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Balfour Beatty Trials Cooper Discoverer S/T Tyres

Balfour Beatty, the engineering, construction, services and investment business, is currently undertaking a “hugely successful” trial of Cooper Tire & Rubber Company’s Discoverer S/T tyres. The Company fitted a 205R16 set of the 4×4 rubber to one of its Toyota Hi-Lux vehicles, which are used on the most demanding of terrains around the UK during their exceptionally hard lives.

The Discoverer S/T is a hybrid of three designs – all-terrain, high void and commercial traction. The beefy, rugged tyre wears evenly, while its deep tread and scalloped shoulder design offers excellent traction on soft surfaces. Reactions from Balfour Beatty staff on the performance of the tyre are said to have been “exceptional.”

19th August 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

A Lifetime in the Business

Throughout three decades of working in the wheel alignment industry, Beissbarth UK’s managing director, Philip Hodges, has been a driving force for improvements in standards, training and technical innovation. Coming from a family background that can trace its roots in the tyre industry as far back as 1915, Philip’s own time in the business has also seen many developments. He shares with us his insights and experience in the industry from his beginnings in the 1970’s through to becoming managing director of Beissbarth UK – an iconic and long-established brand that has become closely associated with groundbreaking technology in its field.

18th August 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Beru f1systems Produces New Touring Car TPMS

Beru f1systems has developed what it calls a cost-effective tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS) for touring cars. Specifically for closed-wheel, road car-derived saloons and sports cars, the system provides accurate tyre pressure and temperature information for drivers and engineers to optimise tyre pressures and wear, as well as offering puncture detection. A new feature is the ability to switch wheel positions on the car without having to manually re-assign wheels sensors to different corners of the car. The system available from August 2008, is permitted for race and test in WTCC and dependent on regulations, other national series such as the BTCC (only testing, not race).

“Engineers can now switch wheels without manually allocating wheel sensors,” continues Shingleton. “Switching tyres to balance out wear is common in touring car applications, our solution gives them more time to work on set-up rather than inputting data.”

18th August 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Alcoa Offers More Dura-Bright Sizes

Alcoa has decided to offer more wheel sizes in the Dura-Bright finish during the course of 2008. In September: 22.5×13.00 will be released; October 2008: 19.5×14.00 and 22.5×14.00; November will see the introduction of 22.5×7.50 and 22.5×17.00 wheels. Increased demand means 17.5×6.75, 17.5×6.00 and 22.5×15.00 size Dura Bright wheels will be released between the end of 2008 and start of 2009. 19.5×7.50 and 19.5×8.25 were released in July 2008.

14th August 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Max-imum Benefit

In early August Goodyear was host to more than 50 representatives from DAF Trucks along with fleet customers, presenting a workshop to show the benefits of specifying the latest DAF truck models with the new Goodyear Max Technology tyres. Included in the event, held at Goodyear’s European Technical Centre in Luxembourg, was a visit to the company’s truck tyre production facility in Wittlich, Germany and its Luxembourg Mounting Facility (LMC), where tyres earmarked for OE manufacturers are fitted to wheels before shipment to truck manufacturers.

13th August 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Organisers Expecting More Visitors for CITExpo 2008

Show organisers are expecting more visitors than ever when nearly 300 exhibitors present their tyre products at the 6th CITExpo, held at the Shanghai Everbright Convention and Exhibition Center on 17, 18 and 19 September 2008. Technology on show will include radial tyres, bias tyres, wheels/rims, tyre maintenance equipments, retread materials and equipments, tyre production material and equipment and other related products. According to CITExpo organisers, Reliable International Exhibition Services Co., Ltd., the two original exhibition halls have already been fully occupied by new and rebooking exhibitors, causing them to add Hall 1A to exhibition space.

Looking ahead, Reliable announced that the 7th CITExpo will be held in the same venue on 9, 10 and 11 September 2009. According to the organizer, they have already received more than 15 exhibitors’ bookings for the 2009 show. Those early bookings have committed a year in advance in order secure the best booth location for the future CITExpo show, the organisers explained.

13th August 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

How Many Vehicles are Misaligned?

How much of the car parc is running on misaligned wheels? A new initiative (‘Alignment Data Collection Day’) led by Pro-Align, the UK’s leading four wheel alignment specialists, is seeking to answer this question. Those involved in wheel alignment claim to have a good idea already, but there is a distinct lack of accurate and current data, which is what led to the research being conducted. The statistics are being collated and will be published on the Pro-Align website from the 1 September.

The key is to ensure a random sample of cars is selected in measured. The easiest option for Pro-Align would have been to ask their Hunter equipment users to supply the data about the motorists who came to them for alignments. However, it was felt these results may not be representative as the car drivers tend to go to an alignment centre because they suspect a problem.

11th August 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Wolfrace Has Tuning Scene Covered with Latest Product

Better known in the tuning scene for its alloy wheels, Wolfrace is introducing a completely new product it says brings a welcome breath of fresh air to the market – its own branded insurance cover. The Wolfrace Insurance Scheme offers customers the most competitive rates in the UK, the company reports, and furthermore, the firm’s 37 years experience of the UK tuning market allows every policy to be individually tailored to suit the needs of each driver and take into account any vehicle modifications undertaken – without penalising the vehicle owner. Policy holders also automatically receive a set of locking bolts to protect their wheels and receive a 10 per cent discount on all Wolfrace products purchased from the wolfrace.com website.

7th August 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Airless Honeycomb Tyre a Potential Lifesaver

In the US a National Guard unit is trialling a non-pneumatic tyre that could protect military vehicles from becoming sitting ducks in combat zones due to punctures. The tyre, developed by Resilient Technologies LLC and the University of Wisconsin-Madison over a two-year period for the US Department of Defense, features a patent-pending six-sided honeycomb construction.

6th August 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Steely Determination

The UK’s number one wheel balancing weight maker, Trax JH, is in the process of expanding its production of clip-on balance weights to include steel. The steel products are expected to hit the market in the first quarter of 2009, following the installation of new machinery at the expanded Trax factory in Wales. More details are expected to follow when production gets underway at the end of 2008.

5th August 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

6th CITExpo Bigger Than Ever

Once again China’s largest specialist tyre show is taking place in September. The 6th China International Tire Expo, or CITExpo, will be held between 17 and 19 September at the Shanghai Everbright Convention and Exhibition Center, and this year’s show promises to be larger and offer more than ever before. Almost 300 exhibitors will be showcasing their products and technology, up from 254 in 2007, and to accommodate the extra numbers the show’s organiser, Reliable International Exhibition Services, has added a third hall to the show’s floorspace.

30th July 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Tyre Recyclers Get New Wheels

Credential Environmental has invested over £400,000 in a new fleet of eight Volvo FE and FL trucks to keep pace with its increasing share of the tyre recycling market. Credential director Steve Patterson, said: “Apart from being exceptionally well-built, we’re aware that Volvo trucks are designed to create minimal environmental impact and that’s very much in line with our own ethos. The new fleet is being deployed across our operations on Tees-side, North Yorkshire and the Midlands.”

30th July 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

BBS OEM Wheel For Performance Lexus

BBS of America has released its latest OEM alloy wheel fitment. The custom designed 10-spoke, 19-inch forged alloy wheels are intended for the 2008 Lexus IS F, the luxury division’s first high-performance sports sedan to carry the new F marque. “The IS F comes standard with serious performance credentials, and the BBS brand’s decades of motorsports success made it the ideal wheel partner for us,” said Brian Bolain, Lexus national engagement marketing manager. “IS F owners enjoy the car’s aggressive character, and BBS wheels ensure that performance is on complete par with style.”

The Lexus IS F’s satin-finished, dark-grey BBS wheels are up to 40 per cent lighter than cast aluminium wheels of the same size, and they are designed to meet rigorous Lexus factory performance standards as well as exceeding stringent international TUV/JWL certification requirements. The BBS engineers have focused on superior light wheel weight, balanced by exceptional strength, the result being a high-performance wheel with an good stiffness to weight ratio, which helps to absorb hard acceleration, forceful cornering and aggressive braking.

29th July 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Put an End to Wasted Fuel With Correct Truck & Bus Alignment

New in 2008 to the Rema Tip Top UK Limited range is a mobile laser wheel aligner for trucks, buses and trailers. Truck Align is a product with a firm emphasis upon reducing fuel consumption and maximising tyre life, and thus is, says Rema Tip Top, an absolute necessity for any serious commercial or haulage fleet. The automotive product supplier notes that field testing has demonstrated a significant cost benefit that can be delivered through Truck Align: Vehicles with misaligned wheels consume up to four per cent more fuel than vehicles with correctly aligned wheels.

25th July 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

BBS Announces Closure of Former Hayes Lemmerz Plant

The management of BBS International GmbH (‘BBS’) has announced it intends to close its aluminium wheel manufacturing facility in Hoboken, Belgium. BBS management adds the company will follow the relevant legal procedures in doing so, and will attempt to bring about “an acceptable solution for all the parties involved.”

The Hoboken plant, formerly the Belgian subsidiary of Hayes Lemmerz International, was acquired by BBS on 16 June. The factory produces wheels for passenger cars and currently employs 258 people. According to BBS, the operation had been running at a loss for a “considerable time”, and the closure decision has now been taken as “management no longer wanted to keep its staff in a state of uncertainty.”

25th July 2008/by Tyrepress Editors