In this Issue - April 2010

The April 2010 issue is now available online! Packed full of news, interviews and features, including:

Rapid developments  - Find out what the experts are doing to accelerate tire development times

Motorsport focus  - We spend a weekend with Michelin at its annual sportscar tire test

Biotechnology  - A scientific revolution in rubber compounding is coming

Testing technology  - The latest advances in tire testing technology are bringing higher quality products to market faster than ever before

University focus - A group of UK-based researchers are investigating the relationship between tire friction and temperature

Tire legends - The Schrader family is still advancing the technology it created a century ago: the tire valve

In this issue - December 2009

The December 2009 issue is now available online! Packed full of news, interviews and features, including:

COVER STORY: Chemicals - The latest advances in chemicals and oils are bringing benefits to driver safety, and the health of the planet

Interview: Rob Dolton - Kumho’s design expert gives an insight into the company’s latest laser etching process

Tire Technology Expo 2010 - Your guide to the people and technologies you can expect to see at the world’s favorite tire show

Simulation: Engineers keen to discover the effects of tires on vehicle dynamics could do worse than try the latest crop of simulation packages

Indirect TPMS - Urban Forsell from NIRA Dynamics explains how legislators are moving forward with regard to TPMS systems
 

In this Issue - October 2009

The October 2009 issue is now available online! Packed full of news, interviews and features, including:

Cover Story: Lunar impact: How the moon will help generate possible next-generation tires

Innovation Initiative: Jean-Claude Kihn, Goodyear’s CTO, has undertaken a historic innovation strategy

Tire labeling: How will the forthcoming legislation benefit customers?

Tomorrow's World: Michelin’s view of future standards and regulations, and how to meet them

Site visit: Roger Williams talks to Dr Stuart Cook, director of research at TARRC, about the center’s future research

Tire Technology Expo Conference: A sneak preview of the impressive line-up of speakers for the Tire Technology Expo Conference 2010 and the Behavior of Rubber Materials short course

In this Issue - July 2009

The July 2009 issue is now available online! Packed full of news, interviews and features, including:

Cover Story: Design Chalenge: In the first in a new series, we throw down the gauntlet for tire manufacturers to create an ideal design. In this issue, Kumho’s Rob Dolton dreams up the tire design for tomorrow

Intelligent tires: New technology for tires is heralding a safer, more fuel-efficient future, finds Louise Smyth

Interview: Mike Wischhusen, director of industry standards and government regulations at Michelin North America explains the law

Truck tires: Roger Williams investigates how regulations and recession will affect the future of truck tire technology

Site visit: Join Jim McCraw as he heads to South Carolina to visit the Michelin Americas Research Company campus



SUPPLIER FOCUS

Marangoni: The Italian company has created new tire test technology for its Rovereto R&D center

Hägglunds Drives: Kraiburg has invested in an innovative new mixing line, made possible by drive systems from Hägglunds Drives
 

In this Issue - March 2009

The March 2009 issue is now available online! Packed full of news, interviews and features, including:

COVER STORY: Greener factories - Max Glaskin investigates the environmental and financial benefits of cleaning up your act

REGULARS

News round-up: the 2009 Tire Technology International Awards for Innovation and Excellence, Pirelli’s China Tire Campus, third-generation runflats, a Tire Technology Expo news special, and more…


COLUMNS


Williams: Tread legislation

Walter: Zinc about it

University focus: Illinois, USA - Research at the Illinois Center for Transportation has found that for trucks, one tire really is better than two

Tire legends: Bill Milliken - Also a dynamics legend, Milliken has had a smashing time playing with automobiles and aircraft

Production update: Global news, including Bridgestone’s synthetic rubber plant, Rhodia’s new R&D center, and Wacker and Dow’s joint venture

Bulletin board: Products and services for the tire industry

Tire tail: David Smith, managing director of Continental Tyre Group UK, shares his views and passions



FEATURES


Tire Technology Awards: Read about the reactions of the proudest people in the tire industry, the award winners

Legislation: Roger Williams embraces the possibilities that future legislation might bring to the tire industry

Interview: Apollo Tyres’ new chief of research and technology, Peter Becker, is looking forward to a strong future

Conference insight: The Tire Technology Expo Conference was full of insight and technology: we selected four of the many highlights

Advertising: Want to see how tire technology has been perceived through the decades? Look at the advertising

Pirelli Cyber Tyre: Michael Scarlett investigates Pirelli’s Cyber Tyre, which boasts ‘memory’ to aid vehicle safety



SUPPLIER INTERVIEW: Dow Corning - Big things are happening in the world of silane and silicone according to Dow Corning’s Thierry Materne