Process Water Treatment and Cooling System for Tire Manufacturing
Customer: Global Tire Manufacturer production plant in EUROPE
The installation was carried out at the Global Tire Manufacturer production plant in EUROPE, one of the largest production facilities within the Continental Group. Continental AG is a global technology leader in safe, efficient, and sustainable mobility, operating in more than 50 countries and employing over 190,000 people worldwide.
The company maintains high standards in process stability, manufacturing quality, technological reliability, environmental responsibility, and sustainability across all its production facilities.
Project Background & Challenge
The customer operates a rubber extrusion line where the quality of the extruded rubber profile directly impacts the quality of the finished tire component.
The spray water system plays a critical role in:
- Controlled cooling of the extruded rubber profile
- Maintaining high surface cleanliness standards
- Ensuring dimensional and material stability
The spray water must continuously meet strict parameter requirements, including:
- Solid particle content
- pH value
- Hardness
- Conductivity
- Microbiological contamination
- Temperature
In addition, stable flow rate and operating pressure at the extrusion line inlet are essential for consistent production quality.
Due to fluctuating quality and temperature of the plant utility water system, and with the objective of minimizing water consumption, the customer required a solution that would:
- Separate the process water circuit from the plant utility water system
- Ensure long-term process stability
- Reduce utility water consumption and wastewater generation
- Provide reliable 24/7 operation
- Protect downstream production equipment
Customer Requirements
- Continuous 24/7 operation under industrial conditions
- High and stable spray water quality
- Consistent cooling performance
- Modular design enabling installation in confined spaces between existing equipment
- Minimal maintenance requirements
- Full integration into the existing extrusion line control system