"Airless tires" or development direction of tire products

It is not uncommon for tire companies to participate in auto shows. At the current Guangzhou Auto Show, Wanli Tire became the first Chinese tire brand to enter the entire vehicle exhibition. At the same time, on behalf of their own brands, Wanli Tire and international brand Bridgestone, with the theme of “safety and environmental protection”, demonstrated energy-saving tires and pneumatic tire products or become the future direction of development.

Wanli Tire Debuts with Conceptual Tires and Four Brands

Wanli Tire introduced PIONEER Pioneer, a conceptual tire based on the concept of "green protection", and brought together its four major brands - Wanli, Diamond, APTANY and SUNNY. The tire concept named PIONEER Pioneer is based on safety, environmental protection and energy saving. In terms of safety, it is the first run-flat tire for new energy vehicles, which is safer to run; the tread uses a high-performance material formulation that provides better wet-slip performance and wear resistance. In the field of environmental protection and energy conservation, "Pioneer" has made great efforts in designing and manufacturing materials.

In the pattern design, “Pioneer” has adopted a bionics design that mimics the tread pattern designed from bamboo leaves. Compared with ordinary tires, this design can effectively reduce the rolling resistance by about 10%. This kind of rolling coefficient is equivalent to Achieved the European Union B level; on the manufacturing materials, Pioneer added natural herbs and plants such as gutta percha, rapeseed oil and orange oil to replace the harmful substances used in the tire manufacturing process.

Bridgestone showcases the future of tires

At this year's Guangzhou Auto Show, Bridgestone exhibited the ECOPIA with oligo technology equipped with Aolu Jie's technology, along with its BMW i3 electric car, which attracted a lot of spectators. In addition, Bridgestone's second-generation "non-pneumatic tires" represent the development direction of future tire technologies that incorporate "renewable materials" and "exclusive technologies."

Bridgestone also exhibited at the China Auto Show for the first time a new generation of "RFT tires equipped with run-flat technology" - DRIVEGUARD Anchi. DRIVEGUARD Anchi is also able to stably exert its control stability and grip on the basis of ensuring the zero-pressure state. It also achieves ride comfort and ensures excellent wet performance and durability.

Reporter observation

Tires are not a single industry, but form a complete industrial chain with the vehicle. The development of tires is inseparable from the development trend of the automotive industry. As the automobile emphasizes the general direction of “safety, environmental protection, and energy saving”, there are two main development directions for tires, the first one is air-serving tires, and the second is tires for new energy vehicles.