Market-specific Solutions Tire manufacturing Get the tire production rolling New challenges in a competitive market The global tire market is expected to witness significant growth over the forthcoming years. At the same time, it has become more complex than ever. The increasing number of car types calls for a greater variety of tires. In addition, automotive trends such as eMobility and autonomous driving increase the demand for innovative concepts in tire design and tire production. That’s why competitive tire production needs to be highly flexible and able to react swiftly to meet volatile market developments. At the same time, it needs to meet today’s high requirements in terms of quality, safety, environmental standards and increasing internationalization. Tire manufacturers require consistent solutions that help them optimize their plants’ availability, reduce their TCO and improve time to market. Taking full advantage of digitalization and making use of new business models make it possible to get there. Establish direct contact Presentation | Tire Technology Expo Virtual 'Live' Innovations and highlights presented by experts of the design and manufacturing of tires Let our specialists show you how you can react even faster and more flexibly to requirements with perfectly coordinated product design and automation solutions, and how you can get started with the right concepts with digitization. Register now for access to the videos! Registration The challenges Increasingly demanding requirements The economical, technological and social environment of mobility is evolving, bringing about changes in the expectations of both end users and the vehicle industry. That’s why tire manufactures require innovative solutions for the entire value chain. Technological trends Tire manufactures as well as machine builders require innovative concepts in tire design and production, improved production processes featuring an increased degree of automation and more transparent production. Further key aspects are reduced downtime, detailed diagnostics and lower energy consumption. At the same time, many plants need to be refurbished to meet the latest requirements and new production facilities need to be built to meet increasing product demand. Customers and consumers The advancement of eMobility calls for optimized tread design for extended mileage through minimized rolling resistance, low noise emissions and the adequate handling of an EV’s high levels of torque while supporting additional weight from batteries and maintaining high performance in wet conditions. At the same time, the optimal connectivity between tire and car, and the unique identification of a tire are becoming more and more important, especially in view of connected and autonomous driving. Innovation such as the ability of tires to remain inflated at the optimum pressure without any need for external pumps and new approaches in the field of run-flat tires also attract attention. Laws and regulations Tire manufacturers are required to meet increasingly demanding regulatory frameworks. In the EU, for instance, tire performance labelling indicating fuel consumption, noise emission and wet grip classification is mandatory since November 2012 as part of the EU’s Energy Efficiency Action Plan. In the U.S. tires are graded according to standards such as the “Uniform Tire Quality Grading Standards (UTQGS)” issued by the U.S. Dept. of Transportation. They include regulations on treadwear, traction performance and temperature resistance. The digital twin Continuous product and production improvements with digital twins The consistent use of digital twins helps meet all requirement and tackle all challenges – from product design and machine design to machine commissioning, production and all the way to product and production performance optimization. End-to-end virtualization for improved results in the real world Digital twins of the product, the production process and the production facilities’ as well as the product’s performance are fundamentally linked in a single integrated data model. This creates a complete picture and a closed loop of the digital and the real world, this way enabling continuous improvements for best possible results based on actual production and performance data. It also ensures consistency across the entire value chain and enables all stakeholders to access the data they require through Teamcenter – wherever they are. Virtual world Real world Tire production and TIA Tire production and the TIA portfolio The TIA portfolio covers all process steps and machines in the tire industry from mixing all the way to labelling. In addition, a Center of Competence brings together product expertise and industry know-how for goal-oriented solutions. Play Video Tire production with Totally Integrated Automation Get your tire production rolling Watch this video to gain an overview of how the seamlessly interacting solutions from Siemens help make tire production consistent, transparent and efficient, this way enabling manufacturers to win a competitive edge in the increasingly global tire industry. Mixing and extrusion Siemens integrated portfolio for controls, visualization, drives, motors and even mixer management and storage flexibly fulfil the high demands of the complex mixing process. They help ensure quality, efficiency and profitability and enable specific customer concepts and custom solutions for the utmost energy efficiency, optimum mixing results and the visualization of the entire mixing process to obtain useful information. Our solutions in use at HF Mixing Group Production of semi-products Thanks to a high level of standardization over the entire product range, Siemens solutions ensure outstanding flexibility in semi-product manufacture. Generous scalability makes it possible to customize drive solutions to all machines used for confection of the individual tire components, this way making available additional potential for maximizing productivity and profits through higher levels of standardization, lean automation solutions and considerable energy savings. Tire building SINAMICS and SIMOTION drive solutions that are specifically adapted to the requirements of tire production machines, along with SIMATIC controllers to automate tire building machines, help minimize energy consumption and maximize productivity through improved cycle times, open, robust automation concepts and outstanding availability of the machinery. Vulcanization Curing workflows and vulcanization press automation can be optimized and made more efficient by digital simulation of the curing process, custom automation solutions for curing presses, plus inno¬vative control solutions based on powerful control units installed near the presses for monitoring and the adjustment parameters like pressure, temperature and time. Quality control Fully automated, space-saving quality control solutions from Siemens combine X-ray monitoring, tire balancing checks and force variation tests with central data manage¬ment, this way ensuring optimal test performance and com-plete tire traceability. Our solutions in use at SAR Group Labelling Tire performance labelling in the EU requires matching of data with SAP systems within a very short cycle time. Siemens products, such as the SIMATIC IPC enables compliance with European standards without compromising efficiency by supporting multifunctional, high-speed processes with extremely short cycle time of 1 ms, which makes it possible to handle a workload of about 800 tires per hour. On-demand Webinare Previous webinars that might interest you Please register to get access to the recording. Increase the efficiency of aging machines with industrial IoT Register now for the on-demand webinar. Registration Standardization in the tire industry Everyone is talking about digitization and it is being pursued more and more actively. At the same time, manufacturers must develop and deliver machines and systems in less time. The use of open standards leads to seamless integration ability, reusability of engineering results, and ultimately to a reduction of engineering efforts to get the complexity in today´s automation world under control. Find out in our webinar why a common understanding of standardization is so important to be prepared for successful digitalized workflows. Registration News and events News for the tire industry New trends and developments and interesting insights into innovations in the tire industry Article Tire Technology International Annual review Standardization is key to advancing operational performance Learn more Article Tire Technology International Digital Twin in the tire industry Learn more Downloads and support Further information about our offerings for tire manufacturing Looking for more details? Look no further! Here’s where you can download brochures and datasheets for tire manufacturing, contact our support, and use our online services! Downloads Services References Strong performance and noticeable added value Siemens solutions for tire manufacturing are in operation around the globe. The following reference projects illustrate their capacities and performance in various fields of application throughout the entire value chain. All Siemens references Play Video IRIS Tyres Algeria Tire manufacturer Driving quality and comfort with digitalization IRIS Tyres took advantage of the industry expertise of Black Donuts and SMART Controls and used a variety of Siemens Opcenter functionalities to provide an intelligent MOM (Manufacturing Operations Management) solution Thanks to end-to-end traceability and tires’ history records, IRIS Tyres is now able to demonstrate to the key customers their ability to realize very high quality products and consequently increase their level of trust and loyalty Learn more Contact Ensure healthy business for the long term Siemens’ integrated portfolio of software and automation, building technology and energy management solutions offers many opportunities for efficiency and margin improvements in tire production throughout the entire lifecycle of your assets through cost-effective planning, efficient data management, smooth logistics and high-quality service throughout the entire value chain. 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