Vulcanisation of car tyres

In the case of elastomers, the term ‘vulcanisation’ is used instead of ‘crosslinking’. Radiation vulcanisation of a number of elastomers and elastomer products has found wide industrial application.

The most successful from a practical point of view has been the pre-irradiation of blanks of individual tyre components - treads, carcasses, sidewalls, etc. - before assembly, moulding and forming. - before assembly, moulding and thermovulcanisation.

Electron beam processing of tyre components offers important advantages:

1) Increases the cohesive strength of rubber compounds;
2) Improves tread performance;
3) Reduces the use of expensive rubber compound additives;
4) Allows replacement of some natural rubber with synthetic rubber;
5) Reduces overall tyre manufacturing time by 20%;
6) Reduces scrap and waste in production

Electron beam processing of tyre components offers important advantages:

1) Increases the cohesive strength of rubber compounds;
2) Improves tread performance;
3) Reduces the use of expensive rubber compound additives;
4) Allows replacement of some natural rubber with synthetic rubber;
5) Reduces overall tyre manufacturing time by 20%;
6) Reduces scrap and waste in production

Electron beam processing of tyre components offers important advantages:

1) Increases the cohesive strength of rubber compounds;
2) Improves tread performance;
3) Reduces the use of expensive rubber compound additives;
4) Allows replacement of some natural rubber with synthetic rubber;
5) Reduces overall tyre manufacturing time by 20%;
6) Reduces scrap and waste in production

Electron beam processing of tyre components offers important advantages:

1) Increases the cohesive strength of rubber compounds;
2) Improves tread performance;
3) Reduces the use of expensive rubber compound additives;
4) Allows replacement of some natural rubber with synthetic rubber;
5) Reduces overall tyre manufacturing time by 20%;
6) Reduces scrap and waste in production

Electron accelerators with energies of 0.8 to 1 MeV have been and are used as radiation sources. The doses required for treatment, depending on the type of product, vary from 1 to 200 kGy.

Radiation pretreatment of tyre components is widely used by the world's leading manufacturers.

Capacity of one electron-beam unit (~10 kW) - 1 million tyres/year

Capacity of one electron-beam unit (~10 kW) -

1 million tyres/year

Capacity of one electron-beam unit (~10 kW) -

1 million tyres/year