Hennessy Industries’ Coats brand announced a new direct-drive wheel balancer, the 6450-3D, designed to quickly and accurately balance heavy-duty truck tires. Features include a one-touch automatic data entry system for all three parameters, a patented Stop and Lock feature that holds the wheel in place until the weight is installed, and an auto-indexing feature that automatically moves the wheel to the next weight position, holding it until the weight is installed. The 6450-3D can handle tires with a maximum tire diameter of 52 inches, and its AC vector drive motor shaves 20 seconds off a typical 22.5-inch wheel spin, the manufacturer noted. A laser weight placement feature tells the operator precisely where to position the company’s Tape-A-Weights.