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Production of Titan Tire’s super-giant Big Daddy behemoth is expected to resume within several days following an industrial accident during the manufacturing process.
Titan halted production Nov. 23 at its Bryan, Ohio plant due to “a pressure issue” with one of its 53/80R63 curing presses. “A build-up and release of pressure from the one curing press resulted in building structure damage,” according to company executives, who report “no serious injuries” to workers at the facility.
Titan, which did not disclose the amount of damage inflicted during the incident, expects that some of the repair costs will be covered by insurance.
The Big Daddy tires – each measuring nearly 14 feet tall and weighing about 12,500 pounds – are shipped to Canada’s oil sands for use in mining applications. They can carry loads of more than 400 tons.
“Titan’s 63-inch giant tires continue to run with success,” says Titan Chairman and CEO Maurice M. Taylor Jr.
“Our employees as well as our outside contractors have been doing an excellent job bringing production up on Titan’s new super giant tire, and this set back is just a small bump in the road,” he reports.
“There is always a silver lining, and now everyone knows how powerful these new curing presses are, and we are so appreciative that no one was seriously injured,” Taylor says. “Lastly, I have not changed my revenue goals for 2008.”
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