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 ...

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Pro-Align, the exclusive UK distributor of Hunter alignment equipment, has been in contact recently with the owner of one independent garage which is reaping the benefits of regular wheel alignment work. Read on to find how this workshop is keeping their business like their customer’s tyres: pointing forward.   Meet Pat Coyne, owner of Coyne Tyres, a garage which goes far beyond tyre-fitting to include brakes, shocks, batteries and ...

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Sealey outlines its latest tools responding to changing vehicles.   The changing nature of the vehicle parc continues to shape workshop tool requirements. As systems become more software-controlled and pressures within engines and fuel circuits increase, technicians rely on precise, data-led tools to diagnose, measure and verify faults. The shift toward GDI fuel systems, advanced emissions ...

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Florian Laenge and Joel Trescher, the experts behind Bosch’s ESI[tronic] diagnostic software, reveal in their own words what makes the diagnostics software stand out from the crowd.   Firstly, could you explain what ESI[tronic] is?  ESI[tronic] is the very latest iteration of Bosch’s diagnostic software, which enables workshops to carry out maintenance, service and repair work quickly, efficiently and effectively. From the vast coverage for conventional cars, to over 200 electric ...

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Laser Tools has introduced a range of tools including a new fluid extraction pump, wheel stud extraction kit, brake caliper hook set and a camshaft pulley holding tool. 12V electric fluid extraction pump from laser tools. New to the Laser Tools range is this Electric Fluid Extraction Pump (part number 9122), a powerful yet easy-to-use ...

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Two trusted PMM reviewers put two Sealey tools through their paces. Tom Godfrey the VS8230 borescope  A borescope is becoming more and more of a must-have tool in today’s modern workshops. Often only used to inspect cylinder bores the cameras are being used for much more fault finding in today’s environment. I reviewed the Sealey ...

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Ingersoll Rand’s sales manager Steve Downes is arguing that now might be the right time to switch from a traditional piston compressor to a vane model. Whether its powering pneumatic tools, inflating tyres or spray painting and finishing, you’ll find a compressor hard at work in every workshop the breadth of the country. Piston and ...

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Could key cutting be the profit stream your garage is missing out on? Autowave’s Ravi Kotecha thinks so. There is a lucrative opportunity awaiting independent workshops, one that motor factors around the UK are already thriving upon. By adding replacement keys and programming to their menu, forward-thinking workshops and their customers can profit from this ...

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As the season starts to turn, many workshop owners will have an eye on how they can further expand in 2025. This is something Ryme Worldwide is looking to help garages with. An MOT Bay can be extremely fruitful, not just for the increase in turnover, but time saved not taking the vehicle to a ...

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Mobile Eco Tuning discusses how it is supporting the independent aftermarket. As we’re all aware, the motor trade is changing at a pace faster than most of the cars we work on. Modern vehicles are getting more complex by the day and workshops are facing real challenges keeping up with technologies like DOIP, online programming ...

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