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UBE Automotive, Ltd. (CEO: Isao Tamura), a management company of UBE group's
aluminum wheel business, announced that it has agreed
with Michelin (CEO: M. Edouard Michelin), one of the largest
tire makers, to jointly develop the wheels for Michelin's
run flat tire system, "PAX System".
Run flat tire system is the tire that can run after a
loss of pressure with the security of zero-pressure tire.
PAX System, that is an integrated system comprising a
tire, a wheel, a support ring, and a pressure sensor,
offers driveability of up to 200 kilometers at a maximum
speed of 80 km/h.
Wheels for PAX System need to be specially designed, lighter,
and stronger, so it has been difficult to produce by conventional
process. UBE Automotive's originally developed SQUEEZE
casting process can produce lighter, significantly stronger,
and greater design flexible wheel compared to other processes,
and is recognized as one of the best technologies for
PAX System. Safety is the most important element in developing
new vehicles, so it is expected to produce the ultimate
tire system that guarantees the security and allows run-flat
capabilities to drive to the safe place.
UBE Automotive, Ltd. as one of the largest aluminum wheel
suppliers with three plants located in Japan, U.S., and
Canada, and total capacity at five million wheels per
year, prepares for increasing aluminum wheels demand in
the future, including expansion of existing plants' capacity,
and also investigating to establish a new plant in Europe.
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