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tel: 888.396.6501 www.safholland.us SAF-HOLLAND is the Proud Supplier of Superior Suspensions and Landing Gear to CIMC Intermodal Equipment. CIMC HalfPg.indd 1 8/1/17 11:40 AM in the trucking industry,” says Sonzala. “So, being an innovator in that manner, one would think that we wouldn’t be gaining market share, because we were selling what was seen as a less expensive product for a higher price,” Sonzala proffers.“But, the industry, especially the railroads,went with us first; and then the trucking companies started to go with it, because they rec- ognized it was like a trailer; and then the marine chassis were the last to go with it, but now they are one of the biggest users.” “And the idea of the chassis pool has shifted from steamship companies owning chassis to pools owning chassis,”Sonzala continues.“And now, the drivers come in and they get to pick from the pool the chassis they want to put the con- tainer box on. If there are ten chassis there, the one that has the best paint job, the best brakes, the best lights, the best tires is the one the driver wants to take, because he’s responsible for high- way safety and everything working right as he’s hauling.” In order to exponentially upgrade the level of quality of the chassis’ steel components, CIMC built a new, digitalized, total emission-free fac- tory in China called the Light Tower.“It has 46 welding machines for perfect welds,”Sonzala exclaims.“It has eight laser cutting machines to cut all the parts perfectly and to spec.And we installed the KTL coating system,where 13 vats prepare the metal to absorb the electrostatically sprayed coating to 1.6 mills in thickness,which CIMC INTERMODAL EQUIPMENT Coatings solutions, customer focus and a strong value proposition CIMC Intermodal Equipment is one of the largest producers of intermodal chassis and trailer frames in the world. When CIMC needed to reduce volatile organic compounds (VOCs) within their coatings operation, PPG and CIMC worked together to deliver a coating system that greatly reduced VOCs while achieving a near-automotive-quality finish. We’re more than just coatings solutions, however. We helped CIMC optimize their supply chain in ways that increased standardization, offered customization at the local level and helped both of our businesses grow. To learn more about what your business and PPG industrial coatings can achieve together, please contact PPG-Intermodal@ppg.com . Together, we deliver innovative solutions The PPG Logo is a registered trademark and We protect and beautify the world is a trademark of PPG Industries Ohio, Inc. ©2017 PPG Industries, Inc. All rights reserved.