CV Show debut for Hankook all-season trailer tyre
Hankook Tyre UK will show its latest all-season trailer tyre at the Commercial Vehicle Show in Birmingham alongside other products from its expanding truck and bus tyre portfolio. The Hankook SmartFlex TH31, which will be displayed in size 385/65 R22.5, is an all-year tyre for medium to long haul applications.
Continue ReadingBeumer debuting green tyre handling system at Tire Technology
Beumer Group, a global supplier of automated material handling systems, is giving the first live demonstration of its Tire Tray System at Tire Technology Expo 2017 Hannover, Germany, from 14-16 February.
Continue ReadingKumho positioning Ecsta PS91 as affordable premium performance tyre
The new Kumho Ecsta PS91 is now available in the UK and “aimed squarely at supercars and such mouth-wateringly quick passenger saloons.”
Continue ReadingEldan supplies Qatar’s Modern Recycling Factory
Swedish based recycling machinery maker, Eldan, has announced that it is supplying Qatar’s Modern Recycling Factory (MRF). MRF is based in Mesaieed Industrial City and is already now operational. The US$41.3 million facility was financed and endorsed more than two years ago by Al Khalij Commercial Bank in support of Qatar’s green-technology business sector.
Continue ReadingRecord January new car registrations
The UK new car market got 2017 the year off to a good start and achieved record levels of registration again January. According to the latest SMMT figures, 174,564 new cars were registered on British roads in January – rising 2.9 per cent to the highest level since 2005.
Continue ReadingDelta4x4’s VW Multivan T6 wheel/tyre upgrade
Southern German Tuning Experts delta4x4 have developed a complete wheel and tyre combination that reportedly “optimizes the performance of the VW Multivan T6 on the road, as well as out there in open terrain”. The set consists of four tyres from the all-terrain line by BF Goodrich on KlassikB alloy wheels, which have a screwed-on guard ring for protection that can be replaced when it is damaged.
Continue ReadingNew Taurus, Kingstone products build on KRT’s agri market presence
Kings Road Tyres (KRT) is building on its position as a major wholesale distributor of agricultural tyres with new products from two of its exclusive lines, Taurus and house brand, Kingstone.
Continue ReadingSUV-orientated AlloyGators offer new workshop opportunity
At the back end of 2016, AlloyGator launched its new extra-large alloy wheel protector. The product’s debut was made at the 2016 SEMA Show in Las Vegas. Designed to fit wheels that 12 – 24 inches in diameter, the new size profile has been added in response to the rapid global growth of the SUV and Crossover market.
Continue Reading4x4s cleaner than standard cars in latest Equa Air Quality NOX ratings
The latest Equa Air Quality (Aq) Index shows assumptions that two-wheel-drive vehicles are cleaner than four-wheel drives are wrong. Comparing two and four-wheel-drive test results reveals that the more capable models produce less nitrogen oxides when compared through real, on-road driving. Concentrating on the latest Euro 6 compliant vehicles, it shows the vast improvements that some manufacturers have made in helping cut harmful tailpipe emissions when developing new cars.
Continue ReadingSIMA launch for Vredestein’s “widest” sub-1250mm agri trailer tyre
The SIMA international agribusiness show in Paris will serve as a platform for Apollo Vredestein to introduce the widest available radial implement tyre with a diameter below the crucial 1,250 millimetre mark. From 26 February to 2 March, the company will showcase the 800/40 R 22.5 168D Flotation Trac radial, a product it developed with agricultural equipment manufacturers.
Continue ReadingValeo introduce specialist switches for Mercedes models
Valeo Service UK has launched 14 new steering column switches and four clockspring and steering angle sensors specifically designed for Mercedes models.
Continue ReadingValeo launches HydroConnect
Valeo Service UK has launched HydroConnect, a new wiper blade range providing 96 per cent original equipment flatblade car parc coverage with 42 part numbers.
Continue ReadingYokohama USA up tyre prices 7 per cent
Yokohama Tire Corporation will increase prices by up to 7 per cent on all of its tyres sold in the US, including consumer, commercial and off-the-road (OTR). The price hike becomes effective 1 April.
Continue ReadingMitas launching metre-wide SFT tyre at SIMA
The world premiere of the latest Mitas agricultural tyre, the metre-wide 1000/50 R 25 SFT, will take place at the SIMA show in Paris later this month. The tyre is designed for use on high-horsepower agricultural machinery such as potato harvesters and self-propelled spreaders, and offers flexibility when it comes to load and inflation pressure.
Continue ReadingAtlas Copco introduces new compressor range
Atlas Copco has introduced a new generation of powerful yet quiet oil-injected rotary screw workplace air compressors, which are available in 7 kW, 11 kW and 15 kW variants with flows varying from 29.5-68.7 cfm. The G7-15 series of compressors replace the previous GX7EL and GX11EL models and offer a number of enhancements in terms of energy efficiency and reliability, including increasing Free Air Delivery (FAD) by up to 3 per cent.
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