Pre-Q Galgo launches super-single tread
Galgo, the Mexico-based tread rubber producer, has developed a super-single tread design. According to the company, the tread offers high mileage on highway applications for trailer axles, “providing the carrier a great savings in fuel consumption thanks to its low rolling resistance technology”.
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Apollo moves European truck tyre OE R&D to Enschede
Attending the Geneva Motor Show is about original equipment (OE) positioning as much as it is about brand building. So when ambitious and fast-growing firms such as Apollo Tyres continue to make significant investments in such an exhibition it provokes questions about the company’s OE strategy. Geneva may ostensibly be about the latest and best cars, but our conversation with Apollo executives quickly shifted to the commercial vehicle tyres sector. Tyres & Accessories spoke with Apollo Tyres vice-chairman and managing director Neeraj Kanwar as well as chief business officer Sunam Sarkar in order to find out more about this as well as to consider the company’s future retreading options.
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Starting with the first life – Obo Tyres finds a new solution to the casing shortage
Should Europe’s retreaders play a word association game, most if not all would pair the word ‘casing’ together with ‘shortage’. The dearth of retreadable casings in certain sizes has been an issue for a number of years now, and as yet no end to the situation is in sight. Retreaders not content with idly sitting by and waiting for suitable casings to come their way have needed to be creative and find alternative ways of sourcing them. Obo Tyres is doing just that; the Netherlands-based company has decided to break its reliance upon the open used casing market by entering into a new business area, and recently spoke with Tyres & Accessories about its plans to ensure the ongoing prosperity and growth of its retreading operation.
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Vipal expanding across Europe
At the end of 2014, Brazilian retreading material supplier Vipal reported that it had opened a UK distribution centre in the East Anglian port of Felixstowe. However, the recent opening is more than just an example of an expanding operation in one European market, rather it is an example of how the company is growing across the continent. Tyres & Accessories met up with Vipal Europe general manager Alessandro Campos and East and region sales representative, Michal Baxa at the company’s new distribution facility to find out more.
Continue ReadingPirelli offering ‘complete lifecycle management’ for fleets
Pirelli aims to offer “identical quality for all the tyre lives of its fleet customers” as of its “complete lifecycle management” offer for fleets. Indeed, the manufacturer reports that Pirelli’s retreading system is aimed at increasing Pirelli casing value through two key elements: tyre conception and production quality and optimised range of Novateck products. Chris […]
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Vacu-Lug adds further retread manufacturing upgrades
Vacu-Lug has added two more phases of conveyor system, as well as another 12-segment, high-pressure “Logistik” press and installed new LED lighting in various areas of the Vacu-Lug site as part of a suite of measure investing in the company’s retread manufacturing capabilities. The installation of conveyor systems within Vacu-Lug’s Hotcure department began in 2012 […]
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Continental implementing second ContiLifeCycle project phase
Retreading capacity at Continental’s Hannover-Stöcken site, located near the German tyre maker’s headquarters, has grown faster than many anticipated. Speaking with Tyres & Accessories, the director in charge of Continental’s Retread Business shares that the second expansion phase that began late last year will be ready during the course of 2015. And Christian Sass points out that while this second round of work will exclusively focus on furthering Continental’s mould cure retreading capacity, this doesn’t in any way mean pre-cure retreading and the company’s ContiTread partners are not being looked after.
Continue ReadingThe Tyre Equipment Company makes CV Show debut
The Tyre Equipment Company (TTEC) has released details of what it is exhibiting at this year – its debut – CV Show. At the show, The Tyre Equipment Company will be exhibiting an assortment of products and the team will be available throughout the three days to offer support and advice to visitors. TTEC describes […]
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Marangoni Industries Manutention inaugurates Louvres distribution site
Marangoni Industries Manutention, one of the Marangoni Group’s French subsidiaries, has inaugurated a new logistics and distribution site in Louvres, near Paris, France. The opening is designed to strengthen Marangoni’s presence in an area where, through its subsidiary, it says it has a leading position in sales and service for material handling equipment tyres. The new Louvres site has 2,500sqm of storage space. Marangoni adds that the site shows its ability to evolve with a market in which recent changes have occurred rapidly.
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Marangoni invests in super-wide singles – “the future of road transport”
The super wide segment, which refers to tyres with a tread width exceeding 325mm, has been grown exponentially all over the world in recent years. These tyres have been used in Europe as trailer tyres for many years, however more recently they have also gained favour in North America and their applications have progressively extended to cover drive and front axle fitments.
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Vipal partner Power Retreads opens manufacturing line in New Zealand
Vipal Rubber’s New Zealand partner, Power Retreads, has opened a new manufacturing unit in Hastings on the country’s North Island. During the opening, which took place last month, guests were able tour the premises and learn more about the products and procedure. Vipal has worked in partnership with Power Retreads since 2007. That is why on this occasion Vipal’s representatives gave the firm an acknowledgement plate for the work it has performed in the last 7 years.
Continue ReadingKraiburg Austria offering LD envelopes only from now on
Kraiburg Austria changed its outer envelope range to the new Kraiburg LD series as of January 2015. LD stands for Long Durability, which equates to long life. According to the company, the outer envelopes offer easy vacuum drawing and handling during the process of enveloping and are “decisive in addition to the lifetime for the retreaders”.
Continue ReadingNorwegian retreader Gummiservice Produksjon joins Marangoni Ringtread network
Marangoni Retreading Systems Deutschland GmbH has named Gummiservice Produksjon A/S from Rade, Norway as the latest member of the Marangoni Ringtread network. According to the company, retreads 40,000 tyres a year and is therefore a significant player in the Norwegian and Swedish markets.
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Vacu-Lug celebrates two years with Westlake Tyres
Vacu-Lug Traction Tyres recently marked its two-year anniversary relationship with Westlake Tyres by launching a new “streamlined” tyre range. This new Westlake truck and bus tyre range was showcased at the recent IAA show in Hanover.
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Reifen Müller makes millionth Ringtread Blackline
Marangoni Retreading Systems Deutschland GmbH is congratulating Reifen Müller from Hammelburg for making its millionth tyre, a Ringtread Blackline retread. In peak season, Reifen Müller’s Hammelburg factory turns out around 350 tyres a day. With Ringtread technology, the plant can produce 200 retreads in each 8 hour shift. The high level of automation offers high productivity, savings in labour and faster processing times. The RB 3000 is a completely automatic machine, in which the cushion gum is applied directly onto the casing.
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