Section Repairing is often the only way to keep millions of dollars’ worth of equipment running until such time as new tires are available.
- The goodwill earned from grateful customers whose equipment is kept running until replacement tires are on order is a valuable asset.
- Even with section repairs on the increase, there are still too many tires disposed of daily that could be repaired and returned to normal service.
- This practice is costly to the end-user and not sound environmentally.
- There is a lot of mis-conception of the amount of investment required to purchase the proper equipment to do section repairs.
- It is surprising how fast section repair molds can be paid for and amortized.
- Kettle cure repairs do not last as long as they are not compression molded. The complete tire must be heated and kept at vulcanizing temperature which is not good for the tire and also wastes an enormous amount of energy.
- To repair today’s radial tires distortion free, the VULCAN-VULCAP MV Section Repair Mold with inflatable mandrel systems, will supply:
- correct pressure both inside and outside of the tire.
- provide even pressure over the injured area.
- heating units for both inside and outside are provided with molded heatpads to allow controlled curing temperatures for good solid cure.
- Time is very critical as rubber cures at different rates.
- VULCAN-VULCAP, based on published independent reports, is still the leader on a percentage basis of installed equipment to the independent tire industry.
- Result: Compression mold is achieved in the VULCAN-VULCAP Section Mold with adhesion values exceeding 100 between patch and tire due to pressure applied during curing.
- During proper curing, materials will flow, air pockets are eliminated and when the tire flexes and heats up during operation, there will be no tendency for the patch to fail, leak or cause under-inflation.
- In the VULCAN-VULCAP Vulcanizer, the patch and plug are cured in a single operation.
- Large injury areas can usually be properly cured in a single operation at one time.
