A NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR MANUFACTURING STUDDED TIRES USING VULCANIZED RING-SHAPED TREAD BELTS
Rubrics: 2. CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY
Authors:
1.
Kazan National Research Technological University
(6-5-2 Kafedra «Himii i tehnologii pererabotki elastomerov» (HTPE))
graduate student
Kazan, Russian Federation
graduate student
Kazan, Russian Federation
2.
Kazan National Research Technological University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Type:
Article
Pages:
from 69
to 72
Status:
Published
Received:
28.01.2026
Accepted:
28.01.2026
Published:
28.01.2026
Language:
Russian
Keywords:
STUDDED TIRE, STUDS, STUDDED TIRES PRODUCING PROCESS, VULCANIZED CIRCULAR TIRE TREAD BAND
Abstract:
Improving the grip characteristics of tires on roads covered with snow and ice, which creates slipperiness, remains one of the most significant and pressing issues under the climatic conditions of our country. A well-known and widely used solution to combat road slipperiness is equipping vehicles with specially designed winter tires featuring anti-skid studs - studded tires - for which no equivalent alternative has yet been found. Despite the proven operational advantages of studded tires, more than 80 % of surveyed drivers consider their main drawback to be the premature loss of studs from the tire tread. Meanwhile, the condition of the tire and the depth of the tread pattern indicate the possibility of its continued use for a fairly long period. Considering this fact, the authors of the article propose a new technology for manufacturing studded tires, involving the use of a vulcanized annular tread belt with optimized mounting hole geometry for stud installation. The proposed technology achieves more reliable stud fixation with reduced tensile stresses in the rubber of the mounting hole, thereby extending the service life of studded tires (studding). The design of the finished studded tire produced using the new technology does not fundamentally differ from the design of tires manufactured by traditional serial methods. The main difference lies in the modified manufacturing process, where the studding operation is not the final stage but an intermediate technological step. An important advantage of the new technology is the absence of a need for tire manufacturers to incur significant material costs for modernizing existing equipment, making its implementation economically feasible.
Improving the grip characteristics of tires on roads covered with snow and ice, which creates slipperiness, remains one of the most significant and pressing issues under the climatic conditions of our country. A well-known and widely used solution to combat road slipperiness is equipping vehicles with specially designed winter tires featuring anti-skid studs - studded tires - for which no equivalent alternative has yet been found. Despite the proven operational advantages of studded tires, more than 80 % of surveyed drivers consider their main drawback to be the premature loss of studs from the tire tread. Meanwhile, the condition of the tire and the depth of the tread pattern indicate the possibility of its continued use for a fairly long period. Considering this fact, the authors of the article propose a new technology for manufacturing studded tires, involving the use of a vulcanized annular tread belt with optimized mounting hole geometry for stud installation. The proposed technology achieves more reliable stud fixation with reduced tensile stresses in the rubber of the mounting hole, thereby extending the service life of studded tires (studding). The design of the finished studded tire produced using the new technology does not fundamentally differ from the design of tires manufactured by traditional serial methods. The main difference lies in the modified manufacturing process, where the studding operation is not the final stage but an intermediate technological step. An important advantage of the new technology is the absence of a need for tire manufacturers to incur significant material costs for modernizing existing equipment, making its implementation economically feasible.
Keywords:
STUDDED TIRE, STUDS, STUDDED TIRES PRODUCING PROCESS, VULCANIZED CIRCULAR TIRE TREAD BAND
STUDDED TIRE, STUDS, STUDDED TIRES PRODUCING PROCESS, VULCANIZED CIRCULAR TIRE TREAD BAND
