Maintain Shop Compressors to Get Good Air
Preventive maintenance is critical to keeping any compressed air system in top condition. Although the life cycle of an industrial air compressor typically exceeds 10 years, proper maintenance is crucial to maintaining reliability, performance and efficiency. Piston or Rotary?Piston compressors and rotary compressors have separate and different maintenance and service requirements. Piston compressors have proven to
Product Spotlight: Shop Air Compressors
Air compressors are the heart – or maybe it’s better to say the lungs – of any tire shop. Not only have they traditionally provided compressed air to inflate tires, but they are the essential engine of the dozens of air-powered tools found in a typical tire and auto service center. There are seemingly as
Letting ‘Green’ Take Root & Grow Your Shop’s Bottom Line
Tree huggers may not have inherited the earth, but some of their philosophies have taken root in the business world. What’s good for the environment, we’ve found in a time of limited resources and profits, is also good for the bottom line. And now, staying in the black is linked with going green. But there’s
Tire Stud Cleaning Tool From Counteract
The government and tire industry recommend cleaning all studs on a commercial wheel with a wire brush. Studs can become rusted and corroded, and cleaning 10 studs with a conventional wire brush can be messy and time consuming. The Counteract Stud Cleaning Tool from the maker of Counteract Balancing Beads allows a technician to clean
New Wireless Column Lift Available
Using patented technology, Rotary Lift said its new Wireless Mach 4 mobile column lift does away with cords and cables. Each Wireless Mach 4 column is powered by batteries and communicates with the other columns wirelessly. As a result, technicians no longer have to worry about knocking the lift out of service by running over
SmartLift Trio Superstructure
Rotary Lift recently unveiled the SmartLift Trio superstructure, which features a slimmer, tapered yoke that expands drive-through clearance to 88 inches. Not only does this ease vehicle positioning, it also results in fewer pinched tires, the company explained. The contoured drive-over pad also reduces the space that the lift occupies under the vehicle, giving technicians
Product Spotlight: Lifts
The features and benefits of automotive lifts keep improving. With so many options to choose from – two-post, four-post, scissor, in-ground, above ground, etc. – making a selection can require quite a bit of research.BendPak said its new XPR-9FS is a full-featured, two-post lift sporting a 113-inch column height and a maximum rise of six
New President, CEO Named for Bosch Tool Corp.
The Robert Bosch Tool Corp. announced that Terry Horan will succeed Manfred Seitz as president and CEO, effective April 1. Manfred Seitz will retire at the end of March as chairman, president and CEO after 34 years with Bosch. Horan most recently led Bosch’s worldwide rotary tool business. He holds a MBA degree from the
2008 Top Shop Finalist: Pneus R. Guay
Growing up, siblings Errol, Rene, Candyde, Richard and Claude Guay never had any doubt in their minds about what they would do when they finished school and entered the workforce. From a young age, their parents instilled in them the values that were so vital to the success of their father’s tire dealership: respect, honesty
2008 Top Shop Winner: Atlantic Tire & Service
Ask any employee about the secret to Atlantic Tire & Service’s success and their answer is quick and simple. “It’s all about customer service,” says Davis Morgan, one of Atlantic’s store managers, echoing the universal opinion of his teammates. “We strive to make it a comfortable, confident experience.” But, according to Atlantic Tire founder and
