ITEC is now the premier global event for the tyre industry. For the first time in 2001 ITEC has taken place outside the USA, in recognition of the global nature of the tyre market today. The Pacific Rim area is now the powerhouse of the modern tyre industry, making more tyres and consuming more raw materials than any other region of the world.

Korea has emerged as a key force in the development of the region, being adjacent to the developing Peoples Republic of China, and having strong links with most other countries in the region. Japan has a long tradition of tyre manufacturing, with a number of truly global brands.

The conference features speakers from leading companies in Korea, Japan, Germany, the USA, and other parts of the world, in three day programme created to give delegates the opportunity to learn from both eastern and western traditions, and to take the best from both. The papers cove the broadest possible spectrum of technologies, ranging from materials and manufacturing to performance modelling and even tyre disposal. All papers are published in English only.

The theme of the conference is smart tyres for intelligent vehicles, and the programme comprises the following sessions:

Plenary Session - reviewing the status and future of the tyre industry in Asia

The tyre within the road transport system

The vertical engineering approach

The smart and intelligent tyre

Material developments for the new generation of tyre technology

The modelling of tyres in the vehicle and road system.

List of Papers

DAY 1, 18 SEPTEMBER 2001

Welcome address: Byung-Joong Kang

Plenary Session

Paper 1: Keynote: The Tyre Industry in Asia, Working with the Customer
Hyung-In Shin, Kumho Industrial Co. Ltd., Korea

Paper 2: The Future of the Tyre Industry in Asia
Herh Dong Seob, Korean Institute of Rubber Industry, Korea

The Tire Within the Road Transport

Paper 3: Review the Development Process of the Tire and Vehicle Through CAE Collaboration
Chul-Soo Choi, Hyundai Motor Company, Korea(Abstract only)

Paper 4: Monitoring and Evaluation of Road Pavement in Japan
Takemi Inoue and Akira Kawamura, Nippon Hodo Co.Ltd., Japan and Kitami Institute of Technology, Japan

The Vertical Engineering Approach

Paper 5: From Tyre Contact Patch to Satellite
A. Roger Williams, ex- Technical Director Dunlop, UK

Paper 6: Challenge of The 21st Century on Smarter Tire Development (Smarter Tyres for intelligent Vehicles)
K.W. Young, ITS Korea, Korea

Paper 7: Tyre Monitoring and Safety
Jukka Hakanen, RoadSnoop Ltd., Finland

Paper 8: A Review of Tire Disposal Technology - Recycling of Scrap Tires in Korea
Hun S. Chung, Korean Institute of Geology, Minerals and Materials, Korea

Paper 9: New Tire Yarn Platform Technology for Cap-Ply Applications
Donald L. Brown Honeywell Performance Fibers, USA
(Abstract only)

DAY 2, 19 SEPTEMBER 2001

Paper 10: Greatec Mega Drive
Eiji Mineki and Tetsuhito Tsukagoshi, Bridgestone Tyres, Japan

Paper 11: Advances in the Simulation of Coupled Fluid/Elastomer Systems
Jungsin Che, MSC Software, Korea

Material Developments for the New Generation of Tyre Technology

Paper 12: Polymer Developments to Improve Tyre Life and Fuel Economy
W Brabach, R Engehause A.JM Sumner and J Trimbach, Bayer AG, Germany

Paper 13: The Future of Natural Rubber in the Tyre Industry
Ian R Gelling, Tun Abdul Razak Research Centre, UK

Paperl4a: New Fiber as Tire Reinforcement for High Performance Tire
Soo Myung Choi and Chul Kim, Central Research Center Hyosung Corp., Korea

Paper 14b: Fine Structure and Anti-Fatigue Properties in PET Tire Cord Fibers
Hyun-Hok Cho, Kee-Hwan Lee, Young-Ho Choi and Young-Kwan Lee, Pusan National University, Korea and Fiber R&D Center Hyosung Corporation Korea

Paper l4c: The Adhesion between Rubber Compounds and Copper-film Plated Steel Cords Young
Jin Kim, Min An Kim and Gon Seo, Technical Research Laboratoriesfor Steel Cord, Hyosung Corporation, Dept. Of Applied Chemistry, Chonnam National University, Korea

Paper 15: General Tendency of Steel Cord Construction Change
Byung Ho Lee, Kiswire R&D Center, Korea

Paper 16: CB 1003: A New Low Surface Area, Low Structure Carbon Black for Improved Tire Innerliner Permeability and Lower Cost
¹Seong-Ho Park, ²Rikki Lamba,, ²Jorge Ayala, ³Charles Herd, ³Mike Rowlinson, ¹Columbian Chemicals Korea, Korea, ²Columbian Chemicals Co., USA, ³European Central Laboratory, UK

Paper 17: Precipitated Silica: The New Reinforcing Filler for Tire Application
Phillippe Cochet, Rhodia Silica Systems

Paper 18: Functions and Mechanisms of Various Antioxidants in Tire Polymers and Compounds for Improved Tire Performance
Sung W Hong and Chung-Yuan Lin, Uniroyal Chemical Co., USA

Paper 19: A New "Intelligent" Viscosity Reduction Concept, Better Processability Without Sacrifice in Dynamic Properties
R. Galle-Gutbrecht, M Hensel, K.-H. Menting, T Mergenhagen, C. Clarke, Schill + Seilacher "Struktol" A. G., Germany

Paper 20: Improved Heat Stability of Diene Sulfur Vuicanisates - Facts and Possibilities
Uwe Hugger Winfried Jeske, Herm