Eradicate TPMS sensor damage with Hunter Revolution tyre changer

Costly damage to tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS) sensors caused during the tyre removal and refit process can now be completely eradicated thanks to the intelligent and fully automated Hunter Revolution tyre changer.

The system, which allows tyres to be changed effortlessly in exactly the same way, taking the same amount of time every time, regardless of tyre size or type, not only helps workshops avoid damage to customers’ TPMS sensors, but also helps to improve workshop efficiency and effectiveness.

“By law, all new cars are now equipped with TPMS and they must be properly functioning for the car to pass its MOT,” explains Paul Beaurain, managing director, Pro-Align, the exclusive UK distributor of Hunter wheel servicing systems. “It’s therefore important that workshops are properly equipped to be able to change tyres without causing damage to these sensitive and expensive units. Often, damage can occur quite easily through incorrect positioning of levers or simply because technicians are rushing to complete the task and move onto the next waiting job. With the fully automated Revolution tyre changer, is simply isn’t possible to cause this damage.”

To operate the Revolution, technicians use an intelligent foot pedal and touch screen interface. All functions of changing the tyre such as breaking the bead and using the leverless hook to demount the bead are controlled without any hands-on assistance from the user. In order to protect the TPMS sensor attached to the wheel rim, the Revolution asks users to identify the valve position and its intelligent operation ‘knows’ that location to ensure that potentially damaging pressure is never applied to that area of the rim or tyre.
With its fully automated process, the Revolution also provides workshops with greater flexibility. No longer is it necessary for specific staff who have been trained on working with TPMS to carry out the work as the changer can be easily operated by all technicians.
“With replacement TPMS sensors sometimes running into a cost of more than a hundred pounds, along with the time needed to replace and recode them, workshops can’t afford to damage them. The Revolution is an ideal way to ensure this doesn’t happen,” concludes Beaurain.

Workshops keen to see the powerful capabilities of the Hunter Revolution can watch it in action via Pro-Align’s website (www.pro-align.co.uk) or call 01327 323007 to arrange a demonstration.