汉诺威国际轮胎设计及技术博览会（Tire Technology Expo）是欧洲领先的国际轮胎设计、轮胎材料技术及轮胎制造展览及会议，从2000年开始举办，每年一届，在汉诺威或科隆国际展览中心举行。Tire Technology Expo 作为世界上最重要的轮胎制造专家国际会议，结合展览事件为参展商提供一个轮胎制造行业内无与伦比的交流机会。该展主要展商是提供轮胎技术、材料和轮胎制造等相关的服务。
由于Tire Technology Expo 展是轮胎制造专家盛会，也是该行业世界上最重要的国际会议，合并后的展览活动提供了轮胎制造行业内的交流机会无与伦比的参展商。
Tire Technology Expo 是世界上最重要的轮胎制造技术展会和会议，为参观者提供了世界上首屈一指的技术展示，展示了设备和材料，涵盖了轮胎制造过程的全部范围。是最激烈的轮胎制造专家的聚会。参观者，参展商和会议代表将享受无与伦比的轮胎制造部门的网络机会。从Tire Technology Expo 展会中所获得的是高层次技术市场的增长，这对观众来说是非常鼓舞人心的，技术要求更高的客户帮助参展企业开发新的技术及提升品牌质量，并保持竞争优势。
展品范围(Show Products):
添加剂，橡胶压延机，粘合树脂，橡胶混合技术，反固定技术，橡胶测试设备，自动偏置和层片切割系统，自润滑轴承，珠线，合成橡胶，粘合剂，轮胎建筑机械工具，输送系统，轮胎建筑机械，输送带，轮胎部件制造系统，固化气囊，轮胎帘线系统，固化压机，轮胎设计和模拟软件，弹性体表征系统，轮胎模具清洗设备，弹性体，轮胎模具生产设备，机电组件，轮胎模具，挤出机头轮胎增强材料，挤出线，轮胎测试机械，液压和气动执行器，跟踪标签，液压驱动，胎面复合化学，检查系统，阀门技术，动力传动皮带，织造系统，过程控制技术，卷筒纸导向、张力、测量和控制，橡胶化学，X射线检查和测试设备，机器人处理系统。
展会报告(Show Reports):
This year’s Tire Technology International Awards for Innovation and Excellence were announced last night (March 21, 2023) during an evening drinks reception at Hannover’s Deutsche Messe, which is hosting Tire Technology Expo 2023. The awards featured an expanded array of categories to recognize the scope of innovation and achievement that has been showcased over the last 12 months.
Now comprising 13 categories, the Tire Technology International Awards for Innovation and Excellence were a celebration of recent advances in tire technology and progress toward a greener and more sustainable industry, and a chance to acknowledge the personal achievements of some remarkable individuals.
The awards, which are coordinated by Tire Technology International magazine, were officiated by a panel of international journalists and industry experts.
To recognize the increasingly prominent role of sustainability in tire manufacturing, the new-look awards featured three categories focused on environmental development. Michelin’s 45% and 58% sustainable material tire designs picked up the award for Environmental Achievement of the Year – Tire Design; Continental’s invisible rubber marker technology was judged the winner in the Environmental Achievement of the Year – Manufacturing category; and Emissions Analytics’ EQUA Tyre database took home the trophy for Environmental Achievement of the Year – Industry Contribution.
Emissions Analytics founder and CEO Nick Molden was keen to champion the work of his colleagues. “We appreciate the award from Tire Technology International as a reflection of the team’s dedicated work on a topic that was previously of marginal policy interest, but which is now thrust into the limelight by the ever-growing weight of SUVs and battery-electric vehicles.”
Other new categories for 2023 included Chemicals and Compounding Innovation of the Year, which was won by Nynas’s Nytex BIO 6200 tire oil; and Materials Innovation of the Year, which saw the jury recognize Sumitomo Rubber Industries’ work on synthesized biopolymers. The good news continued for SRI in the category of R&D Breakthrough of the Year, which saw the tire maker awarded for its research into enzyme evaluation.
Goodyear picked up the award for Tire Manufacturing Innovation of the Year, thanks to its groundbreaking small-batch production process, used in its factory in Luxembourg. The Tire Industry Supplier of the Year Award was presented to HF Group in recognition of its commitment to digital solutions and its excellent relationships across the industry. And there was more good news for Goodyear, as it also placed first in the Tire Concept of the Year category for its work on its 90% sustainable material tire design.
“Goodyear’s innovative spirit and drive for excellence helps us develop leading products and services that address our customers’ needs for today and tomorrow,” said Chris Helsel, senior vice president of global operations and chief technology officer for Goodyear. “Our teams are working on solutions and processes that have the potential to make driving safer, more efficient and more sustainable. We are excited to be recognized for this work and thank Tire Technology International for these esteemed awards.”
Hannover-based Continental was also back at the podium again to collect the Tire of the Year Award for the PremiumContact 7, winning a hotly contested new category which looks set to see some fierce battles in coming years.
“Our commitment to performance, sustainability and safety runs right across our organization, and it’s fantastic that once again this has been recognized,” said Boris Mergell, head of research and development at Continental Tires, who accepted the awards in Hannover. “Winning awards for both our innovative technologies and products is a tremendous motivation for the entire team. At Continental we aim for safe, cost-effective and more sustainable mobility, while enabling vehicles to perform at their best.”
The prestigious Tire Manufacturer of the Year award remains one of the most fascinating categories, with the top tire makers separated by the finest of margins. This year, Michelin took home the prize, marking the sixth time that the French manufacturer has claimed top spot.
The Young Scientist Prize for 2023 was given to Agate Utane, a PhD student at Loughborough University. The award’s jury – which is separate to the 12 central categories – selected Agate and her work, ‘Efficient Tire-Road Friction Testing for Vehicle Handling Applications’.
As well as recognizing the impressive achievements of manufacturers and suppliers, the awards are an opportunity to highlight the achievements of remarkable individuals within the industry. One such individual is Jan Prins, winner of the 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award. Nominated by many of his peers, Prins is a popular winner, and has enjoyed a highly successful career at Jaguar Land Rover since graduating from Delft University of Technology in 1990. A valued member of the tire awards jury in previous years, Prins recently began heading the judging panel for the Young Scientist Prize. His commitment to his work, and to the tire industry, as well as his relationships with his peers and colleagues, make him a worthy recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award this year.
The newly expanded 2023 awards have served as a showcase for the incredible innovation evident across the industry.
