Out of challenges facing mine operators, today is how to reduce the cost per ton by improving operational efficiency, thus increasing profitability, but without compromising safety.
To cub this problem, Michelin Launched its new Xdr3 Earthmover Tyre, which is saidto offer 10% increase in tyre life compared with its XDR2 predecessor.
The new 40.00 R 57 and 53/80 R 63 MICHELIN XDR3 tires have been designed for rigid dump trucks operating in surface mines.
Reducing the cost per ton by improving operational efficiency, while still ensuring safety for all within the workplace, and thus increasing profitability has not been easy for mine operators.
Compared with its predecessor this new tread pattern offers multiple benefits. It offers better endurance due to improved heat dissipation capabilities – 8°C cooler in the tread area.
“A greater volume of tread rubber is in contact with the ground which improves wear and ensures better load distribution throughout the contact patch due to a lower contact pressure. Finally, interlocking shoulder blocks resist excessive movement during cornering and further reduce tire wear,” read statement aout Michelin Xdr3.
“The high-strength steel cables used in the tire’s casing are 10 per cent stronger than in the XDR2 and are encapsulated in rubber to prevent the spread of corrosion within the casi”
The MICHELIN XDR3 is also MEMS (1) ready. This means that it is possible to quickly and easily install state-of-the-art data sensors to capture and transmit temperature and pressure information in real time.
Michelin’s R&D teams spent more than six years developing this new tire to ensure that it fully meets the expectations and needs of customers and during the extensive testing process more than 25 million kilometres were travelled, which is the equivalent of circling the earth 625 times.
The 40.00 R57 MICHELIN XDR3 is now available, while the 53/80 R63 will be available from January 2017.