TEXTILE BODY PLY SYSTEMS
A flexible and efficient alternative to calendering and off-line processing equipment
Start your new tire manufacturing plant without a calendering system using the Steelastic® Extruded Steel/Textile Body Ply System.
The Steelastic® Body Ply System makes it possible to produce steel and textile body ply material for passenger and specialty tires without calendering. Our proven precision splicing technology along with our high accuracy cord placement tooling combines to create a superior component prep solution. Laboratory trials have proven that tires produced with Steelastic’s extruded body ply perform as good or better than tires produced with calendered body ply. This innovative extrusion process is used to manufacture premium quality body ply material for:
Steelastic® Extruded Steel/Textile Body Ply System: Key Benefits
- High flexibility enables multiple product codes per shift with fast changeovers
- One stop process from extrusion to wind-up eliminates additional handling and processing
- Significantly smaller footprint and lower capital investment than the calendering process
- Eliminates work in process materials and handling
- Requires only one operator per system
Body Ply System Features
- Processes single end textile cords with no possibility of crossed wires
- Superior quality: precise width, gauge, and edge straightness
- Precision splice and ply angle
- Uniform cord tension
- Precise cord placement
- Elimination of 3-4 cord manufacturing splice
- Backwards compatibility with existing equipment – retrofit opportunities
- Ability to interface with customer Manufacturing Execution System (MES)
For more information on the body ply machine, please download the Extruded Steel/Textile Body Ply Machine PDF Data Sheet.
