XSensor Releases New Tyre Tread Analysis Tools

XSensor Technology has released a new tyre tread analysis range as part of its 2008 product line extension. According to the company, the new tread analysis range has been produced based on input from companies including: Nokian, Bridgestone, Kumho, and Goodyear.

“We’re concentrating our efforts in the automotive test market in early 2008. There is a lot of potential in our current framework to support the work of test engineers and the products they hope to build. We are confident XSensor can meet their needs with this next generation of tools”, says Karl Schilling, XSensor’s Director of International Sales.

The new tread sensor (model number IX500:128.128.10) is designed to meet two specific needs – the need for speed and increased durability. The company also produces variations on this product for commercial vehicle and agricultural tyre tread analysis.

Other available tyre sensors involve placing a tyre on a pressure sensor, which is situated on a flat surface. Though important, this type of analysis can only offer a static pressure image, not one that simulates real-world activity. XSensor’s new product, however, claims to record measurements must faster, enabling an engineer to actually drive a tyre over the sensor.

“This new sensor provides just as accurate and repeatable results as the other tyre sensors in our product line. This new sensor adds breadth in our tyre sensor portfolio – it is simply an answer to the needs of our customers in the automotive test world,” Karl Schilling added.