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Gain an understanding on growing tire market trends including airless tires and tire sensors and monitors and consider what it means for your manufacturing. 

As a tire manufacturer, you likely want to produce tires that improve performance and safety while also simplifying repair and maintenance needs and decreasing environmental impact. Therefore, it’s important to get in the know on tomorrow’s tire market trends, such as airless tires and tire sensors and monitors, to consider what they mean for your manufacturing today.

Trend #1: Airless Tires

Development is underway to eliminate the need for air in tires for consumer, military and construction vehicles. Currently, tires with air in them can cause increased risks of punctures or blowouts, leading to additional maintenance or even costly tire replacements. Airless tires, however, are being designed to address these problems and:

  • Improve passenger comfort and tire longevity: Airless tires can reduce road noise to improve passenger comfort. This is because they incorporate a honeycomb or spoke into the internal structure, which supports the weight of the vehicle and absorbs shocks. This design mimics the flexibility and strength of traditional tires without requiring air. They also eliminate the need to monitor air pressure to achieve even wear and instead inherently offer consistent wear over time. The tread patterns on airless tires are engineered to maximize contact with the road and distribute forces evenly for more uniform tread wear. Further, unlike traditional tires, airless tires protect against punctures that could otherwise cause blowouts or holes; this allows the tire’s structure to remain intact and functional throughout its lifespan.
  • Reduce repairs: Without the risk of blowouts and with inherently even wear treads, airless tires can require less repairs compared to traditional tires. This also reduces the chances of damage from improper maintenance practices that can accelerate wear in traditional tires.
  • Enhance recyclability: Recyclable materials are being utilized in airless tires to help reduce overall waste production. Further, airless tires typically require fewer raw materials compared to traditional tires, helping to reduce environmental footprint.

Trend #2: Sensors and Monitors

As connectivity is increased throughout the entire vehicle, tire sensors and monitors are being further explored to address:

  • Air pressure within the tire
  • Tire temperature
  • Depth of tire tread
  • Potential tire vibration
  • Weight distribution on each tire

Incorporating sensors and monitors into tires can allow manufactures to:

  • Enhance passenger safety: Sensors and monitors allow consumers to closely and accurately oversee the factors listed above. This helps them determine any potential safety risks or changes in the tire’s wear and tear to reduce overall blowouts or accidents on the road to increase overall safety.
  • Minimize breakdowns: Tire sensors and monitors provide continuous, real-time data to the vehicle’s onboard systems. This allows for immediate adjustments and responses to changing conditions, improving overall vehicle efficiencies. Further, sensors and monitors can provide predictive maintenance analysis to minimize unexpected breakdowns, helping the end user optimize their tires’ lifespans and reduce overall repair costs.
  • Reduce carbon emissions and material usage: Monitoring tires for proper inflation helps decrease fuel consumption for improved efficiencies. This results in lower carbon emissions overall for drivers. Additionally, sensors can help extend the lifespan of tires, which means fewer tires need to be made, helping to decrease material usage.

How Bostik Can Help

When considering ways to address market trends, it’s crucial to work with a supplier that can offer you more than just an adhesive solution. At Bostik, we are here to work with you directly to develop the adhesive and sealant solutions you need to enhance your tire designs and technologies. This includes:

  • Customized formulations: Our team will work with you to ensure the bonding or sealing solution is best suited for your existing manufacturing equipment while offering high performance for your end-use product. 
  • Technical support: We help you throughout every step of the process in developing your products using our solutions. From collecting information on materials, conducting trials at our facility, to providing product and processing recommendations as well as data documentation, we help ensure our solutions work effectively to accomplish your goals.
  • Troubleshooting: We help ensure our solutions provide efficiency with your current equipment. If problems arise, our Bostik experts will visit your facility to address the issues and recommend solutions.

Trying to implement one of these market trends into your tire manufacturing? Contact a Bostik expert to learn how we can assist with our portfolio of adhesives and sealants to help you develop high-performing products that offer efficient processing and improved sustainability.

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Bostik Spotlight Q&A: Technical Support for Mobility Markets

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