Tire conveyance solutions, from mixing to final finish and beyond

Intralox provides component preparation solutions for extruder cooling lines, extruder feeders and takeaways, calendar feeders, tread booking conveyors, and acceleration conveyors for skivers. Our solutions also include weigh conveyors, marking conveyors, inclines, declines, and wind-up conveyors.

Our proprietary cooling efficiency software—which has been licensed to major global extrusion OEMs—enables manufacturers to determine cooling line length, speed, and spray nozzle placement to optimize cooling efficiency.

Intralox offers a collection of technologies ideal for green tire handling, including:

• DARB S4500 equipment: The ideal touchless solution for high-rate sorting, merging, and diverting of green or finished tires, both passenger and truck. Gentle handling protects the tires’ integrity by replacing diverting arms and pop-up transfers in sorting and merging applications.
• Series 2100 ZERO TANGENT Radius Flat Top belting: A curved conveyor solution that allows equipment manufacturers to design and fabricate zero-tangent curves. It ensures safe handling and smooth transfers of delicate green tires, with fewer mistracks and less scrap, while maintaining tire gapping.
• Motor Driven Roller (MDR) Power Zone Accumulation System: A cost-effective conveyor system—specific to tire manufacturing—that is simple to fabricate, integrate, and maintain. MDR enables touchless accumulation of green, cured, and finished tires to improve operational efficiency and ensure uncompromised product quality.

See how a global tire manufacturer reduced green tire scrap by 70% with an Intralox DARB solution

Our expertise, industry experience, and commitment to innovation led us to develop our patented Series 4400 Transverse Roller Top™ (TRT™) belt. A revolutionary technology that has become the industry standard across many tire plant applications, the S4400 TRT belt’s staggered pattern of large-diameter, alternating rollers produces smother transfers, eliminating jams and reducing downtime and scrap.

Benefits of the S4400 TRT belt:

• Enhanced beam stiffness and new sprocket design reduce conveyor costs and cost of ownership and ensure extended belt life
• Alternating roller pattern provides for smoother transfers, reducing jams and downtime
• “Rodless” belt-edge link allows for easier installation and maintenance

Many tire plants have designed entire final finish handling systems—including 90-degree transfers, merges, sorters, and centering and aligning applications—based on Intralox’s Transverse Roller Top (TRT) solution.

The simplicity and low maintenance requirements of the TRT belt have proven effective on many final finish applications, including 90- and 180-degree turns and sorting and merging applications. Compared to traditional technology, the Intralox system greatly reduces downtime and maintenance.

Other Intralox solutions for final finish include horizontal conveyors, incline and decline conveyors, conveyors for accumulation, and Intralox’s energy reduction concept for A-to-B transportation.

As labor costs, worker shortages, and manufacturing complexity continue to increase, so does the need to automate tire manufacturing processes.

Intralox’s line layout optimization consulting helps you unlock potential in your tire plant and improve your line’s overall performance. Tap into our industry expertise and transformative technologies (including ARB and DARB equipment, TRT belting, ZERO TANGENT Radius belting, and zone accumulation solutions) to improve operations and performance.

Intralox’s automation solutions allow tire end users to do more with less by:

• Enabling increased throughput and efficiency
• Improving reliability while decreasing maintenance time and labor required
• Reducing conveyance complexity and the number of lines required
• Ensuring gentle handling with fewer quality issues and more uptime

Learn more about Intralox Layout Optimization