{"id":8881,"date":"2025-12-16T15:41:53","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T06:41:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/en\/?post_type=cases&#038;p=8881"},"modified":"2026-03-23T16:58:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T07:58:44","slug":"hum-auto-001","status":"publish","type":"cases","link":"https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/en\/projects-technology\/cases\/hum-auto-001\/","title":{"rendered":"Humidification around Banbury Mixer Prevents Static Ignition and Fire in Tire Manufacturing"},"content":{"rendered":"<section>\n<!-- \u30b7\u30e7\u30fc\u30c8\u52d5\u753b\u30ea\u30f3\u30af --><\/p>\n<div style=\"max-width:824px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 1.2rem;line-height:1.6rem\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/shorts\/2-eNcR97aY4\" style=\"color: #E60023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u25b6 Watch this case in a short video<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"max-width:824px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\">\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:0.8rem;background:url(https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/10px-45px.svg) no-repeat 0 0;background-size:auto 30px;padding-left: 20px\">\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 1.5rem\">Key Reasons for Implementation<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;margin-left:2.8rem;font-size: 1rem;line-height:1.6rem\">\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:0.8rem\">\n<li>The product enabled effective and efficient localized humidification only around the machines in specific processes facing challenges.<\/li>\n<\/div>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- AE\u7528 \u4eba\u7269\u4ed8\u304d\u3010Download Case Studies\u30dc\u30bf\u30f3\u3011\u3068\u3010Contact Us\u30dc\u30bf\u30f3\u3011\u3053\u3053\u304b\u3089 --><\/p>\n<div style=\"max-width:824px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;margin-top:3rem;margin-bottom:3rem;width:100%;border-bottom:1px solid #E9E9E9\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"max-width: 780px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top: 4rem\">\n<div 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decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/hum-auto-001-image_01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"820\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6304\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"list-style-type: disc;margin-left:1.2rem;font-size: 1rem;line-height:1.6rem\">Tires are manufactured by adding various compounding agents to natural and synthetic rubber and processing them through multiple production stages.<\/p>\n<p style=\"list-style-type: disc;margin-left:1.2rem;font-size: 1rem;margin-bottom:0.6rem\">\nThe main processes are as follows:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;margin-left:2.8rem;font-size: 1rem;line-height:1.6rem\">\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:0.8rem\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:bold;font-size: 1rem\">Mixing:<\/span><br \/>\nCompounding agents such as carbon black, sulfur, and silica are added to natural and synthetic rubber, and the mixture is kneaded. <\/li>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:0.8rem\">\n<li>Tread Extrusion:<br \/>\nThe kneaded rubber is heated and extruded into the tread shape, then cut to a specified length.<\/li>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:0.8rem\">\n<li>Molding:<br \/>\nThe tread and other components are assembled to form the shape of a tire. The product at this stage is called a \u201cgreen tire.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:0.8rem\">\n<li>Vulcanization:<br \/>\nThe \u201cgreen tire\u201d is placed in a mold and subjected to heat and pressure to imprint the tread pattern and complete the final product.<\/li>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:0.8rem\">\n<li>Inspection:<br \/>\nAfter finishing the surface of the completed tire, inspections are conducted to verify quality, including checks for balance, uniformity, and foreign material contamination.<\/li>\n<\/div>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"max-width:824px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\">\n<div style=\"margin-top:5rem;margin-bottom:3rem;width:100%;border-bottom:1px solid #E9E9E9\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"max-width:824px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\">\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:0.8rem;background:url(https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/10px-45px.svg) no-repeat 0 0;background-size:auto 30px;padding-left: 20px\">\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 1.5rem\">Mixing Process and Banbury Mixer<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"list-style-type: disc;margin-left:1.2rem;font-size: 1rem;line-height:1.6rem\">In tire manufacturing, the mixing process is a critical stage that determines the final product quality. How uniformly the rubber and compounding agents are mixed at this stage has a significant impact on all subsequent processes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"list-style-type: disc;margin-left:1.2rem;font-size: 1rem;line-height:1.6rem\">This mixing process is performed by the <span style=\"font-weight:bold;font-size: 1rem\">Banbury Mixer<\/span>.*<br \/>\n*The name \u201cBanbury Mixer\u201d comes from its inventor, Fernley H. Banbury.<\/p>\n<p style=\"list-style-type: disc;margin-left:1.2rem;font-size: 1rem;line-height:1.6rem\">Inside a closed chamber, rotors rotate to apply strong mechanical force to the rubber, thoroughly kneading it to evenly disperse the compounding agents.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/hum-auto-001-image_02.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"820\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6304\" \/><br \/>\nBanbury Mixer (illustration)<\/p>\n<p style=\"list-style-type: disc;margin-left:1.2rem;font-size: 1rem;line-height:1.6rem\">The ability to perform this mixing process stably and with high precision is a key characteristic of the Banbury Mixer.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"max-width:824px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\">\n<div style=\"margin-top:5rem;margin-bottom:3rem;width:100%;border-bottom:1px solid #E9E9E9\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"max-width:824px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\">\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:0.8rem;background:url(https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/10px-45px.svg) no-repeat 0 0;background-size:auto 30px;padding-left: 20px\">\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 1.5rem\">Challenges in the Mixing Process<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"list-style-type: disc;margin-left:1.2rem;font-size: 1rem;line-height:1.6rem\">The Banbury Mixer is a high-performance and indispensable piece of equipment in tire manufacturing plants; however, challenges remain in the mixing process itself.<\/p>\n<p style=\"list-style-type: disc;margin-left:1.2rem;font-size: 1rem;line-height:1.6rem\">During mixing, a large amount of heat is generated inside the chamber due to friction between the raw materials and the machine, as well as the intense twisting and folding applied to the rubber.<br \/>\nThis heat raises the temperature of the rubber compound, and the accumulated heat within the closed chamber is transferred to the entire unit, increasing the ambient temperature around the mixer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"list-style-type: disc;margin-left:1.2rem;font-size: 1rem;line-height:1.6rem\">As the ambient temperature rises, humidity decreases, <span style=\"font-weight:bold;font-size: 1rem\">making the air around the Banbury Mixer increasingly dry<\/span>. Under such dry conditions, sparks generated from power sections of other equipment or from static electricity <span style=\"font-weight:bold;font-size: 1rem\">can ignite sulfur-containing rubber compounds<\/span>, posing a real risk of fire.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/hum-auto-001-image_03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"820\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6304\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"max-width:824px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\">\n<div style=\"margin-top:5rem;margin-bottom:3rem;width:100%;border-bottom:1px solid #E9E9E9\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"max-width:824px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\">\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:0.8rem;background:url(https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/10px-45px.svg) no-repeat 0 0;background-size:auto 30px;padding-left: 20px\">\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 1.5rem\">Solutions Proposed by IKEUCHI<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"list-style-type: disc;margin-left:1.2rem;font-size: 1rem;line-height:1.6rem\">To prevent static discharge and ignition risks caused by low-humidity environments, humidification using IKEUCHI\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/en\/products\/uni-hum-akimist-e\/\" style=\"color: #00a273\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dry Fog Humidifier AKIMist \u201cE\u201d<\/a> serves as the optimal solution.<\/p>\n<p style=\"list-style-type: disc;margin-left:1.2rem;font-size: 1rem;line-height:1.6rem\">The ultra-fine \u201cDry Fog\u201d generated by the specialized nozzles mounted on the AKIMist \u201cE\u201d quickly evaporates after spraying, adding moisture to the surrounding air. <span style=\"font-weight:bold;font-size: 1rem\">Without wetting equipment or products, each nozzle delivers a powerful spray rate of 2.4 liters per minute<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/hum-auto-001-image_04.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"820\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6304\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"list-style-type: disc;margin-left:1.2rem;font-size: 1rem;line-height:1.6rem\">Whole-factory humidification is unnecessary.<br \/>\nBy installing several AKIMist \u201cE\u201d units around the Banbury Mixer and providing localized humidification, <span style=\"font-weight:bold;font-size: 1rem\">effective and efficient ignition prevention can be achieved<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/hum-auto-001-image_05.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"820\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6304\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"max-width:824px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\">\n<div style=\"margin-top:5rem;margin-bottom:3rem;width:100%;border-bottom:1px solid #E9E9E9\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"max-width:824px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\">\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:0.8rem;background:url(https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/10px-45px.svg) no-repeat 0 0;background-size:auto 30px;padding-left: 20px\">\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 1.5rem\">Benefits Achieved<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"list-style-type: disc;margin-left:1.2rem;font-size: 1rem;line-height:1.6rem\">The effectiveness of the Dry Fog humidifier has already been confirmed across multiple tire manufacturers. Within the same manufacturer, installation is steadily expanding to its multiple sites. <\/p>\n<p style=\"list-style-type: disc;margin-left:1.2rem;font-size: 1rem;line-height:1.6rem\">IKEUCHI\u2019s products continue to contribute to reliable fire prevention and the maintenance of a safe and secure working environment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"max-width:824px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\">\n<div style=\"margin-top:5rem;margin-bottom:3rem;width:100%;border-bottom:1px solid #E9E9E9\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"max-width:824px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align:center;margin-top:3rem\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ta_Swnr3A5Y\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","cat_cases":[88],"tag_cases":[412,307,350],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cases\/8881"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cases"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/cases"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8881"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cat_cases","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cat_cases?post=8881"},{"taxonomy":"tag_cases","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tag_cases?post=8881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}