Sekhar Research Innovations Sdn Bhd

The significance here is that recycled content, converted to compound in the form of SRI Compound Masterbatch, has been successfully used to replace virgin rubber compound in this application (retread) in proportions of up to 20% without any appreciable loss in properties or performance. This directly translates to immediate raw material savings of between 5% to 7%  and potentially substantial consumption in a high volume, highly competitive application.

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SRI is today introducing The SRI Activation System. For the first time ever,  an industrial Cleantech process exists that can address the challenge of volume processing for the global tire recycling industry in a viable, cost effective and environmentally friendly manner. This video features a full scale SRI Activated Compound production batch that was run at a size of 250 kilograms . This represents commercial scale production capability on a modular level.  Since then, SRI having cleared the laboratory and testing phase and moved to the commercialization of our process has successfully tested the process at its optimum operating capacity of 350kg per batch allowing for a production capacity of more than 1 metric ton per hour per activator.

SRI’s proprietary machine effectively devulcanizes 40 mesh tire crumb in a mechano chemical process. The system allows for a batch size in excess of 250kg with a very low energy footprint, low heat signature and a process time of under 20 minutes per batch. Having achieved this milestone, production will begin shortly in both Malaysia and the USA with the equipment being shipped this month.

Light truck tires manufactured using SRI Compound Masterbatch have successfully cleared the 5,000 km mark under normal commercial road conditions while carrying maximum payload. Reaching this very significant benchmark means that from this point forward the evaluation process will be identical to that of a normal production tire. SRI has achieved an industry first as no other comparable material has previously qualified at this level.  These road test results show very similar wear patterns even down to axel related variations and have thus far cleared the evaluation process without issue. Having crossed the 10,000 km threshold, we await official measurement results and will be publishing them in due course.

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