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New Factory for
Coltrac
Truck tyre dealer and retreader Col- trac has expanded production ca- pacity by moving from its existing facility in Sungai Buloh to new premises in Shah Alam and investing in a range of new, hi-tech equipment designed to optimise product quality. The move to the new factory, which was completed in 2010, has allowed Coltrac, which cur- rently manufactures around 250 retreads per day using Supercool tread rubber, to increase its capacity to 150,000 tyres per year, a level of production which Man- aging Director Tom Tai expects to reach within 2 years.
“We are focusing on technology”, says Tai, “By investing in the best equipment, we will be able to increase our sales”. The company has invested heavily in the new plant, which contains four 25-tyre pre-cure chambers, an Intact 1200-2 shearography machine from Steinbichler, the latest AZ machine CTC-SB VII and two NDT Spec- tra nailhole detectors. The plant is fitted with a monorail system throughout.
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