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MAXAM TIRE

“ ‘ Quality that drives productivity ’ is one of our fundamental beliefs at Maxam ”

MATT JOHNSON VICE PRESIDENT , MAXAM MINING GROUP along with expected performance and hours , can then be proposed ,” explains Johnson . “ Once a customer accepts Maxam ’ s proposal and initial product placements , we continue to make frequent visits to monitor the solutions chosen , along with providing any helpful maintenance tips to maximise tire life and operation . Every site visit is completed and submitted back to the customer with a data review . Our customers see Maxam as more than just a tire supplier , but a trusted partner delivering guaranteed performance and dedicated support .”
R & D Maxam prides itself on innovative R & D and state-of-the-art manufacturing to support product performance with its raw materials , compounding , synthetic rubber technology , competitive analysis , tire design , and simulation modelling . “ All Maxam ’ s engineering and R & D teams are fully integrated with our factory ’ s quality assurance and product development operations to optimise quality and performance ,” pledges Johnson . “ We have global R & D centres dedicated to understanding each local user ’ s specific demands . We believe in investing in stateof-the-art manufacturing for product consistency in quality and performance .”
“ We ' re analysing and setting our treads , and our new tread designs are out ,” adds the passionate VP . “ Currently , we have the largest footprint of tread designs there is in the whole industry . We ' re not always going to be in this position , but we are actively tracking every single tire in the field to get a wide array of understanding of how these tires perform in different situations ; from soft underfoot to hard rock or high-speed and high tempsto-low-speed and heavy haul . We ' re tracking this alongside our site studies . At the end of
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