European Tire Road Wear Particles Platform publishes mitigation reports
In July 2018, the European Tyre and Rubber Manufacturers’ Association (ETRMA) formed a group with…
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Maxam’s tough MS931 LogXtra cut out for forestry
Matthew Fagan, director of R&D at Maxam, discusses development of the MS931 LogXtra, the latest…
Toyo expands in Europe with new R&D center; plans to build Serbia factory
Toyo Tire is expanding its European presence with the opening of a new R&D center…
Toyo presents intelligent tire design platform T-Mode
Toyo Tire has advanced its conventional tire design base technology, which blends computer aided engineering…
Resident TTI columnist Joe Walter emphasizes the importance of understanding tire fatigue
Structural materials suffer fatigue damage by repeated loadings and unloadings – more so if subjected…
An introduction to Extreme E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpZss_JdAS4 Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky, Swedish racing driver and test driver for Continental’s Extreme E tires, explains…
Goodyear to study silica particle formation in space
Goodyear is testing components in space as part of a project launching this month at…
Bridgestone develops technology to reduce tire weight by 10%
Enliten is a new lightweight tire technology developed by Bridgestone. Application of the innovation in…
Michelin and GM to test airless tire concept on real roads
Michelin and GM are jointly testing a unique airless tire badged Uptis (Unique Punctureproof Tire…
Valtra and Nokian Tyres join forces in autonomous snow removal project
Valtra and Nokian Tyres recently partnered with Finnish companies Vammas (Fortbrand), Neste and Finavia to…