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ZC Rubber revisits Jiangsu factory plan

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After a 12-year pause, it appears that ZC Rubber decided on 12 August 2024 to restart its project to set up a tyre manufacturing facility in Jiangsu, China. The reactivated plan calls for an investment of RMB 5 to 6 billion (£539.1 million to £646.9 million), some 25 per cent less than the investment first announced in June 2012. ZC Rubber intends to build a 410,000 square metre production facility on a 56-hectare site. Construction will take place between 2024 and 2026 and result in a plant with a capacity to make 25 million semi-steel tyres annually.

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VMI presents AI smart tyre building options

Smart solutions optimise tyre building and address challenges the industry is facing. New advanced vision systems, self-learning artificial intelligence algorithms and self-adjusting processes contribute to improved flexibility, higher accuracy and consistency. VMI is embracing such concepts and has now introduced the first smart options on the VMI MAXX tyre building machine. These aid the detection of foreign objects, provide intelligent process control and minimise wastage.

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ZC Rubber details 5G Smart Factory concept to be installed at pilot plant

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Zhongce Rubber Group (ZC Rubber) is planning to use 5G technology to create a Smart Factory platform for the tyre industry. China’s largest tyre manufacturer says the replicable 5G Smart Factory platform will “promote data network platform innovation and data-driven production process reengineering.” It also says the initiative will enhance “core competitiveness and corporate value through network collaboration, flexible production, and service extension.” The project is currently “in progress and has not yet been officially implemented,” but ZC Rubber plans to implement the concept in its pilot “Future Factory” which is currently under construction. It ultimately wants to extend the technological approach by applying it to more of its factories. ZC Rubber’s headline forecasts indicating the Smart Factory’s predicted benefits include a 15 per cent increase in production efficiency and a need for 70 per cent fewer staff versus existing tyre factory models.

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Sailun inaugurates upgraded acquired plant

On 27 June, Sailun Group officially inaugurated the modernised former Anchi Tyres facility in Weifang, Shandong Province. Group subsidiary Sailun (Weifang) Tire Co., Ltd. invested RMB 719.9 million (£81.3 million) to upgrade production at the acquired plant and implemented its improvements within a timeframe of just six months.

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ZC Rubber’s “remarkable” 2020, new products & digital strategy

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Good news stories have been thin on the ground of late, but when ZC Rubber describes 2020 as a “remarkable year,” it means it in the very best sense of the word. The tyre maker elaborated on why the previous 12 months were so positive at its China Distributors Conference, which took place on 30 December. As well looking back on its achievements, ZC Rubber presented its vision for further digital innovation and gave a sneak preview of products arriving in 2021.

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Titan International takes first step to Industry 4.0 capabilities with Oracle Cloud Applications

Titan International, Inc. has started moving its core business and manufacturing processes to Oracle Cloud Applications. With Oracle Cloud Applications for finance, supply chain and manufacturing, the tyre maker will be able to take advantage of an integrated suite of applications to break down silos, quickly and easily embrace the latest advancements in machine learning and Internet of Things technology, and improve user engagement, collaboration and performance.

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Safe-Run equipping Linglong’s Serbia tyre plant

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China’s Safe-Run Group will supply smart factory equipment to the plant Linglong Tire is setting up in Serbia. The company says it won the contract to fit out the Linglong plant in Zrenjanin, a project valued at more than RMB 700 million (£79.2 million), after beating Finnish, South Korean, Japanese and other rivals in a tender process.

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Bridgestone invests €36 million commitment in smart factory project

Bridgestone is investing 36 million euros into the digitisation of its manufacturing operations. The company states this smart factory project will enable Bridgestone to respond faster and more flexibly to evolving customer demands, while enabling production to use less energy and produce less waste. The investment will also fund training fo4r Bridgestone employees to operate industry-leading digital technologies. The tyre manufacturer says this will subsequently help to improve resource efficiency and job satisfaction.

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