Lionax TPMS fitted to China's rocket transport vehicles

ERJ staff report (DS)

Paris -- Lionax, the Chinese supplier of tyre pressure monitoring technology said it has recently equipped China's Shenzhou VII spacecraft takeoff with its TPMS "safety lock" technology.

China's third manned spaceship, Shenzhou VII, set to be launched in October, reached the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the north-western Gansu Province. A "Long March II F" carrier rocket was transported to the launch center on a special vehicle from Beijing. This vehicle is fitted with a tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS) made by Lionax in Nanchang, Jiangxi province.

Lionax said the TPMS system is able to monitor tyre-pressure in real time, efficiently prevents sudden tyre blowouts, and makes spacecraft “more comfortable” and “safer" especially on vehicles with extra-large wheels.

James Yang CEO of LIONAX comments: "LIONAX's TPMS products provide a competitive solution for heavy duty trucks with massive wheels. The Beijing Spaceflight Emission Technology Research Institute will massively purchase TPMS from Lionax starting September 2008. In the future, all special road vehicles for rockets and special equipments carrying will be equipped with TPMS made by Lionax."

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Press release from Lionax