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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.
 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.
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. Small Character Ink-Jet Printers use pigmented
inks to print variable information at speeds up to 300 fpm.
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