Top Industry Leaders in the Airless Tires Market
*Disclaimer: List of key companies in no particular order
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February 2023
With Bridgestone's version scheduled for testing in February 2023, the idea of airless tyres is getting closer to becoming a reality. The company's "Air Free Concept" technology, which uses a special spoke structure that extends along the inner sides of tyres to support weight without the need for air to be inflated, is the basis for its product.
The testing will be carried out utilising one of Idemitsu Kosan Co.'s compact electric vehicles in collaboration with the company.
The materials used in the tyres are recyclable, including the thermoplastic resin spoke structure and the rubber used in the tread area. In keeping with its aim to establish a 'cradle-to-cradle' system in which all tyres are first recycled and then factory-refashioned into new tyres, no part of a non-pneumatic tyre ever needs to go in the trash.
April 2023
Uptis, an airless tyre from Michelin, has been successfully tested at up to 130 mph. European police agencies, fed up with criminals blowing out their tyres, requested that high-speed testing be done. To test their usefulness on relatively low-speed delivery vehicles, the Uptis tyres were first seen on the Chevrolet Bolt in 2019 and on 30 Toyota HiAce DHL delivery vans in Singapore this year.
The Uptis tyres' launch date has not been confirmed by Michelin. With Uptis, the company is still learning a lot and developing new solutions. The applications where a puncture would be a major issue would be better suited for the airless tyres. To sum up, Michelin has successfully tested the Uptis airless tyre at up to 130 mph.
Top listed global companies in the industry are:
- Bridgestone Corporation (Japan)
- Hankook Tire (South Korea)
- The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company (U.S.)
- Pirelli (U.S.)
- Sunitomo Rubber Industries (Japan)
- Amerityre Corporation (U.S.)
- Michelin (France)
- Toyo Tire and Rubber Co. Ltd. (Japan)
- Cooper Tire (U.S.)
- Tannus Ltd. (Korea), and others.