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Tyre recycling machinery is available in various types and specifications, and modern technology ensures the equipment is constantly evolving and improving.
The same attributes that make tires resilient and durable on the road often also present a challenge to facilities specializing in preparing tires for recycling. They are practically indestructible without the proper equipment. Rubber tires are suffused with steel belts and cords. They also contain plies usually made of nylon or Kevlar materials. Hardcore tyre recycling machinery is essential to separate the rubber from its steel and fiber components, especially for facilities who wish to produce pure rubber fragments for subsequent fabrication of new products.
Tires that have outlived their original purpose on the highway can be reused in various ways. The rubber can be used as tire-derived fuel, which is made of shredded tires and is often burned in conjunction with wood, coal or other fuels to help power paper mills or plants. Tire crumbs can also be reworked into gym mats or playground flooring, athletic equipment, or mulch. Other applications include tire chunks as vibration insulators along railroads or modified asphalt, among many other uses.
Quality tyre recycling machinery should be well constructed and extremely durable to ensure it can withstand the ongoing contact with ultra-strong rubber laced with steel wires. Lower quality equipment can easily produce more headaches than reusable product yield.
During the size reduction phase, uniquely designed tire shredders are used to cut whole tires into manageable chunks. These relatively large pieces in themselves can be reused for various purposes. In many cases, however, the rubber is reduced to even smaller chunks, and sometimes even crumbs.
Vibratory conveyors may be used to separate larger pieces from their smaller counterparts as the rubber pieces move through the process during the milling and screening stages. To remove steel and fiber parts from the mass of rubber during the subsequent liberation phase, some facilities employ granule grinders that are capable of sorting out these byproducts. Magnets can also assist in the task.
The final components are generally washed to clean off unwanted residue and produce a clean product that can be refashioned into new goods. The rubber particles of various sizes are then shipped to customers. Clean, high quality steel can be reused by steel mills, while the fiber can be reused as filler or in carpet blends, for example, for sound barriers or as a concrete additive.
Industry experts and scientists are constantly experimenting to find new ways to make tyre recycling machinery more effective. One company, for example, came up with a system that utilizes a high pressure water technique to disintegrate whole tires and reduce them to a fine powder.
Considering that the average person produces at least one “dead” tire a year, the need to effectively recondition tires and find new ways to apply the derived products becomes obvious. The demand for recycling efforts is on the incline as illegal dumping becomes increasingly problematic for waterways and ecosystems. The first step for a facility – and as a result the environment – is to profit from the recycling of tires. Employing high quality tyre recycling machinery maximizes the return on the investment.
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