In front of a full house in the Mandarin Orchard in Singapore, Shell and Michelin welcomed fleet owners and operators to provide valuable insights into their products and how they can be used to further improve performances of commercial vehicles. First up was Ratchatapong Boonwatsakul, known as “Coco”, Shell’s Fuel Scientist who flew in from Bangkok, Thailand to meet with fleet customers and representatives of key accounts.
Highlighting the importance of quality fuels, Ratchatapong used videos to illustrate what happens when injectors are clogging up and fuels aren’t providing enough energy when burned in the chambers of the engine. Gaining insights into compositions of fuels and how they work, many participants commented that they had learned a lot and that they now understand fuels much better.
The company is continuously working on improving their fuel. Some of the key features of Shell fuels are cleaning properties and the ability to protect engines and fuel lines from corrosion and clogging up.
Managing tyres and how to get the most out of pneus was the main topic of the second part of the seminar. Taking over the stage, Douglas Ong, Director of Chin Seng Hin Pte Ltd talked about the importance of tyre management.
Laying a solid foundation by discussing production of tyres and their components as well as elaborating on the markings found on a tyre, Douglas then moved on to discuss various issues about tyre management. Videos and practical examples were used to illustrate how fleet owners could improve the lives of tyres in all three stages of their usage.
Ensuring correct maintenance of new tyres would go a long way to ensure good regroove-ability he explained. Through re-grooving, tyre milage may be extended by up to 25% before going into the retreading process.
One of the main attractions were tyres and tread patterns that Michelin had on display. These commercial vehicle tyre samples were in different states of usage and could were used to illustrate the points made in the presentation. We are sure that many guests will be checking their tyres more carefully now that they know about correct handling of the rubber, which is not just round and black.
