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Michelin launches MEMS Evolution3 for surface mining applications
Trucks operating in surface mines weigh 200 tonnes and carry loads twice that. These machines work under demanding conditions, and the slightest problem can be a logistical nightmare – when a tyre needs changing, it can often take more than eight hours to swap over the four metre tall, five tonne rubber.
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New Jaguar XE fitted with Dunlop tyres
Dunlop has that a number of its tyres are approved fitments on the new Jaguar XE. With the XE coming with range of tyre and wheel fitments depending on the trim selected, Dunlop is providing five fitments in total.
Continue ReadingChinese manufacturer chooses Dunlop tyres for upcoming turboprop aircraft
An announcement made by Dunlop Aircraft Tyres at the Paris Air Show today confirms the original equipment supply of its tyres to Chinese manufacturer AVIC Aircraft Xi’an Branch for fitment on a turboprop regional airliner that is currently being developed. Six Dunlop tyres (two for the nose wheels and four for the main wheels) will be fitted to each Modern Ark 700 (MA700) aircraft; AVIC Aircraft Xi’an Branch anticipates selling approximately MA700 units around the world.
Continue ReadingLassa launches three new tyres at Autopromotec
Lassa Tyres used Autopromotec as the platform from which to launch three new products as well as for showcasing 21 different types of tyre. Two of the new tyres are winter tyre patterns, namely CompetusWinter 2 and Wintus2. Lassa also presented its new medium commercial tyre, the Maxiways.
Continue Reading![Hunter Revolution ‘eradicates’ TPMS sensor damage – Pro-Align](https://www.tyrepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Revolution-beadmassage.jpg)
Hunter Revolution ‘eradicates’ TPMS sensor damage – Pro-Align
Damage to tyre pressure monitoring system sensors caused during the tyre removal and refit process can be an expensive problem, but a UK garage equipment supplier believes the Hunter Revolution can prevent this unfortunate side effect from occurring. Pro-Align launched the new (almost) fully automated tyre changer from Hunter last year – Tyres & Accessories was able to preview the machine as it went on sale – and the system’s process actively works to prevent sensor damage. The Revolution also allows tyres to be changed effortlessly in exactly the same way every time, requiring the same amount of time regardless of tyre size or type. As well as helping workshops avoid damage to customers’ TPMS sensors, the machine can also improve workshop efficiency and effectiveness, Pro-Align adds.
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New catalogue for WAIglobal UK’s extended wiper motor range
WAIglobal UK has launched a new catalogue to detail its expanding wiper motors range and its expertise in taking three different OEM technologies to create one aftermarket part, meaning additional benefits for distributors and installers.
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Brake Engineering adds braking components for Nissan, Mercedes, Suzuki and more
Following up its brake disc range expansion last month, Brake Engineering has introduced a number of new product additions across its entire braking range of calipers, cylinders, discs and hoses.
Continue Reading![Zenises launches Z brand run flat range at Autopromotec](https://www.tyrepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Z-run-flat.jpg)
Zenises launches Z brand run flat range at Autopromotec
As the company said in pre-show previews, Zenises showed its new Z brand run flat programme during Autopromotec. However, the company also announced a further expansion of the new high performance Z tyre range during the first day of its participation at Autopromotec in Bologna.
Continue Reading![Rollout of Michelin’s global consumer tyre platform commences](https://www.tyrepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/michelinman.jpg)
Rollout of Michelin’s global consumer tyre platform commences
In future, prospective tyre buyers will be able to gain information about Michelin consumer products via a global platform. The tyre maker has begun the platform’s rollout and gone live with it in the first market, the USA, at http://www.michelinman.com.
Continue Reading![Toyo Tire supplying its North American best-seller to Ram Rebel](https://www.tyrepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/ram-rebel.jpg)
Toyo Tire supplying its North American best-seller to Ram Rebel
The Open Country A/T II is the best-selling Toyo product in North America, and is described by its manufacturer as a “favourite among truck enthusiasts”. Ram Trucks, the pick-up truck brand established by Fiat Chrysler in 2010, has selected the tyre as the exclusive original equipment fitment for its new Ram 1500 Rebel. And the Toyo tyre is present inside the pick-up, too. In addition to being shod with the Open Country A/T II in size LT285/70R17, the Rebel’s front and rear passenger seats are embossed with the tyre’s tread pattern.
Continue Reading![Goodyear to release rice husk silica tyre in China this year](https://www.tyrepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/217328.jpg)
Goodyear to release rice husk silica tyre in China this year
Global rice paddy production amounts to around 700 million tonnes each year, and some 20 per cent of this total paddy weight is made up of rice husk, which is separated in the rice milling process and has traditionally been discarded by burning (including to generate electricity) or by dumping in landfill. But in recent times new uses have been found for this former waste. Goodyear Tire & Rubber, for example, has tested silica derived from rice husk ash over the past two years. The tyre maker has now reached a supply agreement with China’s Yihai Food and Oil Industry for silica derived from rice husk ash, and will begin manufacturing a tyre containing this silica at its Pulandian factory in China this year. The tyre will be sold in the Chinese domestic market.
Continue ReadingNew Alliance row crop tyres
In a bid to lead the row crop sector, Alliance Tire Group has introduced IF (Improved Flexion) and VF (Very improved flexion) low pressure Alliance 354 Agriflex and 354 Agriflex + (VF) narrow radials. According to the company, the tyres are designed with specific sidewall flexibility, enabling them to carry either the same loads as standard radial tractor tyres but at lower pressures or carry up to 20 per cent (IF) and 40 per cent (VF) heavier loads at the same pressure.
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Poison Konkav joins Alutec range
An evolution of the Alutec Poison alloy rim has been launched. Alutec brand manufacturer Uniwheels describes the new Poison Konkav as being “an even more dynamic take” on the star-pattern double-spoked Poison. The new rim features a concave centre that provides the optical effect of making the wheel look wider. The spokes on the Poison Konkav run right to the edge of the 18-inch rim, which in Uniwheels’ opinion makes it look “impressively powerful.”
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Bridgestone encourages journalists to spread the premium tyre message
The motoring public, states Bridgestone, has “a low understanding of tyres and little affinity with them,” and in many cases consider a tyre to be a round and black commodity typically acquired as a distress purchase. This point of view is unlikely to change unless drivers are more regularly exposed to tyre-related information, and therefore Bridgestone is currently striving to influence the people that may possibly influence you.
Continue Reading![Range Rover Sport to come with Pirelli noise cancelling system](https://www.tyrepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/pzero_3.jpg)
Range Rover Sport to come with Pirelli noise cancelling system
The new Range Rover Sport will ‘sponge’ up road noise following the homologation of the Pirelli Noise Cancelling System (PNCS) for certain models. Pirelli will supply its PNCS-equipped P Zero as the vehicle’s original equipment 22-inch summer fitment; the tyre maker reports that the Range Rover Sport is the first SUV to be fully homologated with the Pirelli noise reduction system, and the first Land Rover product to receive the PNCS as original equipment.
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