With the development of The Times, the rubber tire industry has higher and higher requirements on tire quality and function.Advanced manufacturing technology is used to pay more and more attention to the cost control and green production of tire manufacturing process.This paper analyzes the problems existing in the cost control and green production of tire manufacturing process in the rubber tire industry. STEP relies on the advantages of robot core technology and the accumulation of R&D innovation. With the strategy of "robot machine + process", STEP together with its partner Shanghai Gusode quickly responds to the new requirements of rubber tire industry for handling, loading and unloading, laser engraving and other applications, and provides a complete set of manufacturing solutions from robot to standard equipment, from application software to customized function development. It brings value to tire manufacturers and users.
In terms of rubber tire laser engraving, STEP robot R&D team has launched a new and upgraded intelligent tire laser engraving solution after continuous cross-border research on laser engraving technology, which has been successfully applied in Zhongse rubber, Seilun tire and other leading enterprises in the industry, and achieved batch delivery.
The scheme overturns the traditional production process, composed of STEP six-axis robot, 3D laser vision system, laser engraving system, McNum wheel universal alignment mechanism and other workstations, using a new process, replacing the traditional production of embedded cycle plate, steel ticket and vulcanized hollow bar code production process, can realize the automatic engraving of the specified position of the tire, with fast production rhythm. At the same time, the characters are clear and beautiful, smooth and without glue edge, which improves the utilization rate of vulcanizing machine and the product phase grade.
STEP rubber tire laser engraving intelligent solution
After five generations of solutions, today's STEP pays more attention to the details of rubber tire laser engraving and the solution of pain points.
√ Quick installation and seamless connection
Based on the workstation form, the solution is out of the box, allowing customers to flexibly deploy in a small 2-meter space without hours of downtime, and install, debug and connect with the MES system in 10 days.
√ New AI algorithm, accurate calibration
According to the special attributes of tire and rubber industry, the new real-time 3D vision AI algorithm can carry out real-time AI data comparison through 3D digital modeling, and run real-time scanning and position calibration of tire, so as to avoid tire deformation caused by tire thermal expansion and cold contraction, production line logistics blockage, tire blockage and so on. At the same time, thermal imaging technology is added to avoid the interference of hot steam on 3D vision in specific environments.
√ Automatic compensation, carefully crafted
With more applications for customer customization needs, automatic compensation technology is added to ensure accurate control of engraving depth, accuracy and position. Human-machine interface is more optimized, truly "where the mouse points, carving where." At the same time, the repeated positioning accuracy can reach ±0.2mm, the accuracy of laser engraving laser can reach 1 wire (0.01mm), and there is a self-inspection function after the completion of engraving. For semi-steel and all-steel tires, the automatic compensation of tire arc surface does not affect the tire safety and tire pressure test.
√ Digital production, enabling intelligent manufacturing
It can automatically interact with the production MES system, display the production data in real time, optimize the process configuration, so as to improve the production quality of enterprises and improve the production efficiency of enterprises.
√ Green production, energy conservation and emission reduction
Monitor and capture powder layer and microplastic particle pollution generated by tire engraving to help customers cope with higher environmental requirements.
In terms of value-added services, STEP takes users as the center and achieves meticulous attention to detail. It can flexibly realize DIY personalized customization, such as carving anti-moving two-dimensional code and customizing small batch and personalized LOGO. For example, in order to improve the appearance of tire lettering, STEP provides users with a new font that breaks through the inverted mold process, carving out a convex "Yang character", which is clearer, more beautiful and radian than the vulcanized character. In addition, for two-dimensional code engraving, STEP helps users establish a new sales model, and all key information can be traced by scanning the code.
Next, STEP robot will do more in-depth work in the single machine automation of rubber tire production, as well as the intelligence and digitalization of production lines and factories, so as to realize the replacement of machines to reduce labor costs, improve production efficiency and product quality, and help the intelligent development of tire industry.