Linglong Tire Partners With Cimcorp for Plant Automation

GRIMSBY, Ontario - July 10, 2018 - PRLog -- Cimcorp, a manufacturer and integrator of turnkey robotic gantry-based order fulfillment and tire-handling solutions, has been selected as a strategic partner by Shandong Linglong Tire Co., Ltd. (Linglong) for its tire plant automation projects.

The first collaboration between Linglong and Cimcorp is the automation of the company's established plant in Zhaoyuan, China, which produces truck & bus radial (TBR) tires. With its modular design, Cimcorp's Dream Factory solution is ideal for this brownfield project. The turnkey material handling solution will be installed in stages to ensure minimum disruption to production.

During spring 2018, Linglong placed another order with Cimcorp for the automation of the high-bay warehouse, palletizing and shipping areas in its passenger car radial (PCR) tire plant in Chonburi, Thailand, which was opened in 2014.

In addition to its Zhaoyuan, Dezhou and Liuzhou factories in China, Linglong is building a fourth Chinese plant at a 223-acre site in the city of Jingmen in Hubei province. Linglong held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new facility on July 6 during its 2018 Linglong Global Partners Summit, in which Cimcorp was presented with an "Outstanding Partner" award by Linglong.

The new plant in Jingmen is part of Linglong Tire's "5 + 3" manufacturing strategy for five production facilities in China and three in other countries. The company is striving to become a top 10 global tire manufacturer in revenue and achieve an annual capacity of 90 million units by 2020. To reach its goal, Linglong Tire is automating its existing facilities, as well as investing in greenfield plants.

Kai Tuomisaari, Vice President of Sales, Cimcorp, commented, "We are delighted to begin working with Linglong. Cimcorp will continue in its efforts to deliver the most advanced automation technology to leading Chinese tire manufacturers in order to help them achieve process optimization, quality improvement, maximum productivity and increased profitability."

About Linglong Tire
Shandong Linglong Tire Co., Ltd., headquartered in Zhaoyuan City in the Shandong Province of China, is among the top 20 tire manufacturers globally and employs over 13,000 people worldwide. Linglong currently has production facilities in Zhaoyuan, Dezhou and Liuzhou in China, as well as a plant in Thailand that produces high-performance radial passenger, light truck and truck/bus tires. The factory in Thailand started production in 2014. Linglong is striving to become one of the world's top 10 tire manufacturers by sales and achieve an annual capacity of 90 million units by 2020. For more information, visit http://en.linglong.cn

About Cimcorp
Cimcorp Group – part of Murata Machinery, Ltd. (Muratec) – is a leading global supplier of turnkey automation for intralogistics, using advanced robotics and software technologies. As well as being a manufacturer and integrator of pioneering material handling systems for the tire industry, Cimcorp has developed unique robotic solutions for order fulfillment and storage that are being used in the food & beverage, retail, e-commerce, fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) and postal services sectors. With locations in Finland, Canada and the United States, the group has around 400 employees and has delivered over 2,500 logistics automation solutions. Designed to reduce operating costs, ensure traceability and improve efficiency, these systems are used within manufacturing and distribution centers in 40 countries across six continents. For more information, visit http://www.cimcorp.com.