General Automotive, Tires & Rubber, Specialty, Biking, Cycling, PSI, International Design Awards, Amazon, NASCAR, The Grandest Fleet, SUV, Motorcycle, Mah, Tire manufacturing

As the optimal choice for tire inflation needs, the X8 Apex Deluxe Package combines exceptional speed with pinpoint accuracy, offering an unmatched solution for users seeking efficiency and reliability.

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  • As the optimal choice for tire inflation needs, the X8 Apex Deluxe Package combines exceptional speed with pinpoint accuracy, offering an unmatched solution for users seeking efficiency and reliability.
  • Fanttik X9 Pro – a Motor Biker’s Dream Come True: The game-changing Fanttik X9 Pro tire inflator is setting a new standard with its lightning-fast 27-second inflation for motorcycle tires.
  • Its integrated hose and body design ensures easy access and storage, complemented by an accessory storage slot for added convenience.
  • As the holiday season draws near, Fanttik’s inflator family is gearing up for festive discounts of up to 37%.