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February 25, 26, 27, 2020
Halls 19/20/21, Hannover, Germany
Discover more about the topics and technologies to be discussed at this year's conference, via a series of exclusive interviews with a selection of our expert speakers
Eduardo Minardi, founder, Minardi Global, offers advice on how the industry should adapt in response to a future mobility vision very different from today.
Cyrille Roget, technical and scientific communication director, Michelin Group, on the company’s new UPTIS puncture-proof airless prototype.
Dr Hans R. Dorfi, director, digital engineering, Americas Technical Center, Bridgestone Americas, says it's time the market considered the full value proposition of intelligent tires.
Gert Heinrich, senior professor at Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden, TU Dresden, introduces two new materials: Mechano-adaptive rubbers, and a more affordable precursor for carbon fiber tire reinforcement.
Dr Anke Blume, professor of elastomer technology and engineering at the University of Twente, provides a progress update on the new silica/polymer coupling concept that she presented at last year’s conference.
Flavio Farroni, CEO and co-founder of MegaRide, introduces the startup’s simulation technology and explains how its thermodynamic tire model can provide a wealth of previously invisible data to vehicle and tire manufacturers, as well as race teams, ADAS developers and more.
The rolling resistance of tires is a hot topic, but how does the road surface enter into the equation? Judith Bertomeu’s research team at Applus IDIADA investigated how a road’s texture, friction and profile affect rolling resistance.
It’s high time castor oil was replaced as the plasticizer of choice for tire curing bladders, says Dr Volker Börger, head of chemistry and technology at Schill+Seilacher ‘Struktol’.
Chinese tire makers may soon genuinely trouble the establishment, as they restructure and step up their R&D game, according to David Shaw, CEO of Tire Industry Research and expert on China’s tire industry.
Dr Malal Kane introduces IFSTTAR’s software tool that predicts the skid resistance of a tire on a given road surface.
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