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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.

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“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

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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

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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 –

[email protected] 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

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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

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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 [email protected]. n

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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

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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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ATP factory tour by Finance MinisterBusiness and politics proved the perfect mix

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

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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

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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


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


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


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


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,

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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

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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

Michael Finkenberg, heading up ERA Benelux

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)

INTERNATIONAL EVENTS & TRADE FAIRS

24/08 - 27/08/2015MIMS AuTOMEchANIkA MOScOW International Trade Fair for the Automotive

Industry targeting trade visitors from Russia and

the CIS

Moscow | Russia

26/08 - 29/08/2015INTERAuTO Moscow | Russia

01/09 - 03/09/2015TRANSpORT cOMplEET Gorinchem | Netherlands

02/09 - 04/09/2015EXpO RuJAc Automotive-Parts and Spare Equipment

Exhibition

Guadalajara | Mexico

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04.09.-13.09.2015cDMS - chENgDu MOTOR ShOW International Exhibition for Automobile and

Accessories Chengdu | China (PR)

08/09 - 12/09/2015cOMTRANS International Exhibition for Commercial Vehicles

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Components, Spare Parts & Tool Exhibition

Jakarta | Indonesia

17/09 - 27/09/2015IAA pkW - IAA cARS Frankfurt/Main | Germany

24/09 - 27/09/2015NuFAM Trade fair for commercial vehicles

Karlsruhe | Germany

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Commercial Vehicles and Accessories

NitrA | Slovakia

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