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Matthews
has a history with the tire industry that dates back to the 1950's. Since
then, we have developed a host of products specifically for marking tire
components. From inks to printers, we are your single source suppliers
for identify, track and assist in the production of your product.
Here are some applications
from the Tire & Rubber industry and our recommended solutions:
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Tread
Marking, Centerline Striping, Calendar Fabric, Beads, Belts, Inner Tubes
and Batch Stock
Versatile Print-A-Mark™ Offset Printers provide economical and reliable
high-quality print at speeds up to 800 fpm. With their rugged construction
and reliable operation, they are used to mark many components used in
the tire building process.
For some tread marking applications,
the DOD2002A Ink-Jet Printer is used to code product information in character
sizes up to 2-1/2" high. Pigmented inks are used  for
bright, contrasting marks.
Tire
Marking Inks
Our tire marking inks are the key ingredient to the success of many of
our marking solutions. Some ink types used for tire marking applications
include curable and non-curable inks, water-based curable inks, inks for
high point marking and striping inks.
High
Point Marking
The DryDot™ Inspection
Marking System was created for use with Tire Uniformity Optimizers (TUO'S)
to mark the high point on finished tires. The DryDot is a reciprocating
marking system that uses specially formulated solid ink. This no-mess,
no-solvent system heats ink in a special cartridge and then applies a
high-quality dot to the tire.
The Jet-A-Mark® DOD2002A
is used as well to mark the high point and other product information.
An alkaline, water-removable ink is employed  so
the mark easily washes off once the tire is mounted on a vehicle. The
ink-jet printer can be interfaced with a computer to print the actual
values of the TUO's.
 Striping
The Print-A-Mark Stripe-It
is a simple, clean and economical solution for tire identification. The
Stripe-It holds an inkbottle equipped with a special cap and striping
head that easily mounts over the line. The unit easily adjusts for tread
thickness to consistently apply stripes in a variety of colors and widths.
The Stripe-It also is used on retreads to enhance their appearance. For
wider stripes, consider our offset printing systems.
Bead
Marking
Marking the bead can
be achieved with offset printers, as well as indenting equipment. We manufacture
custom indenting wheels for indenting a code into the rubber.
Coding
the Liner
The C-302 Coder is a
friction-driven device that uses dot design steel type to indent polyethylene
liners with batch codes and other tracking information.
Serializing
Tags
The Model 3125 Quickset Tag Embossing Machine embosses and cuts aluminum,
brass or steel tag stock for fit into tire molds. Each tag has sunken
or debossed characters reading backward to produce a raised code in the
tire.
Coding
Uncured Rubber
Friction-driven, the
Model 2214 Indent Rubber Imprinter uses cast metal type in character sizes
up to 3" to indent batch codes into uncured rubber.
Rubber
Hose
Rubber hose, molding
and seals can be marked with Print-A-Mark Offset Printers or with the
Contact Coder, a reciprocating contact printer for intermittent
coding applications. The IP9100 Small Character Ink-Jet Printer uses pigmented
inks to print variable information at speeds up to 300 fpm.
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