Budd–Michelin rubber-tired rail cars which featured innovative and distinctive pneumatic tires. The company claimed that its application of tires on its rail cars afforded both a substantially more cushioned ride and increased the cars' traction by 35%. The design of Michelin's tired wheels included an aluminum safety ring and a flange that were only used in the event of a puncture or other type of tire failure; during normal operation, only the rubber tire made contact with the rail. Inspired by Michelin's success, the Budd Company set its sights on marrying the new rubber rail tires with its shot-welded, stainless-steel carbodies; it had developed
Dunlop Semtex rubber factory, Brynmawr Dunlop Semtex rubber factory, Brynmawr The Brynmawr Rubber Factory was a notable building situated in Brynmawr in Wales. It was designed between 1946 and 1951 by The Architect's Co-Op, a group of Architecture students from the AA in London, in collaboration with engineer Ove Arup. It was built for the Brimsdown Rubber Company to produce various products (mainly tyres) and is considered by many as a Modernist icon and as an exemplar of 'Festival of Britain' period architecture. The main production floor was spanned by nine huge concrete shell domes which were punctuated by circular rooflights. Some of the outer