But the times, they are a changing — and new tire technology is claimed to be just around the corner. Several companies are questioning whether the pneumatic tire is the be-all and end all ...

Paul Eisenstein: Here on Earth, it is much more difficult than you'd expect to replace pneumatic tires. Narrator: "Pneumatic" means anything that uses air pressure. That's why you'll hear airless ...

Arguably the world's most experienced tiremaker, Michelin began in 1889 when two brothers in France created the world's first removable pneumatic tire---one that did not have to be glued to a ...

Sumitomo Rubber Industries' deal to buy the rights to the Dunlop brand in North America and Europe from Goodyear reunites the ...

Hankook is continuing to develop a non-pneumatic tire for passenger cars, and the iFlex is the company's fifth prototype for the idea. Hankook believes that the iFlex non-pneumatic tires can do ...

Headquartered in Clermont-Ferrand, France, Michelin is one of the first tire brands in the world, and it is responsible for the first detachable pneumatic tire. The people who founded Michelin ...

Like the skid-steer loader market itself, the tires used on these machines are more diverse than ever. Today, you have a choice between pneumatic bias and radial tires, polyurethane ("foam ...

It allows the tire pairs to oscillate for any imperfections in the paving process." The manipulation of the asphalt comes from ballasting the pneumatic roller to achieve a specific weight.