BRAZILIAN NEWS
Macrosul celebrates 40 years Sérgio Milatias, editor, Revista do Parafuso,
www.revistadoparafuso.com.br
In July Macrosul, a company specialising in the distribution of fasteners, completed its fourth decade of activities in Brazil.
do Sul – a place well known for its Italian colonisation in the nineteenth century. Today, this region is home to large scale industries including Agrale (tractors, trucks, chassis, engines), Marcopolo (bus bodies) and Randon (auto parts, road equipment and vehicles) and has a big demand from these manufacturers for screws, bolts, nuts, washers and many other fasteners. The region also continues many traditional activities from the past, including winemaking and agribusiness, developed by the Italian settlers more than one century ago. Today, Macrosul distributes throughout Brazil with four offices outside its mother city, including
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a new warehouse near São Paulo, which is the biggest industrial market in South America. During celebrations at the CIC ‘Chamber of Industrial and Commerce’ the CEO of GRX Mundi
Group, composed of Autotravi (rubber auto parts), Macrosul and Metalmatrix (clamps), received a commemorative plaque from Carlos Heinen, CIC chairman (pictured right).
Seminar schedule strengthens
Fastener Fair Brasil role The event – the only one of its type in Brazil and in all South America – will be held 11th
– 13th
be more than fifteen speakers, offering seminars of 45 minutes each spread throughout the three-day event. Among some of the speakers already confirmed are Dr Martin Welp (Dörken MKS), Dr Roberto Garcia (Metaltork), Raul Grobel (Coventya), Dr-Ing Mauro Moraes de Souza (Neumayer Tekfor Automotive Brazil) and Hilário Vassoler (Fosfer).
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vehicle, which could lead to accidents and injury to vehicle occupants or others. Vehicle operators need to schedule verification by a dealer, which will, if necessary, replace the fasteners between the brake assembly and rear axle housing.
A 40 Fastener + Fixing Magazine • Issue 89 September 2014 Brazil and Mexico recall caused
by non-conforming thread Mercedes-Benz Brazil and Dana of Mexico issued a recall for LO 916 buses and Accelo 815 and 915E trucks – both reported to be caused by brake defects on the rear axle.
ccording to the companies, the diameter and profile of a thread in a brake housing bracket, manufactured by Dana Mexico, may be out of tolerance parameters. In some cases the defect may result in loosening of the brake assembly on the rear axle, with consequent loss of braking potential of the
November, once again in São Paulo at the Expo Center Norte.
esides the stands with fasteners companies and machines, tools and services from many parts of world, the event is gradually becoming the most important Brazilian meeting for the fastener industry – featuring seminars about fastening systems and technology. This year, there will
Non-conforming fasteners reason for GM recall? On 7th
August General Motors
Brazil (GMB) announced a recall for models Chevrolet Spin and Cobalt – suspected to be related to non-conforming fasteners.
July 2014. The recall involves 2,325 units and may relate to problems with retaining fasteners on the left engine and transmission support. According to the manufacturer,
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the fasteners used in the component that absorbs vibrations from the drive shaft may be non-conforming and there is a possibility of disengagement of the drive axle of the car, causing loss of traction and possible accidents.
ffected units are all manual transmission models manufactured in Brazil between 6th
June and
r Sérgio Grillo, CEO and founder, came from Autotravi – a manufacturer of rubber auto parts – originally founded by his father. Four decades ago, he decided to create a company specialising in sales of the rubber products and, mainly, fasteners. It was established in the southern Brazilian city of Caxias do Sul, in the state of Rio Grande
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