Andrea Ronchi

group leader R&D material testing innovation

Dr Andrea Ronchi earned his PhD in material physics from KU Leuven, specializing in complex systems and ultrafast visible-IR advanced spectroscopies. After a brief academic research period, he joined Pirelli Tyre's R&D materials team in 2021, focusing on innovative material testing methods and physics modeling. Since 2024 he has led the material testing innovation area, driving advances in testing methodologies and material characterization.

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Presentation

Tire wear and TRWP experimental techniques

The upcoming tire abrasion regulations and the increasingly challenging sustainability goals call for the development of tires with lower environmental impact. Tire wear (TW) optimization is one of the challenges that the tire industry has to face, with increasingly robust methods to evaluate mileage, wear shape and particle emissions. To achieve this goal, reliable laboratory testing methods are essential to predict the wear that can be observed in real-life conditions and ensure the quality and durability of tires. This presentation will focus on today’s development and state-of-the-art experimental techniques used to measure TW and TRWP.