U7/ BEHIND THE WHEEL Ronald Meister WHERE Stuttgart, Germany WHAT Street and road cleaning MACHINE Unimog U-400 (175 kW, year 2007) TYRES Nokian 365/80R20 MPT Agile on # (2\ Christian Muhlhausen ' CHALLENGE: ; CLEANING THE * STKEETS OF STUTTGART The waste management service of the City of Stuttgart, Germany has approximately 850 vehicles in its fleet. The public utility also manages the cleaning of streets and roads. Ronald Meister is one of the four depot managers of the public utility. He has 43 drivers and 9 Unimogs, among other vehicles, working under him. In the wintertime, the vehicles...

New Beyond All-Steel Radial Special tyres for material handling and earth moving Dynamic ecological duo: Electric sports car ERA and Nokian Tyres The ERA (Electric Race About) is an electric car built by students from the Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences. This fully-fledged sports car has had a flying start in the electric car racing series: it took second place in the Automotive X-prize 2010 competition in the US, and won the Michelin Bibendum Challenge 2011 competition in Germany In the races, the car was helped along by eco-friendly Nokian Z G2 225/40ZR18 tyres. In the Nordic...

STAKT Vianor Industrial service concept extended terMont is a fast-growing port services company, one of three businesses operating in the field in montreal, canada. it can process nearly 10,000 containers per week. - M M A The number of sales outlets included in the Via-nor Industrial concept is increased further, as the service expands to different sides of the world. Over 30 locations are operating under the Vianor Industrial concept in Finland, Sweden, Norway, and Ukraine. The service is currently being intro-duced in Russia, as well. In the Vianor Industrial service, professional solutions...

Nokian HTS tyres stabilise reach Stackers that handle stacks of up to four containers. Experience brings expertise. This combination of two different HTs tyres for a container handler was discovered through experimentation. TerMont's Maintenance Manager Erick Bakerin was amazed by how durable Nokian tyres were. Port of Montrͩal Located in Canada, along the St. Lawrence River, over 1,000 kiloխmtres inland from the Atlantic Ocean. Connects the industrialised areas in inland North America to Europe. 蕕 Approximately 2,000 cargo ships visit the port annually. Every year, the port handles over one...

An excavator tyre needs to last a long time The traditional Finnish earth moving company Juho Krekola Oy will send out excavators even at night, if need be. The company, located in Seinajoki, western Finland, has relied on the Nokian Heavy Tyres' selection of products for a long time. most part, we work in renovation. We are at our best when working in the telecommunications, electricity, and water supply fields, says the entrepreneur. And it is this sort of infrastructure construcͭtion that brings to his mind an example case that represents how important the on duty service maintained by the...

Heavy tyres means playing I with the customer At Nokian Heavy Tyres, we have our stop-watches running in sync with our customers at all times, to ensure they all have the tyres to get the job done. The service and tyre maintenance form a partnership that the entire line can appreciate, especially in the toughest possible _ conditions. 2/2011 This line is as old as human history. The journey from the field into the stomach may have more kilometres than before, but it takes less time. Nokian Heavy Tyres meets the demands of agriculture as the size and speeds of tractors and other agricultural machinery...

In a port, every second has a prie; this is why you don't need any problems at the most demanding logistics nexus points. Nokian Heavy Tyres develops the material hand-ling equipment tyres and harbour tyres together with the world's leading equipment manufacturers to meet the demanding criteria. Our acclaimed wear resistance is based on careful material and structure development, and testing is perfor-med under actual usage conditions. Our stopwatch proudly runs in sync with the customer to make the heart of global logistics beat in tune with the demand. Nowadays, Europe has this nasty tendency...

Heavy tyre characteristics are captured using three diffrent measurements. No equipment exists for these tests, so they first had to be built. use them Collect tyre forces and let our custom A tractor and trailer run along a circular track on the yard of Agrifood Research Finland's Vakola centre in Vihti. They stop for a while, and then accelerate again. You might not realise you are witnessing a unique procedure, even on a global scale. - When speed is increased along a circular track, the lateral force generated by the tyres and the slip angle of the tyres increase. The measurements tell us...

IIEAVY INTRODUCTIONS Like tyres, chains are your reliable partner. When installed correctly, a chain will operate freely between the tyre and ground surface. New Nokian loader Grip 3 Effective hours for earth moving The Nokian Loader Grip 3 is a block pattern special tyre especially aimed at wheel loaders. The wide contact area and strong body of the tyre provide stable, precise handling. The open lateral and longitudinal grooves of the tread pattern effectively remove soil from the surface. The natural rubber based special compound ensures durability and grip on soft gravel, as well. The sturdy...

HEAVY WORLD Kati Luoto is Finland's Strongest Woman. She says that the 130-kilo trailer tyre that was rolled in the Finnish championships was light. Finland's i Stronges Woman Kati Luoto has been Finland's Strongest Woman six times: in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, and 2011. She missed a couple of years due to pulling her hamstring. Kati Luoto confesses that she does get butterflies in her stomach before a competition, but the feeling gives her the motivation and security she needs. The security is based on long and systematic weight training, resulting in correct technique. Kati Luoto has this...