Successful test of airless tyre

New Tech Tire, a division of Scitech Industries, has announced a successful test of the company’s non-pneumatic airless tyre at an industry laboratory in Ohio.
February 3, 2012 Read time: 1 min

2146 New Tech Tire, a division of Scitech Industries, has announced a successful test of the company’s non-pneumatic airless tyre at an industry laboratory in Ohio. The company says the tyre achieved a cool and uniform 10-hour run at highway speed at passenger car load. Mounted on a standard rim with a conventional tyre mounting machine, the airless tyre is self-supporting, with internal glass fibre composite ribs supporting the load. Built and cured in a conventional steam-bladder mold at a commercial tyre factory, the composite rib and tyre construction are covered by world wide patents.

Morris Corn, president, Scitech Industries, says that commercial versions will create “a new tyre for almost anything on wheels, from a garden tractor to the largest off the road vehicle. And the best for last, because there is no compressed air in the tyre, punctures are meaningless. This tyre can be retreaded over and over again,” according to Corn who says that Scitech Industries is seeking tyre and composite industry strategic partners to commercialise and market the new tech tyre.

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