Compressed Retread Process

Max T Solutions recap more than 250 000 truck and bus tyres every year. We use our own, unique compressed retread process.

The Process

The application of pre-cure tread under compression is the only major innovation in cold retreading since the pre-cure method was invented. Max T Solutions’ Compressed Tread Retreading System applies up to six per cent more pre-cure rubber.

There are several important benefits. For a start, the tread is applied straighter than on hand-built retreads.

In addition, because the tread is applied under compression, it resists and even expels a cutting edge. In comparison, tread that is moulded in a flat press and then wrapped around the outer circumference of a casing (the conventional retreading process) inevitably has its surface under tension because of the curvature. Such a tread surface under outward tension is easy to cut, opening up in front of the cutting edge.

Yet another benefit is that a compressed-tread tyre has a greater wearing area and wears more slowly than a conventional tread. That is because six percent more rubber is compressed into the same casing circumference.

Finally, a tread applied under compression has an extremely strong bond with the casing and is not inclined to spring off.

Another advantage of Max T Solutions retreads is that we test casings under high pressure before retreading. Such testing reveals pinholes, ply separations, ineffective repairs and other faults that require treatment.