Technology is integral to producing outstanding tyres. Maxxis’ standards are exacting: only the best will do.
Maxxis currently maintains five advanced research facilities in the Netherlands, Taiwan, China and the United States. With its facilities in Asia, and through state-of-the-art equipment including the MTS Flat Trac III and highway speed uniformity machines, Maxxis continually advances tyre and compound design. Armed with the best in equipment and technology, top-notch engineers in the United States and the Netherlands complement the efforts of the global Maxxis team.
These already impressive operations are undergoing further expansion, with new research and development centers in Taiwan and Shanghai and a new facility planned to replace the existing center in Xiamen.
At Maxxis, our approach to research and development is comprehensive. We test our rubber compounds and tyre construction with constant fine-tuning to match precise requirements for both replacement and original equipment tyres.
We’re building/Nearing completion our own world-class proving ground to conduct our extensive tyre tests. One of the select few, privately owned proving grounds in China, the testing operation in Shanghai will promote Maxxis’ growing relationships with major automakers.At Maxxis, a tyre is evaluated until we’re confident it is the best product we can produce.
Our tyres are proof that the best people, facilities and technology, combined with the feedback and input of our elite sponsored riders produce a superior product.
In order to test tyre concepts in the early stages of design, Maxxis engineers created Virtual Intelligent Prototyping, or VIP Technology. This revolutionary process allows our scientists to predict a tyre’s performance before it enters production. VIP Technology combines a series of computer-aided analysis programs that lay out a framework for each tyre’s design. The system factors in pressure points at varying inflation levels and contact points to simulate cornering, acceleration, braking and the effects of strain and wear. After the design concept passes careful VIP analysis, the tyre advances to the molding stage. At this point a tyre mold is produced and a prototype tyre is created. This tyre is then run through a battery of laboratory tests by our engineering team. A tyre passing in-house trials then proceeds to the next level: field testing. Every tyre, whether designed for racing or industrial use, is subject to exacting tests in the field. Performance evaluation by our test riders is a crucial step in determining if and when a tyre will reach the public. Once a tyre reaches the market, it remains subject to continuous evaluation and research throughout the product’s life cycle.