Moulded objects
Once mixed with binders or resins, granulate has many applications in moulded objects, particularly in the field of urban furniture. The objects can thus become speed bumps, bases for signs, and organisation accessories for cycle tracks, etc.
If granulate is shredded even more finely and carefully in order to remove all trace of humidity, it becomes tyre powder. This powder is combined with a vulcanising agent, then homogenized in mixers. The mixture is then poured into preformed presses and vulcanised in the form of long strips. This method is essentially used to manufacture the wheels on waste containers, as well as castors for scaffolding, wheelbarrows, hand trolleys or high pressure cleaners.
Here is a video on the manufacturing of wheels for goods handling.
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