Exclusive: Tire materials supply to grow by 3.1%

Smithers Rapra’s new report, 'The Future of Tire Raw Materials to 2021', provides exclusive insight into the key threats, opportunities and disruptive technologies that could shape tire material supply and demand more...

Video: New tire uniformity machine

This 3D animation shows how Inmess's state-of-the-art tire uniformity machine for complete tire and wheel assemblies calculates the radial and lateral force variations of the rotating wheel, its ply steer and conicity, as well as the radial and lateral run-out more...

In the news this week

Triangle Group opens state-of-the-art factory in China

The first high-performance passenger vehicle tires have been produced at the Triangle Group’s Huayang factory in Weihai Nanhai New District in China. The facility is equipped with state-of-the-art production machinery from suppliers in Germany and Holland and is designed in accordance with Industry 4.0. more...

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Toyota selects Toyo Tire’s NanoEnergy for Prius models

Aston Martin and Bridgestone in development partnership

European-focused rubber introduced by Hankook

ATG enhances its European team with new appointments

Geneva International Motor Show: new tire roundup

Inside this issue...

	COVER STORY FEA Once confined to structural studies, finite element analysis is becoming the basis for a range of tire simulations. Tire makers and a leading software supplier share their views on the future of FEA
	INTERVIEW PROF. ULRICH GIESE We talk to the head of the German Institute of Rubber Technology and Tire Technology Conference speaker about the institute’s research projects and the future of natural rubber
	MOLD CLEANING As tread patterns become more complicated and automation pushes factory efficiency to new levels, suppliers of mold cleaning technology are responding to the challenge