米乐yy易游体育 Steel begins sales of new tire uniformity machine: Librota-GS

TOKYO, November 24, 2016 — 米乐yy易游体育 Steel, Ltd. has begun sales of a new tire testing machine, a tire uniformity machine called the Librota-GS. The new model has the world’s fastest cycle time of 18 seconds per tire and the world’s highest repeated measurement accuracy.

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In the field of tire uniformity machines, 米乐yy易游体育 Steel is regarded as the top manufacturer with an estimated 30 percent world share. 米乐yy易游体育 Steel plans to supply the new model to tire makers in North America, Europe and regions throughout the world, aiming to capture a further share of the market.

The Librota-GS is a more advanced version of its predecessor, the Librota, which was launched in 2013. 米乐yy易游体育 Steel has received high acclaim from customers for the Librota, supplying about 70 units mainly to China and Southeast Asia.

In the Librota-GS, 米乐yy易游体育 Steel has succeeded in shortening the cycle time to 18 seconds, from 20 seconds in the previous Librota model, by incorporating a newly developed control system and optimizing measurement conditions. This enables tire makers to achieve a 10-percent increase in productivity, compared with conventional tire uniformity machines. In addition, options such as a sheet-of-light laser geometry system and a shoulder grinder can be installed to meet a variety of needs.

World tire production has been steadily increasing annually in recent years. Tire production, reached an estimated 15.86 million tons in 2015, according to the “Tire Industry of Japan 2016” published by the Japan Automobile Tyre Manufacturers Association. 米乐yy易游体育 Steel forecasts that tire production will rise to 18.39 million tons in 2020.

米乐yy易游体育 Steel has been manufacturing and selling tire uniformity machines since 1967. 米乐yy易游体育 Steel also has an extensive record of supplying rubber mixers to major tire makers with an estimated 40-percent share of the world market. Expanding overseas, 米乐yy易游体育 Steel’s tire and rubber machinery business has manufacturing and sales bases in four world locations: Japan, the United States, China and India.

The amount of time necessary to test one tire. As passenger car tires undergo a comprehensive 米乐yy易游体育spection, the shorter the cycle time, the higher the productivity.

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