The tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) sensors industry is expected to grow by 17% in 2017 as ever more countries see the importance of TPMS sensors. With a production volume of more than 300 million so far, Schrader is a key player in the worldwide TPMS market. Total demand is expected to reach 55 million vehicle sets. China might hold the biggest promise here, too. At the same time, the total market share of indirect systems (systems w...

Recent accident figures released by the Department for Transport (DfT) have indicated why the fitment of TPMS (Tyre Pressure Monitoring Systems) is vital to the reduction of vehicle accidents. Illegal, defective and under inflated tyres were responsible for more than 1,210 road casualties in the UK during 2010 and the number of tyre-related deaths on UK roads in the last five years has reached 164.