February 2014

BEUMER Group short-listed as the Tire Manufacturing Innovation of the Year
by the Tire Technology International Awards 2014

Key Facts:

  • Tire Tray transportation and sortation system is the industry’s first automated greentire handling system
  • Handles green tires of all sizes in a single system, from tire building to curing presses
  • Tracks each individual tire throughout the complete production process
  • Combines enhanced process efficiency with cost optimization

The BEUMER Group - a leading global supplier of automated material handling systems – announces that its Tire Tray transportation and sortation system has been short-listed as the Tire Manufacturing Innovation of the Yearby the Tire Technology International Awards 2014.

As the first automated green tire handling system, BEUMER Group’s Tire Tray transportation and sortation system was designed specifically to enable tire manufacturers to increase process efficiency and optimize manufacturing costs.

The new Tire Tray system automates the handling of tires of all sizes within a single system, from tire building tocuring presses. The automated system provides full end-to-end tracking and traceability of each tire throughout the production process which can include theintegration of release agent spray systems, as well as the buffering and curing. It alsooffers advanced features such as fully automated loading and unloading as well as system-wide visibility and control. Detailed management statistics enable the system to be continually optimized to enhance process efficiency.

“By eliminating the manual handling of green tires, manufacturers can continually monitor and optimize process efficiency whilst also enhancing workplace safety,” explains Klaus Schäfer, Managing Director atBEUMER Group company, Crisplant. “In creating this new system, BEUMER Group has used the same skills and expertise with which it has helped major distribution hubs worldwide, to transform their businesses to achieve lower operating costs and higher process efficiency.”

The winners in each Award category will be announced during the Awards Dinner at Tire Technology Expo Gala Dinner at Köln Messe, Germany, on 11 February 2014.

Note to Editors:

The BEUMER Group is an international leader in the manufacture of intralogistics systems for conveying, loading, palletising, packaging, sortation and distribution technology. Together with Crisplant a/s and Enexco Teknologies India Limited, the BEUMER Group employs about 3,500 people worldwide, and achieves an annual turnover of about 512 million EUR. With its subsidiaries and sales agencies, the BEUMER Group serves customers around the globe, across a wide range of industries. For further information visit:

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