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
Company type	Limited company
Industry	Defence
Founded	1939; 85 years ago (1939)[1]
Headquarters	Pathum Thani , Thailand
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Hiran Koolhiran (MD)[2] Nopparat Kulhiran [th] (VP)[3]
Products	Armoured fighting vehicle
Website	Official 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.^{[citation needed]} Chaiseri Track System C108 enables track upgrades for tracked vehicles.^[7][8]

Chaiseri also manufactures AWAV (Armored Wheeled Amphibious Vehicle), an 8x8 amphibious APC.^[9]

Awards

• Demark Design Excellence Award, 2011 for Chaiseri FW 4x4 armoured car.^[10]
• Prime Minister's Export Award, 2015 to Chaiseri for "Best Thai brand"^[11]
• Thailand Trust Mark^[2]

References

1. "About Us". Chaiseri. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
2. "Chaiseri: Thai Armaments for International Security". Thailand Trust Mark. Department of International Trade Promotion. Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. 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. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
5. "Defense Vehicle". Chaiseri. Archived from the original on 14 September 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
6. "Run-Flat System". Chaiseri. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
7. "Track System C108". Chaiseri. Archived from the original on 20 February 2019. 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. "Thai marines take delivery of Chaiseri amphibious vehicles". Janes. 20 September 2024. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
10. "Product Name: รถเกราะล้อยาง FW 4x4". Design Excellence Award. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
11. "Prime Minister's Export Award, 2015". Prime Minister's Export Award. Department of International Trade Promotion, Ministry of Commerce, Royal Thai Government. Archived from the original on 13 August 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2017.