The Alliance for the Future of Tires (AZuR) has gained Siemens AG (Digital Industries), a leading global technology company, as a partner. This partnership is a clear signal of its commitment to promoting a sustainable, circular economy for tires. Siemens will contribute its extensive expertise in automation and digitalization to the Europe-wide network. The partnership aims to accelerate the development of a sustainable, ethical, and green tire value chain. Siemens is pursuing a holistic approach across the entire tire lifecycle 鈥� from production and use to end-of-life.
Digitalization as the key to a functioning circular economy
A particular focus of the collaboration is on the end-of-life segment of tires. Siemens is leveraging its AZuR membership to further expand its ecosystem in this area. The focus is on more efficient processing methods and continuous data collection throughout the entire 鈥� and increasingly extended 鈥� life cycle of tires. Siemens is working closely with stakeholders across the entire value chain 鈥� from raw material suppliers and machine manufacturers to producers. The goal is to better meet regulatory requirements while simultaneously unlocking new efficiency potential.
One example of Siemens’ technological expertise is so-called “digital twins”鈥攙irtual representations of real-world systems, processes, or products. These enable dynamic simulations, from individual tires to complete production and recycling plants. Developments, process optimizations, and new methods can thus be tested in advance and improved based on data鈥攅fficiently, resource-conservingly, and without physical prototypes.
More efficient processes and transparent data throughout the tire lifecycle
Siemens’ digital solutions enable more precise planning and more efficient operation of tire recycling and retreading plants for all types of vehicles. Furthermore, the company offers technologies for data-driven tire tracking, supporting transparent documentation throughout all life cycle phases. In this way, Siemens makes a significant contribution to the further development of closed-loop material cycles and the implementation of a functioning circular economy in the tire and recycling industry.
Jointly committed to a 100 percent circular economy for tires聽
With Siemens, AZuR strengthens its position as an interdisciplinary network that combines innovation, industrial expertise, and sustainability. The partnership impressively demonstrates that the transformation of the tire industry can only succeed through the interplay of technology, data, and cooperation.
The Alliance for the Future of Tires (AZuR) is consistently pursuing the goal of keeping as many tires as possible in circulation through repair, retreading, retreading, and mechanical and chemical recycling. Siemens’ membership underscores the growing importance of this approach 鈥� and the attractiveness of the AZuR network for global technology leaders.
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