Pennsylvania's Creamery Tire installs RoboTire system

CREAMERY, Pa. — Creamery Tire Inc., a retail tire dealership with three locations in the northern Philadelphia suburbs, is the latest firm to install a RoboTire tire-changing robot.

The locally owned and operated dealership is using the fourth generation of RoboTire Inc.'s tire-changing system, which combines robotics, machine learning and artificial intelligence, at its store in Creamery, an unincorporated community in Montgomery County about 30 miles northwest of Philadelphia.

The partnership between Creamery Tire and Plymouth, Mich.-based RoboTire offers customers a distinct tire-buying experience that aims to improve the overall tire-changing experience, RoboTire said.

According to RoboTire, its tire-changing system can reduce the tire-changing experience to less than 25 minutes from up to an hour, which allows shops to serve more customers safely and efficiently.

"We are thrilled to partner with Creamery Tire as we deploy our tire changing technology into more brick-and-mortar locations," RoboTire Co-Founder and CEO Victor Darolfi said.

"We see a growing demand for safer and more efficient tire-changing practices that benefit automotive shop owners and customers. RoboTire and Creamery Tire working together to integrate our robots with their expert staff will provide the best possible customer experience."

The tire-changing system at Creamery Tire began serving customers Dec. 16. Creamery has signed on to install additional RoboTire systems at other locations.

"RoboTire's systems are truly revolutionizing the way tires are changed, and we are excited to be one of the first shops in North America to offer this innovative service model to our customers," Creamery Tire CEO Joseph Franklin said.

"We are dedicated to bringing the best technology and experience to our employees and customers alike in Pennsylvania."

The dealership was founded in 1988 by Dick Shainline. Creamery has stores in suburban Philadelphia, in Chalfont and East Norriton.

In August, RoboTire announced that its tire-changing systems had gone online at a Discount Tire store in Fountain, Ariz.