PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A NON-PNEUMATIC TIRE

In one aspect, the present invention is directed to a process for the production of a non-pneumatic tire comprising a structure and a shear band, wherein the process comprises the steps of providing a structure having a surface intended to be brought into contact with a shear band, the structure comprising a thermoplastic material; pretreating the surface of the structure to obtain a pretreated surface; providing an atmospheric pressure plasma generated from a gas mixture; depositing a plasma polymerized coating layer from the atmospheric pressure plasma on the pretreated surface to produce a structure with a coated surface comprising a plasma polymerized coating layer; providing a shear band with a layer of rubber material and contacting the coated surface of the structure with said layer of rubber material; and performing a co-vulcanization of the coated surface of the structure with the layer of rubber material of the shear band.