From May 24th to May 25th 2016, the Future Tire Conference was held along with the biggest world tire expo - Reifen Essen. Organized by Crain Communications and European Rubber Journal, the conference mainly focuses on current trends that are shaping the future of the tire industry. Representatives from international associations, tire makers and their suppliers as well as automotive OEMs have discussed topics ranging from business trends in global tire markets to new advances in manufacturing and materials technologies.
Karol Vanko, Vice President of MESNAC, was invited to be member of experts discussion panel -- "How lean, automated and flexible can tire manufacturers become?" Together with professionals and executives from Michelin, Goodyear, Pelmar Engineering and Quehenberger Logistics, Karol Vanko briefed on MESNAC efforts of contributing to lean, automated and flexible manufacture, from existing logistic and warehouse projects, to RFID application and mixing area automation practices.
MESNAC is one of the few rubber machinery manufacturers in the world that is able to provide integrated equipment and software solutions covering the entire tire manufacture process. Meanwhile, it invests a lot in exploring advanced manufacture technologies such as big data, robots, sensing, ergonomics, etc. With rich practices and know-how in tire manufacture facilitation, MESNAC aims to become the ideal partner in supporting lean, automated and flexible tire manufacture.