Conference Programme
Day 1
Tuesday 14th February
09:00 -
11:50 -
SESSION 1: A global insight into tire and raw materials supply and demand
Moderator - Lars Netsch, product manager, TUV SUD Automotive, Germany
Moderator - Lars Netsch, product manager, TUV SUD Automotive, Germany
09:00 -
From zero to F1 in nine months
Paul Hembery,
motorsport director,
Pirelli Tyre SpA,
Italy
09:25 -
A global look at tire labelling: market specifics, impacts and challenges from an R&D perspective
Dr
Claus Oberbeck,
team manager product development,
Hankook Tire Co Ltd,
Germany
09:50 -
A global insight into tire and rubber supply and demand
Robert Simmons,
head of Rubber and Tyre Research,
LMC International,
UK
10:15 -
Butyl rubber: the enabler of mobility
Dr
Ron Commander,
head of business unit butyl rubber,
Lanxess,
Germany
10:40 - 11:00
Break
11:00 -
Indian tire market scenario and its response to the global situation
Dr
Rabindra Mukhopadhyay,
chairman,
Indian Rubber Institute,
India
11:25 -
Isoprene product from non-food biomass
Shona Duncan,
postdoctoral research associate,
Wisconsin Institute for Sustainable Technology,
USA
11:50 - 13:30
Lunch
13:30 -
17:45 -
SESSION 2: Energy reduction through design of tires, vehicles and roads
Moderator - Rudi Hein, executive adviser standards and regulations, Bridgestone, Belgium
Moderator - Rudi Hein, executive adviser standards and regulations, Bridgestone, Belgium
13:30 -
The road to 2020: Enhancing sustainability and improving fuel efficiency
Jean-Pierre Jeusette,
general director,
Goodyear Innovation Center,
Luxembourg
13:55 - 13:55
This presentation introduced by Brun Jelsma, Cordenka
13:55 -
The tire stiffness index TSI and how to calculate it: a test method for new passenger car tires with runflat properties
Dr
Guenter Leister,
senior manager tires and wheels Mercedes-Benz cars development,
Daimler AG,
Germany
Hans-Rudolf Hein,
executive adviser standards and regulations,
Bridgestone Europe,
Belgium
14:30 -
An OEM's tire requirements for low-carbon vehicles
Maelle Dodu,
advanced chassis research engineer,
Jaguar Land Rover,
UK
14:55 -
Trends in green tire manufacturing
Dr
Job Kuriakose,
group manager,
Apollo Tyres Ltd,
India
15:20 -
Grip, water film depth and accidentology on wet roads
Christian Mignot,
performance analysis,
MFP Michelin,
France
15:45 - 16:05
Break
16:05 -
ecoTECHNOLOGY for Vehicles: an overview of Transport Canada's tire testing activity
Brad Richard,
vehicle programs engineer,
Transport Canada,
Canada
16:30 -
Driving forces: perspectives on new rolling resistance regulations
Dr
James Popio,
general manager,
Smithers Rapra,
USA
16:55 -
Rolling resistance: do we measure the right thing?
Prof
Ulf Sandberg,
senior research leader,
VTI,
Sweden
17:20 -
Fact-based trends in tire rolling loss: test labs measure rolling resistance force – what’s that in horsepower?
Dr
Gerald Potts,
president,
TMSi,
USA
10:00 -
13:00 -
SESSION 3: The new world of tire manufacturing
Moderator - Mike Norman, sales director Asia, VMI-Group, Netherlands, Netherlands
Moderator - Mike Norman, sales director Asia, VMI-Group, Netherlands, Netherlands
10:00 -
Hidden costs in tire manufacturing
Florian W. Fischer,
director business development,
VMI-Group, Netherlands,
Netherlands
10:20 -
Driving plant performance with manufacturing IT (MES/MOM)
Mohammed Zuhair,
IS - business consultant EMEA,
Rockwell Automation,
UK
10:40 -
Rubber mixing: science or black art?
Richard Jorkasky,
lab manager,
Kobelco Stewart Bolling Inc,
USA
11:00 -
The next generation of modular tire measurement systems
Dr
Shaun Immel,
chief technology officer,
Micro-Poise Measurement Systems,
USA
11:20 - 11:40
Break
11:40 -
Tire marking: full traceability and quality control
Florian Schreiber,
key account manager,
4JET Technologies GmbH,
Germany
12:00 -
State of the art for tire x-ray technologies
André Kollmeier,
engineering manager,
Collmann GmbH,
Germany
12:20 -
Automatic defect recognition: 2012 enhancements for tire x-ray inspection
Moath Al-Shyoukh,
technical manager,
Jo-Vision,
Germany
12:40 -
Get a grip
Frank Kaufmann,
projektingenieur pressen- und umformtechnik,
Bosch Rexroth AG,
Germany
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch
14:00 -
17:20 -
SESSION 3: The new world of tire manufacturing (continued)
Moderator - Florian W. Fischer, director business development, VMI-Group, Netherlands, Netherlands
Moderator - Florian W. Fischer, director business development, VMI-Group, Netherlands, Netherlands
14:00 -
Influences of green tire assembly on tire quality
Jan Grashuis,
manager R&D Tire Building Systems,
VMI-Group, Netherlands,
Netherlands
14:20 -
Green efficiency: mould cleaning by laser
Jorg Jetter,
CEO,
4JET,
Germany
14:40 -
High-performance curing bladders
Dr
Dietmar Hoff,
head of Tire Task Force EMEA,
Rhein Chemie Rheinau GmbH,
Germany
15:00 -
The application of effective radius measurement in tire production
Dr
Shaun Immel,
chief technology officer,
Micro-Poise Measurement Systems,
USA
15:20 - 15:40
Break
15:40 -
Latest development in hydraulic nip adjustment for highest-quality tire calender: pressure and position control
Renato Lualdi,
research & development manager,
Comerio Ercole SpA,
Italy
16:00 -
A new strip-winding machine improves accuracy, flexibility of use, installation time and operator access
Mario Kapralik,
research and development manager,
Konstrukta-Industry,
Slovakia
16:20 -
Reducing time to market with digital plant simulation
Peter Haan,
head of business development OEM tire production,
Siemens AG,
Germany
16:40 -
High forces, precision and automated DMTA operation for industry
Dr
Herbert Mucha,
sales,
Gabo Qualimeter Testanlagen GmbH,
Germany
17:00 -
Datalogic Automation Matrix 410 and STS 400 vision solutions for tire handling in practice
Bernhard Lenk,
business development manager T&L and Tires,
Datalogic Automation Srl,
Germany
10:30 -
16:20 -
SESSION 4: Tire filler technology: black, white and grey
Moderator - Franco Cataldo, professor of chemistry and scientific director, University of Rome, Italy
Moderator - Franco Cataldo, professor of chemistry and scientific director, University of Rome, Italy
10:30 -
Next-generation tire materials technology
Dr
Keizo Akutagawa,
fellow,
Bridgestone,
Japan
10:55 -
USAXS study of silica flocculation in filed rubber
Dr
Satoshi Mihara,
senior engineer,
Yokohama Rubber Co Ltd,
Japan
11:20 -
Functionalised carbon black with functionalised SSBR matching green tire properties
David Hardy,
technical marketing manager,
Lanxess Deutschland GmbH,
Germany
11:45 -
Rhodia’s newest highly dispersible silicas: multipurpose benefits for greener tires
Soline de Cayeux,
business development manager,
Rhodia,
France
12:10 - 13:30
Lunch
13:30 -
Silica morphology and interfacial chemistry portfolio addresses tire industry challenges
Timothy Okel,
senior research associate,
PPG Industries,
USA
Colin McCann,
market manager, Silica Products,
PPG Industries Inc,
USA
13:55 -
Studies on the correlation between the PAH concentrations in tires and ISO21461 test results according to commission regulation (EC) 552/2009
Dr
Albrecht Seidel,
managing director,
Biochemical Institute for Environmental Carcinogens,
Germany
14:20 -
Plasticisers for the tire industry: new products, new trends
Juergen Trimbach,
head of R&D/product manager process oils,
Hansen & Rosenthal,
Germany
14:45 -
Characterisation of PAH profiles in tires and tire components with respect to European directive 2005/69/EC
Dr
Cristina Bergmann,
head of H&R research laboratory,
Hansen & Rosenthal,
Germany
15:10 - 15:30
Break
15:30 -
Tire derived pyrolytic carbon black from a commercial plant: process and material characterisation
Dr
Martin Loeffler,
director process engineering R&D,
Probst Nicolas Carbon Clean Tech,
Germany
15:55 -
Inside the properties of rubber compounds filled with multiwall carbon nanotubes
Prof
Franco Cataldo,
professor of chemistry and scientific director,
University of Rome,
Italy
13:30 -
18:00 -
SESSION 5: Trends and developments in steel, non-steel cord and hybrid cords
Moderator - Kurt Uihlein, director, Cordenka, Germany
Moderator - Boudewijn de Loose, global marketing director, Bekaert, Belgium
Moderator - Kurt Uihlein, director, Cordenka, Germany
Moderator - Boudewijn de Loose, global marketing director, Bekaert, Belgium
13:30 -
Fibrenamic in tires
Dr
Günter Wahl,
head of body compound and reinforcement development tires,
Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbH,
Germany
13:55 -
TBR tires containing advanced tire reinforcement materials: Monolyx
Müge Yenmez,
project leader,
Kordsa Global,
Turkey
14:20 -
Bridging the gap between the tire and textile industries
Purushothama Kini,
new business development manager,
Milliken & Company,
Singapore
14:45 -
A tire-market model to analyse and structure market growth in emerging countries
Borris Standt,
sales and marketing manager tire & technical yarns,
Polyamide High Performance GmbH,
Germany
15:10 -
Economical production of high-quality tire cord
Wolfgang Schoeffl,
vice president sales,
Oerlikon Saurer, Allma Product Line,
Germany
15:35 - 15:55
Break
15:55 -
Advances in steel cord: improved adhesion system
Dr
Guy Buytaert,
R&D manager,
Bekaert,
Belgium
16:20 -
Sulfron to improve rolling resistance and durability of tires
Dr
Nico Huntink,
business development manager Sulfron,
Teijin Aramid BV,
Netherlands
16:45 -
Design-relevant fatigue testing of new tire reinforcement concepts
Philippe van Bogaert,
CEO,
Bogimac Engineering NV SA,
Belgium
17:10 -
On the road for new opportunities off-road
Sander Nieuwenhuijzen,
technical account manager Tires,
Teijin Aramid BV,
Netherlands
17:35 -
Cobalt adhesion promoters: current and future developments
Dr
William Stephen Fulton,
research manager,
Umicore Specialty Materials Brugge,
Belgium
*This program may be subject to change
Day 2
Wednesday 15th February
14:00 -
16:25 -
SESSION 6: Devulcanisation technology and the use of recycled rubber materials in tires
Moderator - Robert Kind, technical director, Polymer Recyclers, UK
Moderator - Robert Kind, technical director, Polymer Recyclers, UK
14:00 -
Ultrasonic devulcanisation of used tires and waste rubbers
Dr
Avraam I. Isayev,
distinguished professor,
Th University of Akron,
USA
14:25 -
Optimisation of tread compounds: incorporating sustainable, micronised rubber powders
Frank Papp,
technical manager,
Lehigh Technologies,
USA
14:50 -
Waste rubber pyrolysis delivering high volume, superior carbon black
Anthony Carter,
chairman,
PYReco,
UK
Mike Rowlinson,
director,
Mike Rowlinson Technology Ltd,
UK
15:15 - 15:35
Break
15:35 -
Heavy metal removal from water by modified tire rubber powder
Dr
Mercedeh Malekzadeh,
assistant professor,
North Tehran Branch Islamic Azad University,
Iran
Dr
Saeed Taghvaei-Ganjali,
manager,
Iran Rubber Research Institute,
Iran
16:00 -
The technical and commercial challenges of using recycled rubber as a compounding ingredient
Bob Kind,
technical director,
Polymer Recyclers Ltd,
UK
09:30 -
12:45 -
SESSION 7: Tire retreading: a new beginning
Moderator - David Wilson, publisher, Retreading Magazine, UK
Moderator - David Wilson, publisher, Retreading Magazine, UK
09:30 -
Tire retreading: a new beginning
Ruud Spuijbroek,
secretary general,
BIPAVER,
Netherlands
09:55 -
Problems with energy-saving truck tires
Richard O'Connell,
director,
Bandvulc Group,
UK
10:20 -
Modern extrusion technology in application to retreading
Florian W. Fischer,
director business development,
VMI-Group, Netherlands,
Netherlands
10:45 - 11:05
Break
11:05 -
Aircraft tire challenges today with emphasis on retreading
Jacob Peled,
executive chairman,
Pelmar Engineering Ltd,
Israel
11:30 -
Shearography in retreading and production
Rainer Huber,
sales manager,
Steinbichler Optotechnik,
Germany
11:55 -
The growing importance of extrusion in high-quality retreading for different tire sizes
Markus Gaida,
technical manager retreading and industrial products,
Marangoni SpA,
Italy
12:20 -
State of the art: tire testing in retreading
Bernward Maehner,
mechanical engineer,
SDS Systemtechnik Gmbh,
Germany
12:45 - 14:00
Lunch
09:00 -
16:05 -
SESSION 8: Raw materials for greener tires
Moderator - Lothar Steger, consultant, Lanxess, Germany
Moderator - Lothar Steger, consultant, Lanxess, Germany
09:00 -
New material development for eco-labelling tires
Dr
Massimo Cialone,
material development manager,
Marangoni Tyre,
Italy
09:25 -
A complete re-think on the design of SBR/BR rubber blends for use in passenger car tire tread
Dr
Ali Ansarifar,
lecturer,
Loughborough University,
UK
09:50 -
Modified NdBR for easy rubber processing
Dr
Heike Kloppenburg,
product and process technology,
Lanxess Deutschland GmbH,
Germany
10:15 -
Meeting the future demands with flexible, high-performing drive solutions
Uno Sundelin,
industrial sector director,
Bosch Rexroth,
Sweden
10:40 - 11:00
Break
11:00 -
Dymalink709 as an improved activator for zinc loading reduction
Dr
Jean-Marc Monsallier,
global rubber technology manager,
Cray Valley,
France
11:25 -
Recent trends in silica usage in radial truck tires
Bruce Lambillotte,
general manager, Akron Laboratories,
Smithers Rapra Inc,
USA
Jim Fogarty,
product manager - tire services,
Smithers Rapra,
USA
11:50 -
Additive technologies for tire formulations
Dr
Antoinette van Bennekom,
senior chemist,
Eastman Chemical BV,
Netherlands
12:15 -
Oils as a toolkit for better tire ratings
Dr
Markus Hoffmann,
technical coordinator,
Nynas AB,
Sweden
12:40 - 14:00
Lunch
14:00 -
Process additives: a contribution towards green tire performance and processability
Colin Clarke,
key account manager,
Schill + Seilacher,
Germany
14:25 -
Synteca 44: the new Nd-BR from Synthos SA
Jaroslaw Rogoza,
R&D director,
Synthos SA,
Poland
14:50 -
Overview of testing requirements for aromatic extender oils in tires
Dr
Mark Perkins,
senior analyst,
Rubber Consultants,
UK
15:15 -
New Lanxess SSBR grades for improved tire tread properties
Fernanda Albino,
laboratory manager,
Lanxess,
Germany
15:40 -
Design of nanoprene-containing winter tire tread compounds
Dr
Lothar Steger,
consultant,
Lanxess-TRP,
Germany
14:00 -
15:15 -
SESSION 9: The changing science of rubber material chemical analysis
Moderator - Ulrich Giese, CEO, German Institute of Rubber Technology, Germany
Moderator - Ulrich Giese, CEO, German Institute of Rubber Technology, Germany
14:00 -
Chemical analyses of antioxidant efficiency in rubbers
Dr
Ulrich Giese,
CEO,
German Institute of Rubber Technology,
Germany
14:25 -
Innovative experimental approaches by means of NMR to characterise filler-rubber interactions towards the control of tire properties
Dr
Juan Valentin,
tenured scientist,
Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnologia de Polimeros (CSIC),
Spain
14:50 -
Rubber characterisation by low field NMR
Dr
Verena Katzenmaier,
project manager,
Freudenberg Forschungsdienste,
Germany
14:00 -
17:40 -
SESSION 10: Biotechnology and the development of raw materials for tires
Moderator - Katrina Cornish, endowed chair and Ohio research scholar, bioemergent materials, Ohio State University, USA
Moderator - Katrina Cornish, endowed chair and Ohio research scholar, bioemergent materials, Ohio State University, USA
14:00 -
Green polymer chemistry: natural rubber biosynthesis
Prof
Judit E. Puskas,
professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering,
The University of Akron,
USA
14:25 -
Guayule natural rubber latex blends
Dr
Colleen McMahan,
lead scientist for USA research project on domestic natural rubber,
USDA/ARS/WRRC,
USA
14:50 -
Eco-friendly materials in tire compounds: long-term sustainable growth
Dr
Saikat Das Gupta,
chief scientist,
Hasetri,
India
15:15 - 16:00
Break
16:00 -
Improved rolling resistance with novel Si materials
Dr
Thomas Chaussee,
senior rubber specialist,
Dow Corning SA,
Belgium
16:25 -
Towards generation of alternative rubber crops with genetic manipulation
Dr
Stephen B. Ryu,
principal research scientist,
Korea Research Institute of Bioscience,
Korea (dpr)
16:50 -
The future of natural rubber: Taraxacum koksaghyz as an alternative source of natural latex and rubber
Prof
Dirk Pruefer,
professor for plant biotechnology,
Westphalian Wilhelms-University Muenster,
Germany
17:15 -
Metabolic engineering of rubber and resin biosynthesis
Prof
Katrina Cornish,
endowed chair and Ohio research scholar, biomergent materials,
The Ohio State University,
USA
09:00 -
12:15 -
SESSION 11: Intelligent tires: the coming essential vehicle component
Moderator - Federico Mancosu, consultant, Pirelli Tyre (retired), Italy
Moderator - Federico Mancosu, consultant, Pirelli Tyre (retired), Italy
09:00 -
Development process of indirect tire pressure monitoring systems from an OEM perspective
Dr
Thomas Roscher,
team coordinator, technical development tire pressure monitoring systems,
Audi,
Germany
09:25 -
Dynamic tire load estimation algorithm: tire-in-the-loop (TIL) sensor fusion approach
Prof
Saied Taheri,
associate professor,
Virginia Tech,
USA
09:50 -
The new camber performance evaluation method
Dr
Shunichi Yamazaki,
president,
Intelligent Vehicle Research Institute,
Japan
10:15 -
How sensorised tires reduce management costs of a truck fleet
Dr
Giorgio Audisio,
tire system and vehicle dynamics manager,
Pirelli Tyre SpA,
Italy
10:40 - 11:00
Break
11:00 -
Improving driver assistance systems by knowledge of tire properties
Cornelia Lex,
scientific assistant,
Graz University of Technology,
Austria
11:25 -
Curve speed warning performance optimisation: tire outputs requested specs and performance examples
Dr
Elisabetta Leo,
assistant professor,
Politecnico di Milano,
Italy
Prof
Federico Cheli,
full professor,
Politecnico of Milan,
Italy
Dr
Lucio Pinto,
managing director,
Fondazione Silvio Tronchetti Provera,
Italy
11:50 -
Intelligent tyres:views,experiences and feeling.
Federico Mancosu,
consultant,
Pirelli Tyre (retired),
Italy
12:15 - 14:00
Lunch
14:00 -
15:15 -
SESSION 12: Sustaining the road structure and protecting the tire
Moderator - Roger Williams, associate editor, Tire Technology International, UK
Moderator - Roger Williams, associate editor, Tire Technology International, UK
14:00 -
An appraisal of mass differences between individual tires, axles and axle groups of a selection of heavy vehicles in South Africa
Prof
Morris de Beer,
principal researcher,
CSIR,
South Africa
14:25 -
A performance-based approach to improve road wear characteristics of trucks in South Africa
Paul Nordengen,
manager, network asset management systems,
CSIR,
South Africa
14:50 -
Rolling resistance: only a tire problem?
Dr
Klaus Peter Glaeser,
head of section vehicle pavement interaction and acoustics,
BAST,
France
09:00 -
12:40 -
SESSION 13: Tire inspection and evaluation: greater speed and greater accuracy
Moderator - Gerald Potts, president, TMSi, USA
Moderator - Gerald Potts, president, TMSi, USA
09:00 -
Investigations on the fatigue life at rubber interfaces in tires
Thomas Baumard,
research scientist,
Queen Mary, University of London,
UK
09:25 -
Light scattering studies of filler particle de-wetting under strain
Lewis B. Tunnicliffe,
research scientist,
Queen Mary, University of London,
UK
09:50 -
New rolling resistance measurement machine meeting new regulation ECE117/ ISO28580
Dr
Stephan Koehne,
managing director,
TestingService GmbH,
Germany
10:15 -
Elastomer characterisation in fatigue and crack propagation
Hugues Baurier,
deputy manager,
01dB-Metravib,
France
10:40 - 11:00
Break
11:00 -
Analysing tire performance via wheel and contact patch force measurements
Dr
Rahul Ahlawat,
R&D engineer,
A&D Technology,
USA
Dr
Michael Smith,
director of engineering,
A&D Technology,
USA
11:25 -
Qualicision Image Analysis System (QTIS) based on fuzzy technology
Rainer Albersmann,
manager,
Fuzzy Logik Systeme GmbH,
Germany
11:50 -
Rolling resistance measurement on the road: a dream?
Dr
Jürgen Bredenbeck,
managing director,
A&D Europe GmbH,
Germany
12:15 -
A new step forward in flat surface tire performance evaluation
Randal Jenniges,
R&D engineer, Tire Test Systems specialist,
MTS Systems Corporation,
USA
12:40 - 14:00
Lunch
09:00 -
12:15 -
SESSION 14: Tire regulations of the future: a global view
Moderator - Roger Williams, associate editor, Tire Technology International, UK
Moderator - Roger Williams, associate editor, Tire Technology International, UK
09:00 -
US public policy in 2012: tire industry considerations
Tracey Norberg,
senior vice president,
Rubber Manufacturers Association,
USA
09:25 -
Tire pressure systems for medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles
Greg Felder,
management industry standards & government regualtions,
Michelin North America,
USA
09:50 -
Tire energy labelling: consumer awareness and opinions
David William Evans,
senior researcher,
Which? Ltd,
UK
10:15 -
Reference tires and reference surfaces: necessary components of tire regulations
Prof
Ulf Sandberg,
senior research leader,
VTI,
Sweden
10:40 - 11:00
Break
11:00 -
Shaping the future of the tire industry through sustainable development
Dr
Rabindra Mukhopadhyay,
director and CE,
Hasetri,
India
11:25 -
REACHing for the 2013 registration deadline
Volker Börger,
regulatory affairs / R&D,
Schill+Seilacher,
Germany
11:50 -
Laboratory alignment procedure for the measurement of rolling resistance regarding tire labelling
Dr
David Gallegos,
homologations engineer,
Applus + IDIADA,
Spain
12:15 - 14:00
Lunch
14:00 -
17:15 -
SESSION 15: Tire and road wear particles: a comprehensive evaluation of environmental health issues
Moderator - Julie Panko, principal health scientist, ChemRisk, USA
Moderator - Julie Panko, principal health scientist, ChemRisk, USA
14:00 -
Method for collecting tire wear particles under realistic driving conditions: implications for research regarding environmental impacts
Dr
Klaus Peter Glaeser,
head of section vehicle pavement interaction and acoustics,
BAST,
France
14:25 -
Analysis of surface roughness for tire testing tracks: characterisation of tire and road wear particles
Ugo Tartaglino,
Responsible for predictive lab testing,
Pirelli Tyre,
Italy
14:50 -
Analysis of airborne tire and road wear particles
Francis Peters,
projects director-worldwide,
Michelin,
France
15:15 -
Validation of a chemical marker and development of an analytical method to detect and quantify TRWP in environmental samples
Kenneth M Unice,
supervising health scientist,
ChemRisk LLC,
USA
15:40 - 16:00
Break
16:00 -
Evaluation of the potential aquatic toxicity of TRWP to algae, daphnids and fish
Julie Panko,
principal health scientist,
ChemRisk,
USA
16:25 -
Potential for toxicity on the cardiopulmonary system from inhalation of airborne TRWP
Dr
Marisa L Kreider,
supervising health scientist,
ChemRisk LLC,
USA
16:50 -
Global assessment of TRWP in the environment
Mike Crawford,
regional HSE manager EMEA,
Goodyear Dunlop Tires Europe,
Luxembourg
*This program may be subject to change
Day 3
Thursday 16th February
09:30 -
10:45 -
SESSION 16: Tire technology off the road
Moderator - Kim Blackburn, research fellow, Cranfield University, UK
Moderator - Kim Blackburn, research fellow, Cranfield University, UK
09:30 -
Tire-soil interaction modelling within a virtual proving ground environment
Andy Wright,
senior engineer,
QinetiQ,
UK
09:55 -
It's not a radial or diagonal – it's the Galileo CupWheel pneumatic tire
Avishay Novoplanski,
founder and CTO,
Galileo Wheel Ltd,
Israel
10:20 -
The transient thrust behaviour of tires in soft sand
Dr
Kim Blackburn,
research fellow,
Cranfield University,
UK
10:00 -
11:40 -
SESSION 17: Natural rubber: a new science and new properties
Moderator - Stuart Cook, director of research, TARRC, UK
Moderator - Stuart Cook, director of research, TARRC, UK
10:00 -
Developments towards new rubber grades
Dr
Zairossani
Malaysian Rubber Board,
Malaysia
10:25 -
Reinforcement of natural rubber by silica fillers
Siti Salina Sarkawi,
research officer,
University of Twente,
Netherlands
10:50 -
Blends of epoxidised natural rubber in tire applications
Dr
Andrew Chapman,
head, Materials & Biotechnology Division,
Tun Abdul Razak Research Centre,
UK
11:15 -
AFM studies of filler morphology in strained silica-filled rubbers
Dr
Anna Kepas-Suwara,
senior materials scientist,
Tun Abdul Razak Research Centre,
UK
09:00 -
13:30 -
SESSION 18: New approaches and new techniques for tire mathematical modelling
Moderator - Mike Blundell, professor of vehicle dynamics and impact, Coventry University, UK
Moderator - Mike Blundell, professor of vehicle dynamics and impact, Coventry University, UK
09:00 -
Parametrisation of finite element tire models
Dr
Christian Oertel,
professor,
FH Brandenburg,
Germany
09:25 -
Modelling of vibration and impacting behaviour of tire by the absolute finite element method
Dr
Yintao Wei,
professor,
Tsinghua University,
China
09:50 -
Designing software by means of knowledge management in tire companies
Reza Farivar,
process engineer,
Kavir Tire,
Iran
10:15 -
An approach to estimation of cure through FE simulation
Amitabha Saha,
simulation engineer,
Hasetri,
India
10:40 -
Advances in simulation of curing process of tires and rubbers
Dr
Mir Hamid Reza Ghoreishy,
academic,
Iran Polymer & Petrochemical Institute,
Iran
11:05 - 11:25
Break
11:25 -
Tire force and moment modelling using FEA results
Henning Olsson,
R&D engineer,
OptimumG,
USA
11:50 -
Tire Analysis Interface System (TAIS): a virtual prototyping tool for tire development
Dr
Oluremi Olatunbosun,
head, vehicle dynamics lab,
University of Birmingham,
UK
12:15 -
Development of a small-scale tire for vehicle dynamics research
Sean Maloney,
Master's of Applied Sciences student,
University of Windsor,
Canada
12:40 -
Identification of a friction law for tire simulations
Dr
George Mavros,
senior lecturer in vehicle dynamics,
Loughborough University,
UK
13:05 -
Commercial aeroplane tire modelling
Olivier Brardo,
research & technology product leader,
Airbus,
France
09:30 -
12:20 -
SESSION 19: Damage, wear and fatigue properties of advanced rubber materials
Moderator - Steve Jerrams, director of the Centre for Elastomer Research (CER), Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland
Moderator - Steve Jerrams, director of the Centre for Elastomer Research (CER), Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland
09:30 -
Determination of the effect of temperature on the strain rate at a crack tip
Kartpan Sakulkaew,
research scientist,
Queen Mary University of London,
UK
09:55 -
Simulation of the effects of interfacial layers in a magnetorheological elastomer on its tensile strength and fatigue properties
Dr
Lin Chen,
postdoctoral researcher,
Dublin Institute of Technology,
Ireland
Dr
Steve Jerrams,
director of the Centre for Elastomer Research (CER),
Dublin Institute of Technology,
Ireland
10:20 -
Enhancing magnetorheological elastomer (MRE) performance
Jenny McIntyre,
PhD researcher,
Dutsches Institut fur Kautschuktechnologie,
Germany
10:45 - 11:05
Break
11:05 -
Providing reliable design data for magnetic fields in magnetorheological elastomer damping applications
Dave Gorman,
postgraduate researcher,
Dublin Institute of Technology,
Ireland
11:30 -
Multi-scale modelling of damage and finite element analysis of rubber components
Prof
Mikhail Itskov,
head of the research institute,
RWTH Aachen University,
Germany
Roozbeh Dargazany,
research associate,
RWTH Aachen University,
Germany
*This program may be subject to change
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