JK Tyre and industries Ltd. is currently developing Puncture Proof Tyres and has set up international tyre testing equipment. The company has confirmed that the puncture proof tyres are already developed and has been placed in the market. According to JK tyre, the product has received superb feedbacks till date.
VK Mishra, the technical director at JK Tyre and Industries Ltd. mentions- "We test these tyres by pressing in nails through them and driving for long distances. There has not been a drop in tyre pressure which has been a positive enforcement of confidence in us. We are looking forward to taking it ahead to all kinds of vehicles, particularly like two and three-wheelers and primarily cars. So this is an interesting concept."
He mentioned that JK tyre has been the first in the country to buy skid trailer. This equipment has been imported from Europe and is currently used in test track in Indore.
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The reason as to why the company brought in the equipment is to verify the tyre performance. It is now possible to conduct various tests with this equipment.
Mishra added that " we can conduct wet grip and dry grip tests, which we don’t have to facilities for in India. We were sending tyres to Europe, China and Spain for tests. Now that we have this equipment, we are developing a surface to align with the European and the ISO specifications. This will result in products that can become internationally acceptable."
He added, "I would also want to talk about the virtual proving ground. This is something that is completely out of this world. We have a centre of excellence in IIT Madras which is a joint venture with us and IIT Madras too to test the performance of these tyres."
About JK Tyre & Industries Ltd:
The company is the undisputed market leader in Truck/Bus Radials in India, with 400+ selling locations, 4,000 strong dealer network served by 9 plants in India and 3 plants in JK Tornel, Mexico. With state-of-the-art modern production facilities in all 12 plants, total production capacity is over 20 million tyres per annum .
Raghupati Singhania, Chairman and Managing Director of the company, recently said that "JK Tyre achieved higher sales on the back of economic recovery, more so in the automotive sector, which has taken place during the quarter. The company was well positioned to take benefit of this emerging opportunity, and as a matter of fact, it could achieve healthy sales in the replacement market, doing better than the industry. The renewed thrust on exports resulted in higher Export Sales of Rs337cr during the quarter.”
