TITAN France is a member of TITAN EUROPE PLC Group. Manufacturer of WHEELS, mainly for the agricultural sector it is also a BLACK PAINT shop, specializing in the surface treatment of parts for the car industry

<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> TITAN France is a member of TITAN EUROPE PLC Group <p>TITAN France benefits from several advantages :<br> A multi-skill industrial experience :<br> 1. A production division of TITAN agricultural wheels <br> 2. A division of surface treatment by e-coat<br> A Quality process :<br> 1. Target : 100 % customer satisfaction<br> 2. Permanent control of the process<br> A culture of efficiency :<br> 1. Involvement of all the staff<br> 2. Respect of know-how and environment</p> <table width="1005" border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr bgcolor="#F3EB08"> <td width="54" height="1" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><img src="/images/interface/cale.gif" width="3" height="2"></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#F3EB08"> <td height="1"><table width="100%" height="1" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td width="5%" height="28"><table width="100%" height="1" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td width="2" nowrap background="/images/interface/onglets/centre.gif"> </td> <td nowrap> <div align="center"><font color="#330099" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="/titan_uk/accueil/index.htm" target="centre">Welcome</a></font></div></td> <td width="1"> </td> </tr> </table></td> <td width="5%"><table width="100%" height="1" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td width="1" background="/images/interface/onglets/centre.gif"> </td> <td nowrap> <div align="center"><font 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française</font><a href="/titan_uk/index.htm" target="_parent"><img src="/images/interface/drapeau-francais.gif" width="31" height="25" border="0" align="absmiddle"></a></div></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> </table> <p>HISTORY OF TITAN<br> Titan Inc USA established Titan Europe in 1994 and enlarged it through a number of acquisitions in the agricultural wheels, earthmover and construction wheels sector. <br> A joint venture, trading as the New Warrington Wheel Company Limited, formed in 1989 by Titan Inc., the current CEO of Titan Europe and a third party became wholly owned by Titan Inc in 1995. <br> * In 1994 Titan Inc. acquired 50 per cent. of Titan Italy and the remaining 50 per cent. in 1996. <br> * In 1995 Titan Europe acquired two companies, Titan Steel Wheels in the UK and Titan Germany. <br> * In 1996 Titan Europe acquired Titan France transferring the company to Titan Italy in 2001. <br> * In 1998 Titan Inc. transferred Titan Italy to Titan Europe. <br> * In 1999 Titan Europe acquired its 35.9 per cent. investment in Wheels India and has representation on its board. <br> * Since 2000 Titan Europe has provided support to Titan Australia which it acquired in 2003.</p> <p>* In April 2004, TITAN Europe became a Public Company and the ordinary shares were admitted to trading on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange. <br> * In September 2004, TITAN Europe acquired Andys Engineers and Andiline Distributors to increase its presence on the Australian agricultural wheel EM & construction wheel market. </p> <p>Products</p> <p>TITAN FRANCE<br> Is, for 80 % of its turnover, a manufacturer of WHEELS, mainly for the agricultural sector. </p> <p>But it is also for 20 % of its turnover a BLACK PAINT shop, specializing in the surface treatment of parts for the car industry.</p> <p><br> Manufacture</p> <p>MANUFACTURE OF WHEELS<br> As the leading European agricultural wheel manufacturer for tractors, combines, specialist irrigation and spraying equipment, the Titan wheel series is extensive and includes :<br> * Manually Adjustable Track Wheels<br> * Fixed Disc Wheels<br> * Row-crop & Narrow wheels<br> * High Speed Wheels</p> <p>Our rim range includes all sizes (from 16’’ up to 54’’), all the profiles (W,DW, DWW) and also all the wheels for public works sector.</p> <p><br> Development</p> <p>DEVELOPMENT<br> Every vehicle application and requirement is different. <br> Working in close partnership with our customers helps us to design, develop and manufacture a component that corresponds exactly to customer and vehicle needs. <br> Many factors are taken into consideration during wheel design to ensure that the lifecycle of the wheel is suitable for the duty cycle of the machine it will run on. With such a safety-critical component, peace of mind and confidence can only come from the knowledge that the wheel has been developed by skilled and experienced engineers. </p> <p>HIGH SPEED WHEELS</p> <p>HIGH SPEED WHEELS<br> As the needs of the European Tractor Market grow more sophisticated every day, so does the technology of the individual components. The redesign of tractor drivelines and axles to compensate for higher speeds has impacted on wheel and tyre assembly. In response, Titan has developed the most advanced manufacturing techniques to ensure that the optimum « round » wheel is created and these high speed wheels are uniquely designed to be used comfortably both on and off the highway. </p> <p>ADJUSTABLE DISC WHEELS</p> <p>PRODUCTION UNIT<br> MANUFACTURING MANUFACTURING OF<br> OF THE RIM RIMS WITH LUGS<br> =>PROFILING =>WELDING OF LUGS</p> <p></p> <p> PAINTING OF DISCS MANUFACTURING <br> AND RIMS WITH LUGS OF THE WHEELS<br> => E-COAT => ASSEMBLING OF <br> =>PAINT ADJUSTABLE DISC WHEEL</p> <p><br> MANUFACTURING OF THE DISC<br> => PRESS</p> <p></p> <p>Page 9 : FIXED DISC WHEELS</p> <p>PRODUCTION UNIT</p> <p>MANUFACTURING <br> OF THE RIM<br> PROFILING</p> <p> MANUFACTURING OF THE WHEEL PAINTING OF THE WHEELS<br> => WELDING OF DISC + RIM => E-COAT<br> => PAINT<br> MANUFACTURING<br> OF THE DISC<br> => PRESS</p> <p><br> Page 10 : PRESENTATION</p> <p>SURFACE TREATMENT BY E-COATING</p> <p>TITAN France SAS, member of the Group TITAN Europe Plc, has specialized in surface treatment for 25 years and obtained the ISO 9001-2000 Certification in November 2003.<br> TITAN France was the first French medium-sized company, as far back as 1980, to equip itself with a complete line of surface treatment and e-coating. The equipment, in the form of a tunnel with a continuous conveyor, meets orders received, particularly from car manufacturers, and subcontractors of highly technical products. <br> 3 working shifts meet the very short deadlines requested by our customers. Our reactivity, mixed with optimum quality, constitute the two most important advantages of TITAN France. We can treat more than 100 000 parts per day for surfaces exceeding 5 000 sqm.<br> Quality requirements concerning resistance of metallic parts to corrosion do not stop increasing. TITAN France wants to get very high level performances with regard to protection against corrosion and resistance of the treated elements. That is the reason why TITAN France has selected for the supplying its paints, binding agents and products for dry cleaning and phosphation, the companies PPG and HENKEL which are well-known for the impeccable quality of their products and their involvement in safety and the environment.<br> A permanent control of all the processes is done by our laboratory which guarantees quality and the follow-up of all the treated parts : <br> - salt spray room<br> - measuring of the thickness<br> - adherence tests.<br> To respect the environment is one of TITAN France’s concern : <br> - a purification station treats process waters <br> waste waters are regularly analyzed so that they conform to the legislation</p> <p><br> Page 11 : PREPARATION</p> <p>E-coat treatment is a technology which permits the application of a paint coating on a metallic support (steel, casting, …) by electrodeposition in order to improve protection against corrosion. </p> <p><br> PREPARATION OF THE SURFACES :<br> The operations, which are all made by sprinkling ,are as follows : <br> - alkaline dry cleaning, regularly drained off<br> - cold rinsing, continuously supplied with new water<br> - microcrystalline zinc phosphatation with a low-weight coat <br> - cold rinsing<br> - rinsing with demineralized water</p> <p></p> <p>Page 12 : COATING</p> <p>E-COATING<br> The applied paint film gives the following properties :<br> - excellent adherence in case of corrosion<br> - black even appearance<br> - thickness included between 10 and 25 microns even in empty bodies, ridges<br> - respect of the tolerances on threads and tappings<br> - good hardness<br> - resistance to chemical products<br> - resistance to gravelling</p> <p>The coating is made in a tank of 13 000 litres and the equipment is composed of an anodic set, a mixing circuit, an ultrafiltration unit, a cooling circuit and a station to produce demineralized water. </p> <p>The electrodeposition lasts 120 seconds. The operation is immediately followed by 3 rinsings in series with ultrafiltrat and then by a lateral blowing of the parts with ambient air. </p> <p>The exceptional adherence in case of corrosion implies a perfect preparation of the surface. It is also the result of an excellent penetration of the paint. </p> <p><br> Page 13 : CHARACTERISTICS</p> <p>CHARACTERISTICS OF THE E-COAT EQUIPMENT<br> The equipment is in the form of a tunnel with a continuous supply, which permits the treatment of medium-sized parts.<br> The different stages are as follows :<br> - preparation of surfaces by sprinkling in a six-stage tunnel <br> - coating by cathodic electrodeposition<br> - baking of the coating</p> <p>Its usable gauge is : <br> - length 600 mm<br> - width 450 mm<br> - height 750 mm<br> It permits the treatment of a very large range of parts such as wiper-blades or an agricultural wheel which is <br> 650 mm in diameter and weighs about 65 kg.<br> The equipment is served by a 4’’ CFC conveyor with a length of 320 m and with a running speed of 2m40 per minute, for 400 trolleys with an eighty-centimetre gap between each of them. <br> The distance between two holders is 812 mm. The chemical surface treated in one hour is about 300 sqm.</p> <p></p> <p>Page 14 : SPECIFICATIONS</p> <p>The products treated with e-coat at TITAN France comply with the demanding specifications of the OEM with regards to corrosion resistance. <br> RENAULT<br> Reference 47 – 01 – 003 : protection of metallic parts against ambient damaging effects<br> Salt spray test : of 400 hours minimum<br> PSA PEUGEOT/CITROEN<br> Reference B 15 5220 : paint coatings applied on mechanical metallic parts<br> Salt spray test : of 500 hours minimum<br> AFNOR STANDARDS <br> Reference NFX 41 –002 : protection against physical, chemical and biological agents.<br> Salt spray test : of 800 hours minimum</p> <p></p> <p>Page 15 : PROCESS</p> <p>GREY PAINT<br> The different stages of this process are as follows :</p> <p> Alkaline dry cleaning of the part<br> The aim of dry cleaning is to eliminate greases<br> The dry cleaning is effective on all the greases (animal, vegetable and mineral greases) <br> Phosphatating of the parts<br> The aim of phosphatating is to put a crystalline coating on the metal<br> The type of phosphatate used is an Iron phosphatate<br> Electrodeposition<br> The paint which is electrodeposited on the part is of the type grey POWERCRON<br> The thickness of the paint varies according to the metal nature, from 15 up to <br> 25 microns.<br> The paint is free of lead, cadmium, mercury, chromium<br> Gloss paint<br> It is possible to put a coloured gloss paint on parts : yellow, red, grey…<br> The thickness « e-coat + gloss paint » is 50 microns minimum.</p> <p>SIZES OF TREATED PARTS<br> The surface treatment is made by sprinkling.<br> The electrodeposition is made by immersion. The adherence to salt spray is 400 hours.<br> The parts to treat are hung on a chain with holders. The dimensions of hung parts must respect the following sizes (maximum weight : 200 kg) : <br> - height 1 800 mm<br> - width 600 mm<br> - length 1800 mm</p> <p><br> TITRES DES ONGLETS :<br> Accueil = Welcome<br> Présentation = presentation<br> Historique = history<br> Production = products</p> <p>Roues = Wheels<br> Fabrication = manufacture<br> Développement = development<br> Roues à grande vitesse = high speed wheels<br> Roues voie variable = adjustable disc wheel<br> Roues voie fixe = fixed disc wheel</p> <p>Cataphorèse noire = black paint<br> Présentation = presentation<br> Préparation = preparation<br> Revêtement = coating<br> Caractéristiques = characteristics<br> Cahier des charges = specifications</p> <p>Cataphorèse grise = grey paint</p> <p>Contacts = contacts<br> Adresses = address details<br> Plan d'accès = access plan<br> Titan Europe = id</p> <table width="1005" border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr bgcolor="#F3EB08"> <td width="54" height="1" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><img src="/images/interface/cale.gif" width="3" height="2"></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#F3EB08"> <td height="1"><table width="100%" height="1" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td width="5%" height="28"><table width="100%" height="1" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td width="2" nowrap background="/images/interface/onglets/centre.gif"> </td> <td nowrap> <div align="center"><font color="#330099" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="/titan_uk/accueil/index.htm" target="centre">Welcome</a></font></div></td> <td width="1"> </td> </tr> </table></td> <td width="5%"><table width="100%" height="1" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td width="1" background="/images/interface/onglets/centre.gif"> </td> <td nowrap> <div align="center"><font color="#330099" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="/titan_uk/roues/index.htm" target="centre">Wheels</a></font></div></td> <td width="1"><img src="/images/interface/onglets/droite.gif" width="6" height="27"></td> </tr> </table></td> <td width="5%"><table width="100%" height="1" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td width="1" background="/images/interface/onglets/centre.gif"><img src="/images/interface/onglets/gauche.gif" width="7" height="27"></td> <td nowrap> <div align="center"><font color="#330099" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="/titan_uk/cataphorese-noire/index.htm" target="centre">black paint</a></font></div></td> <td width="1"><img src="/images/interface/onglets/droite.gif" width="6" height="27"></td> </tr> </table></td> <td width="5%"><table width="100%" height="1" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td width="1" background="/images/interface/onglets/centre.gif"><img src="/images/interface/onglets/gauche.gif" width="7" height="27"></td> <td nowrap> <div align="center"><font color="#330099" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="/titan_uk/cataphorese-grise/index.htm" target="centre">grey paint</a></font></div></td> <td width="1"><img src="/images/interface/onglets/droite.gif" width="6" height="27"></td> </tr> </table></td> <td width="5%"><table width="100%" height="1" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td width="1" background="/images/interface/onglets/centre.gif"><img src="/images/interface/onglets/gauche.gif" width="7" height="27"></td> <td nowrap> <div align="center"><font color="#330099" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="/titan_uk/contacts/index.htm" target="centre">contacts</a></font></div></td> <td width="1"><img src="/images/interface/onglets/droite.gif" width="6" height="27"></td> </tr> </table></td> <td width="50%"><div align="right"><font color="#330066" size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Version française</font><a href="/titan_uk/index.htm" target="_parent"><img src="/images/interface/drapeau-francais.gif" width="31" height="25" border="0" align="absmiddle"></a></div></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> </table> <p></p> <p><br> </p> </body>