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NEWS
Italmatic Acquire Go Energy
Hanna Schöberl Takes
Over the Reins at Kurz
Karkassenhandel
Italmatic have announced the acquisition of Go Energy Srl in Rovereto (former SD Meccanica), whose expertise lies in the area of robotics applied to the tyre manufacturing process. The acquisition adds further to Italmatic’s status as a global leader in terms of technology and completeness of the range
growth and future to our Group. Companies who do not invest in technology will not have the possibility to be protagonists in the future market.”
After the acquisition of MGT (a leader in OTR tyre retreading) and of the software House Gigapiù, the acquisition of Go Energy completes the
German casing dealer Kurz Karkassenhandel have announced that founder Karl Kurz, who is 89 this year,
has handed over the responsibility for running
the company to his granddaughter Hanna
Schöberl, who has been managing director since
2017 and has been with the company for over ten years. Kurz Karkassenhandel GmbH is a certified waste disposal company and has been dealing with professional waste tyre
Massimo Ghitturi
of machinery and accessories on offer for the tyre retreading and repair industries.
Go Energy have specific patents for the use of robotic arms in the tyre retreading and repairing industries, with reliable installations of very high technology already manufactured and supplied to important companies of the industry like Renova, Kal Tire and Bridgestone Bandag, amongst others.
In particular, robotic arms replace much of the hard and dangerous work currently executed manually in the repair process of truck tyres and OTR tyres up to 63”, assuring a huge increase of productivity and of safety level in the workplace.
Italmatic CEO, Dr. Massimo Ghitturi, who finalised the acquisition, stated how investment in technologies of latest generation is the main strategy of Italmatic Group; “Investing and disposing of the most advanced technologies is the essential element to assure
technological jump of Italmatic Group. “At a worldwide level, I’m not aware of companies who can boast our technology and completeness of range of machineries and accessories,” added Ghitturi. “Besides the new family of robotic arms, we manufacture inspection machines, buffing machines, extruders, building machines, autoclaves, presses, moulds, buffing blades, carbide wheels, etc. for tyres from motorcycle up to 63“, including solid tyres and aircraft tyres with the best technologies. Our autoclaves are supplied also to aeronautics and space industries, satisfying the most demanding process specifications.”
Meanwhile, Leonardo Cappuccini has been appointed as General Manager of Go Energy. New to the Italmatic Group, he joins Paride Frattone (ex Marigo) and Stefano Coazzoli (ex Staico), who are already well integrated as part of the company’s staff.
NeroForce GmbH, the supplier of tools, consumables and machines for tyre manufacturing and retreading, is constantly expanding its online shop www.neroforce.com and is now relying on a printed general catalogue to further promote online trade.
The decision was
explained by Andreas
Müller, Managing
Partner of NeroForce
GmbH; "With a
general catalogue we
can also reach
customers who may
be in their familiar
and usually positively
perceived
environment: Home
and offline. Here,
people find the time
and peace to read through the catalogue without the distraction of competitor advertisements,” he said.
In addition to a large assortment of tools for tyre machining and retreading, the catalogue also includes special solutions for the repair of OTR tyres and conveyor belts, machines for laser marking of tyres and an offer for the individual production of carbide tools according to one's own specifications.
The link to the online shop is extremely effective: via the search window, you can quickly find the product you are looking for from
almost 2,000 articles by means of article numbers, which are listed in detail in the catalogue, read additional information about it and, after successful registration as a commercial customer, also find out the price and the current availability. And of course, you can also order. NeroForce
disposal of all types of tires since it was founded in 1955. In 2015 the company celebrated its 60th anniversary.
NeroForce Supports its Own Online Shop with Printed General Catalogue
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guarantees deliver y within 48 hours, provided the goods are in stock. And the new, conveniently located warehouse in Ulm is larger than ever and allows for sufficient storage of almost all items.
Andreas Müller sees the advantages of the online shop especially in the current times, when contact restrictions significantly limit normal sales activities. "We deliver worldwide at the best conditions, with advice and service always included. The new catalogue can be ordered directly from NeroForce, just call or send a short message.”