Ken-Tool Offers New Utility Tire Inflation Cage
Ken-Tool’s newest tire cage is also its smallest. The 36000-T107 Utility Tire Inflation Cage is designed for tires too small to be safely placed in a large passenger or truck tire cage. The cage can be used with tires for turf care, golf carts, ATVs and personal mobility scooters; non-highway use tires that carry the
Ken-Tool Celebrates 95 Years
This year marks the 95th anniversary of the founding of tire service hand tool manufacturer Ken-Tool. John A. Kennedy, a tire changer, developed a company to market and sell hand tools when he developed the Pacific Rim Tool in 1920. Because Kennedy’s business didn’t have manufacturing capabilities, he partnered with J. Frank Kemmerline of the
Ken-Tool Earns ISO Certification
Ken-Tool announced it became certified on Dec. 9, 2014, with the current ISO 9001:2008 standards for quality management systems. ISO’s quality assurance procedural guidelines lay the groundwork for an organization’s development of a uniform set of procedures to establish, monitor and control product or service quality, according to Ken-Tool. “A primary reason we embarked on
Ken-Tool Releases New Valve Breaker
Ken-Tool has released a new metric valve breaker designed to remove valve stems from smaller 10 mm valve stem holes – the T38B Metric Valve Breaker. The new T38B Metric Valve Breaker features a specially designed, heat-treated steel punch. The tool is 9 mm in diameter and is able to remove nickel plated, steel and
Ken-Tool Releases Four in One Valve Tool
Ken-Tool has released the ValveCapper Pro. The ValveCapper Pro offers four products in one and is a valve cap remover and installer as well as a valve core remover and installer. At just 11.8 inches long, the ValveCapperPro helps a tech reach the inside dual tire’s valve stem without discomfort or risk of burns from
Ken-Tool reCore TPMS Sensor Saver System Wins Award
Ken-Tool took home the Silver award in the Aftermarket & Retrofitting Category at the International Grad Pix for Automotive Innovation for its reCore TPMS Sensor Saver System. The reCore TPMS Sensor Saver System won for its innovative procedure to repair a corroded or damaged TPMS valve core and stem on a wheel without dismounting the
New Valve Breaker by Ken-Tool
Ken-Tool said its new “valve breaker” quickly removes valve stems from demounted wheels. The tool is compact and powerful, using a slide ram design to drive a heat-treated punch into the valve stem seat to pop the valve stem out of the rim after the wheel has been demounted, according to Ken Tool. Additional features
Vyn Joins Ken-Tool as Product Line Specialist
Ken-Tool has hired Stephen Vyn as a new Product Line Specialist. In this role, he will interface with end-user customers to learn their everyday tire and vehicle servicing needs.
Ken-Tool Cages Now Meet Higher Inflation Standards
Ken-Tool said its line of two- to seven-bar tire inflation restraining cages are now tested and certified to address higher, 130-psi inflation pressure levels. Ken-Tool claims to be "the first manufacturer to certify tire inflation restraining devices in its product line achieve this new level." This new pressure level certification was prompted by the introduction