Profession tyre vulcaniser

Tyre vulcanisers repair tears and holes in castings and treads of tyres by using handtools or machines.

Personality Type

• Realistic / Conventional

Knowledge

• Types of tyres

  Different types of rubber coverings and inflated tubes used for specific vehicles and weather conditions such as winter and summer tyres, performance tyres, truck or tractor tyres.

Skills

• Clamp tyre into mould

  Clamp the tyre already placed in the mould, making sure the tyre remains clamped until the end of the vulcanization process.

• Adjust vulcanizing machine

  Adjust the heating of the vulcanising machine according to the specified temperature, ensuring the placing of the tire in the tire mould is safe.

• Wear appropriate protective gear

  Wear relevant and necessary protective gear, such as protective goggles or other eye protection, hard hats, safety gloves.

• Adjust bag inside tyres

  Adjust the pressure of the air bag inside the tyres.

• Inspect worn tyres

  Evaluate the worn tyres and check at possible damages (cuts, cracks, etc) in order to determine possible retread.

• Prepare tyres for vulcanization

  Prepare tyres for vulcanization by building semi-raw rubber treads onto the already buffed tyre casings.

• Apply rubber patches

  Apply the already shaped rubber patches onto the broken part of the tire by using a handroller and the correct rubber cement.

• Balance tyres

  Measure the static and dynamic balance of tyres using sensors, bubble balancers and spin balancers, and adjust by fitting weights on the wheel to correct any unbalance and avoid vibrations, noise and ocillations.

• Ensure equipment availability

  Ensure that the necessary equipment is provided, ready and available for use before start of procedures.

• Coat inside of tyres

  Coat the broken tyres on the inside by using rubber cement.

• Rebuff tyre

  Use abrasive tools to grind the old tyre and to remove the worn tread, brush or spray a rubber solution to join the new and the old material, and fix the new tread or piece of tread.

• Clean tyres

  Clean the completed tyres in order to prepare them for painting.

Optional knowledge and skills

Source: Sisyphus ODB