Chaiseri

Chaiseri Metal and Rubber Co., Ltd. also known as just Chaiseri is a Thai arms manufacturing company. Describing itself as a "defense land system specialist", Chaiseri designs, manufactures, and upgrades armoured vehicles, their subsystems, and track systems.[4]

Chaiseri Metal and Rubber Co., Ltd.
Native name
บริษัท ชัยเสรีเม็ททอลแอนด์รับเบอร์ จำกัด
TypeLimited company
IndustryDefence
Founded1939 (1939)[1]
Headquarters
Pathum Thani
,
Thailand
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Hiran Koolhiran (MD)[2]
  • Nopparat Kulhiran (VP)[3]
ProductsArmoured fighting vehicle
WebsiteOfficial website

Besides being a supplier to the Royal Thai Army, the company exports to 37 countries including several Arab states, Argentina, Bangladesh, Chile, Denmark, Malaysia, Norway, Pakistan, Philippines, Sweden, Russia, Singapore, Ukraine.[2]

History

Chaiseri got its start as a specialist in rubber and rubber-to-metal bonded parts such as torque rods and rubber bumpers for commercial cargo trucks. They then moved to producing track shoes and road wheels for Royal Thai Army tracked armoured vehicles.

Chaiseri then established a vehicle rebuild plant where they repaired and upgraded both wheeled and tracked vehicles, from small vehicles like M151 and Mercedes-Benz W460 to assault amphibious vehicles such as the AAVP7A1.

Chaiseri's business revolves around three product lines: its armoured defense vehicle, "First Win 4x4" (FW4x4).[5] Chaiseri Run-Flat System permits wheeled vehicles with damaged tires to run 150 kilometres while flat.[6] Chaiseri is a specialist in track systems and has aided in the design of many current track systems. Chaiseri Track System C108 enables track upgrades for tracked vehicles.[7][8]

Awards
  • Demark Design Excellence Award, 2011 for Chaiseri FW 4x4 armoured car.[9]
  • Prime Minister's Export Award, 2015 to Chaiseri for "Best Thai brand"[10]
  • Thailand Trust Mark[2]

References
  1. "About Us". Chaiseri. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  2. "Chaiseri: Thai Armaments for International Security". Thailand Trust Mark. Department of International Trade Promotion. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  3. Tun-Atiru, Choltanutkun (2017-08-11). "Meet the woman who runs a Thai tank-making empire". BK. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  4. "About Chaiseri". Chaiseri Metal and Rubber Co., Ltd. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  5. "Defense Vehicle". Chaiseri. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  6. "Run-Flat System". Chaiseri. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  7. "Track System C108". Chaiseri. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  8. "Track shoe assembly for tracked vehicle US 7703863 B2". Google Patents. US Patent and Trademark Office. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  9. "Product Name: รถเกราะล้อยาง FW 4x4". Design Excellence Award. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  10. "Prime Minister's Export Award, 2015". Prime Minister's Export Award. Department of International Trade Promotion, Ministry of Commerce, Royal Thai Government. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
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