Sept. 15-16, 2008
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33rd Annual Tire Mechanics
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Sept. 15-9, 2008
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Israel Alguindigue
SICK
AUTOMATION: NEW TECHNOLOGIES IN MANUFACTURING AND INDUSTRIAL SAFETY

Tamara Bekefi: Co-author
Daedalus Strategic Advising
THE VALUE OF RECYCLED TIRES ON CORPORATE PROFITABILITY

Bob Benedict
Goodyear
RFID IMPLEMENTATION – A FORWARD LOOK AT THIS NEW TECHNOLOGY

Gary N. Benninger, Ph.D.
Amerityre Corporation
AMERITYRE’S PNEUMATIC POLYURETHANE PASSENGER CAR TIRES: A STATUS REPORT

PRICE COMPETITIVE HIGH VOLUME SOLID POLYURETHANE TIRE PRODUCTION

Michael Blumenthal
Rubber Manufacturers Association (RMA)
SCRAP TIRE MANAGEMENT: A NATIONAL OVERVIEW

Frank Borzenski
Farrel Corporation
BATCH MIXER UPGRADES FOR IMPROVED PRODUCT QUALITY AND INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY

Marvin Bozrath
Tire Industry Association (TIA)
TRUCK FLEETS TIRE ANALYSIS: CONSIDER RETREADABILITY WHEN PURCHASING NEW TIRES

Jean-Claude Brico
Forensic Tire Expertise LLC
STEEL BELT SEPARATION EFFECT ON LOW AND HIGH SPEED UNIFORMITY

H. Brodsky
Tire Retread and Repair Information Bureau (TRIB)
PASSENGER RETREADING: TIME FOR A REBIRTH?

Don Brown
Performance Fibers
HOW SUPPLIERS CAN HELP TIRE MANUFACTURERS HIT AN EMERGING TARGET

Edd Burleson
Steinbichler Optotechnik GmbH
HIGH SPEED, COST EFFECTIVE SHEAROGRAPHY TESTING OF PASSENGER, LT, MT AND OTR TIRES

M. Caprio
Pirelli Tyre S.p.A.
REDUCED ENVIRONMENTAL EMISSIONS WITH COMPOUNDS FOR LOW RR TIRES

T. Carlson: Co-author
Sid Richardson Carbon & Energy Co.
COUPLING AGENTS FOR LOW HYSTERESIS TREAD BLACKS

Arup K. Chandra
Apollo Tyres Limited
CLAY-CARBON BLACK NANOCOMPOSITE FOR LOWER HYSTERESIS HIGH ABRASION TREAD

Antonio Chaves, Ph.D.: Co-author
Momentive Performance Materials
ETHANOL-FREE SILANES FOR FUEL EFFICIENT SILICA TIRE

Yue Chung Chen
General Manager
ITEC Keynote Address, Thursday, Sept. 18, 9:00 - 10:00 Double Coin Holdings, Ltd.

Philippe Cochet
Rhodia
HIGH PERFORMANCE SILICAS IN THE TIRE INDUSTRY

Thomas Coombes
Pruftechnik Service
ALIGNMENT ISSUES OF FABRIC CALENDER MACHINES IN TIRE MANUFACTURING

Denton Dance
J. D. Power & Associates
CONSUMER PERCEPTIONS AROUND TIRES

Rabin Datta
Teijin Twaron BV
IMPROVED FUEL EFFICIENCY UP TO 5% THROUGH A QUANTUM DROP IN HYSTERESIS

John Daws, Ph.D.
Daws Engineering
PLUS-SIZE TIRE FITMENT ISSUES REVIEW

John S. Dick
Dynesco
UNSTEADY STATE CURE AS IT APPLIES TO TIRE COMPOUND PROPERTIES

Jon Dupree
Yxlon International Inc.
INTERNAL TIRE ANALYSIS USING NON DESTRUCTIVE COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY

Mark A. Emkes
Chairman of the Board, CEO
Tire Society Keynote Address, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 9:00 – 10:00 Bridgestone Corporation

Julie Enzweiler
Nielsen Company Buzz Metric
THE INTERNET AND ITS INTERACTION WITH THE TIRE INDUSTRY

Marc J. Epstein
Rice University
THE VALUE OF RECYCLED TIRES ON CORPORATE PROFITABILITY

L. Evans
Transportation Research Institute
EFFECT OF INFLATION GAS ON TIRE LABORATORY TEST PERFORMANCE

TIRE ROLLING RESISTANCE LIGHT VEHICLES II (COMPARISON OF RR VALUES)

TIRE ROLLING RESISTANCE FOR LIGHT VEHICLES I (SELECTION OF TIRES/TESTS)

Ahmad Ghasemshirazi: Co-author
Kerman Tire & Rubber Company
VISUAL INSPECTION OF TIRES – EVALUATION AND IMPROVEMENT

Timothy J. Gordon: Co-author
University of Michigan: UMTRI Engineering Research Division
TIRE INFLATION PRESSURE AND ITS EFFECTS ON FUEL ECONOMY

Thomas Gross
Lanxess Deutschland GmbH
NEW SOLUTION SBR’S TO MEET FUTURE PERFORMANCE DEMANDS

Derma Gulden
DuPont
ARAMID YARN STRUCTURE TECHNOLOGY AS IT APPLIES TO TIRES

Judy Hannay: Co-author
Lanxess Deutschland GmbH
NEW SOLUTION SBR’S TO MEET FUTURE PERFORMANCE DEMANDS

J. Harris
Transportation Research Institute
TIRE ROLLING RESISTANCE FOR LIGHT VEHICLES I (SELECTION OF TIRES/TESTS)

EFFECT OF INFLATION GAS ON TIRE LABORATORY TEST PERFORMANCE

TIRE ROLLING RESISTANCE LIGHT VEHICLES II (COMPARISON OF RR VALUES)

Todd Hendricks
Pioneer Industrial Systems
ROBOTIC GREEN TIRE SPRAYING

A. Hengyucius
American Tire Corporation
OTR TIRE AWARENESS PROGRAM AND ITS IMPACT ON THE MINING INDUSTRY

N. Hershberger: Co-author
Sid Richardson Carbon & Energy Co.
COUPLING AGENTS FOR LOW HYSTERESIS TREAD BLACKS

Harold Herzlich
Herzlich Consulting
A MODEST PROPOSAL

The First ITEC Distinguished Technology Achievement Medal Presentation

William Hyde
Chemical Market Associates, Inc.
GLOBAL TRENDS IN PETROCHEMICAL TIRE RAW MATERIALS

M. Iwano: Co-author
JSR Corporation, Material Characterization & Analysis
IMPROVED SILICA DISPERSABILITY WITH FUNCTIONALIZED S-SBR FOR LOWER ROLLING RESISTANCE

Gholamreza Jalaly
Barez Industries Group
MIXING CONTROL AND EVALUATION CRITERIONS CARBON BLACK WITH CB IN INTERNAL MIXERS

A. G. Jineesh: Co-author
Rubber Technology Centre IIT Kharagpur
CLAY-CARBON BLACK NANOCOMPOSITE FOR LOWER HYSTERESIS HIGH ABRASION TREAD

Richard J. Jorkasky II
Kobelco, Stewart and Boling (KSBI)
NEW ROTOR TECHNOLOGY: THE FOUR WING "N" ROTOR

Neeraj R. S. Kanwar
Vice Chairman & Joint Managing Director
ITEC Keynote Address, Wednesday, Sept 17, 9:00 – 10:00 Apollo Tyre

Uday Karmarker, Ph.D.
Akron Rubber Development Laboratory (ARDL)
AGING OF TIRE COMPOUNDS

John Kounavis
Momentive Performance Materials
ETHANOL-FREE SILANES FOR FUEL EFFICIENT SILICA TIRE

Satish Kumar
Georgia Institute of Technology
CARBON NANOTUBE REINFORCED POLYMERIC FIBERS

Bruce D. Lambillotte
Smithers Scientific Services, Inc.
CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION'S FUEL EFFICIENCY TIRE PROGRAM

Christopher Lange
Accenture Consulting
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT FROM RAW MATERIALS TO THE FINAL PRODUCT

Don Lee
Q Tires
DEPLOYABLE STUDDED TIRES ON DEMAND – A NEW CONCEPT

Jonathan Levy
Institute of Scrap Recyling Industries (ISRI)
END OF LIFE TIRE RECYCLING ISSUES AND OPPORTUNITIES

Q. Brad Liu
University of Michigan: UMTRI Engineering Research Division
TIRE INFLATION PRESSURE AND ITS EFFECTS ON FUEL ECONOMY

J. MacIsaac: Co-author
DOT - NHTSA
EFFECT OF INFLATION GAS ON TIRE LABORATORY TEST PERFORMANCE

TIRE ROLLING RESISTANCE FOR LIGHT VEHICLES I (SELECTION OF TIRES/TESTS)

TIRE ROLLING RESISTANCE LIGHT VEHICLES II (COMPARISON OF RR VALUES)

Kenneth J. Moran, Esq.
Moran Kiker Brown Law Firm
STATE OF DISCOVERY ISSUES FOR TIRE MANUFACTURERS AND DISTRIBUTORS

R. Mukhopadhyay, Ph.D.
JK Tyre & Industries Ltd. / HASETRI
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE TYRE INDUSTRY

TYRE MARKET OUTLOOK IN INDIA'S GROWING CAR INDUSTRY

M. Nahmias: Co-author
Pirelli Tyre S.p.A.
REDUCED ENVIRONMENTAL EMISSIONS WITH COMPOUNDS FOR LOW RR TIRES

Jim Neawede
Rockwell Automation
IMPROVE THE TOTAL MANUFACTURING PROCESS WITH ACCESS TO PLANT FLOOR INFORMATION

J. Neilsen: Co-author
Sid Richardson Carbon & Energy Co.
COUPLING AGENTS FOR LOW HYSTERESIS TREAD BLACKS

Leszek Nikiel, Ph.D.: Co-author
Sid Richardson Carbon & Energy Co.
COUPLING AGENTS FOR LOW HYSTERESIS TREAD BLACKS

Joseph Padovan
The University of Akron (retired from)
THERMOMECHANOCHEMICALLY AND STRUCTURALLY GAUGED PARADIGM FOR REDUCED ROLLING RESISTANCE

Walter Pastorius, Ph.D.
LMI Technologies, Inc.
LOW COST SYSTEMS INTEGRATION USING BOTH PROCESS AND FINAL LASER INSPECTION

S. K. Patel: Co-author
Apollo Tyres Limited
CLAY-CARBON BLACK NANOCOMPOSITE FOR LOWER HYSTERESIS HIGH ABRASION TREAD

Eugene Peterson: Co-author
Consumer Reports
CONSUMER REPORTS TIRE TESTING: A CONSUMERS PERSPECTIVE

Malcom Pimie
Lehigh Technologies
CRYOGENIC SURFACE ACTIVATED TIRE RECYCLE PRODUCTS OFFER GREEN OPPORTUNITIES AND VALUE TO TIRE RECYCLING

Jim Popio
Smithers Scientific Services / SAE
SAE COMMITTE UPDATE ON ROLLING RESISTANCE

James D. Rancourt, Ph.D.
Polymer Solutions Inc.
ANALYTICAL METHODS TO VALIDATE COMPOUND COMPOSITION

Porter Shannon
ExxonMobil
NEW INNERLINER TECHNOLOGY FOR WEIGHT REDUCTION AND SPLICELESS MANUFACTURING ADVANTAGES

Olaf Skibba
VMI-AZ
EXTRUDER GEAR PUMP SYSTEMS FOR IMPROVED EXTRUSION OUTPUT AND PRECISION

Wesley Sloan: Co-author
Momentive Performance Materials
ETHANOL-FREE SILANES FOR FUEL EFFICIENT SILICA TIRE

T. Sone: Co-author
JSR Corporation, Elastomer Laboratory of Polymer Research
IMPROVED SILICA DISPERSABILITY WITH FUNCTIONALIZED S-SBR FOR LOWER ROLLING RESISTANCE

Michael Stefandis
Glebus Alloys LLC
NEW MOLDING TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE FINISHED TIRE APPEARANCE AND REDUCE LABOR COSTS

Jennifer Stockburger
Consumer Reports
CONSUMER REPORTS TIRE TESTING: A CONSUMERS PERSPECTIVE

Ed Terrill
Akron Rubber Development Laboratories (ARDL)
EFFECT OF OXYGEN ON DYNAMIC MECHANICAL PROPERTIES

EFFECT OF INFLATION GAS ON TIRE LABORATORY TEST PERFORMANCE

TIRE ROLLING RESISTANCE FOR LIGHT VEHICLES I (SELECTION OF TIRES/TESTS)

TIRE ROLLING RESISTANCE LIGHT VEHICLES II (COMPARISON OF RR VALUES)

T. Tominaga: Co-author
JSR Corporation, Material Characterization & Analysis
IMPROVED SILICA DISPERSABILITY WITH FUNCTIONALIZED S-SBR FOR LOWER ROLLING RESISTANCE

D. K. Tripathy: Co-author
Rubber Technology Centre IIT Kharagpur
CLAY-CARBON BLACK NANOCOMPOSITE FOR LOWER HYSTERESIS HIGH ABRASION TREAD

Carl Wacker
Schrader Electronic
TPMS SYSTEMS: ARE YOU READY FOR THE DEADLINE?

Takao Wada
Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd.
97% NON-FOSSIL RESOURCE TIRE

Wesley Wampler, Ph.D.
Sid Richardson
COUPLING AGENTS FOR LOW HYSTERESIS TREAD BLACKS

Chris Wesser, Esq.
Moran, Kiker, Brown
DEALING WITH REGULATIONS IN CHINA

ENTERING THE U.S. MARKET: REGULATION OF TIRE COMPANIES

T. Yuasa
Elastomer Laboratory of Polymer Research, JSR
IMPROVED SILICA DISPERSABILITY WITH FUNCTIONALIZED S-SBR FOR LOWER ROLLING RESISTANCE

Mohammad Zendehrooh
Kerman Tire & Rubber Company
VISUAL INSPECTION OF TIRES – EVALUATION AND IMPROVEMENT