Garage equipment specialist Absolute Alignment is arguing that pot holes, whilst a headache for drivers, can be a source of profit for workshops. What gets bigger the more you take out of it? Pot hole profit margins… In the latest RAC report ‘RAC Pothole Index – statistics and data for UK roads’ the motoring organisation ...

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Mechanex is back for 2022 and we bring you everything you need to know about this years’ show including exhibitors, seminar schedule and what to expect over the two day event! Where: Sandown Park, ESHER, Surrey When: Tuesday 8th and Wednesday 9th November 2022 – 10am – 4pm The annual trade exhibition, the only one of its kind, will ...

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Absolute Alignment has released a new version of its popular Bluetooth Lite wheel aligner that offers an entrance into a growing market for workshops, including working on lowered cars. The latest Absolute Alignment Bluetooth Lite wheel aligner aims to provide an upgrade from the old-style laser ‘tracking gauges’, offering advanced six-camera CCD four wheel alignment at entry level prices. CCD technology is accurate to 0.1mm and measures the position ...

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Absolute Alignment has launched a new version of its Bluetooth Lite wheel aligner, a development on the existing ‘Lite’ product. It has a small footprint, making it quick to put to work anywhere in the workshop and can be used over a pit or on a variety of lifts, including two and four-post ramps and a scissor lift. The measuring ...

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Absolute Alignment outlines how garages need to approach wheel alignment procedures when using a two-post lift. Absolute Alignment has been in the vanguard of wheel alignment equipment for many years, and recently has seen a huge rise in the use of its Bluetooth range on two-post lifts. As this opens up wheel alignment as a profit centre for workshops without dedicated four-post lifts, ...

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Absolute Alignment, a supplier of four-wheel alignment equipment, has recently seen an increase in the number of MOT test centres purchasing aligners in order to boost their profitability. MOT bays, when not in use for that purpose, can be used for four-wheel alignment services – maximising the profitability of garages and their workshop space. A suitable and efficient solution for this ...

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Absolute Alignment has announced it has taken a record number of orders for its Bluetooth 3D aligner since the start of 2020. The three main benefits of this particular wheel aligner are said to include: the speed of operation; less ramp space being required for when a wheel alignment is in progress; and the fact ...

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These days, workshops have to take a different approach towards looking over vehicles, even in the most routine of services. With the increased fitting of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), to only look at ‘the usual suspects’ of oil, brakes, and steering is no longer enough. Basic service once-overs miss some major implications for road safety, so whose responsibility is it to ...

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Absolute Alignment has recently launched a drive-over Tyre Profiler that instantly assesses tyre wear as vehicles enter the workshop. Customers receive a professional printout regarding the condition of their tyres, which also indicates whether a full wheel alignment is required on the vehicle. Suitable for small or large workshops, a floor or in-ground mount is available to suit every ...

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Absolute Alignment talks PMM through how garages can profit from aligning lowered or performance vehicles. Google ‘lowered car wheel alignment’ and you’ll find plenty of people asking where they can get this ‘simple’ job done. It’s been quite a problem in the past, with much of the older equipment unable to cope because of poor wheel clearance or line-of-sight data transmission masked ...

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