The new machine is compliant with the ECE R117 regulation, which assesses vehicle safety by measuring wet braking performance of tyres worn close to the legal tread depth limit of 1.6 mm. JK Tyre & ...

AKRON — Tire-testing specialists Smithers Group has acquired the indoor tire and wheel testing assets of Standards Testing Laboratories (STL), comprising equipment designed for endurance, high-speed ...

SUZHOU, China—Smithers is working to make on-vehicle tire testing a safer, more reliable process. The Akron-based testing and consulting company has launched its new simulated on-vehicle acceleration ...

Camber Ridge is a new tyre testing facility set to open in 2016 in North Carolina, US. It aims to offer tyre manufacturers, vehicle OEMs and Tier 1’s the opportunity to measure the dynamic properties ...