Bridgestone Bandag, LLC

Alexander G Tomtschik

James A Kendall, Jr

Wade L Terrill

Jaime J Benitez

Matthew J Abraham

Jeremiah J Nartker

Robert P Hardy

Merle R Schlapkohl

Devin T Smith

Milton B Audas

Timothy T Foss

Zachary Milliron

Jerod E Schurr

Chad M Zeck

Jeffrey A Wachtel

Jr James A Kendall

A skid assembly including a skid having a stacking surface and four gum rolls is provided. The gum rolls include a first gum roll positioned on the stacking surface and a second gum roll positioned on the stacking surface and abutting the first gum roll. The first and second gum rolls cooperate to define a first skid layer. The gum rolls further include third and fourth gum rolls each positioned on one of the first or second gum rolls. The fourth gum roll abuts the third gum roll, and the third and fourth gum rolls both cooperate to form a second skid layer. The gum rolls are formed of a strip stock wound onto a core fixture. The strip stock is coated to prevent the strip stock from adhering to itself while being wound into the gum roll.

Systems and methods for HDSS roll packaging

Systems and methods of buffing tire casings are provided. A tire buffing machine includes a tire hub assembly selectively rotating a mounted casing, a buffer configured to buff the casing, a tire belt detection apparatus having two or more sensors to detect a first belt depth of one or more belts at a first lateral position in a tire casing and a second belt depth of the one or more belts at a second lateral position within the tire casing, and an electronic controller. The controller determines the first belt depth and the second belt depth using a belt detection apparatus having two or more sensors of the belt detection apparatus and adjusts the operation of the buffer based on the first belt depth or the second belt depth.

Non-destructive belt detection apparatus and method

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Muscatine, IA, United States of America

Alexander G Tomtschik