REMA TIP TOP / North America, Inc.

Tire Repair Materials 2015

Repair Failure Considerations

• Environmental (Capital)• Tools (Expense Items)• Procedures (Training)• Personnel (HR)• Failure Investigation (Audit)

Recorded Results of CCR’s

Procedures/Training

Tools

Personnel

Environmental

Audit

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20

Series1

Common Causes

Injury Not Removed

Adhesion Failure

Incorrect Placement

Under-sized

Wrong Type Used

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16

Series1

Tire Repair Recommendations

• Audit your facility, people, procedures, and your product on a schedule !!

• Seek training !!

• Do not be satisfied by meeting ‘minimal’ standards !!

What’s New in Repair Processes?

• Strict EPA & OSHA regulations here…

• Stricter European REACH Regulations…

• Repair Innovation to comply with future V.O.C. & environmental regulations…

Introducing the ‘RCF’ Repair System

Cement Free Repair SystemBenefits –• Eliminates OSHA regulated VOC’s at repair.• Dramatic reduction in sku’s.• Condensed repair chart layout.• Major increase in production throughput.• Simple process change for technicians.• Increased adhesion values.

Repair Chart Consolidation

• With the reduction of sku’s to 8, the line items required for repair selection is reduced by 30%.

• More frequent turn-over of product!

• This makes the chart easier to read for technicians and repair size selection simpler.

RCF Product Line

Repair Unit Appearance

The RCF units have a special bonding layer compound that becomes very tacky with pre-warming.

RCF-440+ Installed & Stitched

Additional RCF Requirements

• RCF repairs require heat and mechanical pressure methods… for pre-cure retreaders that means an Inside Envelope is required.

• Tube cures on quick-change rims also work.• Tires cured in full bladder matrices (molds) can

also use the RCF repairs.• Repair systems using pad bladders can be used,

as long as the entire surface of the repair unit has bladder pressure.

Cured Repair

RCF Production increases

• Besides the environmental benefits of the RCF system, repair production throughput increases 40%.

REVIEW OF BENEFITS

• Stops VOC exposure (employee & OSHA).• Reduces inventory sku’s.• Reduces the number of steps for repair. • Saves labor cost per repair.• Increased adhesion values of repairs.• Reduces re-runs.

A Modern Solution NowRema Tip Top – Modular RCF-400’s