Press releases

VMI and Collmann have agreed to form a strategic alliance aimed at an extensive cooperation in sales, production and service, which alliance will become effective on 1st January 2007. From that date, VMI will take over from Collmann all sales and service activities in the important Chinese market. At the same time, the VMI endurance test machines are going to be built and assembled at Collmann in Lübeck, as these products fit perfectly with Collmann’s Tire Uniformity machines.Read more

The VMI 242 is VMI's new low-cost TBM, especially built for emerging markets with low labor costs. This single stage machine has relative to the VMI 248 a lower level of automation. The new VMI 242 TBM is suitable to build radial car tires in the range 14 – 20 “.Read more

The VMI Group announces a revolutionary breakthrough for the tire industry - a fully automated bead/apex assembly unit with a productivity exceeding 10,000 beads per day in continuous production. The unit assembles the apex and pre-built tire bead in one automated and fully integrated operation. This highly accurate process including apex splicing guarantees consistent, uniform quality in bead/apex assembly.Read more