“MTEC research team had done a very good job. The company greatly appreciates working with MTEC, and the results are in line with its plan and the specified time. The company is proud to be one of the pioneers in the development and production of environmentally-friendly solid tires.”
Siampioneer Rubber Co., Ltd. is a forklift solid tire manufacturer under the trademarks PIO-TYRES and BIG-TYRES. The company had operated its business since 1992 and received the technology transfer for solid tire production from Japan, and had a Japanese engineering team as its consultant. The company’s policy had focused on the production and development of solid tires to have high durability with good-bearing capacity, low-heat accumulation, and well-comfortability for drivers. At present, the company’s solid tires have been well-received from many forklift manufacturers (Original Equipment Manufacturer/ O.E.M), and forklift rental businesses around the world.
Mr. Suwong Kobkarnsakul, Managing Director and Marketing Manager, recalled that his father was the founder and started the business as a small family business in 1973. Later, the company had expanded its business and established Siampioneer Rubber Co., Ltd. to produce solid tires that were certified by ISO 9001:2000, ISO 9001:2008, ISO 9001:2015, and ISO 14001:2015. The company had exported solid tires to various continents, such as America, Australia, Asia, and Europe.
Forklifts in Thailand were originally imported from foreign countries, and most of them used the pneumatic tire wheels attached to the truck, which could lead to leakage problems. The company, therefore, had decided to produce solid tires that were more durable, and started to invest in solid tire manufacturing, which would help create more market opportunities in the future.
The company continues to research and develop good-quality and high-durable products, and plans to produce more environmentally friendly products by reducing the zinc oxide and the toxicity to the environment, animals, microorganism, and other water resources. Furthermore the type of oil used in the production process had been modified to achieve lower toxicity, as well as the formula for solid tires had been improved to achieve higher productivity, energy savings, and lower rolling resistance to save driving fuel without affecting the trucks’ lifespan and tire’s abrasion resistance.
Currently, the research result from the cooperation between the company and MTEC had been completed and applied to commercial production.
Mr. Suwong Kobkarnsakul said that MTEC research team had done a very good job. The company greatly appreciates working with MTEC, and the results are in line with its plan and the specified time. The company is proud to be one of the pioneers in the development and production of environmentally-friendly solid tires.
Lastly, the company plans to perform further research and development on the heat accumulation and tire structure design. Thus the company has expected the government agencies to give advice and support on technologies so that it can develop competitive products for domestic and international markets in the future.
