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automatic buffing machine available in the market, and which ranks at the top of the Eagle Truck range of equipment.
According to TRM, visitors to the show really appreciated the massive machine structure, the weight of which was eight tons, and the huge hanging buffing head that keeps the machine floor fully free from mechanical sliding parts and avoids
any contact with rubber dust.
The machine has been developed inside the technological partnership with German retreader RIGDON GmbH, one of the biggest independent retreaders in Central Europe. Among the machine’s innovations is a dynamic belt detector that covers the full casing surface during the buffing operation.
and installed a brand-new injection press of the latest technology. The company has now started
production and is looking for long term partnerships with new tyre manufacturers for bladder supplies.
Autopromotec / Retreading Business Conference:
“The Future of Retreading”
Successful Autopromotec for MAE Brand
The 29th edition of Autopromotec in Bologna has been positive for MAE Industria Gomma - M.I.G. SRL -, the well-known Italian brand of retreading and new tyre and rubber consumables.
Giampaolo Malatesta, MAE’s GM, released some comments at the end
an anti-tacking special treatment applied directly in the MAE factory and the good ergonomic design of the ST envelope, the company says all users are regularly verifying the product’s excellent performance and easy workability.
However, the most important news
of the event;
“We are strengthening our presence in Europe and in the rest of the world thanks to the very good acceptance of MAE products. We are happy and proud about it,” he said. “We are focusing on both established production as well as on developments for the future, and as a result MAE activity is currently a non-stop swirl of activity,” he added.
For the traditional production of outer envelopes Type SL – XL – ARC, a development on the envelope profile on the “Tread area” in addition to an updated compound formulation is now available to grant a better return for users in terms of improved number of cures and better elasticity. Meanwhile, the company’s second envelope generation, the ST line, has also been strengthened in recent years, adding to the MAE brand’s status as a brand of high quality and performance. Thanks to
concerning envelopes is another one...after three years of development, MAE has developed a new product, the “Third Generation Envelope”, whose tests have been ver y promising. Testing is currently still underway in various parts of the world, and the company says it will release more information in the coming months.
“The hot retreading market is decreasing in some parts of the world while it is growing in others,” said Giampaolo Malatesta. “Particularly in Europe the positive trend in hot retreading for truck and light truck continues. MAE has a wide range of products for the hot system for all types of presses, using curing tubes and flaps or bladders, to cover all demands from the market.”
One further development regarding MAE Industria Gomma is that the company has invested heavily also in bladders for new tyre production. Recently the company has acquired
During the recent Autopromotec exhibition Retreading Business joined forces with exhibition organisers Promotec srl to host a new conference for the retreading industry focusing on some of the key challenges that the industry can be expected to face in the future. Entitled “The Future of Retreading” the conference was headed up by keynote speaker Harjeeve Kandhari, the CEO of the Zenises Group, which recently acquired the UK’s largest independent retreader Vacu- Lug. He was backed up by a series of thought-provoking presentations covering subjects from ranging from retreading for the circular economy to the impact of Chinese tyres and from the challenges of marketing the retreading industr y to the impact of automation on the equipment sector.
Well attended throughout, the conference elicited much demand for copies of the speakers’ presentations, so we are providing links to all of the presentations below.
Harjeeve Kandhari
(CEO, Zenises Group)
Keynote Address https://www.retreadingbusiness.com /media/3837/harjeeve- kandhari.docx
The Founder and CEO of the Zenises Group presented the keynote speech at the conference, explaining how and why he decided to invest in the retreading industr y by buying the UK-based retreader, Vacu-Lug at a time when the European retreading sector was
under pressure.
Franco D’Amore (Institute for Competitiveness)
Tyre Retreading for the Circular Economy: a new study from AIRP https://www.retreadingbusiness.com /media/3822/franco-damore.pdf The results of a new study carried out by the Italian Retreaders’ Association AIRP in conjunction with the local study centre to alert Italian legislators on issues related to a circular economy model. The Association’s goal is to promote the use of retreads through specific environmental taxation policies.
David Shaw
(Tire Industry Research)
The Potential Future Impact of the Chinese Tyre Sector on the Retreading Market https://www.retreadingbusiness.com /media/3820/david-shaw.pdf Industry analyst David Shaw is an expert on the Chinese tyre industry, and he gave us an overview of how the activities, policies and strategies of the Chinese tyre manufacturing industr y impact the global tyre retreading sector.
Ivano Garavaglia (GFK)
Sales Trends in the Heavy Duty Tyre Market in Italy and Europe 2017- 2018 https://www.retreadingbusiness.com /media/3824/ivano-garavaglia.pdf Market analysts GFK presented statistical data on how the impact of the new tariff legislation on Chinese truck and bus tyres has been impacting the Italian and European markets
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