Continental has taken over the Czech machine tool manufacturer VUK. The acquisition of VUK strengthens Continental’s presence in the city of Otrokovice, Czech Republic, which is also the home to ...

CLEVELAND—Automation and flexibility are the key attributes tire making customers desire most when shopping for new tire building and rubber product equipment, according to two officials from VMI ...

AKRON—Much of the Western world is looking for a so-called “Fourth Industrial Revolution,” and automated machinery can be a big part of that effort. Different governments have different names for the ...

Tires are one of those things that our society goes through a lot of, yet their disposal can be problematic. Being round and containing a large air cavity, they’re not exactly the most efficient ...

Replacing a tire — as in, removing the tire from the wheel and replacing it with a new one — is a fairly labor-intensive task. Even in a professional shop with tire machines, the process requires an ...

SAGAMIHARA, Japan – A flurry of hungry customers on a recent lunch break curiously inspected the rows of retro vending machines next to a tire shop, located about a 10-minute drive from Camp Zama. For ...