ROCK HILL, S.C. — Continental Tire the Americas opened its latest venture into the retreading business in March, its Retread Solutions Development Center in Rock Hill, focused on improving the retread ...
Retreading is the process in which new tread rubber is bonded to a refurbished tire body, or a casing. The retread process is not new — it was invented in the early 1900s. But the process has evolved ...
WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Denray Tire Ltd. of Winnipeg has converted its retreading operation in Brandon, Manitoba, to the Michelin Retread Technologies (MRT) process, becoming just the second MRT licensee ...
ROCK HILL, S.C.—Continental has been in the retreading business in its home European market for decades. But it's only been active in the U.S. retreading sector since 2011, and the firm's Continental ...
ROCK HILL, S.C.—At its very base, retreading hasn't changed that much. The process still involves stripping the tread off a tire, preparing the casing, applying a new tread, and sending the tire back ...
When Bridgestone invited me out to a Commercial Tire Boot Camp a few weeks back now to share parts of their well-founded enthusiasm for the new high-efficiency ...
In the current environment of high fuel prices and a technology shift looming over many companies regarding last-mile delivery, fleets are challenged to develop a strategy toward tire management. For ...
In the mold cure process, uncured, untreaded rubber is applied to the casing in much the same way as in the precure process. Since tires typically represent a fleet’s biggest maintenance expense, and ...
A team led by a mechanical engineering professor has been selected by the REMADE Institute and Virginia Tech to receive $1.5 million for enhancements in the efficiencies of tire retreading. When ...
“I really wish every fleet had a deep understanding of the benefits of what retreading can do for their operations, because they are huge,” says John Boynton, who oversees operations for Southern Tire ...
“It‘s pretty simple when you lay the facts out about retreads to fleets: they‘ll save them a lot of dad-gum money.” -Robert “Bobby” Ford, assistant center manager, Goodyear Truck Care Center, Dallas ...