Basic Overview of Tyre Building

Tyre Manufacturing

Process Stages of Building a Modern Radial Tyre

The major steps in tyre manufacturing

Material Preparation

Textile Calendering

Steel Calendering

Extrusion - Preparation of Treads and Sidewalls

Bead Production

Tyre Assembly Machine

Curing Press / Mould

Carcass Building

Bead wires are set at the applicators. Bead joint has to be in the right place to avoid tyre imbalance.

Inner Liner

Inner liner is set at the drum and rotated around the drum at one turn. The joint is cut with a hot knife. Inner liner is set end to end so that the diagonal cutting seam is at the top. The ends are joined manually.

Body Ply: Mounting

Cord ply ends are set at the drum and rotated around the drum at one turn. The cord is cut by hand with a join of 2-5 overlapping wires. The join is pressed carefully together at the edges.

Bead Wire Mounting and Turn-Up

Bead wire mounting and turn-up is done automatically. Bead wire applicators bring the beads to the carcass. Edges are turned up with bladders over the beads and stitched tightly.

Sidewall Mounting and Joining

Sidewall ends are set at the drum and rotated around the drum at one turn. Sidewall is set end to end and the seam is fastened together manually.

Tread Package

Steel belt tables go down on the drum automatically. Steel belt is joined by cutting it with a hot knife and setting the ends together.

Cap Ply: Mounting and Joining

The ends of the nylon cap ply, is set at the drum in the middle of the steel belts. Bandage is wound on top of the steel belts 1-2 times. The bandage is cut with scissors.

Tread Mounting

Tread is pulled onto the drum automatically. Tread is set end to end and joined automatically.

First and Second Stage Coupling

Carcass (1st stage) and tread (2nd stage) packages are joined automatically. The carcass is set at the flanges of the carcass drum, pressurised, fastened to the tread package and stitched together.

Green Tyre

After building the green tyre it is transferred to the painting machine, where anti-blemish chemicals are applied.