A company affiliated with Virginia Tech has invented a new tire testing material that replicates real asphalt. Most tire testing is done on a flat-trac machine, in which a metal belt spins underneath ...

RAVENNA, Ohio—In response to the growing demand for electric vehicles, Smithers is adding a high-speed uniformity (HSU) machine to its Tire and Wheel Test Center in Ravenna. The ZF HSU 5.3 machine is ...

SUZHOU, China—Smithers is working to make on-vehicle tire testing a safer, more reliable process. The Akron-based testing and consulting company has launched its new simulated on-vehicle acceleration ...

Kumho Tire has partnered with Ansible Motion to develop next-generation digital tires. The two companies will use advanced ...

Growing requirement of modern tire testing machines for evaluating tire performance in aerospace and defense industry enabling growth. DUBAI, U.A.E, May 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The global tire testing ...

AKRON — Tire-testing specialists Smithers Group has acquired the indoor tire and wheel testing assets of Standards Testing Laboratories (STL), comprising equipment designed for endurance, high-speed ...

Top-tier tire manufacturers like Continental Tire put a lot more into designing and testing tires than the average consumer will ever realize. Tires for heavy trucks can be several years in the making ...

DUBAI, U.A.E, May 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The global tire testing machine market is forecast to expand at 4% CAGR through the period from 2021 to 2031. The market will be driven by the rising ...