AKRON—Registration and housing is open for the ACS Rubber Division's Spring Technical Meeting, planned for April 27-29. The meeting, to be held at the Embassy Suites by Hilton—Cleveland Rockside, in ...

Timbren Industries says the 2007 diesel emission standards and a switch to tapered steel, composite, and air springs in medium and heavy-duty trucks led it to design new Aeon hollow rubber springs and ...

Leaf spring technology hasn't changed much since the era of horse and buggy, yet most trucks come equipped with the antiquated suspension because it holds up well, has a large carrying capacity, and ...

Spider silks are incredibly stretchy, but are they stretchy like elastic or springs? The answer lies in their amino acid content. Spider silks are made from proteins, and biologists have just ...

Whether you dial in your car through trial and error or with the use of computer software, changing spring rates is all part of the process of finding a balanced ...

Ballet’s great depiction of springtime. And several rubber chickens were invited... But when New York trombonist, beatboxer and composer Chris Ott wanted to record a version, he reached not for an ...

AKRON—The ACS Rubber Division has extended the deadline for submitting abstracts for the spring Technical Meeting. Paper proposals are due Nov. 19. Abstracts can be submitted online via Google Doc.

Every vocational truck suspension option comes with its own unique performance trade-offs. The best choice requires an understanding of how the trade-offs match up to your application requirements.

For more than 100 years, Alliance Rubber Co. has made rubber bands in Hot Springs -- and now it's the last U.S. company that does. The company was founded in 1923 by William H. Spencer in Alliance, ...

There are basically four types of drive axle suspension systems for medium- and heavy-duty trucks: rigid mount, steel leaf springs, rubber blocks and air ride. The choice between systems directly ...