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WheelRight wins Frost & Sullivan award
Leading UK technology company, WheelRight, has been awarded the Frost & Sullivan New Product Innovation and Leadership Award. The award was presented for its remote tyre pressure monitoring system. The system comprises a sensory pad that is embedded into the road, at a point where vehicles enter or leave a facility or forecourt. As the device is driven over, ‘in-motion’ measurements of the tyre pressures, axle weights and tyre temperatures are acquired and analysed without the need for any equipment being attached to the vehicle. Within seconds, these readings can be delivered directly to the driver’s mobile phone.
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Switch to summer tyres and stop shorter, says Bridgestone
Summer is just around the corner, but some motorists in the UK and Europe who changed over to winter tyres last autumn haven’t yet changed back. Bridgestone has issued a reminder that its time to swap to summer tyres, and gives a couple of good reasons why drivers should do this sooner rather than later.
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Test shows varied performance from ‘no-name’ motorcycle tyres
A comparative test of “no-name” tyres has been published by German motorcycling magazine Motorrad, and the results show a wide range of performance within this segment. Five brands in the 120/70 ZR17 and 180/55 ZR 17 size combination were pitted against a premium-segment benchmark tyre and tested in a range of riding conditions. The outcome? Motorrad concluded its evaluation by declaring that “so-called no-name tyres can’t be judged wholesale” and that products in this category range from those that match the premiums down to technology from a bygone era.
Continue ReadingManbat addresses low-price competition with revised Numax range
Manbat, the UK’s largest automotive battery distributor, introduced its Numax brand in 2002 to commemorate the company’s 50th anniversary. Since its launch, Numax brand awareness has become almost universal, and Manbat says it has established itself as one of the country’s most popular aftermarket brands. To equip the brand, and those distributing it, for the next decade, Manbat has refreshed Numax’s visual identity as well as its offering within the automotive products range.
Continue ReadingSnap-on buys Pro-Cut for US$42 million
Snap-on Incorporated of the USA has acquired Pro-Cut International, Inc. the world’s leading manufacturer of on-car brake disc lathes. Pro-Cut’s lathes are widely used in brake servicing by car repair workshops of all types. In the UK, Pro-Cut lathes are distributed by Haweka UK of Toddington, Gloucestershire.
Continue ReadingVarga gives Kenda tyre Middle East debut at Automechanika Dubai
Hot on the heels of Kenda’s Reifen show stand in Essen, Germany, Varga Trading Company is using Automechanika Dubai as the platform to showcase the Middle East debut of the new KR-50 from Kenda. The KR 50 will be positioned as a fuel-efficient tyre for Crossover Utility Vehicles (CUVs) with special features like extreme siping and four wide circumferential grooves for improved braking performance, a solid centre rib for better flexibility and will better comfort at high speeds.
Continue ReadingJuly launch for Pirelli mould cure retread range
Alongside a number of new commercial segment products, including its new R:01 II truck tyres and H:01 coach range, Pirelli displayed a significant addition to its retread portfolio at Reifen 2014. The Italian manufacturer’s brand-new mould cure Novatread retread line complements the existing range of Pirelli Novateck pre-cure treads and is produced exclusively on Pirelli casings using original Pirelli moulds. Pirelli says the casings used in the Novatread retread range are solely sourced from its latest generation of casings and the retreaded tyres feature tread patterns from the Series :01 new tyre range, which was first introduced in 2009.
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GT Radial launches long haul steer, winter truck and bus tyres
GT Radial’s Hall 3 stand at Reifen 2014 hosted the launch of two new products alongside the already announced GSR225 Combi Road multi-use tyre. The GTL925 low platform trailer tyre and the GSW226 steer axle winter tyre are both being shown for the first time at Europe’s largest tyre fair.
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GT Radial unveils Champiro FE1 PCR tyre at Reifen 2014
GT Radial has launched its new passenger car tyre for the mass market, the Champiro FE1. Angelo Giannangeli, marketing director – Europe for passenger car and light truck said that the tyre’s launch “is a huge statement of intent”. It will be available on European markets between September and October.
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Hunter brings a Revolution to Reifen
Hunter Engineering Company has brought its latest tyre changer to the Reifen show in Germany, and the US-based firm says the new Revolution is the industrys most advanced fully-automatic tyre changer.
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Bridgestone launches high performance European agricultural range
Bridgestone has launched a premium range of radial agricultural tyres at Reifen 2014. While the manufacturer boasts a wide range of products for the sector under its Firestone brand, including the Performer and Maxi Traction, the Bridgestone VT-Tractor will focus on the growing high performance tractor segment.
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New Goodyear Dunlop technologies to dampen noise, increase comfort
Grip and fuel efficiency are often the focal points of improved tyre technologies, yet the third EU label metric of noise is an important consideration for many motorists. Goodyear Dunlop has announced new technologies in both its premium brands designed to increase comfort through reduced noise levels inside the vehicle when driving – a feature not actually measured in labelling, but one that could prove attractive to consumers wanting to hear more of their engine tone or in-car entertainment.
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Vipal to present VT190 tread alongside VL140 at Reifen 2014
Vipal Rubber will launch a second new product at Reifen 2014, joining its VL140 on Hall 10 Stand 10C32. The Brazilian retread components manufacturer will prepare for its country’s hosting of the World Cup by launching the VT190 tyre tread for highway cargo transportation. The tread has small and medium truck, minibus, pickup and light commercial vehicle applications.
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BBIF offers more start stop battery help
The British Battery Industry Federation (BBIF) has announced two moves designed to help the public when buying batteries for their vehicles. For motorists owning vehicle operating ‘start/stop’ systems, fitting the correct replacement battery is an important topic.
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Get a Grip(py)
Are you annoyed by small articles sliding around in your car whenever you turn a corner? If so, then the Grippy pad could be just what you are looking for – it is a 14cm x 8cm anti-slip mat that ensures that everything is kept in place. Just like a tree frogs sticky feet, the Grippy pad holds on to practically everything, including phones, sat navs, lighters, coins and iPads.
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