TOPICS TO BE COVERED
1. Status of Tire Industry in India
2. Wheel
3. Invention of Bicycles and Pneumatic tire
4. The Motor Cycle Tires
5. Development of Motorized Vehicles
6. Development of Pneumatic Tires
7. New Types of tires trying to replace pneumatic tires
8. Development of accessory industry – Rim, tube Valve,
9. How a tire is made – Tire components, basic functions & performance requirements
10. Radial and Conventional
11. Tube type & Tubeless tires
12. Types of tire – Bicycle, Motor cycle, Scooter, ADV, Tractor Front & Rear, Car, Light Truck, Truck, Earth mover, Fork Lift, Aero-tires…
13. Raw Materials: Rubber – Latex, Natural, Synthetic, Reclaim; Fabric; Carbon Black, Bead wire, Sulphur, Accelerators, Activators, Peptizers, Anti-oxidant, Retarders,
14. Compounding of rubber, chemicals & other raw materials
15. Presses, molds & dies
16. Processing – Mixing – Mill & internal mixers; Dipping: Calendaring, Extruders, Bias cutter, fabric processing, band building, tire building. Green tire processing, curing including how curing cycle decided, Post cure inflation, Inspection, Tubes, Flaps, Air bags, Bladders
17. Tire Inspection and defects classification
18. Standards for tires, tubes, rims & valves
19. Markings & embossing on tires & tubes
20. Tire Defects, probable causes
21. Field Inspection – Tire Service
22. Tire care & maintenance
23. Service Defects
24. Tire life & Retreading of tires