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Tire Solutions Group

AIRTEC has been providing innovative solutions to the North and South American and European Tire Industry for more than 35 years. Our product leader is the Rocky™ valve. The most trusted and most reliable valve for tire curing Worldwide. But our expertise doesn't end there. We offer innovative solutions for all aspects Tire production.

  • Rocky™ Valves
  • Loaders and Loader Chucks
  • Oil and Water Hydraulic Center Mechanisms
  • Gas Circulation Units
  • Other unique and innovative products for Tire Curing, Tire Building, and Raw Material production
Rocky Panel Units

Rocky Panel Unit

  • Reduce footprint by as much as 75%
  • Remove/Replace valves in under 2 minutes
  • Achieve energy savings up to $4,000.00/year/cavity
  • Improve the working conditions of employees
  • Improved flow paths with cast manifold
  • Dramatically reduce commissioning time
 Rocky Panel Units
Loaders and Loader Chucks

Loader Chucks

  • Pneumatically driven
  • Design to your specification or use our standard designs
  • Standard PSR design accommodates 13" to 17" bead diameter
  • Minimum 8 paddle design
  • Centering adjustment
  • Designs to accommodate up to 24" bead diameter
  • Optional tire detection solutions

Vertical Loader Assembly

  • Retrofit onto existing press
  • Turnkey solution
  • Electric or Pneumatic control Up/Down
  • Pneumatic control In/Out
  • For PSR, LT, and TBR presses
 Loaders and Loader Chucks
Platen, Pipe and Valve Insulators

Platen Insulators

  • Rocky Platen Insulators are made from phenolic resin and short glass fiber
  • Uniformly die-molded under heat and pressure.
  • Excellent heat resistance and toughness required for multiple mold changes.
  • Designed according to your drawings

Valve Insulators

  • Inside material : glass fiber, coated with Teflon, silicon or uncoated
  • Outside material : glass fiber, coated with Teflon, silicon or Teflon antistatic
  • Filling material : glass wool, mineral wool, Aerogel
  • Securing elements : Hooks, springs, cord, wire, hook-and-loop-fastener

Insulation Tube

  • Silicone rubber outer. Silicone sponge inner
  • Available in black, red, yellow and other colors
  • Heat resistant to 392°F
  • Heat conductivity 0.079 - 0.080W/(m-K)
  • ID's available 22, 28, 36, 45 mm
  • Waterproof/water absorption 0-1%
 Platen, Pipe and Valve Insulators
Center Mechanisms
  • Standard Center Mechanisms
  • Customer Center Mechanisms and Bag Cylinders
  • Water and Oil Hydraulic options
  • REC™ Water Hydraulic Center Mechanism
    • LVDT for postioning
    • Special seal material to combat water treatment
    • Separate seals between bladder and cylinder.
      • Prevents cold water from entering bladder causing scrap tires
      • Prevents pressure and temperature from bladder from damaging water cylinder
 Center Mechanisms
Gas Circulation Units
  • Designed for the circulation of gas inside bladder
  • Special induction motor, turbo-type pump and dedicated controller
  • Promotes uniform temperature top to bottom inside bladder
  • Eliminate temperature differentials
  • Energy savings compared to a "purge" process
  • Potential reduction in cure time
 Gas Circulation Units
Water Cylinders

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 Water Cylinders
Rocky Valves Rocky Valves

"In conclusion, the results show, that for the 2-way steam supply valve on our curing presses, the Rocky TPC-2212-25, outperformed the other valves significantly, with no leakage through the valve seat or stem when cycled to the equivalent to 20 years of service"

John J.

John J., Global Tire Company

"Just a note of thanks to AIRTEC for the excellent product, Rocky Valves ™, and for your support. As you know we have surpassed the goal of 12 million cycles on these valves in extremely harsh operating conditions. We are confident that these valves might even reach, and maybe surpass, the elusive 15 million cycles mark"

Luc R.

Luc R., Global Tire Company

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