Method for cutting a strip of tire reinforcing product comprising wires at an angle to the longitudinal direction of the product

A method for cutting to length a strip formed of preassembled products comprising one or more rubber profiled elements superposed in part on a reinforcing ply made up of threads coated in rubber and making an angle (a) with a longitudinal direction of the strip, comprising:

• a cutting means (6) running a cutting means between two threads of the reinforcing ply,
• measuring a discrepancy between an actual cutting line (A′B′C′) and a theoretical cutting line (ABC), and determining a point of intersection of the actual cutting line (B′) with a reference longitudinal line (XX′) placed on the strip,
• wherein the actual cutting line (B′C′) of that part of the rubber profiled elements that are not superposed with the reinforcing ply is longitudinally offset (Z) with respect to the theoretical cutting line (BC) so that the said actual cutting line (B′C′) meets the reference longitudinal line (XX′) at the point of intersection (B′) of the actual cutting line of the reinforcing ply (A′B′) with the said reference longitudinal line (XX′), and the rubber profiled elements that are not superposed with the reinforcing ply are cut along the said actual cutting line.