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Cooper Tire 'Dream Team' Visits UM

Representatives from Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. meet with UM Center for Manufacturing Excellence administrators and staff recently. Present were (front, from left) Scott Kilpatrick, Ross Blare, Jessica Sinak, Nicole Williams, Robert Haggerty, (back, from left) Ryan Miller, Tyler Biggs, Josh Lavanway, Matthew Fulmer and Randy Moore. Photo by Thomas Graning/Ole Miss Communications

Expanding upon an already solid relationship with the University of Mississippi, the Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. “Dream Team” visited the university’s Haley Barbour Center for Manufacturing Excellence on Wednesday (Feb. 15).
Led by plant manager Robert Haggerty, six rising, early-career employees from the manufacturing firm’s Tupelo facility met with CME administrators and School of Engineering faculty members for an extended discussion and tour of the center. The Cooper group donated a sectional tire display, which shows the various layers of an SUV tire manufactured at the company’s Arkansas plant.
“Cooper Tire is a leading manufacturer with deep roots in Mississippi,” said Scott Kilpatrick, CME associate director of internal operations. “This concept certainly aligns with the mission of the CME in providing support to new and existing manufacturers in our state.
“This display will be important in demonstrating not only Cooper Tire makes their products, but it will also remind out students that there are exciting career paths available through the manufacturing sector right here in Mississippi.”
The “Dream Team” is a group of employees who visit middle schools, high schools, colleges and universities to inform students of career opportunities in manufacturing and with Cooper, Haggerty said.
Ole Miss chemical engineering alumni Nicole Williams, a Master SigmaSix Blackbelt; and Jessica Sinak, tire engineer; are on the team. Other members include Randy Moore, liability lead; Ross Blare, wire assembly utility; Josh Lavanway, VMI MAXX operator; and Matthew Fulmer, mechanical engineer.
“Through the ‘Dream Team,’ Cooper wants to show bright young students that they can find rewarding manufacturing opportunities right here in Mississippi,” Haggerty said. “Through automation in daily operations, we’re improving both the quality and increasing the quantity of tires we make.”
Sinak and Williams briefly explained the tire manufacturing process.
“Operators load raw materials into a mixing machine,” Sinak said. “Once the machine mixes the materials into rubber, it goes on to materials preparation, where the various tire components are made.”
The components go from material preparation into the VMI MAXX equipment.
“Inside the VMI MAXX, robots assemble the components into what we call a ‘green tire,” Williams said. “The green tires then go into a curing process where they are heated. Once they are done, the tires go to the finishing process.”
The VMI MAXX can assemble all the components into a “green” tire in seconds, Haggerty said.
“Each and every tire is placed on a test wheel, inspected and quality-checked before it is sent off to our warehouses,” he said. “Our goal is to build the best tire we possibly can in the fastest manner possible.”
The company’s longevity and the consistent quality of its products are cause for celebration, said Ryan Mille, CME associate director.
“Manufacturing, such as occurs at Cooper, has been ongoing in Mississippi for a long, long time,” Miller said. “The University of Mississippi School of Engineering and the Haley Barbour Center for Manufacturing Excellence certainly want to continue contributing to the state’s economic growth by producing graduates who find stable jobs within the state of Mississippi.”
The CME was established in June 2008 to provide opportunities for students interested in manufacturing. The center is developing interdisciplinary educational opportunities within an innovative academic learning model that provides students with the practical experiences, fundamental knowledge and creative skill sets needed to lead the world of modern manufacturing.
Cooper’s U.S. history dates back to 1914, when brothers-in-law John F. Schaefer and Claude E. Hart purchased M and M Manufacturing Co. in Akron, Ohio, producing tire patches, tire cement and repair kits. In 1915, Schaefer and Hart purchased The Giant Tire & Rubber Co. of Akron, a tire rebuilding business, and two years later moved the business to Findlay, Ohio. The firm changed its name to Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. in 1946, and by July 11, 1960, the company became a publicly held corporation listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
For more information about the UM Haley Barbour Center for Manufacturing Excellence, visit https://www.cme.ms/. For more information about Cooper Tire, go to https://us.coopertire.com/.
By Edwin Smith
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