BKT looks to new heavy duty tyre solutions

BKT tells us it is addressing the growth of electrically powered vehicles in the construction and agricultural industries with a range of solutions.

The Indian tyre maker says the creation of specific tyres is required to handle the energy and load distribution of these industry vehicles.

BKT says it is working to develop better performing compounds, which are essential for the best possible performance of future tyres.

These include nanomaterials or nanocompounds which offer advanced functions such as thermal or mechanical stability.

The BKT R&D centre is also conducting nanotechnology studies and experiments on natural fibres such as nanoclay and nanocellulose.

The tyre maker is also testing graphene, which provides higher resistance to wear and tear and puncturing, higher resistance to traction, as well as better resistance to rolling and exceptional duration.

Graphene provides high levels of strength and excellent flexibility. This material is around 200 times more resistant and six times more flexible than steel.

The material has an extraordinarily high level of conductivity for both heat and electricity, all characteristics which make it an ideal material for heavy-duty applications.

BKT also lauds the credentials of its ‘Spotech’ tyre sensor. This is a device that it claims can provide information on the exact condition of the tyre via satellite tracking.

Spotech includes an accelerometer which records the data and is positioned on the equipment to record all the lateral, longitudinal and vertical movements, as well as the related forces together with speed, duration of the cycle and other parameters.

BKT says Spotech analyses the use of tyres in detail, taking account of the effects and consequences on the equipment on which they are fitted.

For more information on BKT Tyres contact Agrigear on 042 9666 444.