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Past Participants

 Organizations of Past Participants

Among Past Participants in the Tire Mechanics Symposium Were Representatives From the Following:

Akron Rubber Development Lab
Akron Standard Company
Akzo Fibers Alliance Tire Co., Ltd.
Allied Signal
American Synthetic Rubber Co.
Ameripol Synpol Company
Analyst International Corp.
A.T.E. Bridgestone/Firestone
Bandag. Inc.
Bekaert
Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc.
Cabot Italiana S.A.
Calspan Corporation Caribbean Tire Company, LTD
Caterpillar
Ceat Limited
Cessna Aircraft Co.
Chengshin Rubber USA, Inc.
Cherne Industries Inc.
CIA Hulera Tornel, S.A. DE C. V.
Columbian Chemicals
Constitution A.S.L.P.
Continental Carbon Company
Continental/General Tire
Conveyor Dynamics, Inc.
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
Dow Chemical Co.
Dunlop Tire Corporation
Eaton Corporation
Dupont Dow Elastomers
Exxon Chemical
Failure Analysis Associates, Inc.
Fidelity Tire Mfg. Company
Ford Motor Company
Gajah Tunggal Group
General Tire, Inc.
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Giti Tire
Hankook Tire Company
Harley-Davidson Motor Company
Hasetri
Hoechst Celanese Corporation
Honda Motor Company, Ltd.
Honda R&D Americas Inc.
Hoosier Racing Tire
J.M. Huber Corp/Clay Division
Industries Negromex
International Tires Corp.
Mega-T Tzemet
Michelin Tire Corporation
Michigan Technological University
MRF Ltd.
MTS Systems Corp.

NASA
National Defense Department, Canada
Newtonian Engineering
Nike, Inc.
Nokian Tires Limited
Norsemeter AS
N.V. Bekaert S.A.
Parker Hannifin
Pirelli Preus S.A.
Pirelli Tire Corporation
Polysar Rubber Division
PPG Industries. Inc.
Pratt & Miller
Quimp/Lex Ltd.
R&J Mfg. Company
Ralson (India) Limited
Rhein Chemie Corporation
Rhone-Poulenc Chimie
Rouse Rubber Industries, Inc.
Sandia National Labs
Shanghai Tire
Sime Darby Tire Tech Center
Smith-Alsobrook & Associates
Smithers Scientific Services
Smithers Transportation Test Center
Snap-On Equipment S.R.L.
Srichakra Tires Limited
Standards Testing Labs
Stomil Debica S.A.
Taurus Agrotire
Tech Univ. Eindhoven
Tire Consultants Inc.
Titan Tire
Tire Stamp Inc.
Tokusen U.S.A.. Inc.
Tokyo Tire & Rubber Company
Toyota
Toyota Technical Center
TRC Inc.
Trelleborg Wheel Systems
Tweco
Unilink International Ltd.
Union Carbide Corporation
Uniroyal Chemical Company
Uniroyal-Goodrich Tire Company
Unisa Uniao Industrial
University of Hungary, Miskolc
U.S. Army Corp of Engineers Crrel
Vredestein B.V.
Wright Patterson Air Force Base
Wyko Tire Technology
Yokohama Tire Company
Zeon Chemicals, USA


 

 Some Comments From Past Participants

 
"This was a high value professional course taught by an experienced faculty; an absolutely essential course for those who want to excel in the tire industry."
- Prakash Chandra Sohara, Hasetri India

"The University of Akron Tire Mechanics Symposium is very informative and provides an idea where the tire technology is heading today. It is very useful in day-to-day work."
- Haran Periyathamby, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

"This symposium is equally valuable to the expert and to the novice; the expert can interpret his micro expertise into the macro world of tires, while the novice can get a kick-start in developing his own expertise."
- J. K. Valaitis, Valaitis Consulting, Inc.
 


 
 

Tire Mechanics Short Course
September 15-19, 2008

For further information, contact Dr. Benjamin T.F. Chung at
the Mechanical Engineering Department of The University of Akron
Phone:  330-972-7739, Fax:  330-972-2011
Email:  bchung@uakron.edu
 

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