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An Italmatic
T100 buffing a casing for bead-to-bead retreading. Passenger tires can be buffed
bead-to-bead on this equipment in 20 to 30 seconds. |
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Casings are
examined at initial inspection and again on a Hawkinson NDT after buffing. |
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Hand application
of sidewall veneer requires less than two minutes labor per tire for both sidewalls. |
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Tread is applied
to the tire with an AMF Orbitread. Small perforations in the sidewall veneer allow trapped
air to escape. |
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Eastern Tire
Service owner Gerald Holmes inspects a built tire prior to curing. |
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Building a truck
tire in Eastern Tire Service's Bandag plant. The company is installing all new equipment
in this facility which produces more than 150 tires daily. |
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A fully loaded
route truck (one of eight) makes a Monday morning departure. |
