Finalists for Journey to Automation Awards announced 

London – Finalists have been announced for the new ERJ Journey to Automation (J2A) Awards, recognising leading players in the field of automation and digital transformation in the global tire industry.

The shortlist covers five categories and is as follows: 

Tire Manufacture - Producers
Goodyear / Knowledge management tools for design excellence and collaboration
Hankook / Virtual compound design
Michelin / Connecting tires to their ecosystem through RFID
Toyo / Process technology and material informatics

Tire Manufacture - Suppliers
Cimcorp / Improving data analytics of the tire factory
HF / Splice measuring tool to lift tire production to next level
Mesnac-MERTC / Smart functionalities of new TBM
Rodolfo Comerio / Textile cord unwinder treading and fast joint
VMI / Tire building platform 

Tire Technology 
Bridgestone / Intelligent tires for automated driving
Continental / C.A.R.E. (Connected. Autonomous. Reliable. Electrified)
Goodyear / Connected tires
Michelin / Connecting tires to their ecosystem through RFID

Tire Supply-Chain
Mesnac / The whole solution of RFID tire
Michelin / Connecting tires to their ecosystem through RFID
Pesmel / Automated distribution center for finished tyres
Rubberway / Engaging your supply chain toward sustainability

Tire Sustainability
Fineline Technologies / RFID vulcanisable retread label
Trelleborg (TWS) / CTIS+ smart product for sustainable farming; fleet management; ELT management
TRM Retreading Technologies / Hot cure building cell

Specialist Engineering SMEs
Black Donuts / eKanban
D&A / Dynamic section tire and system/concept
Tyrata / Intellitread drive-over system for automated tire tread monitoring

The winners will be revealed on 16 Sept 2020 at 2pm BST / 3pm CET during a special J2A virtual ceremony. 

Register here for the virtual ceremony.