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Bridgestone launches new regional steer, drive tyres

Within Europe, Bridgestone is progressively replacing its R297 steer and M729 drive tyres with the newly-developed R-STEER 001 and R-DRIVE 001 regional application truck tyres. Commenting on the pair’s launch, which coincides with the IAA Commercial Vehicles show in Germany, Bridgestone says the new tyres are “designed for robustness in versatile usage, providing high-level performance and a long lifecycle in a wide range of operating conditions.”

21st September 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Hankook previews e-cube Max at IAA

A further development of Hankook’s e-cube range is currently on display at the IAA Commercial Vehicles show in Germany. The new tyres are promoted as e-cube Max products, and Hankook Tyre UK sales director Barrie Horrocks told Tyres & Accessories that the e-cube Max will eventually replace Hankook’s current e-cube line-up.

20th September 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Michelin launches X Line Energy

Visitors to Michelin’s stand at the IAA Commercial Vehicles show in Germany, which opens to the public today, will be greeted by a whole new range of tyres from the French manufacturer. The world premier of the X Line Energy range is being held at the show; Michelin says the launch of the new range comes at a “special time” as it coincides with the introduction of the European tyre labelling programme.

20th September 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

IAA launch for Bridgestone's Total Tyre Care

At its press conference during the IAA Commercial Vehicles show, Bridgestone Europe shared further details of its new Total Tyre Care programme, a range of complementary truck tyre programmes its says are designed to provide fleet customers with complete peace of mind.

19th September 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Conti to open ‘first of kind’ retreading plant in Germany

During its press conference at the IAA Commercial Vehicles show in Hannover, Germany, Continental announced it is establishing a new truck and bus tyre retreading plant plus a facility to recycle rubber from used tyres at its Hannover headquarters. The company claims the facility will be the first of its kind worldwide and will make use of the synergies between the retreading and recycling production. An investment of “more than ten million euros” will go into the ContiLifeCycle plant project, and more than 100 new jobs will be created at Continental’s Hannover-Stöcken site.

18th September 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone claims greater efficiency, durability from new manufacturing process

Technology drawn from tyre retreading forms the core component of a new truck and bus tyre manufacturing process developed by Bridgestone Corporation. The Japanese manufacturer says the new technology, which it calls ‘Trisaver’, is expected to result in both significant resource conservation and enhanced fuel efficiency. The name Trisaver, incidentally, refers to the three types of savings Bridgestone says the technology enables – savings of costs, resources and CO2 emissions.

7th September 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Michelin to broaden range manufactured in Russia

According to Thierry Chiche, Michelin’s senior vice-president Russia & CIS, the tyre maker plans to invest 35 million euros this year developing facilities within the country. Thierry shared this news during the Moscow International Automobile Salon 2012, which began yesterday, and said the funds would primarily go towards expanding the product portfolio manufactured at Michelin’s Davydovo factory near Moscow.

30th August 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Fleet makes mileage savings with Continental

Family-run steel haulage company Randall Barber Transport reports that it is saving an average of eight pence per kilometre per tyre with Continental, with each tyre travelling up to 10,000km further compared with the fleet’s previous brand of tyres. The company also say it is enjoying the benefits of technical advice from the manufacturer’s Technical Services team. The firm originally selected Continental as preferred tyre supplier in 2009.

28th August 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

150+ exhibitors confirmed for Tyrexpo Asia

Tyrexpo Asia 2013 has smashed through the 150-exhibitor milestone; with six months still to go before opening day, the biennial event is now 90 per cent full, an unprecedented position in the show’s 16-year history. Event organiser ECI International also reports the presence of “heavyweight” domestic Singaporean, Malaysian, Indonesian and Chinese exhibitors, plus interest from a large number of Indian, European and US suppliers.

24th August 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Revamped Bridgestone retreading site focuses on fleet education

In spite of their numerous, verifiable benefits, retreaded tyres still battle against negative perceptions; some question their durability, while others hold them responsible for the strips of scrap tread, or “alligators”, seen on the motorway shoulder. In what it refers to as “an effort to set the record straight on retreads,” Bridgestone Commercial Solutions (BCS) has re-launched its US-based ‘Retread Instead’ website as an online campaign aimed at educating truckers and fleets on the value of extending tyre life.

24th August 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

China sets minimum targets for retreaders and waste tyre processors

China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has introduced new policy guidelines covering the country’s retreading industry and waste tyre utilisation. These include directives regarding where a retreading facility may and may not be set up – no new retreading plants are to be established in environmentally sensitive areas – and also calls for greater consistency in the production process and with production equipment plus the implementation of product quality control systems and testing equipment in line with national and industry standards.

23rd August 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

SDS: Shearography remains the gold standard

With more than 400 tyre testing systems delivered in the last decade or so, SDS Systemtechnik has become closely associated with non-destructive tyre testing. While new testing technologies are being developed and try to establish themselves on the market, according to the company, shearography has proven to be something of a gold standard in the retreading and the new tyre industries.

22nd August 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

GiTi Tire’s rapid growth in the UK truck tyre segment

Unlike the passenger car tyre side of the business, which had been established and built up over several years before GiTi opened up its UK operation, the truck tyre segment had to be established from virtually nothing. Now the company claims a unit market share that puts it close to third in the UK.

16th August 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Aeolus adds retreadable patterns to truck tyre range

Aeolus added two new patterns to its growing truck tyre range. The ASR69 and ADR69 truck tyres are now available in popular sizes 295/80R22.5 and 315/80R22.5. According to the company, ASR69 replaces the HN257 and ADR69 replaces the HN355 for regional haul use. The new additions have been designed with a wider casing structure to make them suitable for retreading, a significant feature for Chinese manufactured truck tyres and one company representatives say will offer end users greater flexibility and life cycle value. All Aeolus truck tyres are also regroovable. (See separate article in September’s Retreading Special supplement for further details on Aeolus’ plans relating to the development of its retread offer)

16th August 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Conti to preview bumper truck/bus range at IAA

Continental says it plans to premiere its next generation of truck tyres at the IAA Commercial Vehicle Show 2012, which takes place in Hannover, Germany from 20 to 27 September. According to the German tyre maker’s account, there should be plenty to see – Continental says it will launch the “most comprehensive range of truck and bus tyres in the history of the company” during 2013. Nikolai Setzer, head of Continental’s Tyres division, Dr. Andreas Esser, head of the Commercial Vehicle Tyres business unit and Herbert Mensching, head of Marketing and Sales Truck Tyres EMEA, will discuss this and other current plans and developments at a press conference on 18 September.

13th August 2012/by Tyrepress Editors