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NEWS - TECHNOLOGIES - INPUTS PAGE 4 Editorial written by the Chief Executive Officer of REP Mr. Tabar. , PAGE 5 TRAVEL ACROSS THE REP NETWORK DEPLOYING VERSATILITY Special Machines and Applications PAGES 18 - 19 WHEN FACTORIES GO DIGITAL PAGE 6 NEWS FROM THE NETWORK A few words from the Sales Manager Balance and analysis of the global context REP Pack 4.0, a tool of REP Services WORLD NEWS News from Subsidiaries and Agents (Germany, Brazil, China, USA, etc.) Partnership Tung Yu PAGE 11 THE CONQUEST OF KNOWLEDGE PAGES 12 - 13 GATHERING STRENGTH ... THE FACTORY OF TOMORROW Introduction to Automation...

2020 / 2021: Rupture or Continuity? Globalization is facing a hard questioning of its form which is based on the intensive movement of goods and services, capital, data and people. The Covid pandemic, environmental changes, geopolitical tensions and IT developments change the well-known "Think global, Act local" towards an ever increasing decentralization and autonomy of the productive agents, who, however, are more and more interconnected through the growing networking of the data exchange systems allowing for data linking, alignment and federation. However, globalization keeps going thanks...

P5-6 . REP NETWORK A few words from the Sales Manager Balance and analysis of the global context P7-8-9 . WORLD NEWS • News from the Agents and Subsidiaries (Germany, China, USA, etc.) • Partnership Tung Yu NEWS - NOVELTIES Travel Across the REP Networ

NEWS FROM THE SALES NETWORK FROM THE SALES MANAGER'S DESK We are proud of our network, which is the farthest-reaching in the profession, experienced and lively. It is the core principles on which we set up our proximity and services to our customers. Developed in the 70's, it has never been as important as in this period when travels are restricted; it is there for you and we are keen to show you its evolution, its life. Many thanks to all women and men of this network, in the field, for their contribution. Stéphane Demin RUSSIA As a supplier and expert of industrial solutions REP international...

Plastics Bavaria SRL joined REP international’s sales network in March 2019. The company, which was founded in 2003 and is based in Brasov (Romania) is renowned for its comprehensive expertise in the world of injection molding equipment and processes. SCS instruments, specializing in laboratory equipment designed for the rubber industry, has all qualities to best meet customers' needs. REP international will promote this new cooperation with its expertise in rubber processing equipment to make it a great success. Stéphane Demin and Radu Mares Congratulations to Mauro Carvalho who celebrates his...

GERMANY REP Deutschland is happy to introduce Maria Freisens, who is in charge of the Accounting Department. She succeeds Bärbel Maser, who has retired and whom we want to thank for her good job and support! The new extension and the new showroom are finished. They are used for test purposes of customer molds, material tests and training courses for their operators, maintenance teams and our employees, in order to ensure the best possible support. More changes will be in place shortly. Our Service Technician Sascha Zink will integrate the Sales Department for the project management and for increased...

WOMEN IN INDUSTRY Congratulations to Anna Seel, Accounting Manager at REP Corporation, who was selected by the magazine Rubber & Plastics News to participate in the special edition Women in Tire & Rubber. We can read there how she feels about that and the complete interview. She is one of the 60 portraits of women honored. CHINA The subsidiary URP integrates a dynamic team who operates on the local market and also ensures the technical machine support of key accounts who have relocated their production to China. While demonstrating adaptability and flexibility in line with the drawbacks associated...

TRAINING COURSES for MOLD MAKERS, OPERATORS, DESIGN ENGINEERS, METHOD ENGINEERS, MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS, etc. Production Management Tools • Learning how to run an injection press: Familiarizing with the controls and programming, specific case studies. Ranges G7 / G8 - G9 / G10 - RT9 • Machine maintenance: Diagnostic aid tools, fast troubleshooting, preventive maintenance. Ranges G7 / G8 - G9 / G10 • Servicing and development of the machine range: Training for experienced technicians to change over from machine generation N-1 to N. • REP Net 4.0 Training in the use of REP Net 4.0 Supervisor Software...

P 12 - 13 . GATHERING STRENGTH ... The Injection Principles The Injection Unit REP P 14 - 15 . A UNIQUE CONSTELLATION FOR EACH PROJECT • Special Machines, The new model H510 • The REP Ranges • The new CMX P 16 - 17 . DEPLOYING VERSATILITY Special Fields and Applications P 18 - 19 . WHEN FACTORIES GO DIGITAL The connected factory - REP Pack 4.0 P 20 - 21 . THE SERVICE 4.0 REP Pack 4.0, a tool of REP Services P 22 - 23 - 24 . THE FACTORY OF TOMORROW • Introduction to automation • Which options to choose for my press? • Application examples TECHNOLOGIES - RANGES

GATHERING STRENGTH ... THE ESSENTIAL OF FUNDAMENTALS REP is renowned for its know-how and its commitment to reliable service, but its proprietary signature is the genuine injection system. This sophisticated, precise and unchallengeable concept shows here its great principles. The design of REP's injection unit, with no equivalent in the marketplace, enables elastomers within a large range of viscosity and hardness to be easily fed and injected. This patented injection system offers a large amplitude with regard to injection capacities and pressures with the possible injection up to 3,000 bar....