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Solving the Price Versus Brand Issue at Tyre Bay Direct

It’s a contentious issue – price versus established brand reputation and trusted quality. Virtually everyone in the industry holds an opinion on the matter, but according Tyre Bay Direct, when it comes to tyre changers and wheel balancers, an equipment supplier can only properly answer what is best if they offer machines from both camps.

“As one of the only companies that can offer the choice between competitive Chinese tyre equipment and premium specification European models, Tyre Bay Direct believe each option has its merits,” comments company managing director Leigh Stote. “There is no need for us to steer a customer to one make of machinery we offer as we are not limited by one range. We simply listen to what they require, competently advise what each machines’ capabilities and specifications are, the warranty, service and accessory packages available with each, and the customer can then make their own, informed decision to suit their requirements from our advice.”

13th October 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Rema Tip Top Offers Mounting Solutions for Run-Flats

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Rema Tip Top offers a range of workshop equipment for run-flat tyres that covers every need, from entry-level products to high-end solutions.

The Butler Topline tyre changer is a superb introductory machine, says Rema Tip Top, and represents an intelligent evolution of the award winning Airdraulic and Aircombi tyre changers. One of the new standard features on the Butler Topline is the Safety Belt, which was developed to reduce mounting stress particularly whilst fitting low profile, UHP and self supporting tyres, thus preventing damage to any part of the tyre or rim.

30th September 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Change ATV Tyres Effortlessly, With Help From Rema Tip Top

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Rema Tip Top has introduced a new product that may well prove to be an invaluable tool for workshops dealing with ATV customers. Known as the Tip Top Quad Set, the new item can be painlessly retrofitted to all tyre changers featuring a clamping table, and is suitable for all Butler tyre changers. The Tip Top Quad Set, reports Rema Tip Top, allows for the effortless changing of quad bike or mini motorcycle tyres. In fact, the kit will service all pneumatic tyres from 4 to 10 inches, providing a potential extra stream of income in what is proving to be an ever-popular market.

29th August 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Hunter Chosen as Ford’s US Aligner Supplier

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The Ford Motor Company has chosen Hunter Engineering as its exclusive wheel alignment system supplier for Ford and Lincoln-Mercury dealerships in the United States.

Hunter Engineering has maintained a strong partnership with Ford since joining the Rotunda equipment program in 1964 as the first supplier of alignment and balancing equipment. The relationship between the two companies has strengthened over the years, as Hunter’s product line has expanded to include tyre changers, brake lathes and inspection equipment, which are also approved for the Rotunda program.

4th July 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Reifen 2008: TSI/SSG Reports Busy Show

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American tyre service and recycling machinery manufacturers TSI/SSG (Tire Service Equipment and Saf-tee Siping & Grooving) has reported a busy and successful showing in all three key business segments at this year’s Reifen Exhibition. The company divides its output into siping machines, small tyre service machines (like manual tyre changers and bead seaters) and recycling machines (tyre cutters and wheel crushers).

Since 1998, when TSI/SSG first exhibited at Reifen, the company has seen a large increase in both interest and actual orders in the recycling portion of the business. Export Manager Arvid Vaaten believes that “more and more markets are getting ready to seriously deal with the ever increasing scrap tire problem.”

3rd July 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Hofmann Megaplan Launches New Mobile Tyre Changer

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Hofmann Megaplan UK, one of the UK’s leading suppliers of high-performance tyre equipment, has launched the megamount 401 XL Racing – a new tyre changer designed to be used in a mobile fitting van.

The device has been developed from the ‘swing-arm’ principle popularly used in mobile fitting vans, but that has also presented limitations in terms of the range of wheels they can handle. The new apparatus represents an attempt to overcome these limitations by utilising the ‘Quadraclamp’ turntable system from Hofmann Megaplan’s 701. In conjunction with the “megafit” arm this allows a much larger clamping size than previous mobile fitter models.

24th June 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Mobile Tyre Changer From Hofmann Megaplan

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Hofmann Megaplan has recently introduced what the company claims to be the most capable tyre changer ever designed to be used in a mobile fitting van.

The megamount 401 XL Racing works on the space-saving ‘swing-arm’ principle that has proved so popular over the years in mobile fitting vans, but that has also presented limitations in terms of the range of wheels they can handle. The 401 overcomes these limitations by utilising the ‘Quadraclamp’ turntable system from the 701 model that allows clamping up to 26″, and the ‘megafit’ arm for handling stiff, low profile and run-flat tyres.

19th May 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Hofmann Megaplan Launch HM TV

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Hofmann Megaplan has recently launched HM TV, a new website-based feature showing valuable tyre equipment-related information. HM TV is initially showcasing demonstrations on various Hofmann Megaplan tyre changers, balancers and accessories, but will eventually be used more widely to provide tips and advice on matters such as fitting and balancing of specific tyres and rims, general industry news and interviews.

“We see HM TV as a major part of our customer awareness plans for the future,” commented Hofmann Megaplan MD James Boon. “When a customer is making an investment in equipment that should last him for a good few years, it is important that he makes the right decisions based on more than just a price and a brochure, and HM TV will enable us to provide much more in the way of information and advice than would normally be possible.”

30th April 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Pro-Align’s New Products and Services Information Out Now

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Pro-Align’s latest 20 page Products & Services brochure, featuring the company’s complete range of Wheel Alignment and Tyre Servicing equipment has been published in both print and virtual form (brochure, CD and Internet).

This comprehensive guide, brings together the Hunter and Pro-Align brands in an easy to view brochure. The equipment range is divided into sections; Wheel Aligners: – featuring the very latest technology with the New Hunter HawkEye imaging sensors; Balancers – includes Hunter’s Road Force Balancer which solves vibration problems that balancers alone can’t fix. This section also highlights the unique weight saving software – SmartWeight which is available on all models; Tyre Changers – Hunter Quality changers; Alignment Lifts – Scissor and Four post wheel alignment specific lifts.

16th April 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

The Nominations Are In…

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8th February 2008/by Chris

Visitor Pre-Registration Opens for Tyrexpo Africa 2008

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Visitors and delegates to Tyrexpo Africa 2008, southern Africa’s leading tyre trade exhibition, can now pre-register online for next March’s event by visiting www.eci-international.com The opening of the easy-to-use online registration process marks another milestone in the countdown to the exhibition, which takes place in the Sandton Convention Centre from March 4 to 6 2008.

In addition to taking advance registrations, show organiser ECI has launched a major promotional drive to market the show to tyre industry professionals in Africa and around the world. Over the next four months, more than 80,000 free-entry visitor tickets will be distributed to potential delegates via an extensive campaign featuring direct mail, trade press advertising, ticket inserts and exhibitor mailings. In addition to the mainstream tyre industries, the exhibition will target interest from the important mining, quarrying and industrial tyre markets.

ECI sales director Rowena Suthers says that the drive to attract visitors is a vital stage in the build up to the exhibition: “Our visitor marketing campaign is now in full swing with just four full months to go before the exhibition opens its doors. We’ll be distributing around 80,000 tickets to trade buyers who we think will have an interest in attending Tyrexpo Africa.

23rd October 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Italian Connection

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Visitors to May’s Brityrex exhibition and the CV show were amongst the first in the UK to be given a first hand demonstration of the latest wheel balancer on offer from Apaseal – the Corghi EM7440. This product from the renowned Italian firm features an ergonomic design and a wide flat surface area, which Apaseal claims is ideal for accommodating any required weights and accessories. The unit’s adjustable display utilises on-screen piezoelectric touch sensitive technology, allowing for user-friendly operation and eliminating the need for a keyboard that would take up workspace otherwise put to better use.

The EM7440 has a 40mm diameter shaft that extends from the balancer across the distance of the flange face. The shaft can carry a maximum load of 75kg even without the unit being affixed to the ground. Balancing speeds start from a low launch speed of 70rpm, with 85 and 98rpm also available. The low balancing speed minimises wheel spin times, thereby saving energy and reducing strain on rotating components. Rim diameters up to 30 inches and widths of up to 20 inches can be accommodated.

1st August 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Changers, Balancers and More

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It remains business as usual for Nottingham based leading automotive and service equipment specialists Beissbarth following the company’s acquisition by Bosch in April, and the established Beissbarth range of products continue to find favour with UK customers.

Introduced in 2006, the company’s latest addition to their tyre changing line up is the MS67 tyre changer for low profile, run-flat tyres and wide rims, and Beissbarth say this is a unit that offers safe and simple tyre changing, even for the most difficult tyre rim combinations. The Servomat MS67 tyre changer has been designed to meet our ubiquitous health and safety regulations while providing a fast and efficient service for technicians and customers.

“Tyre changing is no longer a simple operation. A bit more care and attention is involved,” commented a member of the Beissbarth team that Tyres & Accessories spoke to. Those involved in the business will be well and truly aware of this; many changes, both in terms of tyre technology and official legislation, have impacted the tyre industry. With Health and Safety taking an increasingly humourless approach to the lifting of heavy objects in the workplace, a key safety feature built into the MS67 is a definite bonus. The unit comes equipped with a pneumatic lift that raises the tyre onto the table without the fitter having to lift the heavy wheel and tyre assembly. This ensures that the manual handling of tyre and wheel assemblies is kept to a minimum.

1st August 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Black Belt

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When asked how an Italian company ended up with English sounding name, the team at Butler reply that the moniker its founders agreed upon back in 1988 expresses one of their goals – to take a different and better approach to client service. And from their premises near the supercar mecca of Modena the company set out not only to provide a high level of service, but also to manufacture workshop equipment they hoped would turn upside-down a number of established ideas about the design and construction of these machines.

Nearly twenty years later Butler still adheres to these principles. The company’s acquisition by the Sa.Mi.Ro. Group in February 2006 has strengthened Butler’s position in the global equipment market and enabled it to continue offering customers a wide range of Italian manufactured equipment. This commitment to retaining production locally and within the Sa.Mi.Ro. Group has been reinforced by the construction of new a new purpose-built 20,000 square metre facility – more than double the size of the existing premises – in the nearby town of Rolo. Butler will transfer its operations to the Rolo site in the first half of 2008.

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31st July 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Rich Heritage

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Snap-on Equipment Ltd., the new name for the company that distributes two long-established names in the garage equipment industry – Hoffman and John Bean – is no newcomer to the business. Hofmann produced their first balancer way back in 1932, and at the same time across the Atlantic John Bean began marketing their first wheel alignment machine. These two Snap-on Equipment mainstays have focused upon manufacturing premium level equipment for the industry ever since. In the UK Snap-on Limited call the Thames Valley their home, and recently Tyres & Accessories travelled to the company’s Reading headquarters to meet with new general manager Chris Behan and UK sales manager, Chris Pleass.

By the time T&A met Chris Behan in mid-July he’d already spent four months in the hot seat at Snap-on Equipment, and was drawing on his considerable management experience – Behan has worked with A&M Electric, Atlas Copco and AEG and, most recently as general manager for Tornado Fixings – to head up the company’s ambitious short and medium term plans. “The wheel service market – balancers, changers, aligners, is worth £170 million in total,” he said. “So there’s plenty of room to grow.”

30th July 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

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