Latest technology in production of spare parts for cars, the latest developments, tests, and more

MEYLE and MEYLE-HD water pumps: Raising the benchmark with SiC/SiC mechanical seals

Featuring silicon carbide mechanical seals, MEYLE and MEYLE-HD water pumps outperform conventional designs in terms of quality: All water pumps designed by Hamburg manufacturer Wulf Gaertner Autoparts come with a 100,000-miles (160,934 kilometres) minimum performance guarantee – in addition to the respective guarantee period. The performance guarantee is offered independently of the standard four-year guarantee given for all MEYLE-HD parts and exclusively covers part mileage.

Written by Maksim
Comments (0)
14.04.2016

Valeo condenser win 2016 Automotive News PACE Awards

The Electric Supercharger is driven by an electric motor that allows faster response time and eliminates the lag effect associated with turbocharging. It is the first electric-driven compressor that will be in mass production and it is designed for 12-volt and 48-volt systems.

Written by Maksim
Comments (0)
13.04.2016

Extremely Flexible High-Temperature Hose

ContiTech has developed an extremely flexible high-temperature hose with external reinforcement for truck and off-highway applications.

Written by Maksim
Comments (0)
13.04.2016

Schrader brings retrofit TPMS kit to Europe

Although fitment of a tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS) is now mandatory in all new cars sold in the EU, the technology is still absent from a sizeable section of the car parc in the UK and other European countries, and the high (and increasing) average age of vehicles on the road means that cars lacking TPMS will remain with us for some years to come. Schrader now offers European motorists a retrofit kit that can add direct TPMS to these vehicles.