Rubber Extrusion ProfilingTire tread and sidewall passes through an extruder. Gocator® scans and measures the rubber web’s extrusion groove pattern, geometry, and location.Built-In Groove toolHigh-sensitivity 3D laser line profilers for scanning rubber & tires.LEARN MOREFlexible InspectionGocator® supports the inspection of multiple grooves in a single setup. Groove measurements are unaffected by changes in surface angle relative to the sensor.Includes measurement functions such as length, width, height, depth, angle, vertex location, groove dimension, and various other key tire metrology requirements.Gocator® 2440Factory CommunicationMeasurement values can be communicated over factory networks using Gigabit Ethernet.Scanning rubber extrusions requires 3D height/depth measurement capability. Every Gocator® comes with 3D surface generation onboard the sensor. 2D solutions do not. The Smart 3D AdvantageBody Ply InspectionGocator® sensors scan for the presence, width, and overlap position of key components that make up the body ply.High-sensitivity 3D laser line profilers for scanning rubber & tiresLEARN MOREGocator® 2430/40Layer ControlGocator® scans a raised line extruded into the rubber that serves as a reference point for guiding and positioning layers or rubber material that make up the body ply (i.e., a blend of rubber and fabric).For scanning very wide targets such as body ply sheets (which can be up to 1m wide), multiple Gocator® sensors are mounted side-by-side across the rubber web for complete high-resolution profiling.Multi-Sensor NetworkingTire-Building InspectionAs the various strips of rubber that make up the tire are wound on the tire-building drum, Gocator® scans the strip edges for correct position and to identify defects in the rubber.The Smart 3D AdvantageHIgh-sensitivity, megapixel imager-based functionality generates detailed, accurate cross-sectional shape data regardless of low-contrast black on black rubber materials.Splice and Stitch ControlGocator® detects splicing and stitching issues such as gaps, faulty overlaps, dog ears, and folded material. Gocator® even has the ability to store multiple geometry configurations.High-sensitivity 3D laser line profilers for scanning rubber & tires.Gocator® 2430/40LEARN MOREBuilt-In Measurement AlgorithmsGocator® offers built-in measurement tools for strip positions—including multiple groove location, depth measurement monitoring, and automated alignment, with no additional software development required.Finished Tire InspectionFinal tire geometry systems require complete 3D data to ensure 100% quality inspection.Gocator® 2430/40LEARN MORERadial and Lateral RunoutGocator® scans the tread to ensure a consistent radius from the wheel midpoint to any point on the rim (radial runout), and that there is no sideways motion, or “wobble”, in a tire as it rotates (lateral runout).Gocator® detect bulges and dents as small as 25 μm in the tire tread and sidewall, with submillimeter accuracy and reliability.Bulge and DentHigh-sensitivity 3D laser line profilers for scanning rubber & tiresThe easy-to-use web browser-based GUI connects to any common web browser.Web-Based GUITire Markings and DOT-Code IdentificationGocator® generates height map imaging for automated code recognition on the tire sidewall.Gocator® 2430/40LEARN MOREGocator generates an image of embossed characters as a height map. Its native GenTL driver sends the height-map data to compliant third-party software for automated optical character recognition (OCR).DOT-Code IdentificationHigh-sensitivity 3D laser line profilers for scanning rubber & tiresAccelerated InspectionGoMax® delivers 1 TeraFlop of GPU-driven data processing power to any Gocator® sensor (or sensor network) for faster cycle times and overall improved inspection performance.Tire MarkingsGocator scans painted or lasered tire markings on the sidewall of the tire, including tire size and maximum inflation pressure. It achieves this measurement by generating an intensity image of the marking that is then processed using HexSight or Gocator SDK.Underside
Smart 3D Machine Vision for the Rubber & Tire IndustriesGocator® 3D smart sensors provide high-performance, non-contact 3D scanning for an array of applications essential to the road and rail industries––including rubber extrusion profiling, body ply inspection, tire building inspection, finished tire inspection, and tire markings and DOT-code inspection.
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Gocator® 2430/2440Recommended SolutionGocator 2430 and 2440 extend the Gocator 2400 series to cover rubber & tire applications with their high-speed, high-sensitivity performance on dark (low-contrast) surfaces such as tire tread and sidewall. DOWNLOAD DATASHEET
CTI - Tire Inspection System Case StudyCase StudyLearn how CTI uses Gocator 3D smart sensors to power its latest Tire Uniformity Optimization (TUO) inspection solutions.Download Case Study
3D Smart Sensors and the Advantages of High-Speed, High-Sensitivity Rubber & Tyre InspectionArticleDiscover how Gocator® 3D smart sensors leverage high-speed, high-sensitivity scanning capabilities to provide robust quality control to the rubber & tire (R&T) industry.READ ARTICLE
Minimizing System Complexity in Rubber and Tire InspectionBlogTire manufacturing is a complex operation that consists of many steps, with stringent requirements for quality control throughout the process. Quality control of tires involves inspecting many components, with each component having to satisfy precise location and finished tire specificationsREAD BLOG POST
