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TYREXPO INDIA
Elgi presented their latest acquisition, Armonas and their monorail system
JM Tyre Marc Launches Tyre Care Equipment Range
Coimbatore, India based JM Tyre Marc showcased its recently launched tubeless tyre repair system and a range of tyre servicing equipment and tools at the Tyrexpo India show in Chennai recently. “We first forayed into the market with a tyre repair system about a year ago and received a good response in the domestic market,” said Joseph Raj, the company’s CEO. As a result of the expanding automobile sector in India, the company believes that its range of equipment has good future
entered into the tyre repair and servicing segment, the company has also launched a range of equipment like tyre changers, wheel balancers, car lifts, digital tyre vulcanisers, digital inflators, nitrogen tyre inflators and a selection of tyre tools.
JM Tyre Marc has also been manufacturing precure retreading machiner y since 1989 and has a strong client base among tyre retreaders and state transport companies. The company manufactures plant machinery such as inspection spreaders,
prospects in the domestic market. “The exponential growth in the Indian automobile market has made people increasingly aware of the importance of tyre care,” he added. “There is always a large requirement for reliable and easy to use equipment.”
The company has travelled a long way since it started in the early eighties with a range of tyre retreading tools. JM Tyre Marc now plans to market its tyre care equipment aggressively into overseas markets. “We are exporting tyre care equipment to Sri Lanka, Kenya, UAE and Oman and are now looking for more overseas markets for our range,” said Raj. Having only recently
Joseph Raj, CEO JM Tyre Marc (right)
tread builders, buffers, curing chambers and tyre retreading accessories. “We also have the expertise to customise retreading equipment as per customer requirements,” claimed Joseph Raj. JM Tyre Marc exports retreading machiner y to the African and Gulf markets. Meanwhile, JM Tyre Marc says it will soon launch a tyre pressure monitoring system for passenger car and heavy vehicles and also plans to set up a franchisee network of tyre care centres for truck tyres to take care of tyre services like mounting, demounting, tyre rotation, pressure testing, repairing, nitrogen filling etc.
Makesh P, Director Gemeni Machine Works Private Ltd.
Elgi Launches Armonas Monorail System
in India.
Gemeni supplies equipment to both the domestic and export markets and claims to have exported about half a dozen plants last year. “We have been shipping equipment to countries like Fiji, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Uganda, Kenya, Madagascar, Ghana, Mauritius, Italy, Egypt and UAE in recent years,” said Makesh.
“We have recently launched a heavy duty builder for the export market in a unique new design,” said Makesh on the company’s stand. “We are also showcasing a new three tyre chamber with pressure cooker type locking system. This power saving chamber will target retreaders with small operations,” he added.
With a raft of acquisitions during the past few years Elgi, has gradually placed increased emphasis on its ability to provide a comprehensive array of retreading equipment and accessories, with tread rubber supply taking a less prominent role in the company’s business. This approach was plainly evident during Tyrexpo India, where the company showed an impressive presence with one of the largest stands at the exhibition.
Taking centre stage was a newly launched monorail tyre handling system, developed by the company’s recently acquired Brazilian subsidiary Armonas.
With India being home to 39 tyre manufacturers and 60 individual production plants, Elgi clearly hopes that its ability to provide a complete range of retreading equipment will allow it to take advantage of producers moving into, or developing their retreading capacity. In addition, the growth in
radialisation of truck, OHT/OTR and agricultural products in India is viewed as a major opportunity for the development large scale retreading operations.
The Armonas monorail system connects and streamlines all stages of the retreading process into a single production line; increasing efficiency, reducing manpower and eradicating contamination, as once loaded onto the monorail the tyre makes no further contact with the factor y floor until retreading is complete.
Elgi’s Satish Kumar commented: “We completed the purchase of Armonas earlier this year, recognising that the monorail system takes retreading efficiency to a new level. It is the first of its kind in India and we think it will appeal to larger new tyre manufacturers who want to develop their business by investing in a high quality, professional retreading operation.”
Gemeni Plans Relocation to Larger Premises
Coimbatore based retreading equipment maker Gemeni Machine Works Pvt. Ltd. has announced that it will be relocating to new and
bigger premises soon. “We are shifting to the bigger location in the next quarter as our business is expanding, and we are facing
capacity constraint in the current plant,” said Makesh P, Director, Gemeni Machine Works Private Limited during the Tyrexpo India exhibition in Chennai. The company is one of the largest suppliers of retreading equipment to the state government-owned transport corporations
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