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Cam: ‘Out of Sight, Out of Mind’ Doesn’t Compute With IT Hardware

Cam Systems has warned tyre distributors that too many businesses are taking an “out of sight, out of mind” approach to computer hardware. The company says that because the reliability and consistency of performance of equipment such as servers and desktop PCs is so good, many businesses forget the need for maintenance, upgrading or replacement.

“Servers are a good case in point,” says Steve Daly, Cam’s recently appointed commercial director. “Most hardware is supplied by Cam with a three-year on-site service support contract which provides full cover for the duration of the term. But the problem arises when the three years expires and the Server is effectively unprotected against failure or malfunction.”

4th December 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Reifen China 2008 Opens with 25% Visitor Increase

Reifen China 2008 opened its doors in Shanghai today, with over 3000 visitors entering the city’s New International Expo Center for the show. The show’s organisers – Messe Essen, China United Rubber (Group) Company and concept partner Bundesverband Reifenhandel und Vulkanisieur-Handwerk (the German equivalent of the NTDA) – were all reportedly pleased with the 25 per cent increase in visitor numbers compared with the 2007 show. Over 110 companies from 16 countries are exhibiting their products and services at Reifen China covering 3500 square metres of floor space (31 per cent more than the 2007 show).

4th December 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

B.F. SRL Expanding Into New Export Markets

In the area of wheel balancing weights, B.F. srl believes it stands out in terms of its enterprise in researching new weights and solutions to meet all market requirements. The ISO 9001:2000 certified company reports it has made a number of important decisions in recent years, including the creation of a technical department for internal projection, which is capable of designing and manufacturing balancing weight production machinery, along with moulds and all relevant spare components.

4th December 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Lloyd Fraser Gets Vacu-Lug in Focus

Lloyd Fraser Supply Chain has renewed its three-year contract for Vacu-Lug to supply tyres for tis Focus DIY distribution contract. The agreement covers a total of 162 items of equipment and features a combination of fixed-price and pence-per-kilometre pricing.

A total of 59 Scania tractor units, 76 Don-Bur double-deck trailers and 27 Lawrence David trailers are included within the agreement, which will see new Yokohama tyres fitted to all steer axles and Vacu-Lug Duramold retreaded tyres on the trailers. Reflecting the nature of the operation, the tractor units are on a pence-per-kilometre tariff while the trailers are charged for at a fixed monthly rate.

4th December 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Continental AG Removed from DAX

On December 3 Continental AG was removed from the Frankfurt stock exchange’s DAX index. The Deutsche Börse relegated Conti from the DAX to the MDAX mid-cap index because the company’s market capitalisation no longer fulfilled DAX criteria. The decision was taken regarding Continental’s market capitalisation on the evening of December 2, and the company will appear in the MDAX as of December 22.

4th December 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

The House That Tyres Built

A Canadian family in Gravenhurst, Ontario is making ready to build a new family home with a distinctive new twist; it will be made from recycled tyres. “Tyres absorb the heat all day long, then release it at night as it gets cooler on the outside,” an excited Paul Punshon told local news sources. The architect of the scheme says that the used rubber has been easily sourced – people have paid him to get rid of them.

The tyres will be stacked and covered in concrete, which should allow them to provide the heating Punshon suggests they can. The entire home will be made from recycled objects and will attempt to reach self-sustainability. As for the building work, Paulson appears to have a willing and eager pool of potential helpers: “We are getting e-mails from all over Canada, the East Coast, (and) West Coast that say they will work for free, they just want to learn how to do it.”

4th December 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear Takes “Small Step Backwards” in Moon Tyre Development

Goodyear and NASA have, in the US tyre major’s own words “taken one small step backward to make one giant leap forward” in their preparation for future missions to the moon and to Mars. A project jointly funded by Goodyear and the NASA Glenn Research Center (GRC) has recently been completed. This project called for the development and production of twelve exact copies of the original wire-mesh moon tyre used on the Apollo Lunar Roving Vehicle in the early 1970s. The creation of these replicates was, says Goodyear, the first step toward understanding this unique non-pneumatic tyre technology, and its applications on both the moon and Earth.

4th December 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Michelin Appoints Seal Communication to UK/Ireland PR Role

Michelin has appointed Birmingham based agency Seal Communications to handle both its consumer and trade public relations in the UK and Ireland. Seal Communications will begin in this capacity as of January 2009, promoting Michelin’s tyre range plus its map and guide products in a variety of print, broadcast and online media.

3rd December 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Retain a Healthy Balance with Magnum Plus

Magnum Plus tyre balancing compound is designed to surpass the effectiveness of fixed weights in two principal applications – balancing medium truck tyres economically throughout their life, and balancing light truck and on/off-road tyres that operate in variable driving conditions.

Most medium truck tyres, says manufacturer M & R Tire Products, are only balanced when new, as fixed wheel weights require re-balancing at regular intervals throughout the life of the tyre. The extra cost of doing this, adds the manufacturer, can end up costing as much as the tyre’s original purchase price, therefore money is saved by neglecting this necessary task. In contrast, Magnum Plus can be installed in a new medium truck tyre and will not only keep the tyre balanced for its first tread life, it can also be re-used in the tyre after retreading.

3rd December 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Joe Greenwell To Be Next SMMT President

Joe Greenwell, vice president, governmental affairs at Ford of Europe, will be the next president of SMMT, from 1 January 2009. Greenwell will succeed Graham Smith OBE, senior vice-president, Toyota Motor Europe, who steps down at the end of his two year term.

3rd December 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Michelin to Jointly Develop Electric Powertrains

Michelin has reportedly teamed up with a Chinese company to jointly develop electric powertrains. Information published by Automotive News indicates that the French firm has signed an agreement with battery material supplier CITIC Guoan Mengguli (MGL) to develop electric powertrain systems for electric vehicles and plug in hybrids. The system will integrate Michelin’s active wheel technology with lithium ion batteries from MGL, and the two companies will jointly develop controllers for the system.

3rd December 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

OTR Tyres Integrates Data Capture System

OTR Tyres is hoping to offer customers a chance to preserve the scarce supply of earthmover tyres by including a new tyre data capture system into its tyre management system, TotalTyreLogic. The company says that the new addition makes it the world’s first commercially available, fully electronic, inspection and tyre management system.

3rd December 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Pasadena “Court” to Fly on Goodyear Blimp

Pasadena Tournament of Roses Queen, Courtney Chou Lee and Royal Court, Princesses Mary Gaule, Jasmine Jenkins, Bridget McDonald, Molly Novell, Lauren Valenzuela and Quinn Young are to take to the air aboard the world famous Goodyear blimp, following in the now traditional footsteps of all Pasadena Rose Court winners before them.

For over 35 years the seven members of the Royal Court have been invited to fly in the Goodyear blimp, which is based in Carson, California. As one of the more than 150 community and media events the Royal Court will attend, the blimp ride has become one of the highlights of their year-long reign. The ambassadors of the Tournament of Roses will fly aboard Goodyear’s aerial ambassador today (3 December).

3rd December 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Hankook Design Acknowledged at iF Awards

Hankook Tire has picked up awards for the design of its enfren and Optimo 4S tyres at the iF Product Design Awards 2009 ceremony, held in the German city of Hanover. The two tyres became the first passenger car tyres to ever win the design award organised by the International Forum Design. They were both awarded in the ‘Transportation’ category, and were judged according to their technology, environment friendliness, functionality, safety and design quality.

The tyres are appraised independently for their quality and performance in terms of the environment and fuel efficiency, and Hankook attributes the tyre’s recognised innovative qualities to its consistent 5 per cent investment into its Kontrol Technology programme, which it states is one of the highest proportional levels of R&D investment in the tyre industry. The enfren tyre was launched in Korea in June 2008 and according to the Korea Automotive Technology Institute reduces rolling resistance by 21 per cent and improves fuel economy by two per cent. The Optimo 4S is currently the only tyre in the world and first all-season tyre ever to receive the famous German eco-label, the Blue Angel (Der Blaue Engel, in use since 1978 and considered to be the world’s first environmental-related label for products and services).

3rd December 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Manbat Launches New Website

Manbat Batteries, the UK’s largest battery distributor, has launched its revamped website, which hopes to provide users with more information and greater ease-of-use. As well as the customary information regarding Manbat’s trading history and locations, the website provides the latest news, developments and products for the trade and consumer alike.

3rd December 2008/by Tyrepress Editors