Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin

Michelin Recherche Et Technique S.a.

Gregory Marcet

Gwenael Favro

Cedric Astier

Maxime Tarrit

Olivier Combe

The invention relates to an automated cell () for handling containers in which rubber blocks are arranged. The cell includes: a frame that allows the fixed installation of the cell; an automatic centering system having a guiding means that allows precise positioning of a loaded container in a loading space () of the cell; a clamping system having a holding means that maintains the positioning of the loaded container in the loading space of the cell; and a locking system having a locking means that maintains the positioning of the container in the loading space of the cell.

Automated cell for performing container control during a process of picking rubber blocks

A supply installation () for a site () for producing rubber products from rubber blocks of rubber mixtures of predetermined weight and volume includes: an input station where the supply installation performs a process of entry of empty bins (B) for receiving, during a picking process, rubber blocks identified to satisfy a rubber product production campaign; a discharge station where the supply installation performs a process of discharging full bins (B) containing the picked rubber blocks; a supply means that manages the transport of the empty bins and the full bins to the supply installation; and a picking station that performs a process of picking the rubber blocks grouped in a container according to the status of the current rubber product production campaign.

Automated flow control for rubber product manufacturing processes

The invention relates to a robot () for performing a process of picking rubber blocks arranged in a container toward a target location. The invention also relates to a process of picking rubber blocks arranged in a container, performed by the disclosed robot ().

Robot equipped with a gripper for performing a picking process

The method includes the step of passing an electric current through at least one wire that is situated between a carcass of a tire casing and a tread. The method also includes the step of calculating a value of a temperature of the wire as a function of a relative value of the current. The method proceeds with the step of controlling the current as a function of the temperature value calculated.

Method for retreading a tire using a dual heating effect

A method for retreading a tire casing is disclosed herein. The method includes a tread is disposed on a casing carcass with a bonding layer being interposed in between, and a strip is tensioned through several circuits on the tread. Also disclosed herein is a tire employing the a method of retreading disclosed herein.

Method for retreading a tire casing

A method for retreading a wheel tire casing:

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Gregory Marcet