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Apollo Launches ‘Technology Benchmark’ Cross-Ply Tyre

More than 65 per cent of the revenue generated by India’s tyre industry is derived from commercial vehicle tyres, and in this segment Apollo Tyres holds claim to being the clear market leader. The subcontinent is witnessing a gradual shift in usage trends, and while radialisation is beginning to make its presence felt, customers still reliant upon cross-ply technology also seek to benefit from improvements that deliver a better cost-per-kilometre ratio.

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Firestone Winterhawk 2 a Timely Arrival for Winter

Enhanced safety and driving comfort with the Firestone Winterhawk 2The new and improved high performance winter tyre gives you the reassurance of superior control of your vehicle. Comfort and economy create the perfect package.

With the winter months just around the corner, Bridgestone has introduced its newest Firestone cold weather tyre. The Winterhawk 2 is designed to offer excellent grip on snow surfaces plus enhanced performance characteristics on dry and wet roads – all this comes with, says Bridgestone, driving comfort and economy.

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Sealey’s Digital Tyre Gauge

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Sealey’s Digital Tyre Inflator Gauge is just one of 70 new service tools featured in the company’s current Vehicle Service promotion. The SA391 gauge, calibrated in bar, psi, kg/cm² and Kpa, features a built-in LED worklight for use in low visibility areas along with auto power off, to preserve battery life. To celebrate the launch the SA391 is featured in Sealey’s Vehicle Service Promotion, saving you £20 off list price and offering a free Digital Tyre Tread Depth Gauge, which is also new to Sealey’s vehicle service range.

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Four New Sizes Added to Nokian TRI 2 Range

New sizes have been added to the Nokian TRI 2 range of green area and grassland farming tyres. The block-patterned Nokian TRI 2, which the manufacturer designed to be a reliable partner for modern-day farmers and equipment contractors, offers grip and a high load-bearing capacity. The new low-profile sizes are in the 65 series range and intended for conditions that call for a wide contact area from the tyre. Typical uses include, for example, green area maintenance and transport related to grassland farming.

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New Size for Nokian Forest Rider

The Nokian Forest Rider, designed for CTL (cut-to-length) forestry machines, is said to be the first functional radial tyre for professional forestry use. The size range for the tyre, which Nokian reports has won over users with its driving comfort, durability and supreme traction, is now expanding. The newly available 24.5-inch rim size offers increased mobility and load-bearing capacity to smaller forestry machines. This larger size will also enable smaller machines to bear increasingly substantial loads and efficiently tackle demanding harvesting jobs. This latest Nokian Forest Rider rim size has a width of 650 mm.

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New Super Wide from Michelin

Michelin North America added the Michelin X One XDN2 to its super wide line-up. The tyre was unveiled at last week’s Great American Trucking Show in Dallas. The tyre will hit the market with November, MNA said, and replaces the X One XDA-HT Plus.

“This tyre takes the traditional compromise between traction, long-life and fuel efficiency, and throws it out the window,” said Marc Laferriere, vice
president of marketing, Michelin Americas Truck Tires. “By utilizing two different Michelin Durable Technologies, the X One XDN2 tyre delivers
significantly increased tyre life and exceptional, uncompromised traction, complementing the significant fuel efficiency gains of a Michelin X One wide
single tyre.”

The XDN2 tread incorporates Michelin’s Matrix Siping Technology, corrugated grooves in the tread blocks that add rigidity to aid traction and wear, MNA said. The tyre will be available in sizes 445/50R22.5 and 455/55R22.5. (Tire Review/Akron)

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Balfour Beatty Trials Cooper Discoverer S/T Tyres

Balfour Beatty, the engineering, construction, services and investment business, is currently undertaking a “hugely successful” trial of Cooper Tire & Rubber Company’s Discoverer S/T tyres. The Company fitted a 205R16 set of the 4×4 rubber to one of its Toyota Hi-Lux vehicles, which are used on the most demanding of terrains around the UK during their exceptionally hard lives.

The Discoverer S/T is a hybrid of three designs – all-terrain, high void and commercial traction. The beefy, rugged tyre wears evenly, while its deep tread and scalloped shoulder design offers excellent traction on soft surfaces. Reactions from Balfour Beatty staff on the performance of the tyre are said to have been “exceptional.”

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Conti & Evonik Seek Olympic Gold

Continental AG claims that experts at German specialty chemicals company Evonik Industries have improved Germany’s outdoor Olympic cycling team’s chances of taking gold at the Beijing Olympics. Conti applications technician Wolfgang Arenz says that Evonik has helped Continental reduce the energy loss experienced by its tyres by 26 per cent through optimally interacting three rubber filler components: carbon black, silica, and organosilane. The filler system reduces rolling resistance, which means a cyclist increases speed for the same energy input, and improves grip on wet roads.

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Bandag’s New Application Specific Tyre At Home in Harsh Conditions

On the market from Bandag is a replacement to its BWBT (E) trailer tyre. Called the BTR-WB, the new product is a regional wide base ECL the company says has benefited from exhaustive testing and performs superbly in the most severe circumstances.

Wide base trailer tyres used in regional applications have a tough life and have to cope with endless tight turns and manoeuvring. The result of this can often be irregular wear patterns, and Bandag has this phenomenon in mind when it began developing the BTR-WB application specific trailer product. Several prototypes, hundreds of test tyres and many millions of test kilometres later, Bandag has introduced a product it is confident performs well in all circumstances.

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Dunlop Tops Tire Rack Test

In a new evaluation of summer performance tires by Tire Rack, the Dunlop Direzza Sport Z1 Star Spec topped the Bridgestone Potenza RE-01R, Yokohama Advan Neova AD07 and Hankook Ventus R-S2 Z212 tires, Goodyear claimed. The tyres, in size 225/45R17, were tested on a 2008 BMW 335i coupe, according to Goodyear. Matt Neidert, Dunlop brand performance manager, said, “Tire Rack’s recent test results, combined with several SCCA Solo National Tour victories in 2008, validate the performance capabilities of the new ‘Star Spec’ tread compound, which helps initial dry grip during sanctioned amateur driving events.”

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New Conti Steer Radial Out

Continental Tire North America has introduced the Continental HSL2 long haul steer axle radial. CTNA said the new tyre is “is the first in a series of the next generation fuel efficient tyres” the company plans. The tyre, said CTNA, was developed as an all-position/steer tyre for long haul applications. The new radial features Continental’s patented FlexLock technology, vertical siping, a long wear tread compound, and Visual Alignment Indicators on the shoulder ribs. The tyre is available in sizes 11R22.5, 11R24.5, 275/80R22.5 and 285/75R24.5. (Tire Review)

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Watts Launches New Products

Watts Tyre Group is to launch two new products into the market in the coming months – the Premia Press On Band and the Sherpa Industrial Pneumatic. The Premia POB, which was unveiled at CeMAT in Hannover this year, represents a new generation of POB tyres designed with high performance applications in mind. Its contoured design has been engineered to produce low stress points at the band/rubber interface to give outstanding rubber to steel bond characteristics. Available in Traction and Smooth tread patterns, the Premia POB is also produced in Non Marking and Electrically Conducting compounds.

In the final quarter of 2008 Watts will be launching the Sherpa, a high quality Industrial Pneumatic designed to meet the most demanding of requirements. Watts’ initial field tests have shown that Sherpa outperforms other industrial pneumatics in its class, results that are supported by independent tests which show that it lasts longer under a variety of different conditions than a number of the industry’s market leading products.

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Nankang Launches New Commercial Snow Tyre

Nankang has further expanded its winter tyre portfolio with the inclusion of the SL-6 commercial snow tyre. According to the company, this new product offers particular improvements in handling and safety performance. The handling response is said to be based on the tyre’s V shaped groove design and the “3D curve” located on the tyre’s shoulder, which enhances braking performance. The new ECO compound recipe is said to add a cap tread designed to reduce pollution. The silica-based compound the SL-6 uses has the dual benefit of maintain grip performance and economy, while maintaining driving safety on icy roads.

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Welsh Tyre Check Shows 58 Per Cent Of Tyres “Dangerous”

A free public safety event throughout Rhondda Cynon Taf recently tested 475 tyres and found that 275 (58 per cent) could cause car accidents. Local press reports described the tyres as “dangerous or faulty.” 65 tyres were recommended to be replaced as a matter of urgency.

Trading standards officers took their public information caravan on a tour of RCT, carrying out tyre tests and offering advice. They found that the four main danger areas were tread, air pressure, excess wear and damage to the tyre.

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