Jan Prins
Tyre modelling specialist and Technical Specialist at FKA (formerly built Jaguar Land Rover's tyre CAE capability); winner of Tire Technology International's 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Sep 25, 2026
Jan PrinsGUEST
A lot of people say tires, "Oh, they're just black and round," but there's a lot more to than that.
Jan PrinsGUEST
They are very unpredictable components I'm not sure if you've ever seen a tire factory, but it'd be worth googling, how do you make tires, because it goes, natural rubber goes into it.
Jan PrinsGUEST
The tire is then co- gets its basic shape, and then it gets put into a mold under pressure and heated.
Jan PrinsGUEST
And to actually try and predict how a tire is basically gonna come out of the mold and behave on the vehicle is, is a very tricky thing, and that is still a science that is st- developing.
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