Electromechanical actuators provide a new spin on tire manufacturing methodology

摘要

In an industry where a single product failure is one too many, safety is the number one concern of tire manufacturers throughout the world. Every tire produced must meet strict quality requirements to ensure driver safety. However, with ever-increasing demand for tires outpacing current production capacity, global competition is on the rise and manufacturers are under increasing pressure to meet production targets while also enhancing shareholder value. Often running machinery to its limits, any downtime or bottlenecks in the production process are costly and demand immediate attention. To meet these and other challenges, manufacturing engineers and operations managers are embracing a paradigm shift from conventional, hydraulics-based process automation systems to clean, flexible and efficient electromechanical actuator-based solutions that realize incremental gains in productivity, quality and reliability across all phases of production.