Finalists for 2020 Tire Tech awards named

The shortlist of nominees for this year’s Tire Technology International Awards for Innovation and Excellence have been announced. Each of the five main awards categories will be contested by five to seven contenders; the winners will be announced on 26 February, as will the recipients of two further awards, the 2020 Young Scientist Prize and Lifetime Achievement Award.

The nominees for this year’s awards are:

Tire Manufacturing Innovation of the Year

Continental – C Series bladder
VMI – Synchro Crown Drum
Inmess – High-speed automatic measuring equipment for moulds
Münch Chemie – MK-1629 permanent mould release coating
UTH – TRP Reworker

Environmental Achievement of the Year

Kordsa/Continental – Cokoon eco-friendly adhesion system
Bridgestone Argentina – Loma Negra Water Synergy
Aerox – Aerox Injector
RubberJet Valley – High-pressure Water Jet technology
Cold Jet – ASP-T: Automated tyre mould cleaner
Green Distillation Technologies/CarbonScape

Tire Technology of the Year

Michelin – Uptis
Continental – Cut-resistant compound
NASA – Shape-memory alloy
Bridgestone – Enliten
FineLine – Vulcanised RFID barcode bead label.
Revvo Technologies – Software platform
Alliance Tire Europe – 398 MPT high speed flotation truck tyre

Tire Industry Supplier of the Year

Comerio Ercole
SinoARP
Eastman
Cabot Corporation
Uzer Makina

Tire Manufacturer of the Year

Goodyear
Continental
Michelin
SRI
Bridgestone
Pirelli