GOODYEAR TECHNICAL CENTER, AKRON, OHIO Goodyear's Akron, Ohio Technical Center, completed in 1983, is one of two technical centers the company operates in the U.S. and Europe. The second is in Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg. Additionally, the Dunlop tech center in Hanau, Germany, reports to the head of the Luxembourg operation. more Goodyear Impact Manufacturing Technology Goodyear's revolutionary manufacturing technology, called IMPACT, stands for Integrated Manufacturing, Precision-Assembled, Cellular Technology. more Radial Tire Production Radial tire manufacturing starts with many kinds of raw materials -- pigments, chemicals, some 30 different kinds of rubber, tire cord fabrics, bead wire, etc. more Goodyear and Sandia Labs Sign R&D Agreement WASHINGTON, D.C., June 26 — Goodyear and the U.S. Department of Energy's Sandia National Laboratories will work together to develop new and more efficient manufacturing processes under an agreement signed here today. more |