Hunter Highlights Vol. 127

Newly introduced PowerSlide™ turnplates, pictured at left, are an optional component of the PowerSlide system. PowerSlide turnplates and slipplates are both operated by the electronic locking control located on the rack console, pictured at right. An indicator light shows if the plates are locked or unlocked.

Hunter has introduced a new PowerSlide™ system for RX-series lift racks that makes wheel alignment faster and more efficient by eliminating the number of trips the technician must take around the vehicle when completing an alignment. The system also helps eliminate costly accidental damage when vehicles are driven off of the alignment rack with the turnplates and/or slipplates unsecured.

The PowerSlide system electronically actuates front turnplate and rear-wheel slipplate pins using a button located on the lift control console, eliminating the need to do it manually for each wheel. The Powerslide system automatically locks when the vehicle is lowered so it is impossible to drive off with the turnplates or slipplates unpinned.

An integrated turnplate bridge even further eliminates steps required to align vehicles when using Hunter DSP600 camera-based sensors. In all, the system can reduce technician’s trips around the vehicle when completing an alignment from as many as eight to as little as three.

The SmartWeight™ balancing technology exhibit at Autotec 2006 in the Czech Republic, produced by Hunter distributor Ad Technik, has been awarded the Autotec Prix 2006. The award is presented in conjunction with the Autotec trade fair, one of the largest auto and truck industry exhibitions in Central Europe. Autotec is staged biennially in Brno, the second largest city in the Czech Republic, and records visitors and exhibitors from nearly 40 countries.

Ad Technik is the exclusive distributor of Hunter equipment in the Czech Republic providing sales and service support of Hunter products to a rapidly growing automotive market.

SmartWeight balancing, now available on all Hunter GSP-series wheel balancers shipped worldwide, is new Hunter technology that changes the way wheels are balanced. Smartweight balancing saves shops money on both material and labor costs. It reduces wheel weight use by 35% or more and maximizes productivity by reducing the time it takes to balance most wheels.

With the Autotec Prix 2006 are from left: Ad Technik partners Jiri Kyselak and Stanislav Jirasek, Hunter Internation Regional Manager Kevin Dillon and Ad Technik partner Milos Slepicka.