Poing, near Munich, September 9th, 2024. More than 300 million car, light commercial vehicle and truck tires are changed every year in Europe to replace worn or defective tires, about 45 million of them in Germany alone. The majority of car drivers and many commercial enterprises still leave a lot of potential savings for the environment and mobility costs untapped. With professional system solutions for the repair and retreading of tires for passenger cars and trucks as well as industrial, agricultural and off-the-road vehicles, REMA TIP TOP, based in Poing near Munich, is promoting a sustainable tire cycle that reduces costs and raw material consumption.

Poing, Near Munich, Germany, October 1st, 2024. The operator of a large gold mine in Australia was faced with replacing the previous linings in a cyclone and in the elbow pipe of a feed circuit due to surface wear. "With PERFORMANCEline products by REMA TIP TOP, the service life of the new linings was extended by up to 20 %, significantly increasing the service life of the plant," says Ben Gatzlaff, Group General Manager Industry at REMA TIP TOP, explaining the result of this successful project.

Poing, near Munich, July 22nd, 2024. Rubber is the material of choice when it comes to protecting surfaces in conveyor systems for light and medium-weight materials against wear. However, not every rubber is alike and not every elastomer is equally suitable for every requirement. Rico Harting, Product Manager at wear protection specialist REMA TIP TOP, has been developing solutions for efficient and sustainable wear protection in conveyor systems for many years. In this interview, he explains what is important when using rubber linings and why operators should regularly put the wear protection in their systems to the test.