TyreTech, now in its 9th year, is recognised as the major forum for tyre industry specialists and suppliers of materials and technology to the tyre industry world-wide. This years conference, organised by European Rubber Journal and Rapra Technology, covered novel developments in technology, compounding and materials, supply chain issues, reinforcement technology, e-commerce developments in the tyre industry, the value of branding and the growing Eastern European tyre markets and production facilities.

List of Papers

Polish Tyre Industry
Zdzislaw Chabowski, TC Debica SA, Poland
Paper unavailable at time of print

Passenger and Truck Tyre Steel Cord Constructions for a New Millennium
Jos Dewaele, N.V. Bekaert SA, Belgium

Tyre Yarn to Tyre Cord at High Quality and Low Cost
Matthias Muller, Saurer-Allma GmbH, Germany
Paper unavailable at time of print

Nylon 4.6 in Cap Ply - Benefits in Stiffness, Shrinkage Force and Stress Relaxation
Jippe van Ruiten, DSM Research, Centre for Fibre Technology, The Netherlands

Predictive Testing (Rolling Resistance) on Rubber Compounds by the Method of Dynamic Mechanic Thermal Spectroscopy-Correlation between Tyre Ranking and Tan
Horst Deckmann, Gabo Qualimeter Testanlagen GmbH, Germany

Progress in Rubber Reinforcement Through Advanced Filler Systems - Challenges and Opportunities
Bernhard Schwaiger and Marinus Haddeman, Degussa-Hls, Germany

Examination of Tyre Cord Bonding and Tread Separations Using Analytical Techniques
John A. Sidwell and R.J. Grogan, Rapra Technology, UK and 110 Arden Road,Birmingham, UK

Growth of the Tyre Market in Iran
F. Niknam Moghadam, M. Kamran, K. Hemmatian, Rubber Industries Engineering and Research Co., Iran

New Generation of Curing Presses - Skoda - Experience from Operation
Vclav Smazal, Pavel Elleder, Michal Kankrlik, Skoda TS a.s., Czech Republic

In-Press Laser Mold Cleaning in the Tire Industry
Jrg Jetter, Jet Lasersysteme GmbH, Germany

Combined Extruder and Line Control for Improvement of Quality Features in Tyre Component Extrusion
Lothar Koester, Krupp Elastomertechnik GmbH, Germany

Reinforcement of Tyre Rubbers by Silica Generated In-situ
Shinzo Kohjiya, Kyoto University, Japan

History of Processing Additives and Their Use in Tyre Compounding. An Excursion into the Past and Present of Their Development
Michael E. Wolers and Mike J. Trowman, Performance Additives, Malaysia