Inkjet coding and marking solutions for tires and tire components
Dots, lines and codes of all kinds: the tire industry needs a wide variety of markings on materials that are often difficult to print. Our especially developed rubber printing systems ensure optimal marking of tires, rubber components and pre-products.
Contact-free direct marking with RPS
ESPECIALLY MARKING IN THE TIRE INDUSTRY
Unique codes and markings on tires and their components are required primarily for production logistics, quality assurance, counterfeit protection and global traceability. We have developed the Rubber Printing System (RPS) especially for tire production so that dots, colored lines and alphanumeric codes, Data Matrix and QR codes can be applied to any rubber compound in a durable and readable manner. The inkjet system works with water-based, solvent-free inks that are adapted to the different rubber compounds and surface properties of the tires and do not adhere to the vulcanization moulds. When selecting the right coding and marking systems, it is also important to consider whether the markings should disappear during vulcanization or fuse permanently and indelibly with the tire.
What is important when it comes to coding and marking solutions for tire production?
- Process reliability even under harsh environmental conditions
- Machine-readable markings on different surfaces
- Use of special rubber inks
- Consideration of chemical processes such as vulcanization
- Fast, simple and economical coding and marking technologies
Industrial inkjet coding and marking solutions are used throughout the tire industry. Tire precursors and the tires themselves are marked with many different types of coding. They support the identification, tracking and management of tires throughout the entire production and distribution cycle.
Application examples for tire coding
- Text, 1D & 2D Codes on EVA bags with rubber compound ingredients
- Rawhide marking with colored production codes
- Coding of steel and fabric cord with special inks
- Marking of treads using a large character printer
- High resolution printing on non-vulcanized rubber (logos, graphics)
- Balancing point marking and dot marking for quality inspection using spray mark technology
- Automated color line marking for type identification
Get an idea of the versatile application possibilities of our innovative coding and marking solutions, which help to ensure automation, product quality and traceability in the tire industry.
Together with the tire industry, we have developed the REA JET Rubber Printing System (RPS) for marking raw materials and semi-finished products. The special inkjet printers work with environmentally friendly, solvent-free, water-based inks. These are optimally matched to different rubber compounds and leave no imprint in the vulcanization mould.
