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line rounds out the core AME product offering to now allow a ‘one-stop shopping’ event for their distributors, further simplifying the ordering process and consolidation of vendors,” commented Keith Jarman president of AME
International. “With AME’s partnership with trusted manufacturers like Haltec, Haweka and AC Hydraulic, distributors can now offer their current customers a wider variety of tested and proven products.”
Avery Dennison has created a new tyre label, which is engineered to bond with the tyre during the vulcanisation process and maintain lifelong adhesion and readability.
The drive for efficiency and quality in tyre manufacture has sparked demand for a new kind of label that withstands the rigours of the production process. To meet this demand, Avery Dennison has developed a new label solution that goes beyond what’s been available currently. This product meets the tough requirements of the vulcanisation process and supports the varying needs of manufacturers for strong bonding with different types of green rubber (like SBR, BR and Nature Rubber) after vulcanisation process.
“The Avery Dennison solution consists of specially designed barcode tracking labels engineered to bond with the tyre during the vulcanisation process and maintain lifelong adhesion and readability. These pressure-sensitive labels offer excellent abrasion and heat resistance, allowing the tyre to remain traceable throughout a customer’s supply chain. During the vulcanization process, this special PSA material would be triggered to have a chemical reaction with the
tyre rubber, enabling it to bond the tyre surface permanently.” said Hans Eichenwald, senior product manager, Avery Dennison Europe.
“There’s an increased need for barcoding on tyres. They are fundamental to the tyre industry’s transition into the world of “Industry 4.0” - allowing for the widespread application of digital technologies to integrate automated manufacturing and supply-chain processes. Barcode tracking specifically improves quality, production, and inventory management”, adds Eichenwald. Made of specially-selected materials, Avery Dennison’s tyre vulcanisation labels enable bar code/thermal transfer printability, optimal adhesion and bonding to the green tyre during vulcanisation. They withstand the pressure and heat of the curing process (up to 200°C), and resist chemical degradation from acids, bases, salts and low-fat solvents as well as abrasion for long-term durability. They have been designed for maximal identification through the supply chain, and to withstand the demands of the inspection, sorting and shipping processes. The label material will be globally available.
New Tyre Label Range from Avery Dennison
Marangoni: Rolling Resistance Testing Capability and Reliability Confirmed by TÜV
It has been recently confirmed that the equipment used at Marangoni's R&D laboratories to test
the rolling resistance of
tyres meets the TÜV (Technical Inspection Association) standards.
As a result, in addition to using this in-house machine to test its own compounds and products, Marangoni is now able to act as a reliable partner for anyone who needs to check
the rolling resistance of their tyres in an accurate and certified way.
Select Tyres Makes Retreading Greener
Italian equipment manufacturer Italmatic has announced the finalisation of an increased equal- basis investment package in the Giga Più Srl, the strategic software house of Italmatic Group, which offers a “turn-key” service in the area of equipment automation packages, including software, electrical installations, and pneumatic installations.
Giga Più is able to give assistance on Italmatic machinery in terms of development, assembly, installation and startup, including after-sales assistance. The company’s technical department consists of a team of 25 professionals skilled in the automation and robotics sector, able to contribute to the technological development of Italmatic projects and to supply the best onsite assistance on a 24/7 basis to customers all over the world. Italmatic CEO Dr. Massimo Ghitturi underlines that, thanks to the above investment, the Italmatic Group is nowadays one of the few companies at a worldwide level managing the
software and hardware aspects of its own high technology machinery on an in-house basis, assuring high performance and customer satisfaction.
“Todays’s new generation machinery requires great attention with regards to automation, as it is essential to have available the best options and solutions for hardware components and software programmes,” he said.
Chelmsford, UK-based Select Tyres has managed to make its retreading process even greener.
The 800 tyres per month retreader produces and distributes retreads throughout the United Kingdom, has been using a plate system for capturing solar energy to power its retreading process. Select Tyres
receives a reimbursement from the government because the surplus of energy generated goes directly to the public.
“Initiatives like these, aimed at reducing electricity consumption, are of the utmost importance. In the European Community, tyre retreading has been considered a green industry
for a long time. Now, companies are investing in solar energy to make the business even more sustainable. For this reason, Select Tyres must be congratulated for the initiative,” says Leonardo Muller from Vipal Europe Commercial Department, one of the world’s leading tyre retreaders and suppliers.
Italmatic Increases Stake in Giga Più SRL
Dr. Massimo Ghitturi of Italmatic
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