At Nokian Heavy Tyres, we innovate, test and retest for one single purpose: to help you get more done. More hours, more grip, more load. Even in the worst of conditions. That’s why knowing your job makes us better at ours. And that’s why you can always count on Nokian Tyres for getting the job done.
Safer and more sustainable airport maintenance – Valtra and Nokian Tyres join forces in autonomous snow removal project
Robotic vacuum cleaners and lawnmowers are already reality, but can the same idea be applied to a 7-ton machine clearing an airstrip from snow? To show it can, Valtra and Nokian Tyres partnered up with three other Finnish companies in March 2019 for a joint proof-of-concept project at the European Union’s northernmost airport. Two Valtra T254 Versu equipped with Nokian Hakkapeliitta TRI tires and each pulling a 4.5 m wide sweeper blower autonomously cleared the runway at Ivalo airport in Finnish Lapland.