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RETREADING

How to give your truck and bus tyres several new lives.

LEARN HOW TO PROTECT YOUR BOTTOM LINE AND THE PLANET.

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WHY RETREAD?


Retreading your tyres is good for the environment and for your business.

It is perfect for fleets that want to lower their operating costs and environmental footprint.

Discover a way to get the most out of your tyres when you choose to embrace the retread process.

Retread Factory Tour - Highlights

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TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP (TCO)

  • 70% of the rolling resistance value is in the casing
  • Retreads deliver approximately 90% of the mileage of a new tyre

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REDUCE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

  • Reduce / Save 100 million+ gallons of oil annually*
  • Millions of tyres that would end up in landfills yield thousands more miles*

*retread.org/learn-more

 

WHY MICHELIN® RETREAD TECHNOLOGIES?

Our innovative retread process creates retreads you can trust to save money and keep your trucks on the road. Utilising Michelin's new-tyre design technology, proven tread designs and new-tyre manufacturing standards, the MICHELIN® Retread Technologies (MRT) retread process delivers reliable retreads, designed for your application to help you maximize your tyre assets.

- Michelin proprietary technology that yields multiple retreads

- Monitored and audited, 9-step manufacturing process delivers uniform results

- Consistent, nationwide retread warranty backed by Michelin

 

MRT 9-STEP MANUFACTURING PROCESS

1– INITIAL INSPECTION

Michelin Retread Factory Tour - STEP 1 Initial Inspection

2– BUFFING

Michelin Retread Factory Tour - STEP 2 Buffing

3– REPAIR

Michelin Retread Factory Tour - STEP 3 Repair

4– CEMENT & FILL

Michelin Retread Factory Tour - STEP 4 Cement & Fill

5– TREAD PREPARATION

Michelin Retread Factory Tour - STEP 5 Tread Preparation

6– BUILDING

Michelin Retread Factory Tour - STEP 6 Building

7– ENVELOPING

Michelin Retread Factory Tour - Step 7 Enveloping

8– CURING

Michelin Retread Factory Tour - Step 8 Curing

9– FINAL INSPECTION

Michelin Retread Factory Tour - Step 9 Final Inspection

Find out more: REGROOVING

Retreading is not the only solution that can prolong the life of your MICHELIN truck tyres. Find out how regrooving can give them new tread patterns!

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