STP-Parts at the fair
Automechanika Frankfurt is the meeting place of the aftermarket, and remanufacturing has had a fixed place there for years. STP-Parts exhibited in Hall 3.0, the area for parts and components. At the stand it was about what moves our partners: availability of cores for current model series, identification amid growing variant diversity, and logistics for commercial vehicle parts.
Visit from APRA Europe
The board of APRA Europe, led by Chairman Dr Daniel Köhler, visited the stand. Association work is a fixed part of our business: as a member we bring the core broker's perspective into the industry's discussions.
What we take away
- Demand for electric power steering pumps and EPS steering gears as cores continues to rise
- Commercial vehicle remanufacturers are looking for reliable suppliers of steering boxes and turbochargers
- Identification remains the bottleneck: the more variants, the more important clean assignment becomes