Michelins century runway.doc

 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 9 Michelin’s century runway Michelin’s development history is the history of its exploration of the spirit of pragmatism, based on the manufacturing technology is the continuous observation of Andre (Andre Michelin) and Edward (Edouard Michelin) Michelin two brothers, more or less on the rubber industry was originally interested in does not appear destined to do. They inherited a grandfather Aris Royal de Biere company. At first, co-organized by the three friends Clermont-Ferrand (Clermont-Ferrand) companies have had a lot of setbacks. 1886, reassured responsibility fell on the shoulders of 33-year-old Andre. This from the central school, the construction engineers knew nothing about rubber production, but ambitious; while his younger brother Edward when he was 29-year-old Academy of Fine Arts just completed the course, are ‘impressionistic’ pursuit of the avant-garde master’s studio Perfect. No one knows how to convince Andrea to his younger brother down his brush. In 1889, Edward became the sole manager of manufacturing plants, the company’s firm into a ‘Michelin’ (Michelin). He said: ‘My task is to save the family’s only property - small factories. ‘ Not for the better, is the revolution The spring of 1889, a person riding a bicycle came to the company for help: his tires broken. Car wheel rim is a Scottish Dunlop company manufactured. Edward and Michelin’s workers are surprised of this compressed air rubber hoses, they were moved to repair. Soon, this interest has become a common struggle enterprise from top to bottom cohesiveness, in the next few years to stimulate the rapid development of enterprise and become engineers, La Luoxi Edward and his concentrated study’s primary goal. They spent two years of repeated experiments, finally got a removable tire three national patents. It was August 14, 1891, from Paris - Brest - Paris bike race championship ring trip 24 days. Michelin brothers to take a great risk, agreed to sponsor one