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Opening photo: A detail of the new coating line devoted to diamond cut wheels.
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Ronal Querétaro: Smart Technologies for the Coating of Diamond-Cut Alloy Wheels Alessia Venturi ipcm®
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onal, Speedline Corse, and Speedline Truck are the wheel brands the Ronal group, headquartered in Härkingen, Switzerland, manufactures and sells all over the world. The company is among the world leaders for OEM products and accessories for cars and commercial vehicles and it is the only integrated supplier of alloy and forged wheels. The company produces over 20 million wheels a year in 11 plants located in 3 continents. Thanks to its presence in Eastern Europe, NAFTA
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countries and Asia, the Ronal group is one of the few true global players. It is one of the main suppliers of technologically advanced wheels, thanks to its vertical integration strategy in all production steps – manufacturing, in-house production of tools, and construction of the end products. Established 17 years ago in Mexico, in the last few years Ronal Querétaro Sa. de Cv. has been steadily growing as for both volumes and production facilities. Its current capacity amounts to