At Tire Technology Expo 2023, UTH GmbH will be presenting its extended product range. According to the company, its core competencies include innovative roll-ex Fine Mesh Straining solutions and roll-ex Gear Pump Technology. These technologies enable rubber and tire manufacturers worldwide to meet the challenges of rubber processing.

UTH believes that the aspects of new requirements in the tire industry, the demand for sustainable and reliable processes, the consistent reduction of the scrap rate and new specifications are covered by the new generation of roll-ex machines.

The machines are used in the different areas of tire manufacturing, for example, in the rework area (based on the TRP technology for the economical reworking of material in rubber processing), in the mixing line for the final compound and master batch, complete offline straining cells and in the extrusion line.

roll-ex 1000 TRF handles fine mesh straining of rubber compounds of up to 10,000 kg/h.

UTH stated that its roll-ex extrusion system has become the benchmark on the international market for fine mesh straining solutions. And the roll-ex gear pump ensures particularly gentle processing of the material and fast compound changes.

With throughputs of up to 10,000 kg/h the gear pump extruder and strainer solutions are optimally developed for the cost-effective performance of mixing lines in the tire industry.

Inline straining, in particular, offers advantages in tire production, which are shown, for example, when straining masterbatch stages or final batch. The modular combination of the patented gear pump with a two-roll feeder (TRF) or a conical double-screw extruder (DSE) allows integration in almost all mixing lines.

Apart from these applications, there is a market demand for continuous strip-making solutions with optional straining capability. To meet these requirements, a compact straining cell consisting of a gear pump with a single screw extruder as well a cooling line and stacking unit is used.