LASER TIRE PROTOTYPING
Increasing product diversity and shorter product development cycles regularly require the production of design samples and prototype tires. However, the production of tire molds by CNC milling or 3D printing is usually only carried out at a later stage of development. For unique sample tires in the early stage of the development process our laser cells offer a superior alternative to manual carving with hot knives.
TIRE CARVING WITH LASER TECHNOLOGY
RAPID PROTOTYPING IN TIRE DEVELOPMENT
Our laser cells enable to create individual tread profiles and sidewall designs in cured tires. The process replaces the time-consuming manual carving of tire prototypes, which is still common today, and thus shortens development cycles and cost in tire development.
DIGITAL PRODUCTION OF SAMPLE TIRES FOR TESTING AND MARKETING
The heart of our prototyping solution is the Votan Tire-Scan technology developed by Jenoptik AG, which is already being used in the development laboratories of leading vehicle tire manufacturers.
The geometries to be processed can be transferred from the CAD software into machine data. The processing is fully automatic. A pulsed laser generates the required structures precisely and with high repeatability. A powerful suction system efficiently removes the process gases generated at the point of processing.
YOUR ADVANTAGES AT A GLANCE
Fully automatic processing - without time-consumiing manual processes
Shortened development cycles and time-to-market
For very small series and one-offs much cheaper than milled or printed forms
Optionally extendable with special applications (high contrast engraving, shark skin, QR codes, etc.)
