Tire Builders

Operate machines to build tires from rubber components.

Job Task

• Depresses pedal to collapse drum and lifts tire onto conveyor.
• Depresses pedal to rotate drum and winds specified number of plies around drum to form tire body.
• Starts rollers that bond tread and plies as drum revolves.
• Activates bead setters that press prefabricated beads onto plies and position rollers that turn ply edges under and over beads.
• Aligns tread with guide, starts drum to wind tread onto plies, and slices ends.
• Turns ends of plies under and over beads with steel rod.
• Positions ply stitcher rollers and drum according to width of stock, using hand tools and gauges.
• Brushes solvent onto ply to ensure adhesion and repeats process as specified, alternating direction of each ply to strengthen tire.
• Winds chafers and breaker onto plies.
• Rubs cement stick on drum edge to provide adhesive surface for plies.
• Pulls ply from supply rack and aligns ply with edge of drum.
• Cuts ply at splice point and presses ends together to form continuous band.

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