Interview With A Tyre Leader_PK Mohamed_Apollo Tyres
Mohamed is a soft-spoken and an accomplished tyre technologist with 5 decades of experience in the field of Tyre Technology and Manufacturing. When you read this passionate interview of his journey from a college lecturer to a well-known tyre technologist, you will observe struggles, challenges, achievements, dedication and loyalty; and importance of continuous education - a complete package of learning and leadership wisdom for new generation of aspiring professionals in tyre industry.
Mohamed is a soft-spoken and an accomplished tyre technologist with 5 decades of experience in the field of Tyre Technology and Manufacturing. When you read this passionate interview of his journey from a college lecturer to a well-known tyre technologist, you will observe struggles, challenges, achievements, dedication and loyalty; and importance of continuous education - a complete package of learning and leadership wisdom for new generation of aspiring professionals in tyre industry.
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| LEADER - INTERVIEW |<br />
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PW: <strong>Tyre</strong> design is a fascinating topic<br />
though few people really understand<br />
the differences in design between<br />
brands. How has the design of tyres<br />
really changed during as you witnessed<br />
it? What were the key factors driving this<br />
change?<br />
<strong>PK</strong>M: <strong>Tyre</strong> technology is an amalgamation<br />
of science and engineering. It is dominated<br />
by physics, chemistry, mechanical and<br />
chemical engineering. <strong>Tyre</strong> is a product<br />
which is a unique combination of steel and<br />
rubber. Steel is responsible to withstand all<br />
stresses experienced by the tyre and rubber<br />
is responsible for taking care of its strain.<br />
Such an intelligent sharing of stresses and<br />
strain is rarely seen in any other product<br />
other than a tyre. So it is a challenge for<br />
the tyre engineer to design a carcass of a<br />
tyre with minimal strain on material when<br />
the same is stressed by inflation, vehicle<br />
load or traction loads. This challenge<br />
further increases when it comes to the tread<br />
design. Tread is responsible not only for<br />
providing adequate traction, mileage, and<br />
water drainage but also need to cater to<br />
other performance requirement of rolling<br />
resistance and noise. It is noticed that,<br />
several new concepts such as Natural<br />
Inflated Profile (NIP) and Tension Controlled<br />
Optimized Theory (TCOT), have been tried<br />
by several companies but the tyre<br />
technologist is yet not very successful in<br />
creating a carcass which can withstand<br />
under inflated condition and provide the<br />
same performance. This still remains as a<br />
challenge. In the case of tread, several<br />
developments have taken place to enhance<br />
water drainage & traction improvement,<br />
reduction in foot print pressure & noise and<br />
improvement in aesthetics and aggressive<br />
looks. While the pattern design methodology<br />
followed by many companies generally<br />
follow same guidelines, significant<br />
deviations are seen recently to meet the new<br />
found challenges in meeting label values in<br />
RR, traction and noise. In depth<br />
understanding is required to make<br />
significant alterations in tried and tested<br />
“<strong>Tyre</strong> technology is an<br />
amalgamation of science and<br />
engineering. It is dominated by<br />
physics, chemistry, mechanical<br />
and chemical engineering. <strong>Tyre</strong><br />
is a product which is a unique<br />
combination of steel and<br />
rubber.”<br />
Know A <strong>Leader</strong> - Rubber & <strong>Tyre</strong> Machinery World | JAN 2016
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