An AZuR (Allianz Zukunft Reifen, which means Alliance for the Future of Tyres and is made up of BRV – Bundesverband Reifenhandel und Vulkaniseur-Handwerk e.V., REMA TIP TOP, RIGDON, RuLa-BRW, Marangoni, Nokian Tyres and Solid Plant) group travelled to Finland on 22 January. The following morning, host Janne Ruhanen gave the group a tour of the new tyre factory in Nokia near Tampere. The highly automated interaction of state-of-the-art technology which saw most tyre production steps robot-controlled. Around 1,100 employees work here in three shifts, seven days a week. Tyrepress and Tyres & Accessories subscribers can log in below to read the full article.