VMI launches Remote Guidance
VMI has introduced what it calls VMI Remote Guidance, which is designed to ensure “immediate support 24/7 on VMI equipment.” The system uses high resolution video to enable VMI’s remote support engineer to guide the customer through the faultfinding procedure in order to quickly resolve the issue without the need to travel to site.
Continue ReadingNew tyre tread label offers global RFID functionality
Avery Dennison and Ferm RFID Solutions have together created a tyre tread label that, for the first time ever, offers worldwide RFID functionality. The label allows entire pallets of tyres to be read in a single pass and is compatible with all relevant standards.
Continue ReadingCV Show debut for Michelin X Multi regional tyre range
The replacement of Michelin’s most popular heavy truck tyre range with a new generation of tyre will get under way at this year’s Commercial Vehicle Show. The Birmingham-based road transport fair will play host to the international debut of the all-new Michelin X Multi, a range that is said to deliver 15 to 20 per cent more mileage than the current X MultiWay 3D series.
Continue ReadingATG introduces Galaxy Hulk SDS
Alliance Tire Group (ATG) has introduced a new skid steer tyre, the Galaxy Hulk Deep-Tread SDS. The Hulk SDS is the latest addition to the Galaxy severe duty solid (SDS) line, which also contains solid versions of such popular tread patterns as the company’s Beefy Baby and Yardmaster tyres.
Continue ReadingPorsche homologates Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3 for Panamera
Goodyear reports that its Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3 has been approved as an original equipment fitment for the Porsche Panamera. The accreditation covers a size 265/45ZR19 (105Y) XL front axle tyre and a 295/40ZR19 (108Y) XL fitment on the rear. The tyres will carry the ‘N0’ designation on the sidewall to denote their approval by Porsche as original equipment tyres.
Continue ReadingWolfrace details Aero ‘Turbine’ alloy wheel
Wolfrace’s latest product to emerge from its skunk works development department is the Aero, a turbine style alloy thats available in the companys customary wide range of sizes, offsets, PCDs and finishes. This wheel is suitable for both passenger car and commercial applications thanks to its load indexing.
Continue ReadingLaunch UK named Best Business 2016 by Launch Europe
Launch UK has been named “Best Launch Business 2016” by the brand’s European division. The UK operation, based in Plymouth, is the only genuine distributor of Launch products in the UK and this award acknowledges the high quality of its customer service from the point of sale through to aftersales support.
Continue ReadingMitas introducing 5 more Terra Force-R sizes
From next month, the Mitas Terra Force-R range will grow by a further five sizes. Commenting on the upcoming new additions, the Trelleborg Group company’s director of motorcycle tyre and tube products says that by extending the range to include a V speed rated 90/90-21 tyre size, riders “will get a perfect set for a combination of 90/90-21 54V for front wheels and 150/70R17 69V for rear wheels.”
Continue ReadingNokian launches Hakkapeliitta Truck F2 steer tyre
When it comes to winter driving, Nokian Heavy Tyres observes that an extra couple of percentage points improvement in grip “makes all the difference.” This is why when developing a successor to the Hakkapeliitta Truck F, the Finnish tyre maker says it wanted to make an “already excellent” steer tyre “even better.” The Hakkapeliitta Truck F2, it adds, is a completely redesigned tyre with a “more aggressive tread pattern” that maximises grip.
Continue ReadingSUVs the largest car segment in Europe in 2016
The European car industry boomed in 2016 - with new car registrations for the year totalling 15.14 million units, a 6.5 per cent increase when compared to 2015. This is the second highest volume seen since 2007 when total registrations exceeded 16 million units. In addition, the results also demonstrate that the SUV take-up trend continues to boom. In fact, the switch to SUVs was the clearest car sector trend in 2016. To be precise, the European SUV sector grew 21.4 per cent last year, increasing from 3.2 million units registered in 2015 to 3.9 million last year. In contrast, the traditional segments grew by just 2.2 per cent – 10 times slower!
Continue ReadingNokian launches Nordman 7 SUV for ‘varying winter weather’
At the end of January Nokian Tyres renewed its Nordman product family with the introduction of the Nordman 7, including an SUV variant. The Nokian Nordman 7 SUV studded tyres utilise a unique stud technology that offers safe and comfortable winter driving. The carefully tried and tested technological solutions ensure that new Nokian Nordman tyres are a reliable choice for the varying Northern conditions in terms of safety as well as overall economy.
Continue ReadingAEZ’s Cliff rim designed to complement SUVs like the Audi Q2
While the Audi Q2 is not top-of-the-range as such, it does offer premium technology such as connectivity/infotainment and plenty of room for upgrades. Indeed, in keeping with the slogan “If it doesn’t match it will be matched”, the Q2 can be upgraded to taste, which also catapults it into the upper price segment of city SUVs.
Continue ReadingVMI easing connected manufacturing with PIXXEL
The proprietary vision technology found within the latest generation of VMI tyre building machinery, such as MAXX and MILEXX, aims to enable complete hands-off, eyes-off production. Industry 4.0 is taking automation one step further by encouraging greater connectivity, higher levels of automation and a greater use of machine intelligence to drive speed, agility and production integration. With this in mind, and in response to the demands of high speed tyre building, VMI is now introducing a PIXXEL, a platform it developed in-house.
Continue ReadingNokian Tyres, Arctic Trucks develop Hakkapeliitta 44
Arctic Trucks, the Icelandic company that helped the Top Gear team drive to the North Pole in a Toyota Hilux ten years ago, has teamed up with Nokian Tyres to produce a new tyre for extreme winter conditions, the Nokian Hakkapeliitta 44. Production of the size LT475/70 R17 tyre will begin in the next few months, and it will be exclusively available through Arctic Trucks.
Continue ReadingMore product awards for Nexen tyres
Nexen Tire shares that seven of its products have won Good Design Awards in Korea and the US, bringing the total number of product awards gained by the tyre maker last year to 16.
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