Conti adds CT scanner to Hannover tech centre

ERJ staff report (DS)

Hannover, Germany - Continental said it has installed a CT (Computed Tomography) scanner at its tech centre in Hannover Stöcken in Germany. This represents an investment of euro 1.4 million in the research facility

The new facility permits engineers to study internal tyre components under driving conditions. . “With our new CT scanning facility we can simulate driving situations such as braking, accelerating and entering curves so exactly that we can observe the internal components of a tyre under the conditions which affect them most,“ as André Baumgart, director of the testing center.

The facility has capacity to test around 850 passenger and commercial vehicle tyres annually. It is expected to be used to study the extremes of tyre behavior, such as low pressure operation and extreme overloading.

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Press release from Continental