Rubber Tech: Leading Tire Industry's High-End Shift

On the first-phase production line, Shandong Youyue Rubber Technology demonstrates a deep embrace of intelligent manufacturing. Intelligent handling robots, sensors, industrial cameras and other equipment on the production line work in coordination to ensure the efficient and orderly production of finished tire products, realizing the digitalization, networking and intelligence of the production process.

Ba Shuchang, assistant to the chairman of the company, revealed that the project is divided into two phases. Currently, the construction of the first-phase high-end semi-steel tire project is being accelerated. 90% of the project's infrastructure has been completed, and the equipment installation and commissioning work is in intense progress. The team is going all out to achieve a mode of simultaneous installation, commissioning and production, gradually expanding the scale of trial production.

The project aims to build a green and intelligent Industry 4.0 factory, including key facilities such as internal mixing buildings and tire production workshops. It adopts internationally advanced intelligent equipment and intelligent management and control systems, significantly reducing energy consumption and increasing production efficiency. The energy-saving efficiency is as high as 40%, and a tire can roll off the production line every 36 seconds.

Ba Shuchang said that after the full completion of the project, it will have a production capacity of 12 million sets of environmentally friendly passenger vehicle tires and 3 million sets of intelligent truck tires annually. 70% of the products will be exported to the international market. The project is expected to provide more than 2,500 employment opportunities, with an annual output value of 10 billion yuan and a tax contribution of 300 million yuan.

The rapid progress of the project benefits from efficient communication and joint services. Since its implementation, it has taken only 9 months to complete the whole process from obstacle clearance to trial production. Ba Shuchang emphasized that the Zhucheng Municipal Party Committee, Municipal Government and the local park Party committee have provided strong support in aspects such as land use planning and infrastructure construction. In particular, the investment in steam pipelines and dedicated power supply lines has provided a solid guarantee for the project to quickly enter the trial production stage.

The high-end tire project of Shandong Youyue Rubber Technology not only shows the strength of the enterprise's technological innovation but also sets an example for the transformation and upgrading of China's tire industry.