Tire Technology Expo 2025 Awards – svelate le nomination
A poco meno di sei settimane dall’inizio di Tire Technology Expo 2025, in scena ad Hannover, sono state rivelate le nomination per i Tire Technology International Awards for Innovation and Excellence di quest’anno. I premi vengono assegnati tramite i voti di una giuria di esperti del settore dei pneumatici e del mondo accademico. I vincitori saranno annunciati durante l’Expo. La rosa completa è disponibile di seguito.
ENVIRONMENTAL ACHIEVEMENT OF THE YEAR – TIRE DESIGN
- Bridgestone – Potenza Sport A
- Falken – Ziex ZE320
- Goodyear – ElectricDrive Sustainable-Material (EDS) tire
- Michelin – Motorsport tire demonstrator
- Pirelli – P Zero Winter 2
ENVIRONMENTAL ACHIEVEMENT OF THE YEAR – MANUFACTURING
- The BioButterfly demonstration plant
- ColorService – Anti-Dust Kit and Cyclone
- Continental – CO2-neutral production at Lousado
- Firestone Liberia
- HF Group – Electric curing
- Rodolfo Comerio TIElemetry
ENVIRONMENTAL ACHIEVEMENT OF THE YEAR – INDUSTRY CONTRIBUTION
- Hankook production using certified carbon black
- Michelin – SAMPLE system
- Nokian inaugurates zero-CO2 -emission factory in Romania
- VMI – LAT100 Dynamic Abrasion Test
MATERIALS INNOVATION OF THE YEAR
- Bekaert – Mega Tensile
- Continental – Re.Tex roll-out
- Reselo and Nokian Tyres – Reselo biorubber
- Silox – ActiECO+ Green
R&D BREAKTHROUGH OF THE YEAR
- Continental – Rolling resistance-optimized rubber compound in Conti EfficientPro 5
- Dufournier – Tire Performance Database
- Endurica/ARDL coupled structural simulation
- Michelin – SmartWear
- SRI – Active Tread
- Yokohama – XAI tire design support system
TIRE MANUFACTURING INNOVATION OF THE YEAR
- Comerio Ercole – SuperCut: cutting unit for rubberized calendering process
- Continental – Otrokovice warehouse
- Rodolfo Comerio – RC Advanced Cut and Ultimate Winding
- VMI – Integrated quality monitoring for MAXX and MILEXX platforms
TIRE INDUSTRY SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR
- ARP Technologies
- Bekaert
- Black Donuts Engineering
- Comerio Ercole
- Rodolfo Comerio
- Uzer Makina
- VMI
TIRE CONCEPT OF THE YEAR
- Bridgestone – Lunar Concept
- Continental – Conti Urban NXT
- Galileo – SkidCup 2024
- Nokian and UPM – sustainable concept tire
TIRE OF THE YEAR
- Apollo – Vredestein Ultrac+
- Continental – Conti Eco Gen 5
- Hankook – Ventus Evo
- Michelin – Primacy 5
- Toyo Tires – Proxes Sport 2
TIRE MANUFACTURER OF THE YEAR
- Bridgestone
- Continental
- Michelin
- Nokian Tyres
- Pirelli
- SRI
- Yokohama