ICT - CASE STUDY
A New Cleaning Tunnel for Tramec’s High Added Value Production Barbara Pennati ipcm®
© Tramec
Opening photo: Tramec (Calderara di Reno, BO, Italy) has specialised in the production of gearboxes since 1986.
G
earboxes are mechanical
most cross-sectoral and dynamic ones in
So, how should this potentially
components used in any sector
the world. This played in favour of many
unlimited market be addresses?
that employs either hydraulic
manufacturers during the recession: the
Tramec (Calderara di Reno, BO,
or electric machines. Their application
growth of an industry often compensated
Italy), a company specialising in the
field potentially knows no geographic
for the crisis of another. However, such a
production of gearboxes since 1986,
nor sectoral boundaries. The types of
huge potential market also entails the need
has focussed its strategy on highly
gearboxes available are also numerous,
to assess one’s own production strategy
customised production, making it its
thus making their market among the
very carefully to avoid wasting resources.
main feature (ref. Opening photo).
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N. 57 - MAY/JUNE 2019 - international PAINT&COATING magazine