Page 62 - RB-86-18-3

PNEUSHOW
both presenting their extrusion solutions at the show, VMI also made sure the VMI-AZ Retrax also had a prominent profile at the exhibition, and with over 50% of the market outside the networks controlled by Vipal and Tipler, they professed themselves to be more than happy with the opportunities
Pirelli/Novateck also showed a strong presence at the show (although Goodyear did not), as did many other suppliers including Vulcaflex, Act-Bor, ABC Borrachas, Gumix, Norte-Sul, Schmidt Moldes, Fabio Maquinas and others.
Overall, the general impression of
which is a system introduced in Brazil by ABIQUIM, the Brazilian Chemical Industry Association, which allows the transport companies active in the transportation of chemicals to evaluate and certificate themselves according to Health and Safety, Environmental Credentials and Quality. Since 2005 Sassmaq has been mandator y in Brazil for the transportation of chemical products.
Sukacolnick received a particularly strong response when he argued that all you need to evaluate a tyre’s quality was to judge whether it adhered to the INMETRO Standard. Esteban Rappazzo from the Argentinian Association ARAN and Eduardo Acosta from ARNEC in Chile, were particularly vocal in pointing out that quality can be measured according to many parameters not covered in new tyre manufacturing standards, not least their retreadability, which
has a direct impact on environmental friendliness.
The second main presentation made at the meeting was carried out by Leandro Rigon from Vipal, who reported on BIPAVER’s reading conference held during the Cologne exhibition, and the BIPAVER members’ meeting the following day. ALARNEU and BIPAVER have much in common in the way they are structured, and with ALARNEU, as the newer organisation, tr ying to work out how it can best develop itself as an organisation capable of best representing the interests of the retreading industr y in South America, it was able to learn much from how the European organisation had been able to organise itself, particularly with regards how BIPAVER had been able to fund its activities, co- ordinate specific responsibilities, and communicate between its member associations.
Schmidt Moldes used Pneushow to promote their services to the retreading market
open to them in the market place. The feeling that retreaders were looking to invest was also emphasised by the consistent flow of traffic to companies such as and Budini Inc, who are now actively marketing their retread plant management system across the region.
Bridgestone/Bandag and
this year’s Pneushow was much more positive than two years ago – larger, better-looking stands, a strong presence by most of the key players in the market place and a strong supporting programme of seminars and meetings. The organisers can look forward to the 2020 event with confidence.
Pirelli Offers Cradle to Grave Service
ALARNEU General Assembly Takes Place at Pneushow
The crowded Pirelli /
Novateck stand
corresponded to the pre-
event preparation made
by its team to bring
visitors interested in
their products and
services to the show. Representing the tyre
market giant in the
interview, head of global
retread business
Francisco Madeira
praised the effort to
bring customers from all
over Brazil to business
lunch rounds: “By the
end of the fair we will
have received here at the
stand more than 80 per
cent of the customers
with presence confirmed
at the event”. In addition
to the presence of the
company's complete
portfolio at the stand,
Francisco made a point of showing the most prominent totem in their space, demonstrating a service that has undergone many screenings and analysis before arriving at the fair to ensure its readiness. “We have our Fleet Solutions. Our efforts here are to connect with visitors to this tyre retreading fair to a complete solution to assist the retreader. Inside Pirelli, with its network of retreaders, they offer
ALARNEU, the Federation of South American Retreaders Associations, held its General Assembly during the recent Pneushow in Sao Paulo, with members from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Uruguay in attendance.
The meeting was used as an opportunity for the various associations to share their experiences of the challenges
facing the retreading industr y in their particular markets, and the meeting resulted in lively debate amongst those who attended. Eliciting particular strong debate was a presentation made by Sergio Sukacolnick of the Brazilian consultancy company Cesari Logistica Ltda, who made a presentation of Sassmaq (Sistema de Avaliacao de Seguranca, Saude, Meio Ambiente e Qualidade),
Members of ALARNEU met for their General Assembly
62 Retreading Business
the complete assistance for their tyres. From the new tyre to the end of its cycle, from the cradle to the grave”. The service offers a series of tools to perform measurements and calculations necessar y to ensure the proper use of the tyre. Among them, the Cyber Fleet sensors, which accompany variations in temperature and tyre pressure, and the Fleet Check system, which ensures an intelligent reading of the sensor data.