Wheel and Tyre Equipment

Our range of wheel and tyre garage equipment can be used across a wide range of automotive brands. We stock wheel cleaners, tyre changers and wheel balancers, all engineered to perfection. By selecting the right equipment, processes are streamlined, meaning your garage’s productivity is boosted and your technicians are fully supported to deliver.

Tyre Changers

Our tyre changers remove tyres from all types of wheels, from motorcycles to cars, trucks to agricultural vehicles. We stock a range of models, each designed to support different applications. Innovation in the sector never stops and the latest cutting-edge leverless machines protect alloys and tyres during removal and refit.

There are automatic and manual options available. With automatic tyre changers, technician decision making is reduced, minimising human error (and injury to your technicians). If you prefer more control, we suggest manual machines, which will also reduce your initial outlay.

Wheel Balancers

Our range of specialist equipment from Ravaglioli and Hoffman has been expertly designed to take care of all wheel balancing tasks. As with tyre changers, you can choose from automatic or manual options.

Automated balancers are calibrated prior to use, at which point a computer takes care of the specifics. It will run through a series of checks to assess wheel imbalance and then provide weight data for technicians to use during rebalancing.

Wheel balancing is essential for all vehicles from motorcycles to large trucks. Depending on the type of business your garage attracts, you can choose specific wheel balancing machines designed for that purpose. Our premium wheel balancers operate at maximum efficiency on motorcycles, passenger cars, trucks and other commercial vehicles.

Alignment Equipment

To guarantee quality and excellence, we’ve chosen to work with leading suppliers: Ravaglioli, Absolute Alignment and Pro-Align. All three are highly respected in the industry and invest time and money in product development and testing.

There is plenty of choice when it comes to specific products and their application. Laser aligners are still the preferred option for some, but for those who enjoy experimenting with cutting-edge technology, you can opt for equipment inbuilt with Bluetooth connectivity or touchless alignment systems.

With the aid of computers, modern wheel aligners are accurate to within 0.1mm, providing readouts within minutes.

What is ADAS?

With the majority of road traffic accidents caused by human error, the industry has long recognised the need for systems which support and promote road safety.

Advance driving assistance systems use electronics to aid the driver with specific driving or parking tasks. Tests show that if the interface is fit for purpose and minimises human error, ADAS can increase road safety and fatality rates.

ADAS not only assists with driving, it can also predict collisions by detecting and classifying objects or dangerous road conditions and alerting drivers to these issues. In extreme situations, ADAS can take control of the vehicle and avert potential disasters by reducing speed or bringing it to a complete stop.

ADAS technology is increasingly being fitted on vehicles as consumers grow more comfortable with the idea of computer-controlled driving aids.

Our ADAS product range

At PGE, we can supply and install ADAS equipment for your garage workshops. We can also maintain that equipment throughout its lifespan.

Some garages are put off by the initial investment required to future-proof their workshops. We recommend to all our customers that if ADAS is not on their radar, they make it a priority. Governments and regulators around the world are keen to expand the use of ADAS – and if your garage can offer ADAS services, it creates a competitive edge for your business, now and in the future.

We sell a range of ADAS systems with features including:

• Automated lighting
• Adaptive cruise control
• Collision avoidance (with other vehicles and pedestrians)
• Traffic warnings
• Lane departure warnings
• Automatic lane centring
• Blind spot warnings
• Automated connection to sat nav via smartphone

Maintaining your customers’ ADAS technology

To enable a vehicle to perform such complex automated operations requires the installation of highly-sensitive systems which are built into the very fabric of the vehicle. They all require regular maintenance to ensure their performance at the moment it’s most needed.

A minor bump or windscreen change can de-stabilise camera and sensor settings, requiring recalibration and other associated checks.

We stock universal maintenance systems which are ergonomically designed to check and calibrate ADAS across multi-brand vehicles. Versatility comes as standard which makes it suitable for a range of workshop environments. And many systems come with a range of benefits including:

• Compatibility with consumer and commercial vehicles
• Compatibility with vehicle testing on and off lifts: the software can be programmed to allow for variable vehicle positioning
• Compatibility with some brands of wheel aligners
• Requires only one operator, freeing up other technicians
• Full diagnostics report which is printable
• Conforms to current safety standards and vehicle manufacturer recommendations and procedures