Techking outlines work with Boonray on tyre development for autonomous mining

As mining trucks become more electric and autonomous, tyre development faces new challenges.

Changes in torque delivery, operating cycles and vehicle utilisation mean that tyre requirements increasingly depend on how the machine, haul road and operating conditions work together.

For a tyre supplier, this creates a need to become involved earlier in equipment development and The post Techking outlines work with Boonray on tyre development for autonomous mining appeared first on International Mining .

As mining trucks become more electric and autonomous, tyre development faces new challenges.

Changes in torque delivery, operating cycles and vehicle utilisation mean that tyre requirements increasingly depend on how the machine, haul road and operating conditions work together.

For a tyre supplier, this creates a need to become involved earlier in equipment development and stay connected to real-world operations.

Techking Tires is working with Boonray, a mining technology company specialising in autonomous haulage and battery-electric mining equipment, to develop tyre solutions for the next generation of mining trucks.

The collaboration brings together Boonray’s vehicle and autonomous-haulage expertise with Techking’s application-specific development approach and field service capabilities.

Rather than selecting tyres after a machine has been designed, the two companies aim to consider tyre requirements alongside vehicle development and actual mining conditions.

For Techking, this approach starts with understanding how a machine will be used.

The same tyre size can perform very differently depending on payload, speed, haul road conditions and operating intensity.

By analysing these factors, Techking engineers can identify application-specific risks and translate them into design priorities, from load capacity and heat management to durability and rolling resistance.

This becomes particularly important for electric and autonomous mining trucks, where tyre performance must support both vehicle reliability and energy efficiency.

As mining trucks become more electric and autonomous, tyre development faces new challenges.

Changes in torque delivery, operating cycles and vehicle utilisation mean that tyre requirements increasingly depend on how the machine, haul road and operating conditions work together.

For a tyre supplier, this creates a need to become involved earlier in equipment development and stay connected to real-world operations.

Techking Tires is working with Boonray, a mining technology company specialising in autonomous haulage and battery-electric mining equipment, to develop tyre solutions for the next generation of mining trucks.

The collaboration brings together Boonray’s vehicle and autonomous-haulage expertise with Techking’s application-specific development approach and field service capabilities.

Rather than selecting tyres after a machine has been designed, the two companies aim to consider tyre requirements alongside vehicle development and actual mining conditions.

For Techking, this approach starts with understanding how a machine will be used.

The same tyre size can perform very differently depending on payload, speed, haul road conditions and operating intensity.

By analysing these factors, Techking engineers can identify application-specific risks and translate them into design priorities, from load capacity and heat management to durability and rolling resistance.

This becomes particularly important for electric and autonomous mining trucks, where tyre performance must support both vehicle reliability and energy efficiency.

This approach is being applied at a mining site where soft ground and severely uneven haul roads create challenging operating conditions.

In the loading area, deep ruts and uneven surfaces cause significant vehicle movement and uneven tyre loading.

Autonomous trucks may also experience frequent braking and near-stop events in response to obstacles and challenging operating conditions.