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THE TIRE
Carl Zeiss Introduces Industry 4.0 into Retreading Machinery
Marigo Move into Supply of Turnkey Plants
The Marigo stand
Retreaders understand the importance of shearography and so the demand for tyre inspection machinery on the market is not going to go down, according to Mario Goldman, head of sales department at Carl Zeiss.
“I believe in the need to do
of the labour force, of the casings that are used and many ancillary elements,” Goldman explained. This thorough analysis can help management to find flaws within the system that could be left unseen to the naked eye. It may show the need to re-train some workers, or to fix some
Zeiss’ Mario Goldmann
shearography for the incoming inspection of casings, but also for the final inspection, because during the retreading process mistakes can happen. In order to avoid complaints from the customer it is better always to have your tyres checked,” Goldman said.
“I also believe that it is important for the retreading industry to comply with the Industry 4.0 standards. So far, the retreading industry stands back from these newest developments. I think that the retreaders need to arrange their internal systems to collect data, to analyse data and to make conclusions,” Goldman added. Carl Zeiss is undertaking steps to assist retreaders with this task. The shearography machine presented at The Tire Cologne 2018 is able to communicate with the customer’s database, so it could accept or transfer the collected data to the other machines.
“When the company does a couple of thousands retreads every year over many years, it collects a lot of data and this data eventually can be used. It can be used to make an analysis
equipment, or to change the casing supplier.
According to Goldman, smart shearography could be the most important part of data collecting within the retreading facility. By making tyre inspection in the beginning and in the end of the process, the company could make the entire production chain smart. Carl Zeiss is ready to provide that kind of equipment to its customers. “When running a business of any kind you have two types of costs. These are fixed costs that include things you can not influence on, and variable costs. In the second case, there is a big question for retreaders – what costs can be reduced. When you have a bad casing you spend rubber, labour, water, electricity and other things to retread it. In this case you will spend your money on nothing and it would be good if you find out that before the end of the job. It would cost much more, if a retread were delivered to the customer and he had a breakdown on the highway at 3:00am. So, shearography is the obvious way to cut the variable costs,” he said.
Kwik Patch Shows Growing Interest in Exports
Based in Italy, Marigo s.r.l. was exhibiting at The Tire Cologne Show to not only showcase its growing range of products for the international retreading market but also to announce its advancement into presenting a complete line for the manufacturing of retreaded tyres.
Retreading Business met with Giampiero D’Egidio from the company’s sales department who explained that up till now Marigo had just concentrated in the supply of moulds but are
now able to effectively compete in the ‘turnkey’ sector.
At the same time D’Egidio pointed out that Marigo now operate a Marangoni Orbitread machine which has enabled them to open up their business for the future. He adds, “In our opinion tyre retreading is making a steady comeback in the market and the show’s stand-alone retreading pavilion has highlighted this momentum which we are very pleased about.”
Surendran Menon, the general manager of Kwik Patch
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As of mid-2018, Kwik Patch, an Indian tyre repair manufacturer, was exporting its production to nearly 40 countries all over the world. Being one of the strongest companies in this industry in Chennai, India. Kwik Patch now is focused on promoting its production on the international market, according to Surendran Menon, the general manager of
Kwik Patch.
Kwik Patch manufactures a complete range of tyre and tube repair materials for any size of injury, from pinhole repairs in tubes to section repairs in giant tyres, Menon explained. The company is working with US- based Myers Industries, supplying it with a broad range of various products, which