SUZHOU, China—Smithers is working to make on-vehicle tire testing a safer, more reliable process. The Akron-based testing and consulting company has launched its new simulated on-vehicle acceleration ...

RAVENNA, Ohio—In response to the growing demand for electric vehicles, Smithers is adding a high-speed uniformity (HSU) machine to its Tire and Wheel Test Center in Ravenna. The ZF HSU 5.3 machine is ...

A company affiliated with Virginia Tech has invented a new tire testing material that replicates real asphalt. Most tire testing is done on a flat-trac machine, in which a metal belt spins underneath ...

Yokohama Rubber has begun practical testing of a technology that gauges air pressure from the sound made by tapping on a tire. Ad Loading... The company announced that it has developed an experimental ...

AKRON — Smithers Group Inc.has promoted Matt Kent to general manager of its Smithers Tire & Wheel Test Center in Ravenna, Ohio. Smithers, a testing and consulting firm that offers an array of ...

Tires might be one of the more prosaic parts of a car, but they are undoubtedly among the most important. Bench racers might obsess about powertrain specs, and average consumers mostly want to know ...