Tire industry conference planned.The 22nd Annual Tire Industry Conference, sponsored by Clemson University, will be held March 15-17 at the Westin Resort in Hilton Head, SC. The conference is aimed at the domestic and international tire industry, including suppliers and allied industries. This conference will focus on the ever-chainging facets of the tire industry and the resultant consequences to the tire and automotive manufacturers and consumers. The conference will feature 21 presentations delivered by experts in their respective fields. Representatives from the primary tire manufacturing industry, academia, government, and tire and vehicle interests will speak. Attendees will learn what experts have to say about the impact of financial markets and the economy on the tire industry, the fundamentals of vehicle dynamics and what the industry is doing to address tire safety issues and tire consumer concerns. Additionally, participants will examine the status of several tire monitoring technologies and discover the effect of oversized tires on vehicle safety. Also discussed will be the state of the retread re·tread tr.v. re·tread·ed, re·tread·ing, re·treads 1. To fit (a worn automotive tire) with a new tread. 2. and scrap tire industry and its impact on the industry as a whole. Session l will include the following presentations: "The changing structure of the tire industry: Where do we go from here?" Dennis Byme, University of Akron Enrollment in fall 2006 was 23,539 students.[1] The school offers more than 200 undergraduate degrees [2] and 100 graduate degrees [3]. The University's best-known program is its College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering, which is located in a ; "Future direction of vehicle safety at NHTSA NHTSA National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (US government) ," Ronald L. Medford, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA, often pronounced "nit-suh") is an agency of the Executive Branch of the U.S. Government, part of the Department of Transportation. ; "The fuel efficiency of replacement passenger car tires," Joseph D. Walter, University of Akron; "Smart-Way transport partnership: Creating low emission, high fuel efficiency trucks," Cheryl L. Bynum, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), independent agency of the U.S. government, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1970 to reduce and control air and water pollution, noise pollution, and radiation and to ensure the safe handling and ; and "Issues with tire safety performance and monitoring," Gerald Donaldson, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety. Session 2 will include the following presentations: "Tire pressure monitoring and intelligent tires," Jukka Hakanen, Nokian Tyres plc; "NHTSA's light vehicle electronic stability control research," W. Riley Garrott, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; "The life expectancy of commercial medium truck tires," Guy J. Walenga, Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control ; "Update on Ford tire aging test development," John M. Baldwin, Ford Motor; "Do oversize tires increase crash risk?" Daniel D. Filiatrault, Insurance Corporation of British Columbia The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) is a provincial crown corporation in British Columbia created in 1973 by the NDP government of British Columbia. The original purpose of ICBC was to provide universal automobile insurance in British Columbia. ; and "Never a dull moment; Growing interest in the tire industry in congress and the states," Isabel H. Jasinowski, Goodyear Tire & Rubber. Session 3 will include the following presentations: "Retreading: Where we have been and where we are going--a look at the economic and environmental benefits retreads offer," Harvey Brodsky, Tire Retread Information Bureau; "The retreading of military tires--the IDF (Intermediate Distribution Frame) A wiring rack located between the MDF (main distribution frame) and the intended end user devices (telephones, routers, PCs, etc.). Cables run from the outside world to the MDF and then to the IDFs. See MDF and wiring rack. experience," Jacob Peled, Pelmar Engineering Ltd.; "The future of tire derived aggregate (TDA TDA Texas Department of Agriculture TDA Trade and Development Agency TDA Transportation Development Act TDA Tax Deferred Annuity (commonly known as TSA) TDA Tienda (Spanish: store) )," Dana N. Humphrey, University of Maine "UMO" redirects here, but this abbreviation is also used informally to mean the Mozilla Add-ons website, formerly Mozilla Update Should not be confused with Université du Maine, in Le Mans, France The University of Maine ; "The changing economics of tire recycling: Is a zero tipping fee in the near future'?" David L. Forrester, Tires Into Recycled Energy & Supplies; and "Leveraging motorsports technology into consumer tire development," Mark Panning, Cooper Tire. Session 4 will include the following presentations: "Tire reinforcement in Asia--a dynamic industry," Donald L. Brown, Performance Fibers; "Recent Runflat technology based upon conventional wheels--part 3," Hank Hara and Kuninobu Kadota, Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire, LLC; "Michelin Tweel: Tires without air," Paul Grosskopf, Michelin Americas Research and Development; and "Why nitrogen tire inflation?" David J. Connaughton, Parker Hannifin. The registration fee for the Tire Industry Conference is $995. Further information is available from Kay James (864) 656-2200. |
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