Tire Bias Chafer

Saves time & money

Chafer strips with pre-oriented bias fabric construction for conformability; treated, tackified and precision slit; lighter weight than many traditional chafers.

Benefits:

Ready to use at the tire building machine
- Building tack is built in
- No calendering required
- Already slit
- Adheres to customer rubber stocks
Pre-oriented bias construction; conformable
Splice-free
Wound to customer length on cores
Lighter weight than many traditional chafers; greater coverage per unit weight

Milliken Chafer & Toe Protector Product Offfering

Milliken offers twisted, textured, and monofilament RFL-treated square wovens, as well as innovative, ready-to-use products that are highly conformable, pre-slit, and need no further processing in the tire plant. Milliken’s chafer fabrics are also applicable for flipper and chipper applications.

RTU™ Chafer & Toe Protector – Textured or Twisted high-tenacity yarns that are pre-oriented into bias fabric, tackified, precision slit, and ready to use.

Smart Chafer™ - Knitted ready-to-use chafer & toe protector strips for the ultimate in conformability.

Square-Woven Chafer - Traditional twisted, textured, or monofilament chafers, treated with RFL and supplied in large, wide rolls.