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INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Dafonte Pneus Invests in Vipal Machinery
excellence,” explains Luiz Carlos Wanderley, owner of Dafonte.
In the market since 1994, Dafonte Pneus has stood out as one of the largest tyre retreading networks in the Northeast of
Brazil. It is a reference in the tyre sector for buses, trucks, industrial, OTR and agricultural machines in states such as Alagoas, Paraíba and Pernambuco.
Vipal Machinery, a division of Vipal Borrachas that develops tyre retreading equipment, has proven to be one of the most important solutions for retreaders partnered with the company. Aiming to assist its Vipal Authorised Network partners in areas such as productivity, process improvement and quality of service; Vipal saw two of its machines acquired by Dafonte Pneus, a retreader based in Jaboatão dos Guararapes, Pernambuco, that also operates in Alagoas and Paraíba.
The machines chosen were the VOC-760 Cargo extruder and the VR01 Smart Uno buffer, both 100% developed by Vipal Borrachas. Always concerned and interested in improving through innovation and better quality, Dafonte Pneus targets the future of the market in which it operates. From this viewpoint, it was easier to decide upon the machinery produced by Vipal. “We are looking for more efficiency, automation and lower costs for our processes. Vipal machines offer it all with
ITRS Nominated for SODIL Award
Canada-based ITRS INC. has been nominated by the Société de développement international de Lanaudière (SODIL) as a finalist at the regional Lanaudière MercadOr Québec, in the Market Diversification category. MercadOr Québec, aims to
highlight the success of exporting companies from all over Quebec, and to provide positive visibility to their business regionally and provincially and promote exports to Quebec's economic development ecosystem.
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