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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.

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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