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SATAjet 5000 B Chopper version

The SATAjet 5000 B high performance spray gun has proved to be extremely popular with refinish professionals since its introduction last autumn. Building on this success SATA is now offering this spray gun model in a new special surface design.

18.08.2015

Awards for Hankook’s ‘climate change’ concept tyres

Hankook Tire reports that several concept tyres it developed in collaboration with Germany’s Pforzheim University have landed 2015 Red Dot Design Award and 2015 IDEA (International Design Excellence Award) honours.

18.08.2015

MANN+HUMMEL Agrees to Acquire Affinia Group

The MANN+HUMMEL Group, www.mann-hummel.com, based in Ludwigsburg, Germany, today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which MANN+HUMMEL will acquire the global filtration operations (excluding its Affinia South America (“ASA”) operations) of Affinia Group, the manufacturer of the Wix and Filtron brand of filters.

18.08.2015

Delphi introduces new 2015/2016 Steering and Suspension Catalogue

Delphi Product & Service Solutions (DPSS) has published its 2015/2016 Steering and Suspension catalogue. It contains detailed information on some 4,700 part numbers, with 500 new product references.

17.08.2015

FUCHS acquires Statoil Fuel & Retail Lubricants from Couche-Tard

FUCHS PETROLUB SE, which operates globally in the lubricants sector, is acquiring Sweden-based company Statoil Fuel & Retail Lubricants AB (SFR Lubricants), Stockholm, from Couche-Tard Luxembourg S.A.R.L., a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. (TSX: ATD.A ATD.B).

17.08.2015

Pirelli showcases truck tyre offerings

While the long-term direction of Pirelli’s truck tyre business looks set to seem the firm combined with the commercial vehicle operations of ChemChina-owned Aeolus, Pirelli’s high profile return to April’s CV Show for the first time in a decade is unlikely to have been coincidental (see Company New section for the latest details on the ChemChina-Pirelli acquisition).

17.08.2015

MEYLE TV features innovative BMW HD control arm kit

The latest in the “MEYLE Mechanics" series of videos featured on the “MEYLE TV” YouTube channel features control arm repairs on BMW 5, 6 and 7 Series models. It shows how MEYLE-HD kits help make repairs simple and time-effective and why initial wheel alignment measurement is no longer required.

14.08.2015

Continental Equips Electric Truck with 3rd Generation Tires and ContiPressureCheck

Continental is supporting a joint pilot project between BMW Group and its logistics partner SCHERM Group to promote environmentally friendly trucks. As part of the project, the German premium tire manufacturer is equipping a Terberg YT202-EV electric truck with its innovative 3rd generation tires and the integrated tire pressure monitoring system ContiPressureCheck™.

14.08.2015

ContiTech introduces a low-solvent coating for V-ribbed belts

ContiTech produces its V-ribbed belts for vehicles now even more environmentally friendly.

13.08.2015

SmartWay approval for second Vipal ‘ECO’ tread

Vipal Rubber says it invests in technology and in the development of products that save money while minimising their environmental impact, and the latest Vipal release to arise from this focus is the VT170 ECO.