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World-renowned tyre regrooving specialist

Services

Regrooving

Regrooving is a technique which consists of regrooving the tread surface of a used tyre in order to extend its product lifetime. It helps reduce tyre expenses for transport companies, and is a sensible way to help protect the environment. PSO is a global specialist in regrooving equipment. Let’s find out more.

Industry

The PSO heating knife Easy to use, reliable and versatile, the PSO heated knife enables you to make cuts in both rubber and elastomers. At PSO, we use our extensive industry experience to develop the most effective cutting tools. Just look at our heated knife for proof. The PSO heated knife: versatile, reliable and precise […]

OTR Repairs

OTR tyre repair Industrial sites, mines and quarries take a lot out of your vehicles’ tyres. With the high costs associated with these giant tyres, professionals are taking action to increase their durability. Repairing giant tyres, a delicate operation Repairing tyres for construction and civil engineering vehicles can be a real headache for technicians. Buffing, […]

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Brochure

In this catalogue, you’ll find the following sections:

Certification PSO

The accreditation certificate awarded to PSO

Manuals

Find the instructions for use as well as the explosions in this section.

>> Also find our manuals in all languages <<

PSO: THE GLOBAL SPECIALIST FOR HGV TYRE REGROOVING EQUIPMENT

PSO are specialists in HGV tyre regrooving equipment. For over 60 years, we have been developing our tyre regrooving expertise, and are now one of the few world-renowned specialists in the field. Let’s have a look at some of the key dates in the company’s history.

PNEU SERVICE OUTILLAGE: MORE THAN 60 YEARS’ EXPERIENCE

Pneu Service started out as a family business founded in 1946, and is now headed by the 3rd generation of men and women working for the success of the company. At the beginning, the company was no more than an ordinary garage which fixed mechanical problems and changed tyres, but even then Pneu Service stood out by manufacturing axles and wheels for agricultural vehicles.

With the rise of road transport, new challenges appeared. How could you make the most out of a set of HGV tyres, and what to do with all of the used tyres that were no longer useable? Tyre regrooving was a solution to both these problems. This is why Pneu Service launched their regrooving operations, creating an ergonomic aluminium handled tool in the 1950’s which has been slightly improved, but remains much the same as the first models.

  • 1960
    Perfecting our cutting-head
    At the beginning of the 1960’s, our tool was on the market and had already made a name for itself. What set it apart were the cutting-head, which over the years would be lightly modified, but still remain instantly recognisable.

  • 1977
    “Pitet” models started to attract global recognition
    Stepping into the company after gaining valuable business experience in a major French industrial group, Mr. Jean Paul Pitet (2nd generation) brought an entirely new management system to the company. This was the moment that our products rose to prominence, eventually being recognized and adopted by everybody in the industry, such as Michelin (who still call our tools “Pitets”) and a number of other major groups. This recognition put us on the road to success. Ever since, our regrooving tools have kept improving, adding new features such as electronic heat management, and becoming increasingly effective and comfortable for the user.

  • 1980
    The arrival of “double-sharpened” blades
    The 1980’s saw the arrival of “double-sharpened” blades, mass-produced for “hand-designed” machines.

  • 2000
    PSO, a “cutting and heating” equipment specialist
    In 2000, Pneu Service sold off the automobile service activities in order to focus exclusively on “cutting and heating” equipment. We changed our name, becoming Pneu Service Outillage, then going under the acronym PSO.

  • 2005
    the 3rd generation arrives, ready for brand new innovation
    This was the year when, following his degree in international business, Olivier Pitet (3rd generation) entered the company. With this arrival, the company was driven to maintain its level of excellence and offer products and services of the same quality as what had come before. And now we produce thousands of products and distribute them to clients on five continents.

Our expertise

The global tyre regrooving specialist

We’ve been specialized in HGV tyre regrooving for more than 50 years. On our site you’ll find all the products you need to save money on tyre replacement and help protect the environment.

All of our products are manufactured in our workshops and certified according to the latest EC electrical standards.

We can offer a complete range of products for both infrequent and heavy use, whether in the workshop or in the field.

We know that our blades offer the fastest and most comfortable regrooving around because we are confident in their extremely high quality. Thanks to our experience, we can offer perfectly sharpened and hardened blades. As you know, a better-sharpened blade will cut through rubber that much more effectively.

Thanks to the high quality and reputation of our products, our tools are used extensively across five continents.

Our expertise in the field of heated cutting has enabled us to diversify. We now offer a range of solutions for giant OTR tyre repair and for industrial clients in general.

Economical and environmentally friendly products

By increasing the useful product life of your tyres (regrooved tyres can roll 25% further), you’ll save money by buying fewer new tyres and also by consuming less fuel.

In fact, regrooving helps protect the environment because:

transporters release less CO2, fewer tyres are used and discarded and fewer natural resources are consumed.
For more information, read the Michelin Regrooving Catalogue.

On an industrial scale

Over the years, we’ve built up enough experience in the cutting and heating industry to offer a variety of cutting solutions to companies which work either directly or indirectly with rubbers and elastomers.

We supply equipment to industrial clients, and also companies handling installation and maintenance who have to cut this through this type of material.

Come and discover our range of solutions on our Industry page.