Tag: michelin

Michelin collabs for masks, loafers

French tyremaker Michelin has recently opened a new automated mask manufacturing workshop at the Combaude plant near Clermont-Ferrand. Some of the machines used in the EUR3.5 million investment- facility are from the Villars-based company CERA. and will be producing 3…

Michelin, GM team up for airless, puncture-free tyres

Manufacturers Michelin and General Motors (GM) have recently launched the new MICHELIN Uptis (Unique Puncture-proof Tire System) Prototype, an airless wheel technology. The Uptis Prototype will be first tested on the Chevrolet Bolt EV and on a test fleet of…

Michelin, ICCF inaugurate new research lab for polymer modelling

French tyre manufacturer Michelin and Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand(Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand: Université Clermont Auvergne, SIGMA Clermont and CNRS) officially opened SimatLab, a new joint public-private research laboratory dedicated to the modelling of polymers. To accelerate the design…