Quality Assurance for Tire Manufacturing

Tyres & Rubber

The demands on control and inspection systems are increasing as a result of the progressive automation of manufacturing processes in tire production in the automotive industry, as well as the continuously increasing expectations for product quality.

Automation procedures help reduce tire manufacturing defects by allowing for precise quality control, greatly lowering the risk of human error. Fewer defects help tire manufacturers save money in a few ways. The fewer damaged products produced, the less downtime it takes to determine the underlying cause of the defective tires. Zero defects also help improve driver and passenger safety while lowering the risk of potential lawsuits. 
Some of the most common tire defects include:

  • Tread separation: Tread separation occurs when the outer portion of a tire separates from the tire casing.
  • Missing separation prevention: Separation prevention features include steel-belted tire tread technology, proper inflation and reinforced outer linings. 
  • Missing components: Missing components may include nuts and treads.
  • Improper rubber thickness: Proper tire thickness/tread depth should measure 6/32 or deeper. 
  • Defects that don't match design specifications: These defects include mismatched tire tread designs, mismatched tires on each axle, sidewall damage and weak or less flexible materials.

BST has many years of experience and can provide lean automation solutions, intelligent quality assurance systems, and cutting-edge control components to solve upcoming automation problems. BST develops application-specific solutions for new applications and retrofits in addition to standard products – Perfecting your Performance.

Applications

CALENDER

BST offers the complete product range for material and liner guides, web tension control, textile cord distribution, thickness and width measurement, position-controlled edge cutting systems, winder controls and quality assurance systems.

EXTRUSION

In addition to web guiding systems for material and liners, web tension controls, conveyor strip controls and position-guided edge cutting systems, BST offers quality assurance systems such as width measurement systems.

INNERLINER CALANDER

In addition to standard web guiding controls, web tension controls, cutting systems and winder controls, BST specialises in high-precision, integrated duplicating processes, width measurement and laser marking systems.

CUTTING MACHINES

From unwinder and winder controls, web guides from the loop and in front of the length cutter, to high-precision width measuring systems, BST supplies all products for efficient and high-quality production on textile and steel cord cutters.

PRE ASSEMBLING

Doubling processes require precision. BST offers doubling processes with the right sensors for every application, powerful CCD cameras, web tension measuring systems and reliable, material-friendly web guiding systems.

TYRE MAKING MACHINERY

Precisely positioned material supply from the unwinders, precise web guidance from the loop and on the ply server as well as intelligent, geometry-related control algorithms on the strip server are the key components of BST tyre building machine control technology. Laser marker systems round off our product portfolio.

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β€žFor reliable and safe tires, precise guiding is necessary at every production step. Our experience and our solution ensure best quality from extrusion to a tire building machine.β€œ

Raphael Moreton, Industry Manager Rubber & Tire