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Remanufacturer of the Year
REMANUFACTURING INTERNATIONAL AUGUST 2015 | NO 4 | VOLUME 14
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ReMaTecNews | 3CONTENTS
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18 | Largest ever ReMaTecremanufacturing show
More than 3,500 experts from 71 countries gathered
for the 2015 ReMaTec show in Amsterdam in
June. In the largest ever ReMaTec show, exhibitors
showcased a wide range of products, processes
and methods reflecting the vibrant state of the
industry.
12 | Søren Toft-Jensen of Borg isRemanufacturer of the Year
Founder and owner of Borg Automotive, Søren Toft-
Jensen, was named ReMaTecNews Remanufacturer
of the Year 2015 for his outstanding effort in
creating one of Europe’s largest remanufacturing
companies. We profile the man behind the
successful business.
05 | G7 summit backsautomotive reman
In a pioneering decision in June, the world’s leading
industrial countries in the G7 grouping decided to
recognise remanufacturing as an important part of
the circular economy. The move provides the reman
industry and its organisations with an important
platform for promoting reman on a high political
and societal level.
In 2014: 6 editions ReMaTecNews Magazine | Special pages on Transmissions in Editions 1, 3, 5 | Special pages on Heavy Duty/Trucks in Editions 2, 4, 6
“There is no other way than to embrace the circular economy ...”
Janez Potočnik, former EU Commissioner
Editorial 4
Breakthrough for reman at G7 5
UBD agreement with Toyota 9
World Reman Summit 14
BorgWarner – a new strategy for reman 24
Revitalised Mascot returns to the scene 31
Mining giant strengthens remanufacturing ops 34
Wilson - Back in the limelight 36
International exhibitions 46
Page 14
Front page image, from left: Jury members Ferdinand Weiland and Doug Wolma; Remanufacturer of the Year winner Søren Toft-Jensen; Jury Chairman
William Schwarck; Manager ReMaTec Shows Niels Klarenbeek and jury member Volker Schittenhelm
EDITOR’S LETTER ReMaTecNews | 4
Reman reaches a higher levelBy any standards 2015 will go down as an exceptional year for remanufacturing – and we’re still only
halfway through.
Within just a few months, a number of prominent reman-oriented organisations, APRA, VDA, FIRM
and CLEPA, have made the remarkable achievement of placing “remanufacturing” on the agenda of
the international community. As a result, the leaders of the G7 nations, including US President Obama,
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and colleagues, have committed their countries to the cause of
remanufacturing as part of the global drive towards sustainability. For those outside the industry,
remanufacturing has, indeed, come of age.
In Europe, the likely consequences can only be described as a watershed. From now on,
remanufacturers and their organisations will be able to use the G7 final document as official
certification of reman’s value to society. Now it’s up to the industry itself to capitalise on this
outstanding opportunity.
Meanwhile, across the Atlantic, another event of similar importance has taken place: the adoption by
the US Congress of legislation designed to oblige state and federal authorities to use remanufacturing
when servicing fleets such as school buses, military and rescue vehicles, public transport vehicles and
the like. Not only do the figures run into millions, the boost provided to the entire reman industry
could be incalculable. May Europe’s politicians follow suit…
Other notable events from recent weeks include the partnership with the Shanghai consultancy, Duxes,
which, in effect, will provide APRA with a representative office in the key Chinese market. Together
with MEMA’s opening of a new office in Shanghai, an event from which its reman affiliate, MERA, will
also benefit, this is bound to strengthen the influence of western remanufacturing in the huge Chinese
market.
To sum up – reman is clearly on a high. The opportunities are there for those able to seize them.
William Schwarck, Editor-in-Chief
August 2015 | Number 4 | Volume 15
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Strategic study seeks industry inputERN, the recently established European
Remanufacturing Network, is currently
undertaking a major study of Europe’s
remanufacturing industry and is inviting
remanufacturers across the continent to
participate. The deadline for submissions is
August 30.
Organised and coordinated by CRR, the Centre
for Remanufacturing and Reuse, in Aylesbury in
the UK, the market study aims at mapping the
current remanufacturing landscape in Europe for
the first time as well as collecting information on
remanufacturing practice and challenges.
“Remanufacturing is an undervalued part of the
industrial landscape and an under-recognised
part of the sustainable industry,” CRR stated.
“Activity to promote remanufacturing is currently
undertaken at a sectoral level for some product
sectors. In Europe, unlike in the recycling industry,
cross-sectoral activities to facilitate knowledge
transfer and promote the industry do not exist.
Our major competitors, the US and China,
already have a common vision and strategy for
remanufacturing within their industrial landscape.
Therefore, there is a real need for a European-
level solution to encourage remanufacturing
throughout Europe.” n
Peter Bartel
To get involved in the market study, interested parties should contact Olivia Bertham –
olivia.bertham@oakdenehollins.co.uk or visit www.remanufacturing.eu. Participation will involve a
short telephone interview or completing a web-based questionnaire to collect information on the
size of remanufacturing operations.
G7 government commit to remanA major development in the history of
remanufacturing. That’s how Peter Bartel,
Chairman of the European division of APRA,
the Automotive Parts Remanufacturers
Association, describes the inclusion of
the term “remanufacturing” in the final
document from the recent G7 summit in
Germany. By mentioning “remanufacturing”
in the same context as “circular economy, eco-
design, sharing economies” the document,
in effect, puts the seal of approval on the
remanufacturing industry as an important
part of the drive towards sustainability.
“This commits governments and other authorities
around the world to prioritise reman alongside
other steps that the international community
are taking to promote sustainability,” Bartel
told ReMaTecNews. “It will offer tremendous
opportunities for remanufacturing.”
Resource efficiency
The G7 document established the G7-Alliance on
Resource Efficiency as a forum to share knowledge
and create information networks on sustainability.
It promises that the Alliance will collaborate with
businesses, SMEs, and other relevant stakeholders
to advance opportunities offered by resource
efficiency, promote best practices by organising
workshops and including circular economies, eco-
design, sharing economies and remanufacturing.
“APRA and the other organisations involved in
this, ACEA, CLEPA, VMI and FIRM have put in a
tremendous amount of work since the beginning
of the year but it was not until a few weeks
before the G7 Summit that we succeeded,” Bartel
explains. “I think that it’s safe to say that without
our close collaboration, we would not have been
able to do it.”
Huge window of opportunity
In Bartel’s view the importance of the G7
document lies in the fact that the world’s seven
most industrialised countries have now committed
themselves to:
• Giving remanufacturers and their organisations
access to public funding
• Encouraging the use of and trade with cores for
remanufacturing
• Encouraging OEs to build in designs for
remanufacturing into the original products.
“Equally important is that the G7 Agreement will
help countries to adopt the proposed measures
into local law and harmonise the legal framework
for new reman businesses,” Bartel says. “I
believe that what happened at the G7 Summit
opens a huge window of opportunity for the
remanufacturing industries.” n
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BorgWarner buys Remy International
Close on the heels of ZF Friedrichshafen’s
acquisition of TRW, two more of the
automotive industry’s famous names have
announced that they have agreed to merge.
In July Remy International’s chairman, John Weber
announced that the company has accepted a
proposal under which BorgWarner will acquire
Remy. If the shareholders approve, the transaction
will be completed in the fourth quarter of 2015.
The merged organisation will become one of the
world’s largest automotive suppliers.
Founded more than 100 years ago Remy
International is a global manufacturer,
remanufacturer, and distributor of alternators,
starter motors, and electric traction motors for
the automotive and commercial vehicle industry.
The new owner, BorgWarner Inc. is a world-
wide supplier of components and systems for
powertrains and operates manufacturing and
technical facilities in 58 locations in 19 countries.
Commenting on the transaction, John Weber
said, “This transaction provides substantial
value to our shareholders, our employees and
business partners around the globe. It provides
an opportunity to market our products to a
much broader and more diverse group of original
equipment manufacturers. The product and
technology synergies are obvious, resulting from
each company’s historical focus on separate areas
of the global powertrain market.”
Strategic fit
Remy’s President and Chief Executive Officer,
Jay Pittas added, “Our products and capabilities
should complement BorgWarner’s very well and
support growing vehicle electrification trends. We
are confident our customers and channel partners
will benefit from the strategic fit, as it brings
together two long-standing industry leaders.”
At the time of writing the consequences for
the two companies’ remanufacturing operations
remain unclear. Remy has longstanding interests
in remanufactured starters and alternators.
BorgWarner is currently considering the
opportunities for extending its reman ranges. n
John Weber, Chairman, Remy International
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UBD: Important order from Toyota
The boom in environmentally-friendly
products and processes continues unabated
in the global motor industry.
One recent example is Sweden’s UBD Cleantech
outside Malmö, the country’s third city in southern
Sweden. This long-standing reman business
recently signed a supply contract with Toyota,
the world’s largest car maker for an unspecified
number of diesel particulate filters. Since 2007,
UBD has been carving a significant niche as a
supplier of its patented diesel particular filters
to some of the world’s leading automotive
companies.
“We have had significant success with our
remanufactured DPFs in recent years and the
agreement with Toyota is yet another important
step forward,” Marketing Manager Sanny
Runesson told ReMaTecNews. “We’re now looking
forward to building further on our extensive
customer base for these components that are
destined to be in high demand as the trend for
clean products increases.”
The new contract with Toyota adds another global
name to UBD’s current roster of top names. UBD
already supplies remanufactured DPFs to General
Motors, Volvo, Jaguar, Volkswagen and Nissan.
UBD’s expectation for further growth within the
segment is based on several market factors. “Not
only are the financial savings substantial, DPF
recovery is good for the environment,” Sanny
Runesson explains. “Manufacturing of single new
DPF results in carbon emissions of 25.6 kg while a
reman DPF involves just 3.3 kg carbon emissions.”
Currently 60 per cent of all cars in the European
market are diesel-powered and thus equipped
with diesel particle filters. With their coatings of
precious metals, diesel particle filters are expensive
to produce so industrial remanufacture provides
an economical and sustainable solution for
meeting the increasingly stringent requirements
for “green” cars.
UBD Cleantech AB currently remanufactures
50–60,000 diesel particle filters per year for the
specified car manufacturers in Europe. The factory
in Höör of 26,000 m2 is shared by Höörs Plåt and
Cepa, which are part of the Stockforsa Group.
There is still capacity to grow in terms of volume
and new customers. n
From left: UBD Cleantech Sales and Marketing Manager Sanny Runesson; Toyota Part Product Manager Aart-Jan de Vos; TMC Group Manager Mitsugi
Hashimoto; UBD Cleantech Production Manager Pierre Landgren; Marijin Lenaerts of TME and Yohei Yasukawa, TMC Customer Promotion Group.
New CEO at Cardone Inc.Cardone Industries has appointed a
new CEO. With effect from August, Stan
Gowisnok succeeds Terry McCormack as Chief
Executive Officer of the Philadelphia-based
company, the world’s largest privately held
remanufacturing business. Terry McCormack
will remain in his post as Chairman of
Cardone’s Board of Directors.
A former President of DST Inc., Gowisnock has
a broad background in sales and marketing,
engineering, and technology. In his new role,
Gowisnock will further develop CARDONE’s new
product innovation strategy and sustain focus on
customer satisfaction, the company says.
“He (Stan Gowisnock) has built a career
marked by strong relationships and brings a full
complement of executive managerial experience –
particularly with respect to the application of the
most current technologies that will support our
‘New CARDONE 5-Year Vision’... a vision with one
focus – its customers,” Terry McCormack said. n
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As with other types of motorsport, success in
motor rallies depends on two main factors –
the skill of the driver and the quality of the
car’s components. A third ingredient is cost.
The more carmakers, teams and sponsors can
afford to invest, the more successful they are.
Could remanufactured parts play a more
important role in rallying by making it more
affordable and thus allow more enthusiasts to
take part? That’s a question that one experienced
figure in remanufacturing as well as in truck
racing is keen to put to the test. Malte Raddaz,
for the past ten years the Global PR Manager for
Meritor and organiser of the group’s truck racing
activities, is about to launch a new initiative aimed
at promoting rallying with remanufactured parts.
Raddaz believes that reman is underestimated in
motorsport and is confident that greater use of
remanufactured components would serve both
the sport and the industry well.
“In today’s world reman is gaining rapid
recognition across the world, but there is still
a lot to be achieved,” he says. “My ambition
is to extend the awareness of automotive and
HD parts remanufacturing to a broader audience
by organising a European-wide rally event to
coincide with ReMaTec 2017 in Amsterdam, the
Netherlands.”
The concept is unique – and very challenging – and
based on detailed collaboration between industry
practitioners and prominent research institutions
such as universities, technical academies and
research laboratories involved in educating young
engineers and automotive technicians. Having
received the necessary cores from industry
suppliers, each of the involved institutions will be
tasked with rebuilding a vehicle with maximum
use of remanufactured components.
After completion, the vehicles will set out from
their respective locations of origin towards their
goal, the RAI Exhibition Centre in Amsterdam.
“Along the routes various challenges such as
time trials and events at some of the cities
and towns will be built into the programme,”
Malte Raddaz explains. “This, of course, will
require good skills from drivers and crews. The
main objective, however, is to demonstrate the
truism that remanufactured parts “are as good
as new” and perhaps convince young engineers
and technicians that reman offers an interesting
career, one with significant benefits for society.”
People and institutions interested in joining the
project, are welcome to contact Malte Raddaz by
sending an email to rematec@rai.nl. n
Rallying to the cause of reman
Malte Raddaz intends to create a reman version of traditional rallies.
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Remanufacturer of the Year: From one-man-shop to European leader
There are not many owners who, in the midst
of building up a thriving company, sell 50 per
cent of their shares to devote more time to
going abroad to learn more about how to
run a business.
“The best decision of my life”, says Søren Toft-
Jensen, looking back to 1995 when he and his
family relocated to Houston, Texas, to acquire a
broader view of the world outside his home country
of Denmark. The former electrician subsequently
began a Henley Management College MBA in
collaboration with Houston University.
A good decision, indeed. Since his return to
his home country, Toft-Jensen has repurchased
his previous shareholding and has established
himself as a leading European entrepreneur in the
specialist field of automotive remanufacturing.
Starting out as a one-man electrical shop on the
small island of Langeland, Søren Toft-Jensen has
turned his start-up, originally named Elstock, into
Europe’s largest privately-owned remanufacturing
company, Borg Automotive, with headquarters in
Silkeborg in Denmark and production facilities in
Zdunska Wola in Poland, Houdeng-Goegnies in
Belgium and Wednesbury in the UK.
In the process, he has taken over a number
of related business activities from respected
industry players, including Cardone and Faurecia,
so that Borg Automotive currently employs a
total workforce of well over 1,000 people, with
around 60 people in Denmark (sales, logistics and
administration) and with the remainder employed
in UK, Belgium and Poland (production). The
company sells 1.3 million remanufactured
starters/alternators, AC compressors, steering
racks, columns and pumps and EGR valves to the
European market per year.
Achievements
For these achievements, and for several others, 65
year-old Søren Toft-Jensen received ReMaTecNews’
Remanufacturer of the Year Award for 2015 at a
ceremony in Amsterdam in June.
“Through constant commitment to quality and a
clear vision, Søren Toft-Jensen has built a world-
class company, which has contributed significantly
to the reputation of automotive remanufacturing
and serves as inspiration for remanufacturers
across Europe” said William Schwarck, Editor-
in-Chief, ReMaTecNews, and Chairman of the
award jury. “Behind his unassuming façade,
Søren Toft-Jensen has proved to be a genuinely
entrepreneurial leader and a worthy winner
of ReMaTecNews’ Remanufacturer of the Year
Award.”
People, inside as well as outside the business, should see that you’ll do what you say you’ll do. Mutual respect in the workplace is hugely important.
If you ask Toft-Jensen, the following is the key to
Borg Automotive’s steady rise in the automotive
remanufacturing industry:
1. Employing the best people
2. Offering quality products that give reliable lead
times.
“This results in our people taking pride in the
way they deal with customers,” he says. “They
know that satisfied customers come back for
more. Our customers grow alongside us. Years
ago, we realised that our quality department
wasn’t growing in tandem with our sales volume,
so we more than doubled the number of people
in our quality assurance department, helping
us to eliminate all major warranty issues. Good
intentions are not enough. “
Perhaps unusual for a self-made entrepreneur –
and perhaps because of the founder’s insistence
on learning (for himself as well as for everybody
working at Borg) - the atmosphere at the
workplace has a high priority. “In this respect, my
time studying at Henley College was invaluable,”
he says.
“It brought home to me the importance of
dealing with others in a civilised manner. As a
result we place great importance on transparency
and on management demonstrating integrity in
all situations. People, inside as well as outside
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the business, should see that you’ll do what you
say you’ll do. Mutual respect in the workplace is
hugely important. Everybody should realise that
we all depend on each other for the business to
progress, right from the production throughout
the whole organisation or value chain.”
Having run his electrical workshop in the town of
Rudkøbing since 1975, in 1987, Søren Toft-Jensen
moved most of his business 200 miles away to
the town of Silkeborg in Jutland and set up an
operation with 12 employees. The intention was
to establish a proper starter and alternator reman
production. “However, I hadn’t realised how
difficult it was to get qualified Danish engineers –
they didn’t want dirty fingers – so I had to reassess
the situation,” he says.
Poland
As a result, Søren Toft-Jensen decided to opt
for Poland for a future production site and in
1992 he opened a site with five local people.
Ever since. the curve has been upwards. In 2004,
Borg acquired Faurecias AC production line for
remanufactured AC compressors and was granted
the licence for the Lucas brand in Europe.
In 2006, the company expanded once again by
taking over a small-scale Danish brake caliper
reman business from a local warehouse distributor,
Carl Christensen, called CAC. The following year,
he acquired yet another Danish business, Dansk
Renoverings Industri, and its factory in Slovakia
along with its solid customer base.
Having consolidated its acquisition, in 2012, Borg
Automotive hit the expansion trail once more by
acquiring Cardone Industries’ European activities
in Belgium and UK. Shortly afterwards, the small,
highly specialised reman company, Electro Steer
(UK), joined the Borg stable.
And what’s next?
For the next few years, Søren Toft-Jensen foresees
an annual increase in turnover of above the
seven to eight per cent achieved in recent
years. The signs are positive. Last year, Borg
Automotive recorded a 15 per cent rise. Not bad
at all for a business that started as a one-man
shop in a distant corner of a small country in
Northern Europe.
Another product line or two is also on the
horizon. “But we don’t want to expand beyond
our capabilities. We’ll stay within those categories
where we have the right knowledge and skills.
And we want to continue to work with the same
customers. They value what we do and we value
having them as customers.” n
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World Reman Summit 2015 confirms industry’s place at sustainability table
Remanufacturing is steadily moving
towards the centre of the public debate on
sustainability.
And that debate is increasingly becoming the key
to what the world must do to secure the future
of individuals, industries and countries. Without
restructuring the way people live, the future
is bleak. Implementing the circular economy,
including remanufacturing, is therefore a key part
of saving the world’s resources. This provides very
substantial opportunities for remanufacturers.
This was the overriding message when academics,
scientists and industrialists from across the globe
gathered for the fourth World Remanufacturing
Summit in Amsterdam between June 16 and 17. For
the 100 specialists and industry leaders attending
the two days of presentations and debates
there was little doubt that the remanufacturing
industry’s offer is in tune with the age of resource
conservation, reuse of material and, not least, it
knows how to turn it into practical use.
“The world is running out of raw materials,”
keynote speaker, Janez Potočnik, the former
EU Commissioner and current co-chairman of
the United Nations International Resource Panel
told the audience. “There is no other way than
to embrace the circular economy, including
remanufacturing, if we are to maintain economic
progress across the world.”
Outlook
The rapidly awakening interest in circular economy
issues worldwide raises questions on the outlook
for greater implementation of remanufacturing
across the board. The short answer, delivered in
the presentations from a string of key figures from
the industry, was that the outlook, both in the
short and long term, is genuinely encouraging.
Inside as well as outside the automotive industry,
businesses globally are deeply engaged in
improving and extending their remanufacturing
operations and strengthening focus on reman.
By listing their companies’ existing and future
reman activities, speaker after speaker provided
a broad insight into where remanufacturing will
be heading in the years to come. Using different
formulations but with the same general message,
a line-up of senior reman experts emphasised the
huge opportunities facing the reman industries as
the world turns “greener”.
With more than 30 speakers at the plenum
sessions plus a number of workshops, the event
clearly emerged as one of the main reman
conferences in Europe in recent years.
Eminent speakers
The list of prominent industry representatives
included John T. Disharoon, Sustainability Manager
at Caterpillar, the world’s largest remanufacturer;
Moritz Poremba, Head of Remanufacturing at
BMW in Bavaria, Germany; Doug Wolma, Global
Aftermarket Operations and Remanufacturing at
Dana Holdings, USA; Professor Carsten Bücker of
BU Power; Herbert Scheller, who has responsibility
for electronic remanufacturing at Germany’s
state railways, Deutsche Bahn; Salvador Zarate
of Wabco; Scott Wood of Rolls Royce; Shingo
Komatsu of Japan’s Shine Etsu. From the world
of academia speakers included Jelena Kurinoca of
Linköping University, Sweden, Marta Jakowczky,
Manchester University, UK, and Paulina Golinska
of Poznan Politechnic, Poland. n
Janez Potočnik, former EU Commissioner
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ARTC in Singapore to join World Reman Summit partnershipFirst Bayreuth, Germany. Then Shanghai,
China. Subsequently, Rochester, New York.
Most recently Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Since 2012, the World Reman Summits have
progressively proved their importance to the
remanufacturing industry. By building bridges
between the industry’s practitioners on the highest
level world-wide and the world of research and
science, these summits have made significant
contributions to each party’s understanding of
each other.
Now the concept is set to expand further. During
a meeting at the latest summit in Amsterdam
in June, the founding chairmen, Professors Zhu
Sheng of China’s National Key Laboratory for
Remanufacturing, Nabil Nasr, director of the
Golisano Institute for Sustainability at Rochester
Institute of Technology in New York and Rolf
Steinhilper of Bayreuth University, Germany,
formalized an invitation for Singapore’s ARTC
to become the alliance’s fourth member. As a
result ARTC, Singapore’s young Advanced
Remanufacturing and Technology Centre, will
organize its first World Remanufacturing Summit
in 2017 or 2018.
“We’re looking forward to being part of the
Summit Group very much,” said Dr. David Low,
Head of ARTC. “Remanufacturing is becoming
increasingly important in Southeast Asia and we
believe that Singapore has an important role to
play in the industry’s future. I’m confident that
as hosts, we will be able to demonstrate how
Singapore and the World Reman Summits can
benefit the industry – and how the industry can
benefit Singapore.”
With strong government as well as industry
support, ARTC opened its new multimillion dollar
HQ in January this year. A first in Asia, dedicated
to testing and developing reman technologies, the
ultra-modern centre aims at positioning Singapore
at the forefront of remanufacturing in the region.
Hosting a World Reman Summit is sure to enhance
the center’s position as yet another strong force in
Asian remanufacturing. n
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Dr. David Low and Dr. Nabil Nasr
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when a senior Government Minister visited
the headquarters of ATP Group, one of the
UK’s leading automotive remanufacturers.
The visit by Mr. George Osborne, the UK’s
Chancellor of the Exchequer (Minister of Finance),
coincided with the build-up to the UK’s recent
election. The visit was designed to demonstrate
the success of small to medium-sized businesses
under the Conservative government. During
the past five years under Prime Minister David
Cameron’s government, ATP has benefitted from
significant sales growth. It has recruited more
than 40 staff in the first six months of this year. “I
think you can say that ATP’s success story is one
of the reasons that our factory was selected for
such an important visit, but we also represent a
remanufacturing business with green credentials
operating in a global market. That’s very important
for the remanufacturing industry as a whole and
we like to think this was an occasion where
ATP was able to help raise the profile of the UK
remanufacturing industry in the minds of some of
the country’s senior politicians,” says ATP founder
and chairman Alan Smart.
Alan Smart, a former winner of ReMaTecNews’
Remanufacturer of the Year Award, pointed out
that the company’s remanufacturing achievements
had already attracted international recognition.
ATP China was recognised as the Most Popular
Remanufacturer by the Shanghai consultancy,
Duxes, in 2014. This year, the company was
shortlisted for a Queen’s Award for Innovation.
The Chancellor learned how ATP’s products are
helping to reduce the CO2 footprint of the UK’s
automotive industry by supporting the reman
programmes of some of the major vehicle
manufacturers. “As well as contributing to the
growth of the UK economy, a healthy reman
industry helps reduce pressure on valuable raw
materials and limits the amount of automotive
parts that are ultimately sent to landfill. Those are
some of the industry’s messages that we hope the
Chancellor will have taken away with him,” Alan
Smart said. n
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A show for the world
3,500 visitors. 240 exhibitors. Hundreds of
networking opportunities. A huge array of
side events. Two global conferences on the
future of the industry - all under one roof.
That’s a brief summary of the largest event for
the automotive and heavy duty remanufacturing
industries in 2015, the ReMaTec2015 show in
Amsterdam in mid-June.
Bigger than ever before in its 15 year existence,
this year’s ReMaTec event at the RAI Amsterdam
Exhibition Centre in the Netherlands was
literally brimming with events of interest to
remanufacturers and the remanufacturing supply
chain.
“Over the past few days we have done more
business than at any other show for several
years,” as one exhibitor expressed it. This view
was not unique. Across the aisles of the two
adjoining exhibition halls, exhibitors and visitors
alike reported brisk business – and a new
confidence in the immediate future.
“In recent years, we’ve seen clear signs of
recovery following the motor industry’s extended
downturn. I believe that ReMaTec2015 reflects a
renewed confidence not just in the motor industry
in general but also in the remanufacturing sector
in particular,” a representative from a major car
maker said. “I would not be surprised to see
remanufacturing entering a new and positive
phase.”
The trends emerging from the show bear this out.
Booths across the show displayed new products
and processes and the so-called InnovationLAB,
a new initiative at RAI Amsterdam, attracted
considerable interest, pointing towards a growing
understanding of the need to stay abreast of
technological advances in remanufacturing.
Interestingly, the evidence was underpinned
by the two concurrent academic conferences,
the World Remanufacturing Summit (see page
14) and the specialised ICoR conference. Both
highlighted the demand for close consultation
between science-based research and the leading
edge of the industry.
At the base of it all, of course, lies the rapidly
rising, international acceptance of “sustainability”
as the key driver for much - if not all - of what
will happen in remanufacturing over the coming
years. Exemplified by yet another important side
event, the Dutch environmental consultancy Circle
Economy demonstrated how sustainability and
remanufacturing are two sides of a very valuable
coin.
That message in itself would have been sufficient
to consider the three days in Amsterdam in June
as a milestone for automotive and heavy duty
remanufacturing. As it happened, it was just one
of several signs of a rapidly maturing industry with
a global message. n
ReMaTec2015 in figures
• 3,500 visitors from 71 countries
• 240 exhibitors from 27 countries
• 25% visit the show for more than one day
• 83% of visitors are in managerial positions
• 78% are decision-makers
Top 5 - Visiting countries
• The Netherlands
• Germany
• United Kingdom
• Poland
• Italy
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Industry partnershipThe eighth ReMaTec edition in Amsterdam brought remanufacturer and association
representatives worldwide to the RAI Amsterdam Exhibition Centre. Once again, the opening
ceremony illustrated the partnership between RAI Amsterdam and partners, APRA (Automotive
Parts Remanufacturers Association) and FIRM (International Federation of Engine Rebuilders).
Top 5 - Areas of interest
• Engines and engine parts
• Reman equipment and technology
• Turbos and turbo parts
• Starters & alternators and parts
• Transmissions and transmission parts
Why do companies visit?
• Obtain a general overview of market
• Learn about the latest developments in
the industry
• Check out new technologies/products and
services
Top 3 - industries
• Remanufacturing of parts and
components
• Parts suppliers
• Engine remanufacturers
ReMaTecNews | 20
A showcase for new parts produced by
remanufacturers, new equipment that will
be used by remanufacturing workshops as
well as new systems available to manage
remanufacturing processes were among
the exhibits on view at the InnovationLAB
at ReMaTec2015.
Upgrading from Euro 0 to Euro 4
Netherlands-based Koning Technisch Bedrijf has
been remanufacturing engines since 1952 and
its display - demonstrating advances in engine
remanufacturing techniques - was by far the
most dynamic on view. KTB is one of the leading
exponents of an engine remanufacturing process
that not only produces truck engines capable
of out-performing the original specification but
also enhances their compliance level in relation
to European emission standards. Two technicians
demonstrated the possibilities by working on a
remanufactured engine being upgraded from an
original Euro 0 to Euro 4.
Versatile hand-held testing tool
Testing equipment was a major theme, both in
concept form and as fully functioning items either
for hand held use or as complete test bench
systems. The AD100, from Polish designer Auto
Diagger, is a versatile hand held alternator testing
tool that on the one hand is an on-car tester
for mechanics but on the other can be used by
alternator remanufacturing specialists to upgrade
old test benches to the latest protocols. TVS
Engineering added a degree of excitement and
anticipation in the LAB thanks to its DSG Gearbox
Testcase, which is entering the final stages of
development. When it becomes available to the
market early next year, it will have significant
implications for DSG remanufacturers because it
ReMaTec2015
InnovationLAB points towards the future
KTB: Dynamic display from Aart Koning and technicians
ReMaTecNews | 21
can simulate on-car testing of one of the more
complex systems in use - a great leap forward.
Major brands
Major brands such as Knorr-Bremse and TRW also
featured. TRW exhibited a remanufactured power
steering rack that includes an integrated brushless
motor, drive belt and ball nut assembly with pulley
and bearing in a single unit. The company adds
that the integrated ECU, which sits alongside the
motor, provides a flexible and more cost effective
package by comparison with other equivalent
parts.
Knorr-Bremse demonstrated a remanufactured
version of its own Electronic Air Control unit the
EAC1, which was first supplied by the company
as OE on trucks in 2002. The remanufactured
version uses a combination of remanufacturing
processes developed in Europe, added to desiccant
technology developed by its US subsidiary Bendix,
to provide intelligent control over the air supplied
to the vehicle.
InnovationLAB – an effective launch pad
The OE version of the EAC1 has sold over 260,000
units to date. The InnovationLAB was an effective
launch pad for the reman version and fleet
operators look set to make significant savings in
future as a result. n
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China keen to forge closer links with and learn from European specialists
“We have come to Europe to learn more
about automotive remanufacturing and
establish ties to western remanufacturers
and remanufacturing organisations. China
welcomes closer collaboration with Europe
and the US in remanufacturing and recognises
that we have a great deal to learn from
Europe and America. To meet the target for
remanufacturing set out by our government
we must acquire more knowledge of reman.”
With these words, Deputy Director Yao Xin of
China’s NDRC, the National Development Reform
Commission, explained the significant presence of
Chinese engineers, business people and officials
at ReMaTec2015.
Demonstrating further signs of China’s growing
interest in remanufacturing, the official Chinese
delegation to the show was the largest ever
Chinese reman group, with 40 participants, to
visit Europe. Consisting of high-level officials,
engineers, business people and politicians,
the Chinese presence at the show was further
evidenced by two major booths hosting a broad
range of Chinese companies and associations.
“China needs to improve the environment,
especially in terms of carbon emissions, and also
the living standard of its people,” Yao Xin added.
“For that we need more remanufacturing. For us
the ReMaTec show is a step in this process.”
With Yao Xin representing China’s highest
economic body, the National Development Reform
Commission, Weijiang Yin, the mayor of the city
of Hejian in Hebei Province, came to Amsterdam
to explore ways of promoting remanufacturing to
benefit his city and its 800,000 inhabitants.
“Hejian is China’s foremost location for
remanufacturing and we intend to continue our
growth within this field,” Mayor Weijiang told
ReMaTecNews. In Hejian, approximately 20,000
people are involved in remanufacturing in one
way or another and we want to increase that
figure. I’m here to explore how we can do that,
preferably in collaboration with foreign partners
whom we need in order to bring reman to a
higher level in China.”
Following their stay in Amsterdam, the delegation
visited reman plants elsewhere in Europe,
including Italy’s Sermec in Bagno di Romagna, 90
miles south of Bologna. n
A high level Chinese delegation with a total of 40 people visited ReMaTec2015. The delegation was led by Xie Jianjun, Secretary General of the
Autoparts Remanufacturing branch of the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), Deputy Director Yao Xin of China’s National
Development and Reform Commission, and Mayor Weijiang Yin of the City of Hejian.
Mayor Weijiang Yin of the City of Hejian
Xie Jianjun, Secretary General of the Autoparts
Remanufacturing branch of CAAM, Yao Xin and
Mayor Weijiang of Hejian
Yao Xin of NDRC, China’s National Development
Reform Commission
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Quality time for turbo businesses They talk about them in different ways but
the issues that are trending in the turbo
remanufacturing business right now are all
about the quality of the end product.
That is one of the messages from the turbo-
segment at the ReMaTec2015 show. The show
demonstrated that the turbo reman market is
booming and the latest big player to recognise the
potential that awaits those willing to invest heavily
in the sector, BorgWarner, is one such player with
a quality product for new customers from the
independent aftermarket.
When addressing visitors during his presentation
“What’s inside your turbo” in the ReMaTec
Theatre in the show’s InnovationLAB, Melett’s
sales director Martyn Howorth warned about the
poor quality of some of the end products currently
available in the industry. He pointed out that a
closer inspection of some low cost and poorly
remanufactured turbos in the supply chain often
reveals burring on the thrust bearings, uneven
teeth and the use of screws that were obviously
inadequate for the job.
Rise in reman low cost turbo products
Among the issues contributing to a rise in low
cost turbo reman product options is the trend to
fit brand new core assembly units inside them.
Howorth suggested that he had heard of suppliers
knocking them out at $49 per unit.
Once an end user fitting one of these products
starts to have problems, they approach companies
like Turbo Technics for solutions. Sadly, says
general manager Steve Preest, the answer is
often to install an entirely different unit. The
remanufacturing culture that the use of such units
has generated, is creating the biggest problems.
In theory the core was originally tested and
balanced, but on a variable geometry turbo, once
they have been put back together, they are not
being flow tested and that’s the key. “Stripping
and rebuilding the core is the relatively easy part.
They are not doing the testing and that’s where
investment is needed. With some earlier models
you could get away without testing, but not with
engines at Euro 5 or Euro 6 standard. They are a
lot more sensitive to turbos that have not been
calibrated.”
Entry level testing machine
Turbo Technics has responded by introducing its
VTR 100, an entry-level testing machine that will
achieve the level of testing at speeds sought by
top quality remanufacturing specialists among
the medium to high producers. However, rival
supplier Turbo Synthesis has responded to the
issue by introducing its Benchflow 2000, a test
bench model specifically for those low volume
turbo reman specialists said to be emerging from
Eastern European countries.
“It’s not as fast as some of the larger machines,
but if you are only remanufacturing maybe a
couple of dozen turbos a day, it’s affordable and
fast enough for your purposes,” says managing
director Gareth Cole.
Vincent Facchini at Polish remanufacturer Turbo-
Tec says that while in markets like Romania the
main issue will always be about price, in markets
like Germany it will always be about quality.
Future focus
Daniel Swerzy at Polish rival Inter-Turbo agrees,
adding that the premium quality product market
could well be the market to focus on in the future
for smaller companies like his, where business is
so good that a new 12,000 sq metre production
facility has just been added to production capacity.
So, the turbo reman market booms on the back
of tougher emissions laws and engine downsizing
trends, but a new low cost production culture
appears to be compromising quality. Test
equipment manufacturers are finding solutions
that might address some of these production
issues but if the trend towards premium quality
continues, it could play into the hands of those
big OE players as they begin to dip their toes into
the water. n
Martyn Howorth, Melett
Steve Preest, Turbo Technics
Gareth Cole, Turbo Synthesis
Daniel Swerzy, Inter-Turbo
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First time image boost for RufreDiesel injection specialist Rufre is attempting
to adjust its international sales image and
chose the ReMaTec2015 show as the place
to instigate some perceptual changes: “Our
international customers often see us more
as a distributor of new products rather than
as a remanufacturer, so there is confusion in
the market, especially outside Europe,” says
Marketing Director Susana Rubles.
“We want to promote our remanufacturing
brand, but we especially want to do so to the
remanufacturing markets outside the EU.” The
remanufacturer has been increasing its presence in
the domestic market and has attracted significant
interest in the Spanish business media recently.
It says it intends to increase its manufacturing
capacity, but the company remains coy about its
immediate plans. The company, which employs
over 50 people at its Llieda remanufacturing
plant on the west coast of Catalonia, has OE
partnerships with the major OE diesel injection
brands and has distribution outlets in more than
90 countries around the world. n Susana Rubles, left, with Export Manager Laura Arilla
Knorr-Bremse brakes cover on policyA place inside the InnovationLAB (see
page 20) rewarded Knorr-Bremse for more
than just its achievement in developing a
remanufactured version of the EAC1 unit
that it first developed for OE fit over ten
years ago.
After over 60 years of remanufacturing
experience, the company has now assembled a
remanufacturing hit squad based at its Liberec
plant in the Czech Republic. It will act as the
driving force for remanufacturing standards and
quality for the foreseeable future. It will coordinate
different stages of the remanufacturing processes
previously handled by different business units.
One of the leaders of the new team,
remanufacturing manager Frank Merwerth, told
ReMaTecNews that the team’s overall objective is
“to harmonise strategy, maximize efficiencies and
ensure that lessons learned are transferred from
one product area to another.” Individual product
segments will retain control over the way they
serve the market.
He buys into the argument that remanufacturers
of the best quality reman products often produce
equipment that is better than the original, but he
qualifies that response by saying: “You can do as
much reverse engineering as you wish, but you
will never get the same depth of understanding
about a product that we have developed as its
OE manufacturer. We know the specifications.
We understand which tolerances and tests are
essential in order to guarantee the reliability of
any safety critical parts.”
He is enthused by the team’s results, which include
improvements in the amount of core materials
re-used and a reduction of CO2 emissions (almost
50%) by comparison with the OE product.
The group’s plans to expand reman capabilities
became clear in April of this year, when Knorr-
Bremse’s wholly-owned US subsidiary Bendix
Commercial Vehicle Systems introduced an ‘all
makes’ range of brake compressors. At launch,
the range of available part numbers consisted
of 20 from Bendix, but 100 drawn from other
manufacturers. The Knorr-Bremse reman product
range is currently restricted to products that it
supplies as OE. To date, that comprises well over
300 individual parts, but expansion plans on the
table expect to include the majority of its OE
product range by 2018.
Perhaps it’s just a question of time before it
follows the sister company’s lead and introduces
‘all makes’ option, too. n
Frank Merwerth: tolerance and testing levels are
the key
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Reviving military hardwareOne exhibit from Meritor demonstrated the
extent to which badly damaged personnel
carriers for military operations may be
salvaged through remanufacturing. The
exhibit at Meritor’s stand came from a (very)
heavy duty military vehicle damaged by a
road bomb in Afghanistan which having
been through a comprehensive rebuilt, was
now ready for a second life in war-torn
environments.
The picture shows Meritor’s Didier Westphalen
and Ian Buxcey, European Reman Manager, with
the restored component. “As good as new,”
Buxcey said. n
DPF opportunities over new horizonsCeramex is on the hunt for partners in a bid to
set up an international network of specialist
Diesel Particulate Filter remanufacturers for
the passenger car market.
Its technology is already established in the
remanufacturing of DPFs for the OE heavy duty
markets in Europe and a joint venture initiative
in the US with Springfield-based SRC has proved
particularly successful.
The heavy duty market for reman DPFs is mainly
centred on the OE market because DPFs are
replaced at least once inside the warranty period
due to the high mileages involved. By the time
DPFs in car engines become clogged, the cars are
already in the aftermarket, so now the UK based
company, from Slough in Berkshire, thinks the
time is right to broaden its horizons.
“On a wider scale, we are interested in joint
venture activities but we are really looking at
supplying equipment for local companies who
are keen to establish their own reman DPF start-
up operations. That might involve the supply of
equipment and a licensing arrangement,” says
Ceramex managing director Dr Rob Rule.
Operations supervisor Mike Ansell says an ideal
start-up partner is any local remanufacturer in
any country with an understanding of the market
and access to networks of garages and parts
distributors. n
Previous experience in DPF remanufacturing is
unlikely, so it is not a prerequisite, adds Rob Rule.
Latest release is big hit for cold sprayEngine and parts remanufacturers could soon
be beating a path to the door of Dycomet
Europe after the Netherlands-based cold
spray technology company from Akkrum
announced a new high pressure machine
for use with tough stainless steel, titanium,
inconel and other metal alloys.
Cold spray technology is a way of repairing the
metal surface without recourse to heat. “We use
metal powder, accelerate it to a critical velocity
and as a result of the very high speed, the particles
penetrate the substrate, adhere to it and this
allows us to build up precise layers,” says business
manager Klaas Rozema.
A low pressure system is already available for
repairing softer metal surfaces made of copper,
zinc and aluminium, for example, but the high
pressure systems will prove very attractive for use
on high value parts made of tougher metals such
as turbine blades and cylinder decks.
“It’s an ideal solution for high value items when
core is unavailable,” he adds. n
Klaas Rozema: spraying metals is easy
Dr Rob Rule and Mike Ansell, Ceramex
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Cruising through ReMaTec2015A Saturday afternoon cruise along the Amsterdam canal network might seem like an unlikely catalyst for a three-day frenzy of sales activity,
but it was a chance for remanufacturers and suppliers from around the world to relax during two days of stand building ahead of the
remanufacturing industry’s premier event. Between 13-16 June, ReMaTec2015 would encourage some to acquire new knowledge, provide
business opportunities for others and deliver massive implications for many more. Here is our pictorial report.
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Looking for new electronics venturesParts specialists in the truck and bus industry
keen to get into the electronic or electro
mechanical side of the remanufacturing
business could benefit from a new initiative
from Voith Turbo.
“We are interested in developing partnerships
with remanufacturers on the commercial vehicle
side, from almost any parts remanufacturing
discipline,” says Voith Turbo’s Head of Region
for Western Europe, Gerd Schneider. Schneider
headed up the stand of the huge German
manufacturer at ReMaTec2015, the first time the
company has exhibited at the trade show.
More opportunities for reman specialists
Schneider says that as more and more components
on commercial vehicles include a combination
of electronic and mechanical components,
opportunities are emerging for remanufacturing
specialists in these areas and the company is
well placed to help them step up to meet new
challenges in the future: “We would like to offer
our considerable expertise to those companies
currently without the electronics know-how, who
would like to become involved,” he adds.
Voith is a family-owned German business with
total sales of over €5 billion from group activities
in the paper, oil and gas, rail, marine truck
and bus industries. It has business interests in
over 80 countries worldwide but its automotive
transport expertise lies largely in drive systems
products. The product range extends to OE Turbo
retarder clutches, automatic transmissions, air
compressors, and torsional vibration dampers for
trucks, buses and agricultural vehicles.
Set on remanexpansion
The Voith Turbo remanufacturing business, which
also includes the remanufacture of ECUs for many
of its own systems, was developed to support
its OE exchange programme. This move appears
intent on opening up new remanufacturing
sales markets in the independent aftermarket.
The company hopes to pass on its expertise in
electronic product development to partners with
established track records in the remanufacture of
mechanical products for trucks.
“These partners are likely to have the ambition to
expand their activities but might not necessarily
have the skills and resources available to exploit
the emerging opportunities on their own.” Talks
with some interested parties are taking place, but
no firm commitments have yet been made. n
Gerd Schneider, Voith Turbo’s Head of Region for
Western Europe
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Learn more at Big R/ReMaTecUSAA brand new seminar programme themed
“Better Your Business” will be one of the
key attractions when North America’s
largest automotive and HD reman show,
Big R/ReMaTecUSA , rolls out at the Rio Hotel
and Convention Center in Las Vegas from
October 31 to November 2.
Organised by the Automotive Parts
Remanufacturers Association and RAI Amsterdam,
the event is set to exceed last year’s debut of
the revitalised Big R shows that have been the
mainstay of US automotive remanufacturing for
decades.
Emphasising the ever rising need for updating
knowledge and staying abreast of new
developments, the “Better your Business”
programme aims to provide remanufacturing
professionals with the skills, insight, information
and practical tips on how to get ahead in the
marketplace. “Sessions, including themes such
as ’Better Your Performance’ and ’Better Your
Strategy’ are designed to help companies improve
their returns and efficiency and achieve their
goals,” APRA President Joe Kripli said. “We
consider it a valuable step in Big R/ReMaTecUSA’s
continuing development.”
“The new Big R/ReMaTecUSA is indisputably the
largest show dedicated to the remanufacturing
industry in North America,” Kripli added. “As
exhibitors and attendees have multiple product
and customer portfolios, they can also continue
their week with the AAPEX and SEMA Shows.
This allows for a complete week of customer
and exhibitor interaction, networking, buying and
selling from reman to distributor to retail.”
Prominent speakers on the “Better Your Business”
Programme include Jay Gubrud, who will be
discussing his special approach to performance
improvement and Jamie Hasty of SESCO, who
will highlight changes in the Healthcare Reform
(ObamaCare). The full programme will be
announced in a few weeks’ time.
New location in 2016
For 2016, the Big R/ReMaTecUSA show will be
returning to the Las Vegas Strip to take up
residence in the Paris Hotel. The move back to
the Strip will be accompanied by a change in
the show’s duration - from three days to two
following extensive research among visitors and
exhibitors. The two days offer extended opening
hours.
Focusing on automotive remanufacturing, the
2015 show is due to attract 110 exhibitors who will
occupy 50,000 sq ft of exhibition space, making
it the largest show to date. Widely recognised as
one of the most important networking platforms
in the industry, the show offers a one-stop-shop
for the US automotive remanufacturing industry.
New entrance policy
Early decision makers can benefit from preferred
rates with the newly introduced Early Bird
offer, the organisers say. In addition, exhibiting
companies have the opportunity to invite their
business contacts by allowing them a free
Expo Only pass, if customers register prior to
September 15, 2015.
Special discounted room rates are also available at
the RIO Hotel & Convention Center when booking
through www.BigRReMaTecUSA.com n
RIO Hotel & Convention Center, Las Vegas
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Revitalised Mascot poised for growth
By Denise L. Rondini
“I started making coffee here and now I’m
blessed to be running things,” Bill Statham
jokes when talking about his time at Mascot
Truck Parts. He became president when
Meritor sold the company last year, but has
been with the company for 25 years. And
while his first job didn’t actually include
making coffee, he began working for the
Canadian-based remanufacturer answering
phones and doing data entry.
Statham is part of a group that took ownership
of Mascot on September 24, 2014 when Meritor
corporate officials said they sold the company
to “focus on growing in specific areas where
we can increase value for our customers and
shareowners.”
His interest in purchasing the business stemmed
from this desire “to make sure the business I grew
up in survived.” And the business seems to be
doing just that. Earlier this year Mascot, Canada’s
only wholesale remanufacturer of heavy truck
components, completed its move to a new 40,000
square foot production and distribution facility in
Mississauga, ON. The move followed a previously
announced plan to increase remanufactured
product availability across Canada to decrease
delivery times.
“We serve an underserved market,” Statham says.
“We are the only wholesale remanufacturer that
serves the dealer network across the United States;
we also have some independent distributors
in Canada.” Stratham says the fact that they
only sell wholesale is one of the things that
differentiates them from other remanufacturers.
Mascot currently remanufactures Class 6-8
manual transmissions, differentials and steering
gears. The company also repairs driveshafts.
Following the purchase, Statham said the first
thing he and his management team had to do
was “unbuckle ourselves from Meritor”. Meritor
had provided Mascot with many shared services
in areas like accounting and sales and Mascot was
co-located in Meritor facilities. “Meritor has been
very gracious and helpful in helping us make the
transition from a large corporate entity with lots
of resources to an independent company.”
He adds, “I am proud to say we are independent
of Meritor for all our accounting and IT and back
office support. We have put a sales team together
with West Coast and East Coast representation on
both sides of the border.”
Old business model
One of the casualties of the purchase process was
that the old business model of branch locations
was not sustainable. Mascot now uses 3PLs as
pick and pack warehouses. “Our business –
especially when you are talking about powertrain
and drivetrain components – is a breakdown
business, so we have to be able to say yes when a
customer needs a product.”
“Our business – especially when you are talking about powertrain and drivetrain components – is a breakdown business, so we have to be able to say yes when a customer needs a product.”
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Mascot relies on its network of 27 distribution
centres to meet its goal of getting the part in the
hands of the customer in 24 hours. Statham says
that in closing its branch locations and moving to
3PLs it traded infrastructure costs for additional
inventory. “It is a bit of a compromise,” Statham
says, “but it seems to be working so far.”
For the more popular items, Mississauga will act
as the company’s hub and will supply product to
the 3PL locations. “If we are short of something
we also have 10 rebuilders in Mississauga who are
capable of taking a core off the shelf and build it
up and ship it out.”
Remanufacturing Centre of Excellence
Mascot is in the process of building what Statham
calls a Remanufacturing Centre of Excellence in
Plainfield, Ind. Move in will begin in September
and will be completed in October. “We are going
to have a larger footprint and be able to lay things
out in a more logical manner,” he says. “It’s going
to allow us to increase our capacity.” Statham
says a big focus of the new facility will be on
core recovery. “That is one of the things Meritor
helped us with. We’ve added some new processes
to our core recovery area that will help us extend
the life of the cores, improve our production and
turnout units more quickly.”
Statham says the management team believes in
testing its products both qualifying them, along
the line, after teardown, into inspection and
recovery and at the end of the line. “We have
increased our knowledge base and skills around
root cause analysis so if we do have a failure we
are able to pull a unit apart and really understand
what went wrong.”
And while Mascot has added capacity, Statham
says there is no plan to expand the product line.
“I really want to focus our team and our energy
around what we are very good at and have
been doing for 30, 40, 50 years — and that is
transmissions, differentials and steering. I don’t
want to chase every opportunity to service every
remanufactured part. Certainly not in the near
term.”
Serving the market
Statham says his team is hard at work analysing
what are the top Class 6-8 models in the current
truck population. “We are very focused on
making sure that we are serving the market so
that when a customer calls us we can say yes, we
have that part.”
Looking out longer term, Statham says the
company is evaluating its current 3PL network to
determine if it needs additional capacity in certain
markets. Mascot is also focusing on improving
its customer service operation. “We want our
customers to be able to rely on us so they don’t
have to look up the VIN or part number. We help
them identify the part by a casting number or
some other means to make sure they get the right
part quickly.”
As for expansion outside of the U.S. and Canada,
Statham says he has been surprised at the number
of people who have asked if the company supports
markets in South America. “I don’t think Europe
is in our sights right now, but there is market
opportunity in South and Central America.”
Mascot is Statham’s passion and has been for the
past 25 years. “I’m a hard worker and I’m going
to give this a go. I really believe in it. It’s been a lot
of hard work, but it’s been fun.” n
Mascot Facts & Figures• In business for 80 years and operating in the wholesale market for 25 years
• ISO Certified
• APRA’s Remanufacturer of the Year in 2010
• New ownership has increased inventory 30% and decreased delivery time by 50%
• 161 employees
• 27 distribution centres across the U.S. and Canada
• Parts are cleaned with a proprietary process and gears are magan-fluxed
• New parts used for all wearable items
• Proprietary recovery methods use CNC machinery
• 7,000,000 pounds of steel are recycled annually.
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Early warning for turbocharger rivalsOnly a few months after Michael Boe
left Meritor’s aftermarket division to join
BorgWarner, the giant OE automotive group
reveals a new remanufacturing strategy.
Part one of the strategy emerged on 1 July, when
the brand introduced a 25 part number range
of remanufactured BorgWarner turbochargers
directly targeted at the aftermarket. A significant
step for a company steeped in the OE and OES
supply chain culture.
From 1 September, another 25 part numbers
will be released. This time it’s an all-makes affair.
BorgWarner has declared its remanufacturing
intentions and it’s time for some of its rivals to
look over their shoulder.
It was clear to all that when an OE manufacturer
hires someone with this much experience of the
aftermarket and the remanufacturing business
- and gives them the title of Vice President
and General Manager Global Aftermarket Turbo
Systems, something significant is going to take
place. Now we know a little more about what and
when. We also know a little bit more about the
size of the task and the strategy involved.
Next level
The aftermarket is not entirely a new experience
for BorgWarner. A specialist division has been in
place for some years now, but having acquired
an executive with the right kind of aftermarket
experience, it’s being primed to move upward a
few levels:
“The biggest challenge for an OE company is to
develop a real aftermarket mentality. BorgWarner
has realised this and that’s why it has established
a separate aftermarket group that will think
differently from the OE mentality and is separated
from the OE people. Yes, we will still be joined at
the hip to the OE side, but we have the freedom
to do what is necessary to become a major player
in the aftermarket,” Michael Boe says. Although
Michael Boe says the OE side has bought into
the remanufacturing approach, there is a lot
of convincing and sharing of information to be
done yet.
Borg Warner’s Michael Boe: Developing an
aftermarket mentality
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Efficiency is no.1 profit generator
“We will need to become much more efficient.
In remanufacturing, efficiency is the no.1 profit
generator. If you can recover core for less than the
cost of a new part it is worth doing, but that’s not
a concept that sits very well with the OE mentality.
There has to be a change of attitude.”
From a strategic point of view, BorgWarner has
taken the most direct route into remanufacturing
parts for the aftermarket.
Housed within BorgWarner’s engine group, the
turbocharger business is by far its largest product
group. It was already producing around 100,000
(heavy duty and passenger car) remanufactured
units each year for the OES, from locations that
include Germany, the US, Brazil and China.
Michael Boe says this is a fraction of what the
company could achieve if it was openly targeting
the aftermarket with an all-makes remanufactured
product range. However, he is aware that the
transition will not be easy.
“There are three areas in our strategy that are
vitally important to a successful future. These
are product development, distribution and
operations - in terms of warehousing, locations
and remanufacturing facilities. In some of those
areas we will have to build a stronger platform.”
Prospective partners
He expects to recruit further remanufacturing
expertise and he expects to talk to prospective
partners about certain roles in certain markets,
which may include core management in some
regions. He is not specific, although he rules out
the notion of licensing of any kind.
BorgWarner has six business units in all, so having
moved into all-makes remanufacturing on the
turbo side, only a fool would expect the company
to stop there. Michael Boe will not be drawn,
but he agrees there is some sense in taking a
close look at some of the products adjacent to
the turbocharger product line. For example, in
the emissions division, BorgWarner produces EGR
valves as well as thermostats and other cooling
products. Remanufacturing specialists in areas like
those ought to take note. n
RIT joins MacArthur FoundationRochester Institute of Technology has become
a Pioneer University within the Ellen MacArthur
Foundation’s Higher Education program, the
foundation has announced. Thus RIT in New York
joins a select group of universities worldwide
dedicated to accelerating a global transition to
a circular, remanufacturing focused economy.
RIT joins the University of Bradford, Cranfield
University, Delft University of Technology, and
University College London as a member of the
exclusive group. n
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Liebherr – finding gold in remanufacturing In an assembly hall on the outskirts of Colmar,
a pretty eastern French town better known
for its architectural charms than for its high-
tech facilities, a huge excavator is nearing
completion. 11 meters high and weighing
800 tonnes – three times the weight of an
Airbus A380 – this enormous machine would
dwarf most of the houses in the surrounding
wine villages. One day soon, the huge R9800
hydraulic excavator will operate at an open
cast gold, iron ore, copper or coal mine on
the other side of the globe.
Yet another day further down the line, at least
parts of the R9800 will return to one of the
company’s facilities to be remanufactured. When
a customer pays up to some million of euros for
a piece of equipment, the issue of extending life
cycles becomes a crucial factor. Indeed, it may
constitute the difference between a sale and
no sale. Through an extensive remanufacturing
process, the working life of machines, like the
R9800 can be extended by a factor of two or
three. Considering the initial cost, this represents
considerable sums - even for the largest mining
operators.
That’s why the owner of the Colmar facility,
the giant Liebherr Corporation, which ranks only
behind Caterpillar as a supplier to the world-
wide mining industry, is increasingly turning its
attention to remanufacturing.
“The ability to offer Exchange Components is essential”
“Liebherr has been involved in remanufacturing
parts for many years. However, it’s becoming
more important than ever as customers look for
ways to economically extend the working lives of
their machinery. Today remanufacturing can more
than double or treble the life of a very expensive
machine and that is obviously very important
for customers,” says Stephen Albrecht, the 37
year-old Australian engineer in charge of Liebherr
Mining’s remanufacturing operations.
“Liebherr understands that its ability to offer
Exchange Components and Repair Services close
to customers’ operations is essential because our
customers operate their equipment 24/7, often
in extremely demanding conditions ranging from
About LiebherrFounded in 1949 by Hans Liebherr, the group is one of the world’s largest family businesses still managed by the family, the children and grandchildren
of Hans Liebherr.
The Liebherr group manufactures construction machinery as well as operating in a number of other global industries, including earth moving, mining,
mobile cranes, tower cranes, concrete technology, maritime cranes, automation systems, aerospace and transportation systems, domestic appliance and
hotels. The company has 11 product divisions and employs a workforce of 41,000.
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freezing temperatures in the Arctic to blazing heat
in desert-like areas.”
Liebherr Mining’s Global Component
Remanufacturing Programme has been expanding
significantly in recent years, expansion that seems
set to continue. Over the past 12 months, new
facilities have opened in Australia and South
Africa, with more openings planned in North
America, Russia and China in the coming year.
Moreover, new agreements are expected to be
put in place with new partners, for example
in Kazakhstan, one of central Asia’s booming
economies, within the foreseeable future.
Altogether Liebherr Mining’s reman activities
comprise 12 remanufacturing and repair locations
employing 250 people worldwide. These locations
are spread across the world, Colombia, Brazil,
Chile, Argentina, Mongolia, Russia, Indonesia,
Australia, USA, Ghana and South Africa.
Part of the reason is that Liebherr, in line with
other advanced manufacturers, is now including
designs for reman, at the early stages of the
development of a new product.
In house design
“Liebherr is in a unique position to offer
innovative remanufacturing solutions as it designs
and manufactures all major mining components
in-house,” explains Albrecht. “In-depth product
knowledge is essential for testing remanufactured
components to as-good-as-new specifications,
for developing component specific tooling, and
defining ideal reusability criteria.”
“Moreover, by collecting and analysing
component condition data captured online at the
start of the remanufacturing process, we’re able
to quickly respond with technical improvements
and develop new components designed for
remanufacturing. Mining is one of many divisions
in the Liebherr Group that sees remanufacturing as
a key part of its overall customer service strategy.
The supply of OEM quality remanufactured
components and repair services is integral to
helping customers achieve the lowest cost per
tonne and remain competitive,” he adds. n
About Liebherr MiningThe Liebherr-Mining Equipment Colmar SAS (France) product line comprises mining and dredging excavators, powered by diesel engines or electric
motors. Liebherr develops and manufactures eight different hydraulic excavator models available with bucket capacities from 7 to 47.5 m3 and engine
power ratings up to 4,000 hp.
Liebherr Mining Equipment Newport News Co. (USA) develops and manufactures diesel-electric mining trucks designed to handle payloads of up to 400
tonnes.
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Rebuilding an established brandAfter several years of decline Wilson Auto
Electric, the renowned North American
manufacturer and remanufacturer of
alternators, starters, generators and electrical
components, sees light at the end of the
tunnel. Having been taken over by Alabama-
based BBB Industries some years ago, BBB
are now embarking on a comprehensive
expansion programme to build on the
strength of the Wilson brand.
Once completed, the company is confident that
the 75 year-old business will have returned to its
former glory. It’s currently dedicating considerable
investments towards this goal.
The turn-around includes a strong push into
European markets which Wilson believes is ready
for the combination of experience, quality and
customer service, that the company claims it
offers its customers. “Our ambition is to distribute
our range across Europe,” explains Jeff Lewicki,
the son of the late founder Fred Lewicki. “We
believe that we have the right quality and the
right people to do this and we’re currently
building the range to accomplish it.” Having
opened a new warehouse and distribution centre
in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, earlier this year,
Wilson is currently building a distribution network
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with the aim of signing local distributors in all
European countries and key markets. Moreover, a
complete online system is under construction that
will enable Wilson to supply customers across the
continent at the shortest possible notice. At the
same time, Wilson says it is investing heavily to
guarantee stock availability.
“We have discovered that there is still a demand
for the Wilson brand and that the growth
potential for our products is substantial,” Lewicki
says. “Substantial progress has already been made
in Canada, the US and now we would like to push
on into Europe.”
“We’re particularly pleased that some partners
and distributors who had dropped out are
now coming back. Now we’re looking towards
expanding the distributor network further across
the globe, starting with Europe, Africa and in the
Middle East.”
In addition to its standard heavy duty program of
industrial, agricultural and marine units, Wilson
will be adding heavy duty truck and specialist
passenger car ranges during the next 6 months. n
US Senate passes historic reman billAfter several months of preparation, the US
senate last month unanimously approved
the most important piece of reman-related
legislation so far: the so-called Federal Vehicle
Repair Cost Savings Act. The Act requires
“all federal agencies to consider using
remanufactured parts when maintaining
the federal vehicle fleet” and represents
very substantial opportunities for America’s
automotive and heavy duty remanufacturing
industries.
“The consequences are potentially enormous for
remanufacturers,” said John Chalifoux, President
and CEO of MERA, the reman division of the motor
industry’s influential lobby organisation, MEMA.
“Not only does the Federal Government stand to
save huge amounts by buying reman instead of
replacing worn or obsolete parts, remanufacturers
can also look forward to a massive injection of
new business while the environment will benefit
very considerably.”
Bipartisan support
Presented by senators Gary Peters, a Democrat
from Michigan, and James Lankford, a Republican
from Oklahoma, the bill now awaits the outcome
of a similar vote in the House of Representatives
before becoming law. This is not expected to
present serious opposition, observers believe. In
the House of Representatives the similar bill is also
promoted by representatives from both parties,
Republican Congressman Bill Huizenga and the
Democrat Brad Ashford from Nebraska.
The legislation follows a 2013 report by the
Government Accountability Office (GAO) which
confirmed the benefits of remanufactured motor
vehicle parts. The Federal Government has
over 580,000 vehicles in its fleet and spends
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The GAO report also confirmed that the use of
remanufactured parts can save up to 20 per cent
in costs. According to the U.S. International Trade
Commission, remanufacturing of motor vehicle
parts creates over 30,000 full time jobs in the
US, while remanufacturing of off-road equipment
creates over 20,000 additional jobs. n
In late July a committee in the United States
House of Representatives approved The Federal
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encourage the use of remanufactured parts will
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ZF embarks on TRW integrationThe outcome of their respective
remanufacturing operations following
ZF Friedrichshafen’s takeover of TRW
Automotive Holdings Corp. may take some
considerable time to materialise.
This is becoming increasingly clear as the new giant
business, the world’s third largest automotive
supplier, begins to take shape. Consequently, ZF’s
current reman operations and TRW’s European
plant in Frydlant in the Czech Republic will remain
unaffected for the time being, ReMaTecNews has
learnt.
“The complete integration of TRW into ZF may
take a long time,” a source told ReMaTecNews.
“The creation of a global player of the size of the
merged companies is no small task. Important
though reman is, any change to remanufacturing
operations will probably have to wait until the full
picture has emerged.”
On the backdrop of both companies’ increased
emphasis on remanufacturing in recent years,
it seems likely that the merger will strengthen
their combined reman focus rather than weaken
it. ZF has, on several occasions, demonstrated
its commitment to remanufacturing and
sustainability and TRW is a long-term operator of
remanufacturing plants, in particular in Frydlant
in the Czech Republic. The official completion of
ZF’s acquisition of TRW was announced in May
following approval by the relevant authorities in
the EU and in USA as well as the two companies’
shareholders.
At the time ZF’s CEO, Stefan Sommer, said:
“Today marks the day we combine the strengths
of ZF and TRW into a worldwide leading systems
supplier in the automotive sector. We are all
very excited about our plans for the future, with
the combination allowing us to capitalise on
strategic opportunities and create near and long-
term sustainable value for our customers and
employees.”
With sales exceeding € 30 billion and with more
than 130,000 employees, the enlarged ZF is a top
three global automotive supplier. Its products and
services comprise a wide range of automotive
technologies, ranging from driver assistance
and occupant safety systems, to drivelines and
transmissions and braking and steering systems. n
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Belgian steering specialist moves into the German marketERA Benelux, the Belgian supplier of
remanufactured aircon compressors, steering
pumps, drive shafts, brake calipers and
more, has announced the opening of ERA
Deutschland, a new subsidiary serving the
German market.
“The move reflects our growing customer base in
Germany. We need to be closer to our customers,
not least because the market for our products
is growing and because our German customers
prefer service in their own language,” explains
Stefaan Vandenbussche, ERA Benelux Managing
Director.
Under its new MD, 49 year-old Michael Finkenberg,
ERA Deutschland handles core returns in addition
to sales and service. Finkenberg earned his stripes
at Nissan Motor Deutschland, Bosal and ZF Trading
before joining the company. Dispatch of products
will continue to be centred on ERA Benelux’s HQ
in Gullegem in Belgium. “We do not believe in
decentralised stocks,” says Vandenbussche. “As
before, we offer express deliveries within 24
hours.”
Broader customer base
ERA Benelux reports that it has signed several new
agreements with customers as a result of the new
facility in Germany. “There is definitely a growing
demand for the products we offer, not only
in Germany and Austria but even in our home
market Benelux,” says Vandenbussche . “As ERA
has focused on remanufacturing from the very
beginning, we feel the hard work is beginning
to pay off. It’s also our opinion that the market
in general has become more mature towards
remanufactured products. The green parameter
in the equation is starting to add some weight
to it.” n
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German operation
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STS: Investing in health and safetyHigh class remanufacturing is not solely
about product quality. It’s also about the
working environment and the sustainability
focus at the individual plant.
Both, of course, come at a price. That was
much in evidence when Swedish remanufacturer,
STS, Scandinavia’s largest remanufacturer of
transmissions, recently shut down its entire
production for a full day to allow employees to
focus on occupational health and safety and work
environment issues. The move was part of major
investment in occupational health and safety as
part of STS’ lean production work.
“We want our employees to feel personally
committed to our shared work environment and
inspire them to identify areas for improvement
in the immediate areas where they work,” said
Ola Stålebo, STS CEO. “Although we in the
management always consider occupational health
and safety and the work environment in our
decision processes, the individual employees
have greater knowledge of their workstation.
Accordingly, they’re best suited to identify
potential risks.”
During the day each production team used
coloured post-it notes to identify potential risks.
The notes were then compiled into a document
listing high thresholds, sharp edges, broken
shelves in the stock room and heavy items with
a risk of falls.
“More or less all of the risks identified were
relevant, and in most cases, they were relatively
easy to remedy,” Ola Stålebo said. “What remains
now is to deal with the more complex issues that
emerged during the day.”
“STS’ lean efforts are based on finding good
long-term solutions. As long as there is no
immediate risk of injury, solutions to complex
work environment issues must be allowed some
time to mature. While we have been spared
serious incidents in the past, we feel that we have
now created the awareness needed to continue
the work on health and safety as a natural part
of our improvement efforts. We have an absolute
zero tolerance of accidents in the workplace,”
Stålebo added. n
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The automotive industry represented at Basel ConventionThe so-called Conference of Parties (COPs) of
Basel Convention met at Geneva from May
4th-12th this year. The Basel Convention, which
entered into force in 1992, is a comprehensive
international environmental agreement,
that was designed to reduce movements
of hazardous waste between nations and
to ensure their environmentally sound
management.
The Conference of Parties (COF‘s), taking place
every 2-3 years, only allows States with a right to
vote. Industry representatives can be registered by
federations/associations and are entitled to speak.
On the agenda of this year‘s conference, a
technical guideline on transboundary movements
of electronic and electrical waste and used
electrical and electronic equipment, in particular
regarding the distinction between waste and
non-waste under the Basel Convention, was
due for approval. The classification of such used
equipment as waste, would have a considerable
impact on the repair and remanufacturing
business, especially in the remanufacturing
industry, as core serves as raw material for
remanufactured products and is crucial for the
whole process. In many cases, core has to be
collected and transported across borders.
Representatives from federations / associations of
the automotive sector (APRA, CLEPA and VDA)
have therefore taken charge in the discussion and
have actively organised an informative side event
in Geneva. This has avoided a disadvantage for the
remanufacturing industry and hence ensured
future transboundary transportation of used
equipment. More detailed policies and
procedures for ‘remanufacturing’ are planned
for the following conference in May 2017. n
Don’t miss the opportunity to present the demands of your business to politicians.The European Commission has launched
a public consultation on circular economy,
which started on the 28th May and will last
until the 20th August 2015.
The European Commission is aiming to present a
new, more ambitious circular economy strategy
in late 2015, in order to transform Europe into
a more competitive, resource-efficient economy,
addressing a range of economic sectors, including
waste. The understanding of the politicians is
that a successful transition towards a circular
economy requires action at all stages of the value
chain: from the extraction and transportation
of raw materials, through material and product
design, production, distribution and consumption
of goods, repair, remanufacturing and reuse
schemes, to waste management and recycling.
The aim is to look beyond waste and to close
the loop of the circular economy. Input from
stakeholders and the public will be a key factor
in the preparation of this work. The objective of
this public consultation is to help the Commission
to pinpoint and define the main barriers for the
development of a more circular economy and to
discover which measures could be taken at EU
level to overcome such barriers.
ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/circular-economy
Don’t miss the opportunity to present the
demands of your business to politicians.
APRA is actively supporting the interests of the
world wide remanufacturing industry. n
The European Commission‘s Circular Economy Roadmap and RemanufacturingA Roundtable discussion with the European
Commission, held in Brussels on June 5th
2015, focused on “The EC Circular Economy
Roadmap and Remanufacturing”.
Kestutis Sadauskas, Director Environment
Directorate-General at the European Commission,
explained that the new circular economy package
was due to be tabled in October at the earliest
(but, in any case, in 2015). He stressed that the
Commission remains very focused on waste and
that will not disappear. The Commission would
also be looking seriously at the issue of waste
prevention. This was not an area that has been
sufficiently addressed in the past. Manufacturing
including remanufacturing are the sectors where
DG Environment is expecting much progress to
be made. The Commission is currently in listening
mode.
APRA took the opportunity to highlight the
interests and requirements of the remanufacturing
industry by presenting it‘s “Circular Economy
Position Paper” to the European Commission and
to several Members of the European Parliament.
More information:
www.euromanuforum.com/documents/EFM_
Papers_Presented_050515.pdf
www.apra-europe.org/dateien/News/News2015/
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FEDERAUTO is renamed TraxioFEDERAUTO, the Belgian confederation for
the automotive trade, services and related
activities, has a new name.
Following a review of its structure by an external
consultancy, the confederation has decided to
adopt the name Traxio as the brand for its future
activities. “In the era of multiple mobility, the time
has come to rebrand,” the confederation said. The
name change brings a new logo, which retains the
existing, familiar colours of blue, green, white and
black. The old and new logo will co-exist during a
time of transition. FEDERAUTO celebrated its 20th
anniversary on June 4, 2015 in the presence of the
prime minister of Belgium, Charles Michel, during
which the new name was revealed.
About Traxio
Traxio represents the interests of five automotive
sectors:
• Mobility (conventional, hybrid and electric
vehicles)
• Two-wheeled vehicles
• Agricultural & horticultural machines
• Construction & handling machines
• Components & tools
These five sectors bring together over 16,000
companies with close to 100,000 employees that
generate a turnover of more than EUR 105.4
billion. n
Generational change and a new boardAt its recent board meeting, VMI, Germany’s
Engine Remanufacturers Association, elected
a new board, with Ingo Königshoven as
President and Rolf Sachweh as Vice-President
and Treasurer.
Representing the association’s expertise and service
range, the incoming board has been tasked with
preparing for engine remanufacturing’s future
and the challenges stemming from upcoming
engine technologies as the era of pure cylinder
and crankshaft grinding recedes.
In its place there will be new emphasis on
• Promotion and support of “engine
remanufacturing” within the framework of
training mechatronic technicians
• Failure analysis, documentation, failure database
integration with open access to all members
• New member acquisition among some 300
qualified engine remanufacturers in Germany.
In addition, component remanufacturers for e.g.
injection pumps, injectors, starters, alternators,
ECUs, turbocharger and exhaust gas treatment
will also be targetted.
For those who may be interested in becoming
members or locating a professional workshop,
please contact the VMI at www.vmi-ev.de n
Istanbul-based KOMOT Motor Co. is the
latest member of FIRM. Founded in 1994 with
Ford Motor Sport UK,
Cosworth USA, AMC, France as customers,
KOMOT is a spare part manufacturer and dealer,
specialising in truck & bus spare parts for MAN,
Mercedes Benz, VOLVO, Scania, DAF, Renault
and Iveco as well as large engine remanufacturers
in Germany. KOMOT’s product portfolio includes
blocks, forged crankshafts, camshafts, cylinder
heads, water pumps, con rods, flywheels, flywheel
housings, compressors, compressor parts & repair
kits, oil pumps, injectors, sensors, oil pans, oil
coolers, rocker arms, push rods. Its extensive
range of short blocks & long blocks includes
engines suitable for Volvo, Mercedes and MAN.
We welcome our new member and will support
its ambitious targets for the next few years. For
more information about the company or for
access to their web-based catalogue, please go to
www.komot.net n
A new member
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From left to right: Ingo Königshoven (President); Friedrich Dicke, Andreas Achatz Jr., Rolf Sachweh
(Vice-President & Treasurer), Werner Fuchs & Swen Landen (Office Manager)
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