The automation level in tire rubber production has been significantly improved in recent years, mainly reflected in the following aspects:
1、 Automation of production equipment
Mixing equipment:
Modern tire rubber production generally uses highly automated internal mixers for mixing. These devices are equipped with advanced control systems and sensors that can accurately control parameters such as temperature, pressure, and time during the mixing process, ensuring the uniformity and quality stability of the rubber material.
Extrusion equipment:
The extruder has also achieved a high degree of automation. Through a precise control system, the extrusion speed, pressure, and temperature can be automatically adjusted to ensure that the rubber material can be smoothly extruded and filled into the mold. At the same time, some advanced extruders are also equipped with functions such as automatic feeding, automatic cutting, and automatic packaging, further improving production efficiency.
Sulfurization equipment:
The vulcanizing machine has also achieved automated production. Modern vulcanizing machines are equipped with advanced control systems and sensors, which can accurately control parameters such as temperature, pressure, and time during the vulcanization process, ensuring the quality of tire vulcanization. At the same time, some vulcanizing machines also have automatic detection and alarm functions, which can timely detect and handle abnormal situations in the production process.
2、 Automation of production process
Material transportation:
In the production process of tire rubber, the material conveying system has also been automated. Through equipment such as automatic conveyor belts and elevators, raw materials, semi-finished products, and finished products can be quickly and accurately transferred between production lines, reducing manual handling and waiting time and improving production efficiency.
Quality inspection:
With the development of automation technology, quality inspection in tire rubber production has also been automated. Through online detection equipment, the temperature, pressure, thickness and other parameters of the rubber material can be monitored in real time to ensure the quality stability during the production process. At the same time, some advanced testing equipment can also conduct multiple tests on the durability, high-speed performance, wetland performance, and other aspects of finished tires to ensure that product quality meets standards.
3、 Intelligent management
Production management system:
Tire rubber production enterprises generally adopt intelligent production management systems. These systems achieve real-time monitoring and management of the production process by integrating data from various production equipment and sensors. Through data analysis, problems and bottlenecks in the production process can be identified in a timely manner, providing strong support for optimizing the production process and improving production efficiency.
Application of robots and automation equipment:
With the development of robots and automation equipment, tire rubber production companies have also begun to introduce these devices to replace manual operations. For example, in key processes such as mixing, extrusion, and vulcanization, robots and automation equipment can complete tasks such as material handling, equipment operation, and quality inspection, further improving production efficiency and product quality.
In summary, the automation level in tire rubber production has been significantly improved. By adopting advanced production equipment, optimizing production processes, and introducing intelligent management systems, tire rubber production enterprises have achieved fully automated production from raw material preparation to finished product delivery. This not only improves production efficiency, but also reduces production costs and labor intensity, laying a solid foundation for the sustainable development of the tire rubber industry.