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2008
 
1* 22-Feb-08 (OCCA's tech talk by M Gerard Bisoni, Reg Sales Mgr, Datapaq Ltd)
Understand, Control & Optimize Your Paint Cure Process
 
2 28-Feb-08
Mr Matthias Jahrling
Laboratory-Mixers & Lab-Extruders for Nanocomposite Application
 
3* 25-Mar-08 (OCCA's tech talk by Janos Hajas)
Principles and Practice of Matting in Liquid Coatings
 
4 28-Mar-08
AGM at SP Staff Centre
 
5* 31-Mar-08 (OCCA's tech talk by Dobbertin)
REACH ( Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals)
 
6 4-Aug-08
Mr Sanjeev Kumar
Tire Technology
 

 

Tire Technology Part 1 (Abstract of Tire Technology Talk)
 

Date: 4th August 2008
Venue: Singapore Polytechnic

Speaker: Sanjeev Kumar

The main idea of this presentation was to make audience know the changing trend in tire manufacturing & technology.

Items covered :

  • -          Definition of Tire, types of Tire, importance, Tire cross sectional details, main ingredients, Raw material pricing

  • -          Manufacturing of Tire involving different processes like Banbury mixing, Dual extruder(for extrusion of tread), 4-Roll calendar, Bias cutting, Bead making, Tire assembly/building, Tire painting, poking, Curing/vulcanization, Tire testing.

  • -           For radial building, importance of Steel belts from Steelastic machine & why 2-stage tire building.

  • -          Reading of sidewall engravings for radial tire & bias tire

  • -          How technology changing from Bias to Radials & its benefits. Why fabric upgrading from cotton, rayon construction to nylon & polyester.

  • -          Urgent need for designing tread compounds with less of petroleum products and making of “green tire” for green environment

  • -          Premature Tire failures, how to counter that & enhance Tire life

  • -          New Technology innovations by Michelin using tread, shear band, deformable wheel & flexible spokes


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