In a recent project PHP Fibers demonstrated that bio-based polyamide polymers offer a sustainable alternative to fossil-based polymers in tire reinforcement. Tire Technology Conference speaker Andreas Flachenecker reveals details of the project’s advancement
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Henning Olsson, co-founder of the OpenTIRE modeling project, the launch of which was featured in the March 2015 issue of Tire Technology International, provides an update on the latest progress
With its unique spherical autonomous vehicle tire concept recently revealed at Geneva and a new automotive innovation campus being established in Luxembourg, Goodyear plans to accelerate its contribution to future mobility solutions through the development of smart products
Lanxess demonstrated in a recent study how mixing and processing times, energy consumption, surface quality, dimensional stability and mold fouling can be optimized through the use of its processing promoters
Arctic Falls can now offer customers the facilities to test tires in harsh Nordic winter conditions, and only minutes later test them on wet and dry asphalt in cool summer temperatures
Hankook’s head of the Europe Technical Center, Klaus Krause, talks exclusively to Tire Technology International about its new facility at Test World for which construction is now well underway
According to a new report entitled The Future of Truck Tires to 2025, from Smithers Rapra, the worldwide truck tire market is expected to grow modestly but steadily over the next 10 years
The first Tire Technology Expo to be held in Hannover, Germany, was a huge success. Now in its 15th year, the show was 20% bigger than in 2015
The senior specialist and consultant for textile technology discusses physical textile properties of tire cord such as tensile strength, EASL and twist uniformity, and how these can be guaranteed within tight tolerances
Cabot Corporation is currently undertaking research into the influence of tire tread debris on wet traction performance, with the ultimate aim of developing a new carbon black formulation. The company’s principal scientist gives an update on the project
