Ancillary Equipment

MGPL, the Marangoni commercial vehicle tyre retreading joint venture in India, has launched its launched its first full service franchisee in the country for Marangoni RINGTREAD retreads. The MGPL (Marangoni GRP Private Limited) JV has linked with Autobhan Retreading which is starting the franchise at Cochin in the state of Kerala. Giuseppe Marangoni, vice president, Marangoni Group, said that India is a key growth market for his company. "We strongly believe that in RINGTREAD, Marangoni’s splice-less

Dino Maggioni has left his position as CEO of Italian global off-highway retread tyre maker Marangoni.

The Italian company said in a statement that his departure came after its board of directors had “reviewed the strategical directions” that were assigned to Maggioni when he became CEO in October 2016.

It added that Maggioni had consequently chosen to leave his position as CEO as well as all other positions within the group.

Camso says it has strengthened its compact construction tyre line-up targeting mainly European applications. It is offering five new multi-purpose construction tyres (MPT) and two new radial solutions for grading and earthmoving applications, and is revamping its MPT line-up with additional sizes and new tread patterns and technologies to better suit the versatility and the wide variety of applications in which they work. “What’s important to know is that multi-purpose doesn’t necessarily mean multi

Magna Tyres Group has nearly doubled production capacity of its tyre range for wheeled loaders and dumpers at the Hardenberg plant in the Netherlands. The off the road (OTR) tyre specialist says the new capacity was added to keep up with rapidly growing demand for the 26.5R25 and 29.5R25 OTR sizes. The 29.5R25 Magna MA02 is an E3+/L3+ tyre designed for wheel loaders, dumpers, scrapers and bulldozers. The wide shoulders increase the contact surface for more traction. The rubber compound, which Magna uses

BKT chairman and managing director Arvind Poddar is to be inducted into the Tire Industry Association’s (TIA) Hall of Fame.

The senior executive of the Indian global off-highway equipment tyre maker will be inducted into the TIA Hall of Fame during the Tyre Industry Honours Awards Ceremony event being staged at the Paris Las Vegas Hotel on 29 October 2018, one day before the opening of the 2018 SEMA Show, the leading automotive specialty and aftermarket fair, held in Las Vegas, USA.

Poddar was among a

DEUTZ, the German off-highway diesel engine manufacturer, is forecasting a rise in its revenue in 2018.

The company’s board of management said that based on a successful H1 2018 and the continuing strength of market demand, it expects revenue during the current financial year to reach €1.6 billion – up from €1.479 billion in 2017.

The new revenue forecast comes in the wake of an announcement of arbitration leading to the suspension of the six-week strike at the company’s important supplier, Neue Halbe

Global tyre manufacturer Continental has launched ContiConnect, its new remote digital tyre-monitoring platform for commercial fleets. The solution is initially being made available in Malaysia, Thailand, United States and Canada. More markets in Europe and Asia will follow later in 2018 and 2019. The system is said to help fleets to maximise their efficiency, and it sends alerts if tyre pressure deviates from a defined value. By providing this information the fleet benefits from a reduced number of break