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automotive
Renzo Gibellini
UK, Germany and Ireland.
" I tell my people not to be
afraid of the future, but to embrace
it and to make sure that
we will continue to be a key player
in the market. That is what is
important, " Gibellini said.
From an industrial point of
view, Reflexallen, a tier one supplier
to the automotive industry,
is ideally located in Italy's 'Motor
Valley', between Modena
and Bologna, where all the big
names are headquartered.
" Ducati, Ferrari, Lamborghini,
Maserati, Pagani - they're
all here, " he said. " But in addition,
other industries such as
packaging, medical, ceramic
tiles and of course automotive
components are also strongly
represented in the area. "
As a result, there is also a lot
of talent available in the region,
which is a crucial part of any
company's success.
Over the years, Reflexallen
Passion,
ambition and a
determination
to succeed
Renzo Gibellini, founder and owner of Refl exallen, a tier 1
supplier to the automotive industry, described what drove him
to establish his company 35 years ago. They are qualities that
propelled Refl exallen's growth from the company's humble
beginnings in a garage to the global operation it is today.
" I
24
started the business
at age 23,
really with no
resources, from
scratch, " Reflexallen founder
and owner Renzo Gibellini told
Sustainable Plastics in an online
interview. " But I was determined
to succeed. "
As far as that goes, little
has changed. Gibellini still has
the passion and determination
that drove him 35 years
ago to build his own business
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and that today gives him the
energy to create new opportunities.
It is an approach that
has resulted in the company's
growth into a global force,
with sites in Brazil, the United
States, India, Japan, China, the
has branched into five divisions
- pneumatic, electrical, fluid
power, safety devices and special
composites - all based on
the core principle of transferring
energy. " We transfer air, fluids,
electricity and data in many different
forms. We off er our customers
solutions for transferring
energy into diff erent kinds of
environments. And because we
are basically an automotive tier
one, I would say that the vast
majority of our products are
safety critical - safety critical
application products that must
be validated under the most extreme
tests, " he said.
For example, one of the
company's core products is air
brake tubing, which ensures
heavy trucks, trailers and buses
are able to brake safely and efficiently.
The tubing must therefore
perform under the harshest
of conditions, at high and low
temperatures, durably and reliably.
They are products that do
not readily lend themselves to
being redesigned, for example,
for enhanced sustainability, noted
Gibellini, who nevertheless
believes that this is the direction
in which to grow. It's a conviction
that led him to change the
company's 'Driven by Energy'
vision into 'Driven by Sustainable
Energy'.
" The challenge for me is the
business I am in - the very competitive
environment of the au
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