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integral fleet management service branded CPK, which aims to provide total fleet management services for their larger clients. Established
of CPK, these major fleet customers were having some difficulties in managing their fleets effectively due to a lack of tyre management
in front positions, generating greater savings by extending the life of the client's new tires and increasing the number of hours the tyre can be used on the front of the vehicle (normally tyres of this type spend
quoting. It can then take up to a day to arrange for the tyre to be shipped to Renova’s retread facility.
Despite this, Renova focuses heavily on quality. The company uses robotised buffing equipment to
formally in 2018 but operated on an informal basis for a couple of years before that, CPK is now used by three of Neumaservicio’s largest clients and involves the full-time on- site location of a tyre technician at the client’s premises.
Says Acosta; “Before the introduction
knowledge. We have been able to satisfy our clients by providing the best possible control of their fleets and the achievement of concrete results in terms of operational cost reductions.”
Renova Focuses on Quality and Personal Service
20% of their life on the front and 80% on the rear).
However, the demands placed on retreaders in this sector by their clients can be tough. Jorge Vidal explains; “Retreading and repairing tyres of this type is an artisanal process – complex and delicate, and we make sure we take the time to carry out the process with the best possible quality. However, there is a
increase the speed and consistency of process and a Marangoni Mammuth Extruder/Builder. The also company provides a guarantee on hours.
In addition, the plant has demonstrated its ability to innovate by producing 53/80 R 63 tyres for Radomiro Tomic to deal with the summer heat in the Chilean desert by using compounds which generate particularly low heat. This, says the
Servicing the copper mines in a place like Antofagasta is a specialist business, and this is something recognised by Recauchajes Renova Chile SA, who are located on the La Negra Industrial estate, about 20 km east of Antofagasta in what is essentially the middle of the Atacama Desert. During our visit to the OTR retreader, we spoke to Deputy Manager Jorge Vidal Castillo and Salesman Freddy Pacheco, who
explained some of the demands placed on the key providers of tyre services to this sector.
Renova, which is part of the Peruvian owned Indelat group, which incorporates a number of retreaders as well as the tread manufacturer Indelband (Laminados SAC), was first established in Chile in 2010 when it carried out major repairs for the Radomiro Tomic mine. Relocating from its initial site
in La Chimba in 2010, the company developed into a key supplier to the local mining sector, supplying retreads and major repair services to the likes of Codelco as well as other mines in the area. The company achieved ISO 9001 certification as recently as six months ago.
Key to the company’s product offering is the new XT Xtratread retreading system, which the company guarantees to reduce the cost per hour in comparison to a new tyre by 40% as well as increasing the life of the tyre by as much as 80%. The system is also claimed to be the only system that can be used
Freddy Pacheco (left) and Jorge Vidal
constant demand to reduce the process time, and it is difficult to change the client’s mindset in this regard.”
The sales process is also very personalised. In retreading a tyre Freddy Pacheco will visit his client (he visits them usually twice a week), taking photographs of the tyre before
company, has reduced costs per hour by more than 25%.
Last but not least, the Chilean plant’s parent company, Renova Peru is the only retreader worldwide with its own line to produce SteelCord for the replacement of steel cord in OTR tyres.
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