CONTENTS 08 ALL KNOWING Tara Schrock grew up on a farm in the American Midwest. Now she sells agricultural tires. 15 ELECTRIC ROADS By 2035, the Swedish government wants to adapt 3,000 kilometers of roads for electrification. 08 30 22 FLIGHT 2.0 Frauke Urban leads a multi-disciplinary research group that explores the possibilities of fossil-free flights. 30 FABULOUS FENDERS British marine company SafeSTS supplies pneumatic fenders to supertankers. Yvonne Mason is the CEO. EDITORIAL FASCINATING ENGINEERING Engineered solutions, be it for airplanes, light vehicles or medical devices are fascinating. Sky high quality and product safety requirements are combined with deep materials knowledge and a desire to do things better. At Trelleborg, we are involved in creating sustainable industrial solutions, driven by trends such as electrification, industrial automation, and new sustainable materials. The pace of development at Trelleborg is high, and new products and solutions are launched regularly. In this issue of T-Time I am proud to present Trelleborg’s contribution to electric roads, which are roads with heavy traffic that can be adapted for electrification. You can also read about Trelleborg’s Rapid Development Center that responds to healthcare & medical customer needs to accelerate time- to-market for new products, reduce the production cost of parts already in market and improve the transition from design to serial production. Peter Nilsson, President and ceo A MAGAZINE FROM TRELLEBORG GROUP 1.2022 Solutions that seal, damp and protect critical applications. Waterproof wilderness Coated fabrics enhance the experience of nature. RAPID DEVELOPMENT CENTER ACCELERATES TIME TO MARKET KING SIZE FENDERS FOR SUPERTANKERS TOWARD MORE SUSTAINABLE FLYING Cover photo: Thor Tingey/Alpacka Raft The next issue of T-Time will be released in July, 2022. Responsible under Swedish Press Law: Patrik Romberg, patrik.romberg@trelleborg.com Editor-in-Chief: Karin Larsson, karin.larsson@trelleborg.com Co-Editor: Donna Guinivan Production: Appelberg Publishing Project Manager: Cajsa Högberg Language Coordinator: Kerstin Stenberg Art Directors: Tom Barette, Markus Ljungblom Printing: Trydells Tryckeri Subscription: trelleborg.com/en/media/ subscribe Address: Trelleborg AB (publ) Box 153, SE-231 22 Trelleborg, Sweden Tel: +46 (0)410-670 00 Fax: +46 (0)410-427 63 T-Time is published three times a year. The opinions expressed in this publication are those of the author or people interviewed and do not necessarily reflect the views of Trelleborg. If you have any questions about Trelleborg or wish to send us your comments about T-Time , please email: karin.larsson@trelleborg.com linkedin.com/company/ trelleborggroup twitter.com/trelleborggroup facebook.com/trelleborggroup youtube.com/trelleborg trelleborg.com Trelleborg is a world leader in engineered polymer solutions that seal, damp and protect critical applications in demand- ing environments. Its innovative solutions accelerate perfor- mance for customers in a sus- tainable way. The Trelleborg Group has annual sales of about SEK 34 billion (EUR 3.34 billion, USD 3.95 billion) and opera- tions in about 50 countries. The Group comprises three business areas: Trelleborg Industrial Solutions, Trelleborg Sealing Solutions and Trelleborg Wheel Systems. The Trelleborg share has been listed on the Stock Exchange since 1964 and is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm, Large Cap. www.trelleborg.com 2 | 1.2022 T·TIME
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