Ring and OSRAM provide PMM with a full rundown of their tools and equipment offering for garages.
Auto accessories supplier, Ring Automotive and its parent company, original equipment lighting manufacturer, OSRAM, present its vast array of workshops tools, including its battery care, inspection lights and consumables ranges.
When technicians think of workshop tools, they usually think about sockets, spanners, screwdrivers or pliers. However, aside from hand tools there are a multitude of other tools that technicians need on a daily basis to allow them to successfully service and repair the vehicles that visit the workshop.
Ring, and its parent company, OSRAM are widely regarded in the automotive aftermarket as trusted brands. However, while many know them both for bulbs, there are a host of other products the businesses offer to assist technicians.
Battery care
Ring’s battery care range has grown exponentially in the last few years, and boasts jump starters, smart chargers and battery analysers, all of which are products needed by technicians.
Ring’s RSCP5024 is a complete battery support unit, suitable for 12V and 24V vehicles with mixed battery types, including Lithium and Start-Stop. Slimline and light, it’s ideal for intensive use with fleets of mixed vehicles, in garages, workshops and showroom environments.
Using the power supply function, technicians can maintain a constant battery voltage level at both 12V and 24V for when appliances or programming and vehicle diagnostic equipment is connected and drawing power. Multi-chemistry and charging level selection allow the user to set the specific charge required for different battery types. Test functions provide battery and alternator diagnosis.
When it comes to jump starters, Ring’s professional heavy duty Lithium Jump Starter, (RPPL1000) is able to withstand the tough conditions in a workshop, but is also lightweight (weighs 2kg) and compact, so it can be moved quickly and easily to where it’s needed.
The RPPL1000 jump starter is for 12V systems with 1000A starting capacity and 1500A peak current. This jump starter is capable of performing multiple starts from just one charge and can be used for all petrol vehicles and diesel engines up to 10-litre capacity, so includes motorcycles, cars, 4x4s, vans, commercial vehicles and boats. It will jump start Lead acid, AGM, Gel and Calcium batteries, all in under 30 seconds.
Ring has also recently expanded its professional battery care range with the JUMPSTART PRO 3000 (RJST3000) – a powerful, portable lithium jump starter designed for workshops, mobile mechanics, and fleet operators who need reliable performance for a wide variety of vehicles.
The new RJST3000 is 12V and 24V compatible and will jump start all petrol engines and up to 13L diesel engines, which makes it suitable for a wide range of vehicles, including heavy duty trucks and tractors.
Finally, it’s important for technicians to test the batteries that enter the workshop to ensure they’re in optimum condition. Ring’s battery analyser (RBAG950) can provide a complete health check of the battery and electrical systems in both 12V and 24V vehicles, including motorcycles, cars and vans.
Suitable for 12V lead acid, AGM, EFB, gel and LiFePO4 lithium, as well as start/stop batteries, this multi-functional unit is able to test the battery, alternator, starter and vehicle earth, via its intuitive graphical interface.
Consumables range
In 2025, Ring Automotive expanded its product portfolio with the launch of its Core Consumables range – a comprehensive selection of auto electrical consumables developed specifically for the aftermarket.
The Core Consumables range features more than 100 premium quality references, including fuses, terminals, cables, connectors, and more – all available in bulk packs of 10, 50, 100 or 200. This approach helps businesses reduce order frequency, cut costs and streamline their operations – no more wasting time purchasing individual items.
Lighting
OSRAMLEDinspect, Inspection Light range
As every technician has a different preference when it comes to inspection lights, OSRAM’s new range should provide a suitable option for them all, whether that’s a lamp that attaches to the bodywork of a vehicle, a head torch or one with multiple attachments.
LEDinspect 3-in-1 Inspection Light Kit
OSRAM’s inspection light that has three separate attachments, creating an innovative 3-in-1 solution for a variety of tasks.
Coming in a handy and compact case, the LEDinspect 3-in-1 inspection light kit is the first of its kind in the OSRAM portfolio. Included are three attachments: a standard torch attachment, a thin inspection light attachment; with two hinge positions, which rotate 180° and 230° respectively, and a gooseneck light attachment, that can bend and twist to illuminate hard to see locations across the whole car.
LEDinspect Flexible Inspection Light
Launched with incredible uptake is the flexible inspection light, an LED strip light, that can be twisted, bent and contorted into any shape, making the LEDinspect flexible inspection light unique.
It also comes with a stretchable strap with fixing hooks at either end that twist 180o, allowing it to span a wide area, such as under the bonnet, between vehicle doors when doing interior work, across the underside of the car or mounted to the ramp as a site light.
LEDinspect Flexible Head Torch
One that allows for complete handsfree working, is the head torch. With three light functions, the brightest providing 115 lumens and a low setting providing 50 lumens, as well as a red flashing function at the rear, this head torch offers various settings for a variety of tasks.
The head torch is similar to the flexible inspection light, in that it’s a flexible and adjustable headband with a strip of LED light. It also has soft pads inside and additionally an adjustable strap for optimal wearing comfort. With a weight of only 62g and the flexible, foldable design, the product is easy to store and transport. The rechargeable battery allows up to four and half hours of operation at high power or up to five and half hours at low power and with a charging time of only one and half hours.
LEDinspect Torch Range
Earlier in 2025, OSRAM launched its LEDinspect torch range of reliable and innovative products, designed to deliver consistent performance and peace of mind. Compact, lightweight and easy to carry, the portable LEDinspect torch range provides the perfect companion for technicians.
There are two options in this competitively priced range of six LED torches, the ESSENTIAL range, which consists of three battery operated torches and the PRO, which features three torches that are rechargeable via USB-C. The ESSENTIAL torches are the 250, 350 and 450 and the PRO torches are the 500, 800 and 1200, with the number associated with the torch referring to the maximum number of lumens it produces.
OSRAM’s Marketing Manager, Terri Clark, said: “We pride ourselves on the array of tools we can provide to technicians, whether in our OSRAM or Ring brands. Each brand has a specialist area, for instance with OSRAM it’s lighting, or for Ring its award winning battery care range that continues to expand. If a technician needs a tool, we’re confident we can assist them!”
