Machine for recycling tyres by recovering the tyre tread rubber using waterjets. The machine comprises a loading unit for loading a tread, a processing unit, the processing unit comprising a framework comprising a preprocessing zone, a processing zone and a postprocessing design. The preprocessing zone drives a cut tread towards the processing zone. The processing zone comprises a processing module designed to direct a waterjet onto the recovered tread. The preprocessing zone comprises motorized guide rollers and presence sensors arranged in such a way as to allow a second tread to catch up with a first tread in such a way as to reduce, to the point of closing up, the space between two treads.

In a process for building tyres for vehicle wheels, at least one tread band (9) or other elastomeric component of a tyre (2) is made by applying at least one continuous elongated element (14) according to a plurality of turns (C) around a forming drum (15) rotating around a geometric rotation axis (X) thereof. The continuous elongated element (14) is made by the action of extruding a first material through an extrusion nozzle (16), to form an inner core (33) of said continuous elongated element (14) exiting from an outlet opening (18) of the extrusion nozzle (16). During the extrusion, a second material different from the first material is conveyed around the first material, at the extrusion nozzle (16) and upstream of the outlet opening (18), to form a coating layer (32) which entirely surrounds the inner core (33).

A method for forming a composite tread, the method comprising the steps of: forming a coextruded strip of a first compound and a second compound, wherein the first compound is a tread compound, and the second compound is formed from a second compound, wherein the tread is formed from winding the coextruded strip onto the tire building drum while varying the ratio of the first compound to the second compound

An expandable belt and tread drum with magnetic deck fixing includes an assembly defining a portion of an arcuate outer circumferential working surface of a tire building drum. The assembly comprises a deck segment carrier and one or more magnetic members provided to the deck segment carrier and configured to attach a deck segment to the deck segment carrier by magnetic force.

Provided is a head for a multi-layer extrusion device which can be easily and accurately adjusted to a change in size of an extruder and a change in extrusion shape. A head 1 for a multi-layer extrusion device is provided with a plurality of flow paths for separately guiding elastomer materials G from a plurality of extruders 2 to a pre-former attachment unit. The head 1 comprises: a main head 10 to which each extruder 2 is connected; an upper head part 11 positioned above the main head 10; and a lower head part 12 positioned below the main head 10. The plurality of extruders 2 include a first extruder 5 and a second extruder 6. The main head 10 is detachably divided into at least: a first head part 15 to which the first extruder 5 is connected; a second head part 16 to which the second extruder 6 is connected; a third head part 17 connected to the first head part 15 on the downstream side of the first head part 15; and a fourth head part 18 connected to the second head part 16 on the downstream side of the second head part 16.

Technology for controlling in-vehicle three dimensional (3D) printer(s) that replenish road engaging surfaces of the vehicle assembly. In some embodiment the 3D printer is controlled to replenish the road engaging surface while the vehicle is being driven. In some embodiments, an Internet of Things (IoT) sensor is used to detect wear on the road engaging surface to help control the location(s) where the 3D printer adds the additive material.

The method includes the step of passing an electric current through at least one wire that is situated between a carcass of a tire casing and a tread. The method also includes the step of calculating a value of a temperature of the wire as a function of a relative value of the current. The method proceeds with the step of controlling the current as a function of the temperature value calculated.

An extrusion system (10) is provided that has first and second extruders (12,14) with first and second extrusion barrels (50,52). First and second extruded components (24,26) are transferred through the barrels (50,52) to a die (22) to coextrude tire tread (20) from the first and second extruded components (24,26). A horizontal plane (70) is located above ground in a vertical direction (40) and extends through both the first extrusion barrel (50) and the second extrusion barrel (52).

A method is provided for the co-extrusion of a complex rubber profiled element. The method makes it possible to co-extrude a sublayer in a first material and a tread in a second material with at least one insert in a third material inserted in a discontinuity in the sublayer and in the tread. The method includes: a) discontinuous extrusion of the first material, b) discontinuous first profiling of the first material, c) discontinuous extrusion of the second material onto the first material, d) discontinuous profiling of the first and second materials and extrusion of the third material into each discontinuity, and e) final profiling of the first, second and third materials with a longitudinal groove in the profiled element next to each insert of the third material.

A tyre strip extrusion apparatus includes extruders and an extrusion head which includes a head housing having feed openings respectively connected to the extruders for feed of extrusion material. An injection moulding tool is connected to the head housing and includes a profile plate formed with an outlet opening which communicates with the feed openings for extrusion material to flow from the feed openings to the outlet opening for extruding a web from the extrusion material. Bearing against the head housing along a first parting surface is a first distributor plate. A second distributor plate is arranged upstream of the profile plate in flow direction of the extrusion material. The first distributor plate bears along a second parting surface against the second distributor plate. The first and second distributor plates are configured such that at least a majority of the material paths runs through the first and second parting surfaces.