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Sabic Develops New PP Compounds for Automotive Applications

on September 7, 2022 in Innovation

Sabic has introduced G3430X and G3440X short glass fiber reinforced polypropylene (PP) compounds that offer superior performance and processability for automotive engine and exterior and interior components with stringent performance requirements. The two PP compounds outperform standard short glass fiber reinforced materials in terms of flowability, tensile strength, flexural strength, and flexural modulus. The material is suitable for molding automotive...

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Yokohama Rubber Employs Proprietary AI-Based System for Rubber Compound Design

on August 18, 2022 in Innovation

Yokohama Rubber has worked with Hamagomu Aicom – a subsidiary focused on developing information systems – to create a proprietary compound design system that incorporates AI-based compound creation technology. The system has then come into practical use starting this July. By suggesting compounds that would be able to match a set of designated rubber properties, the AI here will let...

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Nagase Chemtex Develops Resin for 3D Printers

on August 10, 2022 in Innovation

Chemical company Nagase Chemtex has developed the RS-IAG series, a special resin that can be used to reproduce detailed 3D printed data, and will market it for applications such as 3D printer-made mid soles for shoes. While the manufacturing of shoes using a 3D printer has the advantages of increased design freedom of the sole, small-quantity, high-mix production, and reduced...

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Bridgestone to Launch Real-time Monitoring Service for Tires

on August 1, 2022 in Innovation, Tires

Bridgestone Tire Solutions Japan will from September 20 begin offering a real-time monitoring service for transportation companies in Japan. The service is using Tirematics, a digital solution tool that enables remote monitoring of tire pressure and temperature information measured by the Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS). The newly launched real-time monitoring service will utilize Tirematics to transmit tire pressure and...

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Sumitomo Riko Wins Aichi Invention Award With Finesulight

on June 30, 2022 in Innovation

Sumitomo Riko Co. Ltd. (TYO:5191) has seen Finesulight, a thin heat-insulating material, win the 2022 Aichi Invention Award issued by the Aichi Institute of Invention. Finesulight sees silica aerogel, a heat-insulating filler with pores small enough that even air is unable to move significantly, turned into paint form. The material is then coated onto base materials such as nonwovens or...

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Inoac Develops Plant-Based Polyolefin Foam

on June 8, 2022 in Innovation

Inoac Corp. has succeeded in the domestic development of PE-Lite AB-100F, a plant-based polyolefin foam with a biomass content of at least 25 percent. The new foam was developed in response to a range of social issues, including marine pollution by microplastics, the drying up of petroleum and fossil resources, and issues relating to waste disposal. By using a raw...

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