What We Do

Truck Retreading

Reduce Waste, Reduce Emissions, Reduce Cost.

Our Retreading Process

Welcome to the forefront of truck tyre retreading – where Vaculug takes the ordinary and transforms it into the extraordinary. Our retreading process isn’t just exceptional; it’s a testament to our commitment to innovation, quality, and sustainability.

Unveiling Perfection: The Vaculug Retreading Advantage

At Vaculug, retreading isn’t a mere process; it’s an art. Our meticulous attention to detail and cutting-edge technology combine to create retreaded truck tyres that defy expectations. What sets us apart?

Innovative Precision

Our process combines state-of-the-art machinery with the expertise of our technicians. The result? Retreaded tyres that match and often surpass the performance of new tyres, at a fraction of the cost.

Sustainable Excellence

We believe in reducing our carbon footprint while delivering exceptional quality. Our retreading process not only saves costs but also significantly reduces the environmental impact compared to manufacturing new tyres.

Quality Control Mastery

Each retreaded tyre undergoes rigorous quality checks to ensure it meets and exceeds industry standards. From initial inspection to the final product, our commitment to excellence shines through.

Exceptional Materials

We select only the finest materials for our retreading process. Our internal R and D team develop special compounds for each our main applications. Coupled with our advanced techniques, this ensures durability, grip, and performance that you can trust on any road.

Savings that Matter

Why compromise on quality when you can have both quality and cost savings? Our retreading process is designed to deliver performance without breaking the bank.

A Partnership of Trust

We’re not just retreading tyres; we’re building trust. With Vaculug, you can confidently extend the lifespan of your truck tyres without compromising on safety or efficiency.

Unparalleled Expertise

With decades of experience, Vaculug has refined the retreading process to an art form. Our technicians are not just skilled; they’re masters of their craft, delivering results that speak for themselves.

The Future of Truck Tyres

Our retreading process isn’t just about the here and now. It’s a step towards a sustainable future, where quality, innovation, and responsibility intersect

There are six key stages to the retreading process:

Initial Inspection

The first part of the retreading process is to inspect the tyre to see whether it meets with our stringent quality specifications.

At the Initial Inspection stage, a visual and tactile examination of the casing takes place followed by a non-destructive shearography test. This test detects any inherent separations within the casing which are impossible to detect with the naked eye.

Buffing

The buffing process removes the remaining tread and sidewall rubber from the casing to the exact specified dimensions by means of high-speed revolving rasps and brushes.

Using computer-controlled machinery, the operator can achieve the exact dimensions required so that the buffed casing is the exact profile for its intended matrix.

The granular residue produced during the buffing process is extracted using high-powered fans and collected in large hoppers ready for recycling.

Preparation

Firstly the buffed casing undergoes a further visual inspection with an experienced eye. Any visible cuts or exposes cords are “buzzed” out by hand to establish the degree of damage not visible during the initial casing inspection. Only when satisfied with the casing does the technician sign it off and forward it on to the next process of checking for penetrations within the tubeless liner, which forms the inner wall of the casing.

In order to locate any minute holes within the inner wall, the casing is subjected to a penetration detection process which involves high voltage electricity being passed thorough the tyre whist it is rotated.

Should a minute hole be detected, an arc is produced which stops the machine and alerts the operator to the location of the penetration for the repair to be made.

Larger holes in the casing are filled with compound and patched to rebuild the casing’s integral strength. The final prepared casing is brushed up and sprayed with a water-based latex adhesive and any variances made during the hand finishing stage are filled with a special compound ready for the Building process.

Building

During the building process, new tread material is applied, or stitched, to the casing using a patented computer-controlled process. A continuous strip of premium rubber compound is wrapped around the tyre whilst it revolves on an inflatable chuck.

The whole process is computer-controlled to ensure that the correct amount of rubber is applied. This is important to ensure that the tyre is built to the exact specified dimensions required for its matrix. The use of a continuous strip ensures that the tyre is perfectly balanced for service.

Curing

The curing process sees the ‘built’ tyre placed into a hot, segmented radial matrix within a curing press. The tyre is heated for up to 95 minutes at 155°C, whilst inflated to a maximum of 300psi, with the use of an internal bladder placed within the casing.

The combination of heat, time and pressure ensures that the new rubber is correctly vulcanised, resulting in a tyre with the same tread pattern and depth as the matrix specification for which it was intended.

This is the same process as is used in the production of new tyres.

Final Inspection

Once the cured tyres have been deflated, removed, cooled and trimmed, they are ready for the final inspection process. This process involves three further thorough examinations:

The first examination is a visual and tactile inspection, where a trained eye will spot any imperfections within the tread pattern or sidewall.
The second examination sees the tyre go through an inflation test, where it is rapidly inflated to 150psi. Any structural imperfections or weaknesses will be clearly exposed.
As a final check, the tyre has another shearography scan which detects minor separations or porosity invisible to the naked eye.