Technology focus at Tyrexpo India 2011 reflects increasing sophistication of Indian tyre market he Chennai region is set to become one of the world's largest automobile manufacturing centres over the next decade with a total capacity of 2.2 million vehicles per annum. Apollo Tyres recently opened its latest factory in the area, joining major investments from companies including Michelin, JK Tyres, MRF and ATC. The total production capacity for tyre manufacturing in the area is set to exceed 1,600 metric tonnes per day, making it the largest tyre manufacturing centre in India and one of the largest in the world. Further evidence of the rapid technical development of the domestic tyre market has come with two recent
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announcements by Goodyear India. The leading manufacturer has confirmed the launch of its Assurance Fuel Max tyre designed to improve fuel consumption without compromising on mileage or performance. It has also launched an 18 month trial into use of its truck and bus radial range in India, prior to a full market launch scheduled for 2013. Moves towards radialisation will also contribute to improvements in road safety, an area where India recorded the highest road accident death statistics of any country in 2009. Among the companies already committed to Tyrexpo India 2011 are Agarwal Rubber, Al Rahala Trading, Al Saeedi Middle East, Bainite Machines, Balkrishna Tyres,
DM Marketing, Eldan Recycling, Elgi Rubber, Koba Banden, Kyoto Japan, Luwa India, Malhotra, Michigan Rubber, Monarch Vulcanizing, Omni United, PRS Tyres, Rajmahal Group, Rubberking, Sppedways, Steinbichler, Koba Banden, Sundaram Industries, Tekscan, TM Tyres, Unipatch amongst others. The show will take place at the Chennai Trade Centre, Chennai on the 5, 6 and 7 July 2011. Show days are Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. More details about Tyrexpo India and ECI International’s other tyre and equipment exhibitions can be found at www.eci-international.com
Efficient Quality Control In Tire Retreading & Tire Production With IntactÂŽ Steinbichler Optotechnik is a worldwide leading supplier of optical measuring and sensor technology. The INTACT shearography tire inspection systems by Steinbichler are used at numerous well-known enterprises for the non-destructive testing of passenger car, truck, aircraft, OTR as well as Formula 1 racing tires and have proven their functionality successfully worldwide. Due to several patented developments, the INTACT systems by Steinbichler provide the fastest optical shearography method available on the market for the reliable identification of separations in tires and casings. Features such as fully automatic conveying systems for easy tire handling, automatic tire size detection, clear result images and automatic defect marking for easy and fast result interpretation are just a few advantages. The dual machine layout with multiple measuring heads allows the inspection of up to 100 tires per hour from bead to bead by just one operator. The unique INTACT OTR series offers a machine concept for vertical orientation - thus, the tires can be easily loaded/unloaded with a common forklift. For inspection of the second sidewall, no tire flipping is necessary. With the new Intact OTR 4300 system concept, a revolutionary inspection unit for EM tires of up to 4300 mm outer diameter is now available. www.steinbichler.de
BAINITE MACHINES PRIVATE LTD, a leading technologydriven Indian engineering company, since 1983, has been consistently delivering superior solutions in customized machinery for Rubber & Tyre industry through Design, Development, Manufacturing & Supply of Internal Mixers (Tangential & Intermeshing), Mixing Mills (2 Rolls in Plain, Corrugated (Cracker) & Refining Types), Extruders (Hot Feed, Cold Feed, and Dump Extruders), Calenders (2 & 3 Rolls for extrusion cushion lines or squeeze cum calendering lines), Batch-Off Cooling lines including automated systems, Reconditioning / Upgrading of old machinery, and Supply of Peripheral Machinery, Spares & Ancillaries (like Linear Actuators, Calender Lines, Extruder Feed Lines, Sheet Feeder, Bias Cutters, Stock Blenders, Gears, Rolls, Drilled Sides, Barrels, Rotors etc). A well established name in the field of Rubber Compounding, Mixing, Extruding Processing, and Calendering Machinery, BAINITE is the most preferred solutions provider for Indian as well as overseas clientele for Rubber, Polymer compounding as well as processing lines (both normal as well as fully automated). With stringent Quality checks in place, all Bainite Make Machines are built with components having wear protective overlays to maintain dimensional integrity. This gives RELIABILITY and DURABILITY in its functioning and renders TROUBLE-FREE PERFORMANCE to end-users. www.bainitemachines.com
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The Name That Inspires Trust! TM Tyres Ltd is one of the leaders in the automotive tubes industry and will continue to grow and expand, offering an increasing range for requirements of various customers across the globe. We seek to achieve this through effective brand management, superior customer service, investing in the latest technology, quality accredited training and by creating and maintaining consistent standards. We have established an excellent dealership network across the Country. Our products are being exported to Bangladesh, Mauritius, Nigeria, Singapore, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, Ireland, Greece, Philippines, Dubai, Brazil, Chile, Bolivia, Egypt etc. Besides our bulk buyers include STUs & Defense establishments. The main strength of TM Tyres Ltd. is that this plant is versatile and specially designed to manufacture two wheeler tubes, passenger tubes, Trucks and OTR tubes and each product range has got a separate infrastructure so that production can be made as per customer requirement and specification. TM’s cutting-edge manufacturing technology delivers high quality Butyl tubes and our compound is formulated to withstand heat. As a result it can transport loads for longer distances safely on a variety of roads under different weather conditions. In addition our Butyl tubes offer better air retention and reduce the risk of blow-outs thereby ensuring longer tyre life. Over the years, TM Tyres has become synonymous with excellence. And the awards and accolades won consistently are a testimony. Year after year, we have held our fort high and achieved consistent export recognition and growth awards from CAPEXIL & AIRIA.
Eldan Recycling A/S has delivered machines and plants to the recycling industry worldwide for more than 50 years. We have our field of expertise within equipment for recycling of tyres, aluminium, cable and WEEE (Waste Electronic and Electric Equipment). “PROVEN TECHNOLOGY” Eldan is one of the few companies, delivering equipment to the recycling industry, which has its own production facilities ensuring the quality of the product and the flexibility of the production program. Eldan builds different plants to meet specific end-products. Using the modular approach, a large number of combinations can be supplied both with regard to processing volumes and the production of output sizes. The Eldan Plants are “MultiSize” Plants which means that it is merely a question of changing the screen combination in the machines, should you wish to produce a different output size. FEATURES FOR ELDAN RECYCLING PLANTS • • • •
High performance Flexibility to process different input materials Flexibility to produce different output fractions Low processing cost REDUCE DOWNTIME
Eldan After-Sales-Division offer ad hoc and planned service on existing as well as new equipment by our trained and experienced service engineers and supervisors. Eldan constantly holds an extensive stock of spare- and wear parts. www.eldan-recycling.com
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BKT is a part of Balkrishna Industries Ltd., belonging to the well known industrial conglomerate, Siyaram-Poddar Group with sales in excess of Rs. 1400 crores in FY 2009-10. The group has presence in textiles, paper, garments and tyres. With the help of persistent & intensive market research coupled with ever expanding production capabilities, BKT has made its mark in manufacturing & exporting tyres for the niche segments like Agricultural, Construction, Industrial, Earthmover, ATV (All Terrain Vehicle) and Turf care applications, collectively referred to as Off-Highway Tyres ; whose footprint criss-crosses 120 countries and it is still growing. BKT's success story revolves around innovative off-highway tyre (OHT) development that is driven by quality, competitive pricing, worldwide distribution network and service backup. It is one of the few companies which only caters to this niche segment (OHT), and spends 3-5% of its revenue on research and development. With its vision of getting leadership status in Off-Highway Tyres, BKT is poised for incremental growth year on year. At TYREXPO India 2011, BKT will be showcasing its complete range of “Off –
Highway Tires” covering all segments, which are benchmarked against the world leading brand and are now proving their worth in the marketplace. www.bkt-tires.com
AME International manufactures quality products and equipment for tire and wheel service. The Company produces a complete range of OTR tire and tire-related accessories and equipment and is located in Brooksville, Florida where their marketing, design and engineering activities are centralized. AME International has global warehousing facilities in Florida, Canada and Holland to better serve their distributor network worldwide. AME International currently distributes tools and equipment to all major markets worldwide. With a complete range of OTR tire and tire-related accessories and equipment AME serves all aspects of wheel and tire service and currently offers heavy duty tools for professional tire service on: • Off-Highway Vehicles • Mining / Construction / Forestry Equipment • Heavy-Duty Trucks • Light Trucks • Buses • Passenger Cars • Tractors / Agricultural Equipment • Motorcycles / ATV In meeting today's ever-changing wheel design requirements, AME International continues to develop and design tire tools and accessories in step with the most advanced tire technology to meet customer needs. The AME management team has over 50 years of service to the tire industry. In most cases, their products are sold under the AME brand. They also market their goods under the following brands: Little Buddy Bead Breaker, Big Buddy Bead Breaker, Super Buddy Bead Breaker, Rhino Mining Jacks, Titan Shop Equipment, Maxi-Lite Lifting Cylinders, Pow'r Riser II, X-tend and ALCOA Discmates. Some of the many items produced by AME include: • OTR Giant Tire Bead Breakers • "Combi" Tire Farm Bead Breakers • Dual Agricultural Bead Breakers • Maxi Bead Breaker • 3 Piece Wheel Bead Breakers • Tire Bead Breaker Kits • 55 and 100 Ton Aluminum Jacks • Steel Cribbing • Tire Service Truck Accessories www.ameintl.net
ELGI Rubber Company Limited (ERCL) is part of the ELGI group of Companies, with a turn over of 500 Million USD, based in Coimbatore in South India. With the state of the art R & D Centre to test metals & polymers ERCL is able to produce Quality products for the rubber industry, which are being used by over 750 Customers in 60 Countries. For all your requirements, ERCL can provide profitable solutions. Among the product range, ELGI, has TITAN Brand of Pre cured tyre Retreading Equipments, manufactured from a very modern state of art factory. The range of Equipments include, Electric Tyre Curing Chambers of different capacity, from 02 Tyres to 22 Tyres, Inspection Spreaders, Tyre Buffers, Tread Builders & Envelope Expanders , of various capacities & specifications. ELGI also Manufacture & market various other consumables & Repair products required for tyre retreading, which includes, VULCAN Brand of Tyre curing Accessories such as Outer Envelopes, Curing Bags & Flex Seal Gaskets. Vulcan light weight Curing Rims, Flex Seal Bands and Snap Seal Bands, manufactured with high quality steel , are cost effective solutions for trouble free operation. ELGI also offers JET branded Tyre Repair & Retread Materials: Jet has a wide range of Tyre repair patches including Radial & Bias, Tube repair
MOTORINDIA, started in 1956, is India’s leading automobile monthly magazine. For over 54 years, Motorindia has been a credible source of information on the Indian automotive industry. Today, MOTORINDIA is published in English and in Hindi and has an online edition (www.motorindiaonline.com) which is read in over 120 countries worldwide. In addition to industry news, our readers rely on us to provide in-depth coverage, critical analysis, provocative columns and engaging feature stories. We keep our readers and our advertisers coming back for more with a growing list of unique features, conferences, events, special issues, targeted editions, exclusive online and e-mail programs and digital edition sponsorship opportunities - and the list keeps growing. We aim to keep readers abreast of what their competitors are doing, aware of the latest changes in legislation, and fully informed about all key developments within this still fast-changing industry. www.motorindiaonline.com
GALLANT ENTERPRISES is part of a large tyre conglomerate in the UAE having its registered office in Kochi, Kerala. This company has been appointed as a sole distributor of SICAM garage equipment for the Indian Market. Sicam founded in1975 in Italy is the part of Bosch group & is considered as the forerunner of main range of garage equipment. Sicam enjoys wide market share and currently exports its equipment to more than 90 countries in the world. Sicam product range includes Tyre Changers, Wheel Balancers, Wheel Aligners and other associated equipment. With highly innovative technologies and excellent R&D facilities Sicam has come a long way to develop top range machines and equipment to suit the ever growing tyre industry. Gallant Enterprises is part of Al Saeedi group based in Dubai that has a reputation of providing total tyre solutions. They are the distributor of SolidealSolid, pneumatic & industrial tyres, Sicam garage equipment, Schrader products, Aufine Truck and Bus radials, Maitech & Maxam OTR tyres, Neuton passenger car tyres & Altura tyres. They are also major dealers for Michelin, Bridgestone, Yokohama, Dunlop, Pirelli etc. www.alsaeedi.com
Patches, Plug Patches and Stem patches. The comprehensive range of Jet Tyre Repair products includes Repair Strings, Chemical and Black Vulcanising Cements, & Rope Rubber. ELGI by taking over the Machineries & Technology of Carbrasive Pty. Ltd. - Australia , which is the premier supplier of Tungsten Carbide abrasives since 1979 , offer high quality (SSG ) Structured Super Grit /Steel Shot Grit & Standard Grit Coating & Tungsten Carbide Rasps, required for different texturising application in tyre repairing, retreading and roller grindings. ELGI, is the pioneer for polymer recycling and was established in the year 1975 to address the growing problems of tyre & rubber waste disposal. ELGI cater to a wide of range of Customers, including leading tyre manufacturers world wide & does custom reclaiming of various polymers for rubber products manufacturers. Our customers are spread world over, including countries such as Europe, USA & Japan. Make the right choice - make ELGI your partner in success. www.elgitread.com
Luwa India Pvt. Ltd. Luwa, a Swiss based company with subsidiaries in Singapore, China and India provides a complete air engineering solution for the entire tyre factory whether it is air conditioning for radial tyre building and creel room or air cooling for tyre curing and extruder area. Luwa undertakes total turnkey projects with design and supply of system featuring air handling units; filter plants, fume exhaust systems, and related equipment for tyre manufacturing companies. Over the years the Company has emerged as the preferred air engineering solution provider for the tyre industry. With the automobile sector investing heavily in India, Luwa expect further growth in the auxiliary industries such as tyre industry too. As this year’s Tyre Expo is in India, Luwa are looking forward to welcoming many visitors from their domestic customers as well having the opportunity to meet decision makers from overseas tyre industries. Luwa air conditioning and air cooling systems provide customers with the most comfortable atmosphere for their man, material and machine, thus increasing the overall productivity. www.luwa.com
Tyrexpo India’11 Accommodation Accommodation for Tyrexpo India 11 is being organised by EASTRAVEL LTD, our specialist conference and exhibition hotel reservation service. Bookings can be made with Eastravel Ltd by visiting http://www.eci-international.com/india_accom.html and printing the form or by contacting the helpdesk on +44 (0) 1473 214 /305 / 210 770 Email: info@eastravel.co.uk Fax: +44 (0) 1473 232 740
Tekscan Inc. is the leading manufacturer of ultra-thin, tactile pressure and force measurement systems. The IScan® System is a complete pressure measurement kit, utilizing Tekscan's patented, thin-film, matrix-based array sensors. It is a versatile system with over 200 available sensors to meet your specific application. Our TireScan™ System measures static and dynamic footprint pressure for passenger, truck, off-road, agricultural, and aircraft tires. TireScan has been used to evaluate tire designs and tread patterns, conduct quality control measurements, perform competitive benchmarking, assess vehicle suspension, as well as many other tire related measurements. Our Wiper™ System measures wiper blade to windshield interface profiles under various testing conditions. Other applications include brakes, airbags, impact studies, and seating. www.tekscan.com
Omni United, one of Singapore’s fastest growing companies, will be exhibiting at TYREXPO INDIA’11. Omni will be showcasing their RADAR range in RPX800, RPX900 and Dimax R8. The RPX800 PCR range is currently available in 23 sizes, the RPX900 range is available in 26 sizes, the Dimax R8 currently has 18 sizes. Omni will also be introducing their new light truck commercial tyre the RPX878. The Radar brand also has an exhaustive SUV/LTR offering in over 26 sizes. Under development is the Radar Truck Bus Radial, Truck/Light Truck Bias, Farm and OTR tires. Omni United plans to increase the Radar PCR range to over 200 sizes to include Run-Flat tires and a complete winter tire range. Omni United has an excellent presence in the US, with their tyres being distributed by some very established wholesale and retail companies. Omni also has a strong presence in Europe and Asia. At the exhibition Omni will be looking forward to showcasing their products, meeting with consumers and identifying distributors for their Radar range in South Asia. Omni is headquartered in Singapore and offers a complete range of product and service solutions. Omni’s commitment to quality, delivery efficiencies and knowledge has resulted in a dynamic growth across all continents and continues to grow. Omni possesses an insightful understanding of market requirements and transfers that knowledge into identifying manufacturing capabilities and new design requirements. Equipped with an unparalleled supply chain management system, Omni ensures products reach their destinations on time, every-time. Omni believes in setting the pace, being proactive with an undying spirit of making things happen. Omni believes in Mobilizing Life! www.omni-united.com
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