New airless 3D printed fully recyclable car tire from Michelin and General Motors

摘要

MICHELIN and GM,two companies that have been making very significant investments in additive manufacturing just presented a disruptive concept for an airless,3D printed fully recyclable car tire.The Uptis Prototype represents a major advancement toward achieving Michelin's VISION concept,which was presented at the Movin'On Summit in 2017 as an illustration of Michelin's strategy for research and development in sustainable mobility.The VISION concept introduced four main pillars of innovation: airless,connected,3D printed and 100% sustainable(entirely renewable or bio-sourced materials).Uptis demonstrates that Michelin's vision for a future of sustainable mobility is clearly an achievable dream,although we can't help but wonder which AM technology will be used to produce a few hundred million car tires a year.Probably not filament extrusion...