N.A. Tire Expo adds education papers

MIAMI (Jan. 30, 2015) — The organizers of the North American Tire & Retread Expo, scheduled for April 15-17 in New Orleans, have put together an education program featuring six prominent industry speakers to complement the trade show.

Additionally, the organizers said recently the reserved expo floor space is now 70-percent sold.

The show also has attracted a number of retread-oriented exhibitors, including Goodyear, Marongini Tread North America, Vipal Rubber Corp., H.B. Plus Bandamatic, Rema Tip Top North America Inc., Elgi Rubber Co. L.L.C., Nokian Tyres P.L.C. and B&J Rocket America. The majority of the exhibitors are Chinese tire makers and/or importers of Chinese tires, according to the online exhibitor list.

The show will take place at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans.

Speakers for the educational program include:

• Ben Moore, Net Driven — “Understanding Your Digital Footprint”;
• Phil Nigh, global product manager, Tech International — “Tire Repair Evolution: Changing Tire Repair Construction & Placement”;
• David Stevens, managing director, Tire Retread & Repair Information Bureau;
• Manny Cicero, former president, Alliance Tires Americas Inc. — “OTR Tires”;
• Joe Casebere, vice president, Tire Repair Materials, Rema Tip Top North America Inc. — “Tire Repair Materials”; and
• David Shaw, Tire Industry Research — “China's tire industry and its place in the world of tires.”

The program will take place 8 to 10 a.m. on April 16. The trade show is scheduled to be open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. all three days.

There also will be training sessions on tire and retread equipment from companies such as Tech International and a “Miss Retread” truck tire contest, with prizes up to $5,000 for the best retreaded truck tire.

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