The Polymer Engineering Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Resilient Technologies of Wausau, Wisconsin, through funding provided by the US Army Research Laboratory, is taking the air out of tires.  The tire’s design, replaces compressed air with an innovative patent pending structure, making it resistant to shrapnel and bullet punctures. The tires are intended to be used by the U.S. Army on military wheeled vehicles such as the HMMWV.  By not going flat these tires may help troops escape attack while on mobile patrol. Currently, the tire design is being optimized, as prototypes are tested in Resilient Technologies facilities in Wausau, Wisconsin.  Current test results are exceeding all expectations. Dynamic testing of a non-pneumatic tire prototype at Resilient Technologies facility in Wausau, WI.    

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