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New Avon ZV5 Premium Tyre
Bandvulc's New Plus Range Developed Using Specialist Compound and Footprint Analysis
Semperit "EuroTrailer": Added Quality for Midi-Trailers

New Avon ZV5 Premium Tyre

Avon Tyres has launched the latest in its performance car range, the versatile new ZV5, which replaces the ZV3. The ZV5 caters for a wide range of vehicles, from small hatchbacks such as the Vauxhall Corsa and Peugeot 207 to large saloons such as the BMW 5 Series and Mercedes C Class, as well as MPVs and sportscars. Avon, owned and manufactured by the Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Europe, has made significant improvements in handling, fuel efficiency and road noise with the ZV5, thanks to the latest silica compounds and computer-aided design techniques.

Among the ZV5's many attributes, its asymmetric tread pattern has been enhanced to improve handling in the dry, while also reducing the chances of aquaplaning in the wet. In damp conditions, the tyre's tread blocks have been designed to cut through thin films of water, further enhancing braking performance. In addition, Avon has created a tread design that produces less resistance, cutting down on road noise and fuel consumption, and providing excellent steering response.

The new tyre is available in a range of 40 sizes, from 15 to 18-inch rims and V, W and Y speed ratings.

Bandvulc's New Plus Range Developed Using Specialist Compound and Footprint Analysis

Using the latest digitised tyre footprint analysis, leading retreader Bandvulc is to introduce the Plus range of tyres, which consists of a number of the company's existing products which have been optimised using tyre footprint analysis techniques. The company's footprint analysis machine has been built in-house and has been specifically designed to improve tyre mileage and handling characteristics.

"The purpose of the machine is to simulate a truck tyre, under load," says Patrick O'Connell, director of The Bandvulc Group. "When pressure is applied to the tyre, equivalent to the right tonnage, a digitised tyre footprint is created on pressure sensitive paper. Results from the subsequent analysis are used to create an improved tyre profile that optimises performance," he adds.

The Plus range of tyres, which aims to increase tyre mileage by 10%, will slowly be introduced to cover Bandvulc's entire product range.

Semperit "EuroTrailer": Added Quality for Midi-Trailers

Semperit has announced the introduction of a new tyre for midi-trailers in size 385/55 R 22.5 - the "EuroTrailer". This new tyre is the first in the new Euro product range and offers the benefit of around 5 cubic meters more cargo volume as well as better mileage, making the use of midi-trailers even more effective for heavy road freight.

A conventional trailer, i.e. a trailer with standard 385/65 R 22.5 tyres, has an internal height of 2.70m. The 385/55 R 22.5 version of the new Semperit "EuroTrailer" allows an additional internal height of at least 10cm and thus increases the possible cargo volume by up to 5m³. The widened and optimized tread of the low-section construction distributes the ground pressure more evenly over a larger area and thus reduces the normal deformation of the tyre while rolling. The new tyre thus reduces the rolling resistance of the trailer wheels considerably, thereby lowering fuel consumption.

One further advantage of the optimized ground pressure distribution is smoother wear, helping to gain a noticeable increase in mileage. A combination of three central tread grooves with self-cleaning inner sipes ensure the necessary protection of the casing. While the two narrow tread grooves in front of the shoulder ribs give the tyre high tracking stability and thus support the stability of the trailer and the whole truck. The constant increase in road freight has brought with it a wider range of requirements from the operator.

The new low-section tyre from the Semperit Euro range offers a long-term solution and outstanding rolling characteristics to the standard midi-trailers concept in short and long distance applications. The new EuroTrailer is available now in size 385/55 R 22.5 with the indices 160/-K and 158/-L.