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■ Inspection and production systems for the tire industry References References (extract) Continental JTYOKOHAMA JmUUESTUHE Best Efficiency, by Mastering Microns Performance, quality and the reliability of products and services provided over many years establishes Micro-Epsilon as a leading supplier of inspection systems for the tire industry. More than 400 installations in 29 countries all over the world, placed in the preparation, final finishing and wheel assembly areas, speak for themselves. Generating all the required core components like sensors, software and measurement specific mechanical...

About Micro-Epsilon Micro-Epsilon has been a reliable industrial partner for precision measurement technology applied in inspection, monitoring and automation. Systems and components from MicroEpsilon are used in the rubber and tire industry in order to develop efficient production. Micro-Epsilon employs more than 1500 people throughout the world and provides Europe’s most comprehensive range of measuring technology for measuring thickness, width, profile and surface. In addition temperature, colour, 3D geometry, vibration, deformation, gap, weight and many other factors are also measurable using...

Inspection and production systems for the tire industry Fields of application COLOR WEIGHT LENGTH Width Thickness Profile Location of Micro-Epsilon systems in the tire production process Fabric cord manufacture Width Thickness Profile Bead and belt steel cord manufacture Calendering Width Thickness Profile Mixing system Innerliner Calendering Steel belt cutting Weight Color Width Profile Tread and sidewall extruding Bead assembling Weight Length Profile Tire building

Preparation area Tire components Tire building and final inspection Spotting Tire uniformity Tire geometry Marking Sorting Spotting Marking Marking Quality Double marking Inspection Green tire Central marking inspection Letter inspection Visual inspection Tire uniformity Central marking and geometry line line Retrofit of tire uniformity and geometry line Retrofit balancing line

Inspection and production systems for the tire industry Overview Tire component profilometer Tire component profilometer Calandering, extruding Innerliner, extruding Tire component profilometer Tire meter weight inspection Tire component profilometer Tire length inspection Tire component profilometer Tire piece weight inspection Innerliner, calandering Tire color inspection Tire component offline profilometer Tire components Tire width inspection dimensionCONTROL TWI 7303.I Extruding Page 18 - 19 Tire components Tire building and final inspection

Tire surface inspection Central marking inspection CMI Letter inspection TSI-LI Tire uniformity and geometry line Retrofit of tire uniformity and geometry line RTUG Tire geometry inspection Retrofit of balancing line Central marking line CML Page 36 - 37

Tire component profilometer thicknessCONTROL TCP 8302.T/LLT The modular, yet robustly, designed C-frame systems of the thicknessCONTROL TCP 8302 series convince due to their flexibility and performance in the long term. Their compact design enables the ability to introduce precise inspection technology even in lines with limited installation space. High data volume In the upper and lower arms of the C-frame, either laser triangulation point (ILD) or laser triangulation line (LLT) sensors are integrated. The target material thickness profile is calculated using the difference of the added amount...

** width without linear axis Further technical parameters are available on request.

Tire component profilometer thicknessCONTROL TCP 7303.ET Realized as a gantry, thicknessCONTROL TCP 7303 is a cost-effective and precise way to measure the thickness, in a fixed position, as a length profile inside tire component lines. Flexibility in several variations thicknessCONTROL TCP 7303.ET can be equipped with up to three sensor combinations. One of these combinations consists of a laser triangulation sensor and an eddy current sensor. The eddy current sensor features an opening, where the light spot and the reflection of the triangulation sensor pass through, forming a concentric measurement...

Further technical parameters are available on request.

Tire component profilometer thicknessCONTROL TCP 8301.EO The thicknessCONTROL TCP 8301.EO family is manufactured in an O-frame configuration and offers outstanding capability for measurement of large material width and stability, as well as high precision during thickness profile measurements. Application-specific sensors The system measures differentially, i.e. the thickness of the material is calculated from two distance signals. The combination of an eddy current sensor and a Thru-Beam optical micrometer is mounted on one side of the thicknessCONTROL TCP 8301.EO whereas the material is guided...

**height without base frame Further technical parameters are available on request. Longitudinal trend for 5 fixed tracks 13

Tire component profilometer thicknessCONTROL TCP 8301.CT/CLLT The systems of the thicknessCONTROL TCP 8301.CT/CLLT family are developed in the form of an O-frame where the sensors are integrated in the upper and the lower boom. They measure while traversing and achieve high precision through an innovative coordinated package consisting in sensors, mechanics and software. Closed-loop temperature compensation Thickness profile measurement in: Innerliner calender Ply calender Steel cord calender Textile or fabric cord calender The systems measure differentially, i.e. the thickness of the material...

**minimum material thickness 15 mm Further technical parameters are available on request. Combined cross profile and average longitudinal profile thickness

Tire color inspection The fully equipped markingCONTROL TCI 8303.1 Tire Color Inspection system provides comprehensive color coding, color code inspection and width inspection of extruded tread. The system therefore represents a powerful component in a modern extrusion line. The basic model of markingCONTROL TCI 8303.I (Camera box solution) is designed for inspection of the color code applied on running profiles after extrusion. As the correct width and position of the color code has to be checked, the system also measures the complete width of the tread. The inspection is based on a vision system,...