Pirelli Tires Will Be Equipped With Innovative Sensors
Pirelli tire company has developed an innovative technology Pirelli Cyber Tyre Lean. Microchip is able to communicate with on-board computer and electronic stability control system on the status of the tires and road conditions, allowing you to increase the level of
Cyber Lean sensor monitors the tire pressure and temperature levels, as well as a pressure which is being exerted by a car weight. It will also be able to store the information such as date and place of the tire issue. The sensor will be recharged by tire vibration while the vehicle is in motion.
Cyber Tyre sensor will be presented later. Electronic sensor will be installed directly to the structure of the tire. Triaxial accelerometer will immediately report potential friction force of contact between tire and the road surface and about the pressure.
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Pirelli is an Italian industrial enterprise that is active in more than 169 countries. The Pirelli Group is the fifth largest tyre manufacturer in the world, in terms of turnover, with 24 factories in four continents, and is a leader in the high end and high technology segments of the market.
Pirelli also operates in the property sector in Italy and Central and Eastern Europe, and has new businesses created from the development of patents and technologies: broadband access, emission control technologies, environmental technologies, photonics, and industrial design.
Founded in 1872, the company has an outstanding industrial tradition, as well as capacity to innovate, product quality, and strength as a brand.
Studded Or Friction Tires?
How to choose – studded or friction tires, depends on the conditions under which you will operate the vehicle and the personal preferences of the owner of the car.
Both of the tire types are resistant to wear and have high technical characteristics. But knowing their distinctive features, it will be easier for you to choose exactly the type of tire that suits your needs.
Studded tires:
1.Mostly preferable for driving on icy roads. Especially good for suburban roads, or if you live near the coast, where roads are often covered with ice or snow.
2.It is easy to maneuver in the ice-yards on the studded tires, especially with small rises, or if you have an automatic transmission installed.
3.Studded tires are preferable for novices who have not dealt with the quality and other distinctive characteristics of the road surface due to lack of necessary experience.
Friction Tires:
1. Friction tire shows themselves better on the snow-covered roads and the asphalt surface with an ice crust and packed snow.
2.You should be careful at intersections and in similar places, where the roadbed is covered with a thin layer of ice or snow. In these circumstances studded tires are more preferable.
3.If you need tires that are less noisy, then choose the friction tires, they are less noisy. But most importantly, do not forget about safety!
4. Friction tires can be installed before the fall (and be removed later in spring) on the car, thus reducing the chance of falling into the snow or frost on the summer tires.
5.Do not use the friction of tire as multigrade. These tires are soft and quickly erased at high temperatures, not to mention the fact that they are keeping the road much worse than a good summer tires at high speeds in a dry and hot weather.
Attention! When you install any winter (especially new) tires the car will be driven worse on a dry road than the summer tires. And the winter tires are more noisy, due to the fact that they have a much larger tread than summer tires.
Therefore, caution, speed and distance! These tires are not designed for a very aggressive driving, but they secure you in a difficult winter road.
Driving In The Rain Is Dangerous
Therefore, driving technique in dry weather and rainy weather has two big differences. Anyone, even the most experienced driver, should bear in mind some very simple rules of driving in the rain. It is better to brake on a road smoothly. In addition, smooth braking will allow the cars, going behind you, to prepare to maneuver. Avoid sudden movements when driving, especially at high speeds, because on slippery roads this may cause the car to twist, and it will become undriveable.
It is not recommended to enjoy cruise control in such weather as in many cars cruise control is designed for dry weather.
To feel confident in what way, you can pre-arrange purchasing tires for your vehicle which are called “rain tires.”
Be especially careful if your tires worn out badly. Indeed, much worn tires are more prone to aquaplaning effect. Driving at the speed over the puddle the car can easily lose control because small depth of the tread can not remove water from the contact spot of the tire and, consequently, is unable to provide proper tire grip.
And if you still in a situation where the car is being twisted, then try not to panic, do not convulsively twist your wheel and do not press on the brake sharply.
Puddles can still be dangerous because below them open hatches, boulders, and other troubles could be revealed.
Do not travel in the rain, if your windscreen wipers or headlights are out of order, because in this weather they should always be on.
The main rule when driving in the rain - be careful! If the rain is so heavy that you lose the sight of the car, which goes before you, it is better to stop and wait in such a situation.
Continental Seeks New Markets
«Continental AG» Concern (Germany, Hannover) has acquired new facilities in order to make winter tires and strengthen its position in Russia and the Scandinavian countries.
Lothar Salokat, the representative of the board of directors of the group at the press conference on conclusion of a large-scale transactions between Continental AG and the largest Finnish manufacturer TIKKA Spikes Oy said: «The agreement, which was concluded with the TIKKA company, will allow us to continue to cooperate with other manufacturers of tires and reach, thanks to established opportunities, the new levels and increase sales of tires, including Russia».
The agreement with the TIKKA Group Oy company, which manufacturing facilities are located in Finland in Tikkakoski, Jyväskylä and Espoo, has been signed yet on the June 18, 2008. According to the contract, Continental AG company will also receive a complete package of shares in subsidiary TIKKA Group OOO «TIKKA», based in St. Petersburg. But declaring the transaction, which was already signed has become possible only in September 2008, after receiving permission from the Antimonopoly Committee.
According to experts, estimate sales of TIKKA Spikes OY (Finland) and OOO «Tikka» (Russia), numbering 120 employees, amounted to more than 15 million euros. Continental AG concern, a leading global manufacturer of tires and automotive components, with annual sales of around 30 billion euros after the purchase of the Finnish manufacturer will be able to expand its production capacity and increase the proportion of Continental tire brand in the Russian market.
Signing this agreement was quite essential for Continental company, as in the current circumstances while closing factories in Germany and France as the result of the global economy crisis, tire manufacturers seek to remedy their losses by all means. And as for Continental, the most preferable option is to enlarge their existing markets in the developing countries.
