Beissbarth UK Release Online Alignment Tutorial

Automotive servicing equipment manufacturer and distributer Beissbarth UK have released an online tutorial, bringing together the basics of wheel alignment in a Flash animated presentation. The guide provides an interactive education in the subjects of suspension geometry and tyre technology, taking visitors through the terminology particular to each subject with detailed explanations of concepts such as rear wheel thrust, toe adjustment and the “basic rules” of alignment. Each section of the guide provides much of interest for those needing to know more about wheel alignment.

Meanwhile, Beissbarth UK’s concern with educational matters is reflected in managing director Philip Hodges’ website statement on the shortfall in skills within the UK servicing industry. He says that the advances made by the industry in new technology are “not being matched by the availability of suitable technicians and apprentices.”

Saving particular interest in the challenges to smaller companies in automotive repairs, he suggests that the slacking of the national curriculum could have a negative effect on future workers: “This is an industry sector predominately made up of small workshops or sole traders. When they choose to take on a young employee or apprentice they have to be certain the individual has the right basic skills, such as literacy and numeracy, to handle the equipment, and have the necessary personal skills to relate to customers. All Beissbarth equipment comes with easy to read digital displays, icon keyboards and comprehensive training but the new generation of technicians are not only required to understand a sophisticated level of technology but they also need to articulate the benefits to customers.”

The continued commitment of Beissbarth to providing technologically advanced equipment to wheel fitters necessitates the addressing of educational issues within the sector. The company’s website, with its interactive guide to wheel alignment, shows one way in which organisations can address the issues themselves.