The Journey to Automation Award winners will be revealed during a ceremony at 9 a.m. EDT on Sept. 16 as part of the International Tire Exhibition & Conference Virtual Edition.
These are the inaugural J2A awards presented by European Rubber Journal, a sister publication of Rubber & Plastics News. The awards recognize leading players in the field of automation and digital transformation in the global tire industry.
Register here for the virtual ceremony.
The finalists in the five categories are:
Tire Manufacture—Producers
• Goodyear / Knowledge management tools for design excellence and collaboration
• Hankook / Virtual compound design
• Michelin / Connecting tires to their ecosystem through RFID
• Toyo / Process technology and material informatics
Tire Manufacture—Suppliers
• Cimcorp / Improving data analytics of the tire factory
• HF / Splice measuring tool to lift tire production to next level
• Mesnac-MERTC / Smart functionalities of new TBM
• Rodolfo Comerio / Textile cord unwinder treading and fast joint
• VMI / Tire building platform
Tire Technology
• Bridgestone / Intelligent tires for automated driving
• Continental / C.A.R.E. (Connected. Autonomous. Reliable. Electrified)
• Goodyear / Connected tires
• Michelin / Connecting tires to their ecosystem through RFID
Tire Supply-Chain
• Mesnac / The whole solution of RFID tire
• Michelin / Connecting tires to their ecosystem through RFID
• Pesmel / Automated distribution center for finished tyres
• Rubberway / Engaging your supply chain toward sustainability
Tire Sustainability
• Fineline Technologies / RFID vulcanisable retread label
• Trelleborg (TWS) / CTIS+ smart product for sustainable farming; fleet management; ELT management
• TRM Retreading Technologies / Hot cure building cell
Specialist Engineering SMEs
• Black Donuts / eKanban
• D&A / Dynamic section tire and system/concept
• Tyrata / Intellitread drive-over system for automated tire tread monitoring
To learn more or register for ITEC, visit ITEC-tireshow.com.
