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Innovations and Motorsports

Correggio, Italy-based Corghi are no strangers to innovation and adaptability. From building the world’s first fully-automated tyre changer – 2001’s Artiglio Master – the company has also specialised in a “Blue Light” vision system, which allows the engineer to interact with the wheel, balancing it from a touch screen monitor. The company also specialises in motorsport, supplying exclusively Ferrari workshops and the official tyre changer for the World Rally Championship (Artiglio 50).

Founded in 1954 by brothers Remo and Erminio, Corghi has strived to be at the forefront of its sector, especially from 1960 – the year in which the two Corghi brothers invented and patented the world’s first tyre changer. Corghi continued its development in this field, arriving at a position of leadership in the market for specialised tyre equipment. Now the firm boasts a wide range of products including automatic tyre changers, wheel balancers, wheel aligners, lifts, testing lines and applications for diagnostics, as well as many other products in the sphere of workshop equipment.

26th November 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

DQN Presents Low-Profile, Runflat Fitters

Antwerp, Belgium-based tyre changer manufacturer DQN – Du Quesne is going into its 80th anniversary year with its Pro-Fit and Trident machinery. The company believes that the duo, when used together, represents an excellent solution for “effortless mounting and demounting of low-profile and runflat tyres.”

While the company has offered the Pro-Fit in the past, its newly designed and patented accompanying tool, the Trident, should aid the mounting and demounting process for the most rigid tyres. The Trident is placed under the rim edge when pushing down the upper bead with the helping arm. Then, as the wheel rotates, the tool automatically fixes itself into position and the bead is guided – without other intervention – into the rim base, no matter the resistance of the tyre.

26th November 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Big Name Tyre, Equipment & Accessories Companies Sign Up for 2009

Next September’s Brityrex exhibition in Manchester has got off to a flying start with some of the best-known names in tyres, workshop equipment and accessories committing to exhibit at the UK’s only dedicated tyre trade event. Among those making an early decision to support the show are tyre manufacturers Toyo Tires and Uniroyal truck tyres, together with two of the UK’s leading tyre wholesalers, BITS and Kings Road Tyres.

Brityrex09 will take place from the 22-24 September 2009 at Manchester Central, formerly known as G-Mex. The show is sponsored by the NTDA, who will stage its highly popular Annual Dinner and TAFF Awards presentation as part of the event, on the evening of 23 September.

6th November 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

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

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

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

Beissbarth Extends Warranties

Offering an extended warranty is just another way of extending customer services and demonstrating confidence in quality says Beissbarth UK’s managing director Philip Hodges. The company has just announced that it is extending its UK warranties to two years on all wheel aligners, wheel balancers and air conditioning units.

21st July 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Hunter Chosen as Ford’s US Aligner Supplier

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

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

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

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

Hennessy Says It Will Fight Patent Suit

Hunter Engineering recently filed a patent infringement action against Hennessy Industries. On April 30, Hennessy issued this statement:

“Earlier this month, Hunter Engineering filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Hennessy Industries. The suit alleges infringement of Hunter patents relating to a balancing system marketed by Hunter under the SmartWeight brand name.

“Hennessy Industries disputes the merits of the suit, and intends to vigorously defend its right to market EconoBalance (EB) technology in its Coats brand wheel balancers.” (Tire Review/Akron)

2nd May 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Hofmann Megaplan Launch HM TV

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

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

Has the Wheel Balancing World a New Superhero?

Gloucestershire based Haweka UK Ltd claims to be able to balance any wheel on any machine in the world, and the company recently had this weighty declaration put to the test when presented with a balancing conundrum nobody else could master. It all began with a telephone call…..

19th February 2008/by Tyrepress Editors