Bridgestone Europe Nv/sa

Stefano Salieri

Francesco Iozia

A method to manufacture an electronic device () to be applied to rubber article. The device comprises (i) an electronic element (), (ii) a covering element made of one or more layers () of thermoplastic material and arranged to cover said electronic element (), and (iii) at least a rubber layer () arranged to cover at least part of an outer surface () of the covering element. The method comprises a preliminary step comprising (a) a deposition operation, during which an adhesive solution consisting of a basic water solution comprising a latex of an elastomer rubber and a combination of resorcinol and formaldehyde is applied on at least part of one outer surface () of said covering element; and (b) a heating operation, during which the part of the outer surface of the covering element on which the adhesive solution was applied is kept at a temperature ranging from 120 to 230° C. for an amount of time ranging from 2 to 15 min.

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Rome, Italy

Stefano Salieri