Tire Industry Habasit Conveyor and Processing Belts for Rubber Handling and Tire Manufacturing Industries Media No. 2036 Habasit– Solutions in motion

Introduction Contents Solutions provider for the rubber and tire industry Habasit is the full range belting supplier and solutions provider for the rubber and tire industry. With our product range you find belting solutions for handling of uncured rubber in the mixing room, in the extrusion section, and on cooling lines. Belting products must provide excellent temperature and chemical resistance, combined with superior release properties and highest abrasion resistance. For tire building, tire cooling and tire handling we offer a wide range of belts, such as fabric based conveyor and processing...

3 The Habasit solution At Habasit we listen. We innovate. And we deliver integrated belting solutions – right first time. To learn more about the world wide presence of Habasit, refer to last page.

Process / application overview (schematic) 4 Rubber mixing and batch-off Take-off belt Modular belts for dip tank Batch-off Feeding area Dip tank In-feed belt Kneader / mixer Mixing mill Rubber mixing Weighing of raw materials Check weigher belt Out-feed / mill feed belt à from mixing mill à to batch-off

5 Remark: The drawings show schematic examples of selected applications / processes. The drawings don’t lay claim to completeness. The belt recommendations (use / application / layout) should be considered as a general example only. Due to the complexity of the various processes and technical requirements as well as other external influences (e.g. nature or property of transported goods, process speed, steps of treatment / handling, environment or process temperature, humidity, chemicals, additives, ingredients, recipes, etc.) there is a large variety of solutions possible. Dryer section Batch-off...

Process / application overview (schematic) 6 Rubber extrusion and cooling – Calendering and tire cord cutting Rubber extrusion and cooling à from Batch-off Line belt (metal detector suitable) Metal detector Extruder Take-off belt Scaling Incline belt Cooling In-feed / out-feed belts Calendering – Tire cord cutting Wig-wag unit with modular belts Calender Feed conveyor belt

7 cutting belt Transfer belts line Modular belts running in water tanks Checkweigher unit Cutting device Transfer belts Option: Winding up after cooling line Tire cord cutting unit (cutting to specific angles) Transfer belt Remark: The drawings show schematic examples of selected applications / processes. The drawings don’t lay claim to completeness. The belt recommendations (use / application / layout) should be considered as a general example only. Due to the complexity of the various processes and technical requirements as well as other external influences (e.g. nature or property of transported...

Process / application overview (schematic) 8 Tire building – Vulcanization (curing) – Finished tire handling Remark: The drawings show schematic examples of selected applications / processes. The drawings don’t lay claim to completeness. The belt recommendations (use / application / layout) should be considered as a general example only. Due to the complexity of the various processes and technical requirements as well as other external influences (e.g. nature or property of transported goods, process speed, steps of treatment / handling, environment or process temperature, humidity, chemicals,...

9 ing Tire cooling line (modular belt) Tire cooling line (live roller conveyor) Balance unit er belt Transfer belt Transfer belt Selection of modular belt styles Tire storage system

Variety of product ranges 10 The right choice Habasit has developed an extensive variety of solutions that allow customers to choose the best product for their specific application. Habasit is the only belt supplier to manufacture and offer the full package of fabric based belts and plastic modular belts. Design / material variations Cotton fabric or silicone coated • ENR-series • EMB-series Fabric based belts Belting products for the tire industry Plastic modular belts TPU coated • High duty line • F-series Nonwoven • G-series Rubber coated • High duty line PVC coated • N-Line • Standard line...

Variety of belt surfaces / styles (selection only) 11 Belt surface and function To fulfill the requirements for a specific application or a defined process, the belt surface or the material inherent properties play a key role. See following overview of various surfaces, styles and properties. Illustrations: Product view from top (running direction from left to right). Fabric based belts Blank smooth (adhesive or non-adhesive) Cotton fabric (non-adhesive) Silicon coated (non-adhesive) Impregnated fabric (non-adhesive) Nonwoven (non-adhesive) Rubber with textile impression (adhesive) Grip structure...

Tire industry application table / belt selection guide and technical key data (selection only) Part A: Fabric based belts Applications Rubber mixing Kneader / mixer infeed conveyor Kneader / mixer outfeed conveyor l l l l l Mixing mill feed conveyors l l l l l Mill to mill conveyors l l l l l Batch-off Take-off conveyor Dip tank Batch-off outfeed Wig wag belts Rubber extrusion and cooling Feed conveyor Take-off conveyor Scaling, marking Cooling line incline / decline Cooling line horizontal Water blow-off Cutting Wind-up station Calendering – Tire cord cutting Calender infeed Calender outfeed...

13 l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l TPU TPU TPU PET/NBR PET/NBR PET/NBR NBR NBR NBR EPDM Polyvinyl- Polyvinylchloride (PVC) chloride Blank/smooth Blank/smooth Blank/smooth Nonwoven Nonwoven Nonwoven Rough textile Rough textile Rough textile Grip Blank/smooth Blank/smooth, impr. impr. impr. structure structure structure structure Mat Adhesive Medium- Non- Non- Non- Non- Adhesive Adhesive Adhesive Adhesive Adhesive Mediumadhesive adhesive adhesive adhesive adhesive adhesive White Dark green Green Black Black Ice green Green Green Green...