STEELASTIC® AUTOMATIC APEX APPLICATION SYSTEMS
Delivering superior bead adhesion and custom handling of your apexed beads
The STEELASTIC® Apex Application System was the first system to automatically extrude, form and apply a rubber apex onto the outside periphery of a tire bead. Since its introduction the system has been continually developed to meet ever increasing productivity and quality requirements for:
- Passenger Tires
- Aircraft Tires
- Motorcycle Tires
STEELASTIC® APEX SYSTEM: Key Benefits
- Stitches both sides of the apex and applies significant downward force producing superior adhesion to the bead
- System is highly flexible and is designed to handle quick changeovers of bead construction, bead diameter, apex geometry, and compound
- Tightly controlled and consistent process yields unmatched splice repeatability
- Customizable system that can handle any single wire or ribbon bead construction
- Cycle times as low as 8 seconds
- Handles a bead diameter range of 12 to 24 inches
- Requires only one operator per system
- System can produce straight, angled or curved apex profiles
- Robotic and non-robotic unloading options configured to the specific tire plant’s needs
For more information on the Steelastic Automatic Apexing Machine, please download the Automatic Apexing Machine PDF Data Sheet.
