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August 2012
Continental’s
new CT scanner
for tyre testing launched
Continental has put a new tyre testing facility
into operation at the Research and Develop-
ment Center in Hanover Stöcken, which ena-
bles quicker and more efficient scanning of
passenger and commercial vehicle tyres. The
existing facility has been significantly expand-
ed for this purpose, so that now testing of the
internal tyre components under driving condi-
tions can be carried out.
“With our new CT scanning fa-
cility we can simulate driving situ-
ations such as braking, accelerating
and entering curves so exactly that
we can observe the internal compo-
nents of a tire under the conditions
which affect them most,” as André
Baumgart, director of the testing
center, described the new facility.
“In addition, scanning can be carried
out even more efficiently, so that we
can test around 850 passenger and
tyres