GREENVILLE, S.C.—Michelin's airless tire development is taking Tweel further, expanding coverage while adding versatility and load-carrying capabilities to the nonpneumatic tire line. The South ...

Michelin introduces two X Tweel SSL airless radial tires: a 12N16.5 X Tweel SSL All Terrain for a wide range of surfaces, and a 12N16.5 X Tweel SSL Hard Surface for pavement use. According to the ...

There’s never a good time for a flat tire, but there are some times that are much worse than others. A sudden flat when you’re far off in the boonies on unstable, rocky, or swampy ground can be ...

The tweel (a portmanteau of tire and wheel) has been a concept in the tire industry for some time now. If you're not familiar with that term, it refers to an airless tire. Michelin has been developing ...

Ever since John Boyd Dunlop patented the pneumatic tire, in 1888, the evolution of this vital item for the auto industry and for many other industries has seen many improvements, but none such ...

Michelin has announced that their new airless tires, the Michelin X Tweel, are going into production. The company has been showcasing their innovative design for a while now, and they are gearing up ...

So, it begins: Michelin has started the production of their new Tweel airless tires. The Tweels will be produces in a new factory in South Carolina, but so far, the technology is only available for ...

GREENVILLE, S.C.—Michelin North America Inc. has developed a 26-inch version of its non-pneumatic Tweel tire/wheel hybrid for use on ultra-terrain vehicles. Michelin Tweel Technologies, an MNA ...

Today Michelin dedicated a new South Carolina factory to making the Tweel; a "tire/wheel" that uses flexible spindles where a conventional tire holds air. The Tweel can never go flat and never be ...

We've seen airless tires of various sorts for years, some of them nearly solid, others made with metal spokes or fins that promise a more comfortable ride. The benefits of these types of tires are ...

GREENVILLE, S.C. (March 3, 2017) — Michelin North America has launched a bias-ply industrial tire for wheeled excavators and added a hard surface traction version of its Tweel airless tire/wheel ...