The Steelastic Company, LLC was founded in 1970 by Sterling W. Alderfer, a prominent inventor and entrepreneur well known in the tire manufacturing community. The company forged its reputation on an innovative process for extruding, cutting and splicing steel belt for radial tires. Over the last five decades Steelastic has grown to become a key supplier and innovator in the global tire industry by adding body ply, cap strip and automatic apexing systems to its growing equipment portfolio.

Today, STEELASTIC has over 900 systems operating in more than 55 countries around the world. As the tire industry continues to evolve we continue our commitment to innovations which are closely aligned to our customer’s needs.

STEELASTIC has been owned by Heico Companies, LLC since 1998. Heico is a privately owned business with headquarters in Chicago, IL, USA, with a portfolio of over 50 companies worldwide.