Despite being considered low-tech commodities, tires are actually highly engineered structural composites. Tires frequently include up to 20 different rubber compounds featuring several types of ...

Advancements in compound chemistry have made it possible for tire makers to deliver sporty rubber that also works well ...

While tires are widely regarded as low-tech commodities, they are actually highly engineered structural composites. Tires contain up to 20 different rubber compounds featuring several types of ...

SUWANEE, Ga. — Maxxis Tire International is updating the tread compound used in its Victra VR-1 and Victra RC-1 "extreme" summer tires to enhance some key performance parameters. Reacting to customer ...

This story appears in the May/June 2012 issue of Equipment & Maintenance Update, a supplement to the May 14 print edition of Transport Topics. Click here to subscribe today. Recent advances in rubber ...