Continental Tire announced the expansion of its tire portfolio for the port industry at this year's TOC Europe 2018 in Rotterdam. The technology company also unveiled its new Port Plus compound for V.ply tires and its digital tire pressure monitoring systems ContiPressureCheck and ContiConnect.

Load & Carry Applications: Radial tires will complete the port portfolio from mid-2019

“With our new radial tires with a very low heat build-up produced with state of the art technology, we are once again reinforcing our position as a full solutions provider for port operations,” says Alexander. The radial tire portfolio will be available with integrated tire sensor ready for the digital solutions ContiPressureCheck and ContiConnect shipped from the factory. The tires will be available from next summer.

07-continental-cst-julian-alexander-product-line-manager-material-handling-kopie — Julian Alexander, Product Line Manager Material Handling at Continental Commercial Specialty Tires (CST), announces new radial tire portfolio for port applications.

Pick & Stack applications: New Port Plus compound for longer life of the V.ply tire portfolio

Continental is now offering the V.ply tire portfolio with a new Port Plus compound, a compound that reduces heat generation and abrasion, the two primary causes of tire wear, to significantly extend tire life. “In ports, we distinguish different central tasks – pick and stack applications on the one hand and load and carry applications on the other hand - which all require different vehicles, each with specific demands: In pick & stack applications, vehicles are used to load and unload containers, there is a lot of short distance driving with a high number of turning on the spot – the focus of the tire development therefore needs to be the reduction of abrasion and the subsequent tire wear it causes,” explains Julian Alexander, Product Line Manager Material Handling.

ContiPressureCheck and ContiConnect for efficiency and safety in the port industry

Safety and efficiency are the key success factors in the port business. However, tires with low air pressure are still a common cause of breakdowns. To ensure the correct tire pressure and temperature, Continental has developed the digital tire pressure monitoring systems ContiPressureCheck for individual vehicles and ContiConnect for fleets. The intelligent sensors constantly measure temperature and pressure from inside the tire and provide data which is then displayed on a handheld tool, on a screen in the driver’s cabin or on a web portal overseeing the fleet. The alerts and notifications let the fleet operators know which tires need immediate attention.

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Continental announce new radial tire portfolio for port applications