Dunlop Aircraft Tyres Announces New Research Head

Dr Wei Ding has been unveiled as the newly created head of research at Dunlop Aircraft Tyres. He will develop and implement the forthcoming research strategy for the manufacturer, reporting to Martin Pye, the Birmingham-based tyre maker’s technical director.

Wei arrives at Dunlop from his position as project manager for tyre research and team leader for tyre and brake modelling and simulation at Airbus. His employment in the new position is directly related to the company’s expansion strategy, states chairman Ian Edmondson: “We are looking to get closer to the airframe constructors and Wei’s background will mean that we are better placed to develop new products that meet their future needs.”

Dr Wei has been a research fellow at the Interdisciplinary Research Centre in Materials Processing, after which he worked as a senior engineer in the automotive tyre industry. He is a chartered engineer, and his latest task will be to oversee growth, as Dunlop seeks to consolidate and improve its position in the aeronautical industry as the sole specialist aircraft tyre manufacturer.