PATH OF A WHEEL
Inside our factory, located in the municipality of Lastra a Signa, in the province of Florence, the most interesting thermoplastic wheels on the market are made.
Let’s see how they are produced:
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Starting from a 3D CAD system we make a technical drawing and we create a prototype.
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Starting from a 3D CAD system we make a technical drawing and we create a prototype.
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Highly qualified personnel work in our mechanical workshop on modern 3 and 4 axis CNC machine tools and they build molds for wheels suitable for standard or customized production.
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Highly qualified personnel work in our mechanical workshop on modern 3 and 4 axis CNC machine tools and they build molds for wheels suitable for standard or customized production.
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In the molding department we produce wheels and rubber rings with a weight of just a few grams up to around 10 kg thanks to the use of standard and rotary multi-station injection molding machines, with a clamping force of 50 to 550 tons.
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In the molding department we produce wheels and rubber rings with a weight of just a few grams up to around 10 kg thanks to the use of standard and rotary multi-station injection molding machines, with a clamping force of 50 to 550 tons.
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The materials used in this phase are first quality and regenerated plastic materials, thermoplastic rubbers and rubber granules from the recovery of end-of-life tyres (ELT).
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The materials used in this phase are first quality and regenerated plastic materials, thermoplastic rubbers and rubber granules from the recovery of end-of-life tyres (ELT).
![icona-numero-5 Ruote in Plastica e Gomma, Progettazione e Produzione](https://www.rtfirenze.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/icona-numero-5.png)
At the end of the production process the expert eye of our staff provides quality control and proceeds with the packaging based on the orders received.
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At the end of the production process the expert eye of our staff provides quality control and proceeds with the packaging based on the orders received.