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MAXAM TIRE: Driving business forward
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MAXAM Tire believes in being your business solutions provider and ensuring that the highest level of quality customer experience is met. This is our organization’s main purpose and core value; it is what differentiates MAXAM Tire from our competitors, making us not just a tire manufacturer, but a true business partner.
A division of Sailun Group, MAXAM Tire designs, manufactures, and distributes off-the-road specialty tire products globally. As a major specialty tire manufacturer and distributor, MAXAM has a strong reputation for market-leading performance, reliability, and delivered value. To ensure superior product quality, the organization’s foundation is centered around innovative engineering and has the most advanced manufacturing platforms and technology in the industry. As a rapidly growing global organization, MAXAM invests heavily in our people, advanced engineering processes, and manufacturing capabilities, ensuring exceptional business solutions are delivered to customers worldwide.
MAXAM MINING GROUP (MMG), a dedicated and knowledgeable global group under MAXAM Tire, specifically focuses on the mining segment. The MMG’s core value is to provide support on all MAXAM products through partnerships with high-level dealers. Our goal is to ensure the best product performance and the highest level of overall customer satisfaction while reducing the end-user’s operating costs.
Since its establishment, the MMG team has achieved great success in serving regional market demands. With each member an industry-leading expert dedicated to providing the best customer experience, the team has been making continuous improvements with focused market solutions. Advanced engineering, extensive testing, research, and state-of-the-art manufacturing differentiates the MAXAM MINING GROUP from our competitors.
Sailun Group, the parent group of MAXAM Tire, was the first “A” listed private tire company on the Shanghai Stock Exchange and is located at the hub for the National Rubber and Tire Engineering Technology Research Center. Founded back in 1990, Sailun Group was established to develop the intellectual capital to build tires for global market demand and to build machinery facilities for the largest manufacturers in the world. Centering its mission in being a leading provider of global value solutions with unsurpassed products in the value segment and the best customer service in the tire industry, Sailun Group set a substantial precedent for MAXAM Tire on forming its mission of being a global business solutions provider.
Sailun prides itself in having a vertical integration in every aspect and has achieved rapid growth in the past two decades, from raw materials, factory development, R&D, tire building machinery to global customer support. Each aspect within the vertical integration is meticulously controlled and collaboratively synced to work harmoniously in delivering the best customer solutions and experience.
As of 2021, Sailun is currently the 17th largest global tire company, sold in over 167 countries worldwide. Being a global major manufacturer, Sailun boasts a full range of products in the passenger tire, truck tire, and off-theroad tire industries with 19 categories in total.
In the past decade, the Sailun Group has increased its investment by expanding radial off-the-road (OTR) products, building patented manufacturing processes, and utilizing automated equipment, along with investing heavily in the MAXAM team. Most recently, the Sailun Group has invested over 400 million in furthering MAXAM’s manufacturing in Asia to meet the increasing demand and elevating product performance and quality. Today, MAXAM Tire has become a top-tier manufacturer under Sailun Group’s pioneering vision, leadership, and investments.
Being the Forefront of Technology
MAXAM Tire insists on having technologically advanced R&D as the main driving force behind the company’s development. Guided by its parent group’s technological advancements, MAXAM Tire has positioned itself at the forefront of tire technology, striving to advance its technologically driven enterprise. MAXAM Tire’s R&D center concentrates in the many attributes that affect product performance: raw materials, compounding, synthetic rubber with equipment and building capabilities that match tier-one global manufacturers, MAXAM Tire boasts multiple wellestablished R&D centers globally: China (R&D Center HQ), Vietnam, Europe, and North America. Each dedicated R&D center provides an in-depth understanding of the local user’s specific demands and utilizes cutting-edge technology and innovation to form an integrated global R&D system. In addition, MAXAM Tire’s individual R&D centers cover market research, product planning, formula development, and process development systems. From structural design to product verification testing, each R&D center uses both independent research and cutting-edge development capabilities.
Under Sailun’s groundbreaking vision, all MAXAM’s engineering and R&D teams are fully integrated with the factory’s quality assurance and product development operations to optimize quality and performance. Centering around intelligent and advanced manufacturing, MAXAM Tire standardizes its quality management’s strict and strategic processes with advanced equipment and full transparency on quality, including procurement reports and digital production management. In addition to a strict process on quality management, MAXAM schedules routine internal quality audits and certification management to meet global compliances and protocols.
MAXAM believes in continuous product testing to create new quality products, development, and techniques. As specialty equipment manufacturers continue to evolve, MAXAM pushes for advancement by taking technology quantum leaps, designing tire building equipment and machinery that streamlines manufacturing with automation. It is this philosophy that allows us to continue growing and accelerating our position as a global market player and business solutions provider.
What about MAXAM in the OTR segment?
Knowledgeable and Innovative Engineering
With years of proven performance, MAXAM Tire has built a strong reputation in the off-the-road and specialty tire market through leading-edge quality, reliability, and exceptional value. Our team’s commitment to product quality, dependability, and value has been acknowledged by some of the top original equipment manufacturers including CATERPILLAR®, as well as China’s heavy machinery manufacturers such as XCMG Group, SANY Heavy Industry, and the Beizhong Group. Specifically, MAXAM has multiple OTR products that have been homologated by CATERPILLAR® on medium wheel loaders and are recognized as one of the best-performing tires for their equipment.
One of the key accomplishments in this homologation is MAXAM’s 875/65R29 MS405, validated and approved for CAT® 982M Medium Wheel Loaders. Featuring a deep E4/ L4 lug pattern that combines excellent grip, stability, and performance, the MS405 provides users a solution that meets all harsh demands. Developed with a cut-resistant tread compound and robust under tread, the puncture resistant MS405 allows superior productivity and minimal downtime. Thoughtfully designed to minimize vibration at higher cycle speeds, the MS405 provides loaders, graders, and earthmovers the lowest cost-per-hour.
In addition, MAXAM’s MS302 is also approved as a factory fitment option on CAT® 950GC, 950L, 950M, 962L, and 962M in certain regions. The MAXAM MS302 features a rugged E3/L3+ heavy-duty design for maximum traction and high heat resistance on loaders, graders, and earthmovers. The MAXAM MS302 aims to minimize vibration at haul speeds and provide the lowest cost-per-hour, while the durable cut and tear resistant rubber compound eliminates the constant threat of downtime due to tire damage.
Other global OEM fitment of MAXAM mining and mining supporting tires include 241 mining tires for XCMG, a Chinese multinational state-owned heavy machinery manufacturing company with headquarters in Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China. It is ranked fifth largest in the world’s construction machinery industry. MAXAM also provides mining support equipment, a smaller E3 16.00R25 product, the MS306, for the organization.
SANY is another large-sized OEM partner MAXAM has secured. Ranked the third largest heavy machinery manufacturer in the world, SANY is reputable in producing reliable applications. MAXAM’s partnership with SANY marks a huge global success in saturating the OE marketplace. With over 60 27.00R49 MS401 tires on SANY’s rigid haul trucks, MAXAM Tire is serving mine sites across Asia, from smooth haul roads to aggressive terrains.
The rigorous validation process to achieve global OEM approvals is part of MAXAM’s commitment to continue bringing quality solutions to various specialty tire markets. Furthermore, MAXAM has the support of the Global Dealer Servicing Network with over 1,800 strong and growing, allowing for ease of access to the full product line.
As mining equipment continues to evolve, our global engineering teams continuously research and develop new products by utilizing leading technology that focuses on performance, safety standards, reliability, and quality. By leveraging extensive research and testing in multiple mine locations around the world, our engineering teams always pay specific attention to tire compounding and casing design that deliver superior performance no matter the region. Our goal is to exceed site requirements and enhance durability and performance.
Understanding the customer’s needs is of paramount importance to MAXAM’s core philosophy of being a leader in advanced technology and constant improvement. One aspect of MAXAM’s advancement is its dedication to engineering robust compounds for specific applications. Superior rubber compounding combined with worldclass manufacturing technology will result in significant performance enhancements to the MAXAM radial product lines.
To continue our advancement in the sector, the MAXAM engineering team has a dedicated rubber compound research group. Working directly with the sales team, who provides customers and product performance feedback, the rubber compound research engineers are constantly developing new ways to increase energy and savings in mixing and polymer structure advancement. The goal of our engineering team is to have better dispersion of the element in the compound, less agglomeration, and a high level of polymer interaction, resulting in the superior performance of each type of compound.
Available in standard, heat resistant, cut resistant, and ultra-cut resistant compounds, MAXAM MINING GROUP has radial open pit mining tires fitted at multiple mine sites that deliver maximum TKPH/TMPH and lowest cost-per-hour/km.
Superior Compounding
Constant innovation and technological advancement are the mechanisms that drive our business and customer’s success. Using leading engineering, industry knowledge, customer feedback, performance feedback, and data, MAXAM’s engineers and R&D teams are always finding new ways to create revolutionary designs and processes to predict performance characteristics before production. As mining and construction machinery continues to advance delivering faster speeds, greater payloads, and technological controls, so too must the tires. The pace of change in mining applications is ever-increasing, presenting new challenges to tire manufacturers. At MAXAM, we take such formidable challenges as a drive to forward our innovation and improvement on product performance with uncompromised value and costper-hour/km.
What established MAXAM’s reputation and standards on innovation is its compounding technology and process. Behind the compounding production, MAXAM works closely with EVE Rubber Research Institute (EVERI), a prominent rubber institute that collaborates with the largest research centers in polymer materials. EVERI is committed to the development and recycling of new types of rubber such as functional and green rubber, as well as employing ATCM technology (Advance Technology for Compound Manufacturing). Founded in 2013, EVERI serves as an important pioneer platform in the development process.
EVERI has established several mature research areas including new rubber materials, environmentally friendly and sustainable processing technology, as well as research into new functions for rubber. EVERI owns close to 600 large-scale, sophisticated equipment patents including rubber mixing and processing equipment, vulcanized rubber testing equipment, material analysis and detection testing equipment, etc. More than 120 experts from different fields work in EVERI, covering multiple areas including fundamental research, material research, product development, equipment research, technical service, and analytical testing.
With its pioneering vision, EVERI has obtained dozens of patents in the rubber and tire field. Several of its achievements have now become the industry standard. According to reports from the Spain IDIADA (the EU authoritative testing institution) and USA SMITHERS lab (the U.S. authoritative testing institution), EVERI has reached an internationally advanced level in the field of developing sustainable technology in manufacturing and providing functional rubber materials. EVERI is the first scientific institution satisfying the BB level of the EU tire label.
To highlight one of its major achievements, EVERI’s recently entered a joint technology agreement with Versalis, a major producer in the
polymers and elastomers industry, to develop a technology production of advanced elastomer compounds designed for the tire market. By leveraging top-ofthe-class technology and processes, the EVERI and Versalis partnership changed the landscape in the tire industry and further allows MAXAM’s tire production to set the new standard in manufacturing and innovation. With capabilities to elevate product quality and to add value to the supply chain, such technological revolution in the elastomers industry plays a fundamental role in ensuring MAXAM’s leading compounding position in the marketplace.
After production, MAXAM’s tire compounds pass through rigorous quality control measures. This control also applies to the testing of raw materials before entering the production process.
Sophistication in Manufacturing
To meet the engineering team’s innovation and inspiring vision, MAXAM Tire invests heavily in our state-of-the-art manufacturing. With five fully owned operated factories that have proprietary and patented manufacturing processes and equipment, MAXAM continues to forge advancements in technology across all manufacturing developments. All MAXAM large mining and some radial OTR tires are built in positive crown drums that build the tires in a shape closer to its finished profile, ensuring components are minimally disturbed during the curing process. To further secure accuracy in the manufacturing process, MAXAM also uses electron bead processing to increase molecular cross-linkage for improved component accuracy and stabilization during the manufacturing stage. The process also includes laser contour scanners and automated strip winders for absolute precision and consistency in all MAXAM’s tires.
MAXAM’s technical excellence is supplemented using premium
materials. MAXAM owns its natural rubber processing plant in Asia to fully control the quality of our rubber in addition to working with the top-tier raw material suppliers. Combined with its highly skilled workforce, MAXAM manufactures radial tires that perform well even in the toughest applications and site requirements. “Quality that drives productivity” is one of the fundamental beliefs at MAXAM and this belief is applied on every level, from manufacturing and logistics to planning and distribution. The quality of the customer’s experience is of paramount importance to MAXAM, and their satisfaction is what drives the company and its success.
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Raw Materials and Automated Mixing Equipment
As a technological leader and innovator, MAXAM invests heavily in raw materials and mixing equipment as these procedures play a crucial role in product consistency and compound uniformity. To minimize errors and to maximize product consistency, MAXAM has created numerous patented automation and intelligent systems for our mixing process. In one MAXAM factory alone, there is an operation with over fifteen mixers with different volumes (150-430 liters) capable of various mixing speeds.
A key mixing process that contributes to our product’s final quality is intelligent mixing, an automatic weighting and production with bar code scanning system, small chemical weighing, and raw rubber cutting system. This advanced automation ensures: • Improved uniformity of final product • Tracing the material by bar code scanning • Lower discharge temperature of the rubber compounds • Increased accuracy and high-speed dosing of each chemical component • Shorter mixing time and higher efficiency
Working with the R&D and engineering team, MAXAM manufacturing was also able to advance its raw material process significantly. MAXAM has created several systematic methodologies in perfecting its compounding and overall quality: • Liquid rubber mixing phase (high-tech process of rubber mixing), providing masterbatch produced with continuous liquid phase. Mixing with natural rubber latex and carbon black slurry • High styrene content of SBR rubber for improved cutting resistance • Customized carbon black for improved wear resistance and balanced treat compound heat generation • Tear-resistant resin for improved tear resistance for cut resistant tread compound
Meticulous and Rigorous Quality and Testing DRIVING BUSINESS FORWARD
Every MAXAM product goes through comprehensive lab and field testing with seamless procedures that feature strict quality control. All MAXAM’s product specifications, processes, and tolerances are established and controlled by its group in all manufacturing facilities, ensuring product consistency. MAXAM’s quality assurance standards are maintained through technologically advanced equipment and skilled technicians.
Utilizing advanced shearography technology, all MAXAM mining tires go through a rigorous quality inspection process, eliminating the chances of trapped air in the casing, blisters, or undercurring. MAXAM also utilizes EBP (Electron Bead Processing) as part of Every MAXAM mining tire goes through a meticulous process to ensure quality that includes a visual inspection for uniformity and defects, x-ray for tire integrity validation, shearography for internal construction confirmation, and ultrasonic measurement for construction conformity. At MAXAM, we stand behind every product with guaranteed performance as every tire instills the MAXAM core value of “quality that drives productivity”.
MAXAM utilizes EBP (Electron Bead Processing) as part of the testing process. EBP is used for increased molecular cross-linkage for improved component accuracy and stabilization during the manufacturing process).
the testing process. EBP is used for increased molecular crosslinkage for improved component accuracy and stabilization during the manufacturing process.
Another important aspect of quality is physical testing. MAXAM ensures its mining product’s top-tier performance by conducting TKPH/TMPH tests, tread endurance, and bead endurance tests. During the test, the heat buildup of the tire is measured using advanced technology, ensuring that every product is built to withstand heat buildup even at the most demanding sites. The tread endurance test then qualifies the integrity of tread pattern and compound. The bead endurance test further inspects the integrity of the casing and bead package. All the components in every tire’s physical test play a key role in ensuring MAXAM’s tier-one product’s optimum performance and quality.
Using X-ray technology to examine steel belts, every radial tire must pass strict tolerances during the production process as part of the quality control protocol.
Using X-ray technology to examine steel belts, every radial tire must pass strict tolerances during the production process as part of quality control protocol
MS402 Example
MAXAM prides itself on being a business solutions provider that is committed to providing quality customer experience. With mining as one of the toughest and most demanding industries, a team of experts with leading market knowledge is vital to providing the best customer experience and solution. MAXAM MINING GROUP is a team of dedicated and knowledgeable experts that not only have decades of experience in the field but also the ambition and drive to exceed expectations.
MAXAM has appointed talents globally to meet the highest standards of customer experience. Each of the MMG team members has at least fifteen to twenty years of experience in the off-the-road tire industry with a proven record of delivering accelerated business performance and growth to our customers business. Each MMG sales member has years of experience working for top-tier tire manufacturers and dealers with the ability to provide knowledgeable support to our customers in every aspect of the mining business.
Under MMG’s Vice President, Matt Johnson, the group has been driving business forward effectively with years of experience and knowledge. As a highly qualified leader in managing a diverse leadership team and supply chain management, Matt believes that having the right people is the key to success. A passionate leader, he focuses on building a group of world-class teams that raise the bar for the industry. “We pride ourselves in delivering solutions with the lowest cost-per-hour/ton while continuing our assistance to customers with other cost-saving recommendations and actions. We believe in fostering long-term, mutually beneficial business relationships with our customers,” says Matt.
Matt Johnson is the Vice President of MAXAM MINING GROUP (MMG), a subgroup of MAXAM Tire, with responsibility for sales and support strategy implementation for MMG globally. Matt has been with MAXAM Tire since October 2019. Prior to MAXAM Tire, he has held various field and management positions for over two decades of his career in the tire and mining industry. Matt began his career as a tire technician in a retail mining business in 1993 and advanced through multiple sales and management roles with his proven dedication and passion.
Under Matt’s management, the group has been driving business forward effectively with years of experience and knowledge. As a highly qualified leader in managing a diverse leadership team and supply chain management, Matt believes that having the right people is the key to success. A passionate leader, he focuses on building a group of world-class teams that raise the bar for the industry.
MAXAM MINING GROUP sets its foundation and philosophy on centering customer’s needs and the requirement of each mine site. Every MAXAM MINING GROUP specialist works with the engineering team by learning each mine site’s requirements and goals first. A strategic plan with specific products and compounds, along with expected performance and hours is then proposed to customers for their consideration. Once a customer accepts MAXAM’s proposal and initial product placements, the company continues to make frequent visits to monitor its products, along with providing any helpful maintenance tips to maximize tire life and operation. Every site visit is completed and submitted back to the customer with data review. The process on site review, proposal, and monitoring demonstrates MAXAM’s commitment to our customers along with our ambition to earn their confidence. Many customers see MAXAM as more than a tire supplier, but a trusted partner that delivers guaranteed performance and dedicated support.
The MAXAM MINING GROUP shares the same core values of MAXAM Tire, centering around implementing reliable business solutions and providing exceptional customer experience. In continuation to developing long-term mutual beneficial business relationships with customers, our team is there during the entire journey: from in-depth site evaluations, GPS study reports, performance tracking to maintenance visits. These reports and performance evaluations are then shared with R&D and the engineering team to further improvements on product performance. MAXAM MINING GROUP’s core value in providing the relevant and ideal business solutions is applied to every aspect in our business, from sales, customer service, R&D, engineering, distribution, supply chain to manufacturing. Customer
experience and feedback is the core that drives the MAXAM MINING GROUP’s advancement in performance and growth.
To differentiate ourselves from other suppliers, every MAXAM MINING GROUP member is trained to gather the right information onsite. Followed up by sharing this information with the customer and strategizing an action plan, MMG has proven to be a knowledgeable supplier with “boots on the ground” experts, achieving daily established goals that the sites need.
Generally, mines have about 90 to 120 days of inventory on the ground. Our boots-on-the-ground team pays close attention to such inventory. If the hauls change from a short haul to a long haul, the ton-kilometer-per-hour (TKPH) will most likely increase. Therefore, a higher TKPH rating requires a cooler compound in the tire and/or a cut resistant compound for a lower TKPH rating. Similarly, shorter hauls require a cut resistant compound with a lower TKPH rating.
The correlation between TKPH and changes in the hauls is critical when placing the correct tire with the appropriate compound. Running the incorrect compound could lead to overheating in tires from a longer, faster haul. Similarly, the tires could also chunk out if a softer compound is placed in a harsh underfoot condition. Constantly monitoring customer’s sites and working closely with them are some of the key examples of MAXAM MINING GROUP fostering a long-term partnership.
MAXAM MINING GROUP follows the criterion below when understanding each site’s specific TKPH/ TMPH requirement: 1 Round trip distance 2 Number of cycles per shift 3 Shift duration, including all breaks 4 Average high temperature 5 Grades, uphill or downhill laden loads being hauled
Once this information is collected with the help of a GPS or V-Box, the numbers can be entered into the TKPH spreadsheet or the MAXAM Tire App. The TKPH requirement for both the front and rear axle will be produced to determine the best compound. Every tread pattern will have a different number depending on the design (for example, lug-to-void ratio and depth of the tread will determine an E3, E4, or E4+ pattern for extra tread depth).
Today, there are many options available to track tires and analyze hauls to obtain cycle data. Understanding the site and its potential development and changes in the future play a vital role in selecting the right compound for the tire and matching the haul cycle requirements.
Helping customers succeed is paramount to MAXAM Tire’s core value. To ensure that customers achieve maximum productivity, safety, and tire longevity, MAXAM Tire invests heavily in a proper tire maintenance program and training. In addition to MAXAM’s exclusive “MAXAM University” training, which was developed during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 to offer support to all our global dealers and customers, MAXAM has developed many tools and performs constant site visits to ensure a consistent and effective maintenance program. One of the helpful tools we have developed is the Mining Operator Awareness Guide. Each component serves as a checkpoint discussed at the driver’s monthly meetings. Acting on any one of these key indicators can positively impact the life of the tire and increase a site’s overall productivity.
The latest success – expanding the 63-inch line
The latest open pit mining series tires have been in development for the past seven years and are the result of extensive research and global testing. With a dedicated team to focus on offering full support for the open pit mining product range, MAXAM MINING GROUP offers various tire sizes to fit trucks up to 400 tons. Our 57-inch line has been expanded and MAXAM is currently expanding its 63-inch line.
MAXAM’s first-ever 63” tire, the MS453, has been fitted in multiple mine sites globally and are surpassing expectations according to customers feedbacks in Asia and Nevada U.S. Aimed at large haulage trucks, the MS453 features an aggressive, unique tread design with reinforced sidewall to handle the most severe challenges on haul roads. The tire went through development for over a year-and-a-half as MAXAM understands that it plays an integral part in being a player in the mining industry.
With only a few manufacturers capable of producing the largest and most aggressive 57 to 63-inch open pit mining tires, MAXAM understands that these tires play an integral part in the mining industry’s operation and future. To meet this challenge and to deliver a solution that meets our vision, MAXAM spent over a year creating a world-class tire building machine that was designed using the latest innovative technologies and capabilities. In addition, these tires undergo an extensive testing period in global mine sites during the validation phase before the final release. Combined with continuous improvement on R&D, state-of-the-art manufacturing, rigorous Q&A, and extensive field testing, MAXAM is confident that our largest open pit mining tires perform on par with other tier-one tires with a more competitive price and value.
MAXAM offers a variety of compounds and up to four tread patterns (depending on the tire size) to meet specific mining site applications. As an innovative group, MAXAM’s engineers and R&D team are working on an enhanced compounding series to further optimize higher TKPH/TMPH values, improving overall performance with maximum heat resistance, cut resistance, and abrasion resistance.
The new MS453 is available in size 53/80R63.
As mine sites continue to develop and evolve, numerous factors go into having an inclusive maintenance program in order to achieve optimum daily productivity. Having a team of knowledgeable staff to perform proper daily pre-shift checks is a must in addition to tires that deliver the performance each application requires. As a full-range tire supplier that has achieved significant performance and accomplishments in the off-the-road industry, MAXAM offers quality products for all other mining support equipment, providing a comprehensive program for mine sites globally.
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MAXAM Performance vs. Competition
To improve upon our products’ performance, MAXAM’s engineering and sales team collaborate on a regular basis on every field visit to better track data. Based on much of the tracking data, MAXAM MINING GROUP’s products generally have provided the lowest cost-per-hour while maintaining exceptional performance on par with tier-one competitors.
“Our tires are performing on par with the top tier-one manufacturers, we have seen 9,200 to 9,500 hours versus their 10,000 plus hours. Since our tires cost less than theirs, we are providing a significant increase in value and giving mine sites incredible savings.” Says Matt Johnson, Vice President of MAXAM MINING GROUP.
Below are some of the comparative performance data from global mines using MAXAM mining products. Such data is based on wear rate with cost-per-hour/cost-per-km calculation provided.
Why Choose MAXAM MINING GROUP?
In today’s competitive market, mining customers are looking for other viable large haulage tire options. With only a few tire manufacturers dominating the global haulage wheel positions, entry for a new player in the industry can be challenging. Upon initiating our mining program with prospects and customers, MAXAM MINING GROUP is focused on building confidence and trust in our partnerships by providing a full-scope analysis of each site’s requirements. With such a detailed-oriented and dedicated team focused on fostering successful business relationships, along with guaranteed performance, and products that deliver the lowest cost-per-hour, many MAXAM customers have turned to MAXAM MINING GROUP as another viable option for haulage and loading tires.
MAXAM MINING GROUP is currently working with many mining, aggregate, and construction companies globally. By conducting in-depth site studies to ensure proper compound and product placements, following up with frequent monitoring and data performance, MMG is earning trust from a broad customer base. They have positioned MAXAM as a reliable supplier and advisor that does more than delivering products with guaranteed performance - MAXAM is a true business solutions provider.
With a full range of off-the-road and other specialty products, MAXAM MINING GROUP specialists are always finding solutions to maximize customer’s savings on all support equipment. While larger haulage tires remain an expensive investment, the expense and maintenance on the support tires can be far greater than the cost of larger haulage tires. The MAXAM team is trained to look for potential solutions to address any tire application, from big equipment to forklifts in warehouses.
One example was at a mine site that runs ash trailers. They were changing out tires about three times a year per wheel position, making the ash trailers’ tires one of the highest cost-per-hour investments. After analyzing the operation, MAXAM’s proposed solution was to change out the existing tire and rim and replace it with a different size tire and rim. The customer accepted the proposal after the confirmation was made by the trailer manufacturer and that the trailer performance would remain steady. Since this change two years ago, the customer has projected a span of at least three years without removing the trailer tires. This move has dramatically decreased the ash trailer’s cost-per-hour and increased the site’s overall productivity. Providing solutions to customers with quality tires and knowledgeable technical support are just a sample of the key differentiators that make MAXAM Tire a viable choice for the mining industry.
MAXAM Tire is a global specialty tire supplier with a full range of products for construction, material handling, agricultural, forestry, and other specialty segments. MAXAM boasts (14) haulage and support equipment models that have applications across multiple industries, bringing relevant and innovative solutions to customers in all segments. Innovative engineering, extensive testing, research, and stateof-the-art manufacturing differentiates MAXAM from its competitors. At MAXAM, core values are centered around innovation and commitment to providing an exceptional customer experience. As a rapidly growing global organization, MAXAM invests heavily in their people, advanced engineering, and their manufacturing facilities to ensure unique business are delivered to customers worldwide.
As the MAXAM MINING GROUP continues to expand globally, our customer’s satisfaction remains the foundation and therefore we continue to improve in all aspects of the business. At MAXAM, it is our culture and people that truly differentiate us from our competitors. Driven by core values that are centered around innovation and commitment to create an exceptional customer experience, MAXAM’s people are committed to exceeding expectations. It is what makes the MAXAM difference – being your business solutions provider.
