BROUGHT TO YOU BY CONTINENTAL TIRES
P106
Tire Talk
The carcass is placed into a matrix/
mold that will give its shape and
will prepare it to receive the
"Zero Degree Belt."
And…finally, we have the carcass with
the belt assembled!
The next step will be to build the sidewalls of the tires.
These are the parts that provide stiffness to the tire.
We assemble all the parts that make up a
Continental tire: the carcass with the steel belt,
the tread, the sidewall, the beads, and then,
we will have a "green tire," similar to a slick tire
because it has no grooves.
This now looks like a real tire. Now all we have
left is putting the tire into the mold/matrix with
the right temperature and curing time. It will
melt the tread pattern and will make all the
grooves and sidewall labeling.
(Left) In this
picture, we can
see with detail
how the belt is
added to the
carcass. The
machine places
the steel wire
covered with
rubber around
the tire while
synchronized
rotations create
a spiral.
