REMATECNEWS 3-2011:REMATEC-1/2004
14-04-2011
11:50
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APRA Europe
NEWS
Don’t miss ReMaTec2011! Someone asked me: “Why should I go there? There’s nothing new, always the same people…” Well, I’m sure this is wrong about this year‘s ReMaTec exhibition that will take place from 19-21 June as usual in Amsterdam at Hall 11 of the RAI Exhibition Centre. I have been following the people responsible for dealing with the preparations for this show for more than a year now and I can tell you that they have done an excellent job. Niels Klarenbeek, the ReMaTec product manager, has been particularly active and has been able to attract some very interesting new exhibitors that we haven’t seen before. The number of square meters sold for 2011 already exceeds what was sold for the 2009 and 2007 exhibitions. Not only will the ‘usual’ exhibitors - remanufacturers, suppliers, corebrokers, cleaning and testing equipment manufacturers - be there but also European buying groups and associations as well as a government-supported centre for remanufacturing. Altogether a pretty interesting mix-
ture that should attract more than just the usual visitor. The central theme of the show is still remanufacturing, but the increasing environmental challenges that we‘re all facing have made ‘our’ little show attractive to a broader audience. Adjustments have to be made in order to meet the requirements of new legislation and regulations and the University of Bayreuth, in particular, has been strongly committed to new projects that can help us remanufacturers. Therefore, the Bayreuth team will also play an important part in APRA‘s workshop on Monday 20th from 09:00 – 12:00, where participants will learn how to communicate via CAN bus, as well as about new cleaning methods, e.g. with dry ice. The reCORE project (Research for Efficient Configurations of Remanufacturing Enterprises) will be on the agenda, too. Other speakers will give presentations on other remanufacturing-related subjects.
✍ By Peter Larsen, Chairman, APRA Europe I am convinced that ReMaTec2011 has interesting new topics for nearly everyone. But there is also another very important aspect to the ReMaTec show as well - as there is in relation to all other APRA events: networking! I hope to see you all in Amsterdam. Make sure you have booked everything in time - particularly the APRA Workshop and our traditional cocktail party on Sunday (19 June) at 17:00 in the Holland restaurant.
APRA expands technical service
Bill Gager
Bill Gager, President of the Automotive Parts Remanufacturers Association (APRA), has announced that the APRA Technical Service will be expanded through the addition of Mohammad Samii to the APRA staff as a Technical Consultant.
“Mohammad Samii will be responding to our members’ questions on vehicle wiring problems regarding charging and starting systems, as well as starter and alternator rebuilding and diagnostic issues,” Bill Gager said.
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APRA members are very familiar with Samii’s ‘Auto Electric Corner’ column that has appeared monthly in the Global Connection newspaper for almost 20 years. Mohammad Samii has also been actively involved with APRA’s various electrical training programs and has been a prominent figure at APRA Electrical Clinics for many years. He is an active remanufacturing industry instructor but is also very well known in circles
outside the realm of APRA, teaching classes in repair and diagnostics for a variety of rebuilders and technicians across the USA and Canada. In his new capacity with APRA, Samii will answer electrical diagnostic phone calls, researching the answers using a vast array of information services at his disposal.
Mohammad Samii