Gatorback PolyV Belt Quiet Channel Technology Helical Cog
Gatorback Poly-V Belt Quiet Channel Technology • Helical Cog Belt Design • Advance compounds eliminate belt wear and cracking • Eliminates chirps, squeaks and squeals associated with pulley misalignment Greater Wear Resistance • Carbon fiber technology tensioner member results in a belt with little elongation. Exceptional Belt Life • Technology which increases belt flexibility and enables it to run cooler NASCAR Proven • Sprint Cup Series • Greater Customer Desire & Loyalty. Veyance Technologies, Inc. 0
Marketing Tools: Website • Functionality – – – – Product Literature Tech Tips Where To Buy Product Locator Tensioner information Application data Product interchange www. goodyearep. com Veyance Technologies, Inc. 1
Marketing Tools ~Website Product Locator New product finder launched with the following features: • • Application guide, product attributes Buyers guide Images Part interchange www. partfinder. veyance. com Veyance Technologies, Inc.
Gatorback Club Veyance Technologies, Inc. 3
The Gatorback Club • Rewards program for installers – Sell Goodyear – Earn Rewards • Current Installers : Rewards loyalty • Turns “Parts into Points” • Retention program – “What’s in it for Me” www. goodyearep. com/gatorbackclub Eligible Products • Point values assigned to each eligible product • Points earned for each sleeve/UPC submitted V Belt 25 pts per sleeve Poly V-Belt 50 pts per sleeve Timing Belts & Kits 75 pts per sleeve Tensioners 75 pts per sleeve Air Springs 100 pts per sleeve Veyance Technologies, Inc. 4
Points Plateaus Point Plateaus Redemption Option New member 2, 500 points 5, 000 points 25 points for registering $25 gift card $50* gift card, Gatorback Club t-shirt 7, 500 points 10, 000 points $75* gift card, Gatorback ball cap $100* gift card, GBC die cast car, NASCAR drawing Rewards, Rewards!!! * Gift cards are available in denominations of $25 Veyance Technologies, Inc. 5
Air Springs – Each spring is pressure tested for leaks Veyance Technologies, Inc. 6
New Air Spring Announcement 1 S 5 -175 & 1 S 5 -176 • 03 & Later Freightliner 18 -40977 -000 & 1852651 -000 Century Class ST Firestone 7215 & 7205 (Old Firestone 7207) Interchanges to the GDY 1 S 5 -175 • 02 & Earlier Freightliner 18 -29919 -000 Century Class and Argosy COE. Firestone 7206 & (Old Firestone 7202) Interchanges to the GDY 1 S 5 -176 • Product represents around 25% of the vehicles on the road. • Enhanced heat resistance using natural rubber construction • 3 Prong Design Veyance Technologies, Inc. 7
Extend-Air Solution • Problem – Extreme load pressures cause circumferential “turnup” cracks – Accumulated debris can cause abrasion related failure – D. O. T. inspection down time • Extend-Air Solution – New construction eliminates “turn-up” cracks – Reduces down time – Up to 3 times longer life Veyance Technologies, Inc. 8
Air Springs Extend-Air • First ply of fabric extended • Exclusive to Goodyear P r. Veyance o d u Technologies, ct Inc. 9
BELLOWS ACTUATOR TEST Purpose: Improve turn-up cracking Test Conditions 2 B 12 Product Used 3. 5” Compressed Height 11” Rebound Height Cycles/Frequency Ambient Temperature Failure Mode: Turn-up Cracking or Burst Pressure: From 0 PSI compressed inflated to 100 PSI rebound then exhausted to 0 PSI Veyance Technologies, Inc. Comp. A Goodyear 10
Test questions: 1) Although Goodyear is no longer the officially licensed belt of NASCAR. Do the majority of the team still use Gatorback’s on Sunday? 2) What is the name of the Goodyear program for end users product rewards? 3) What is the web site for product application look up? 4) What is the patented process that makes Goodyear belts the quietest in the industry? 5) What process makes Goodyear Air Springs resist turn up cracking? Veyance Technologies, Inc. 11
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