The rapid development of the tire industry has gone through hundreds of years, let us remember that those who have contributed to the world's tire companies, in the era of scarcity to promote the pace of tire forward, today with the tire business to find the first in the history of global tires.
In 1834, Charles Goodyear invented the vulcanized rubber method, which promoted the development of the tire industry. In this way, through an accident, the earliest formula of vulcanized rubber was studied, the performance of rubber was completely improved, and the invention patent of metal rubber elastomer Compound was obtained in 1844. At the World's Fair of Industry in 1851, the Goodyear vulcanized rubber process was recognized by the world and became the main raw material for various rubber products.
In 1888, John Boyd Dunlop, founder of the Dunlop Tire brand, invented the world's first pneumatic tire. One day in 1888, Dunlop tied a leather tube to the wheel of a bicycle, injected air into it to reduce weight, and then mounted this homemade tire on the bicycle, so the world's first pneumatic tire was born!
In 1892, the German Horse brand became the first German company to produce pneumatic tires for bicycles.
In 1904, the German horse brand in the world's first tire pattern car tires. Before this, car tires did not have a pattern, which will lead to a very large impact on the safety of driving on wet roads, in the development of the first car tire with a pattern, followed by the introduction of riveted non-skid tires, similar to the later steel laminated tires.
On October 8, 1934, the first domestic tire car tire successfully developed, it is produced by the predecessor of double money Greater China Rubber Factory, the name of the production of this tire is Xue Fuji.
In 1934, Noki Tire produced Kelirengas for trucks by Suomen Gummitehdas Osakeyhtio, as the motor vehicle replaced the horse as the main means of transport. The idea for the Winter tire grew out of a close collaboration and conversation between two people, one from Turku tire retailer August Kelhu, and the other from business "elder" Erik Sundqvist, sales manager and factory engineer at Gummitehdas.
In 1936, the Great China Rubber Factory successfully developed China's first aircraft tire.
In 1946, the French Michelin tire company invented the radial tire. The interior of the tire is arranged in a 90 degree Angle to the center line of the tread, which is like the meridian on a globe. The top of the tire with wire rope, the tread is not easy to deformation, has good ground grip and stability, the crown is thicker, has good wear resistance, and has the advantage of low rolling resistance.
In 1964, Shanghai Greater China Rubber Factory began to explore the development of all-steel radial tires. Technicians with a radial tire molding drum photo, self-designed and trial production of radial tire molding drum, after many tests and improvements, and finally successful trial production of China's first "double coin" brand all-steel radial tire.
In 1978, the first tire dealer in China was established, which is the predecessor of Yu Delong Tire Company. The famous Zhongce rubber, double money, Michelin's first tire is through this company to the market.
In 1982, Shanghai Zhengtai Rubber factory imported from Germany Metzler passenger radial tire used equipment production line. Under the strong support of Beijing Rubber Industry Research and Design Institute and other units, the radial tire of "Hui Li" brand car was successfully put into production, and successfully passed the certification, which is a supporting set for Santana car of Shanghai Volkswagen.
On December 11, 1987, Liaoning Tire Factory ushered in a moment of attention. The State Planning Commission, the Foreign Economic and Trade Commission, the Ministry of Chemical Industry, the provincial government and the municipal government have all focused their hopes on this ordinary small mountain in Chaoyang, Liaoning. China's first PCR truck tire was born in Chaoyang, Liaoning province.
On December 4, 1992, Huayi Group was listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, and double coin Tire was affiliated to Huayi Group, which was the first listed tire enterprise in China.
In 1994, Goodyear Tire established a factory in China, becoming the first well-known foreign tire brand to invest in China.
In 2002, double coin Truck tire Company learned from the technology of truck radial tire, and independently developed the first "double coin" brand construction machinery radial tire 14.00R24-20PR (tubeless), opening the first domestic construction machinery radial tire.
In April 2007, Wanli Tire produced China's first air shortage protection tire, making Chinese tires follow the pace of the world tire development trend.
China's first overseas tire factory
The first Chinese tire company to set up a factory overseas is Cylun Tire, which completed its Vietnam plant in 2012 with a total investment of 95 million US dollars (about 600 million yuan).
In 2012, Margis invested heavily in Kunshan, China to establish China's first tire test field, breaking the embarrassment of China's no tire test factory.
The development of the tire industry has left deep marks, like the main line of a story, connecting the history and present of tires, and extending the arrow pointing the direction of the tire industry.
