Reclaim Rubber Machinery

India is the world's largest manufacturer of reclaim rubber and India and China are the only two countries in the world which have the capacity to consume the entire indigenous production of natural rubber. Reclaim rubber is a unique product that is recycled out of Scrap Rubber such as worn out tyres & tread peelings.

Re-cycling, reclaimation or regeneration of rubber waste (generated from used tyres, auto-mobile inner tubes etc.) for re-application in further usage plays a significant role in reducing pollution.

Good quality reclaimed rubber is useful as process aid material and as a distinctive raw material in itself. Various types of machineries are used for processing reclaim rubber. Some of them are: cracker, grinding mill, refiner etc. Rotary autoclaves are amongst the most important machines that are used in the reclaimation process.

The finished product is mainly in the form of sheets having desired thickness, length & breadth. The reclaim rubber manufacturing machines can be made as per the customer's specifications and within reasonable lead times.

A few of the advantage of Reclaim Rubber are:

• Excellent aging properties
• Minimum reversion
• Reduced compound cost
• Shorter breakdown in mixing time
• Reduced power consumption
• Lower processing temperature
• Fast and uniform processing
• Improved dimensional stability

Some types of whole tyre reclaimed rubber, depending on the number of times straining is done:

• Superfine Grade - Widely used in truck tyres, tread rubber, rubber molded products.
• Medium Grade - Mostly used in auto tyres, rubber mats and rubber molded goods.
• Coarse Grade - Commonly used in rubber belting, rubber sheet, tyre flaps, floor/ coir mat.

Stages of Reclaimation:

• Careful selection of raw materials.
• Removal of all ferrous metal and non-ferrous contaminant.
• Cleaning, cutting and grounding of material to very fine powder.
• Depolymerisation of the powdered rubber under controlled conditions of temperature and steam pressure.

This depolymerisation process is carried out in the rotary autoclaves that are aided with suitable process oils. The powder is then strained and finally refined to silky-smooth leaves, which are built up into sheets for ease of handling. The end-product is then rigorously tested before approval for dispatch.