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Sales of zinc and steel balancing weights set to grow

International News, Product News, UK News

The latest report on the wheel balancing weights market by Persistence Research values the market at US$ 420 million in 2018. According to the report, it is anticipated to reach a value of US$ 750 million by the end of 2029, influenced by the cyclic trend of the automotive industry and new product launches. The wheel balancing weights market is expected to grow at a moderate compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6 per cent during the period.

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28th August 2019/by Chris

The balancing weight heavyweight – Wegmann Automotive supplying 1 billion units a year

Company News

Veitshöchheim in southern Germany is home to a global player. There, from a modern and functional premises, Wegmann Automotive coordinates an enterprise that produces around a billion automotive balancing weights every year. Wegmann Automotive Gmbh & Co. KG is a six-decade veteran of the balancing weight business and claims both credit for inventing the balancing weight and current global leadership within this market.

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  1. Production relocated following Wegmann Automotive’s acquisition of Remog
  2. Hofmann Power Weight launches balancing compound
  3. Adhesive rolls join Hofmann Power Weight range
  4. Hofmann Power Weight to exhibit at Essen Motor Show
15th September 2016/by Tyrepress Editors

Production relocated following Wegmann Automotive’s acquisition of Remog

Company News

Eagle-eyed visitors to Reifen 2016 may have noticed that the Remog stand was staffed by Wegmann Automotive employees. In response to questions from Tyres & Accessories regarding the Wegmann Automotive presence, the German company confirmed it acquired its Italian competitor last autumn. Managing director Thorsten Thom states that the Italian balancing weights manufacturer, which was established in 1964, will continue to “operate independently within the market” and retain its headquarters in Rezzato. He stresses that Remog’s acquisition by Wegmann Automotive won’t affect customers in any way. Some changes, however, have taken place.

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27th June 2016/by Tyrepress Editors

SmartWeight helping garages make wheel balancing savings

Product News

Hunter equipment distributor Pro-Align says the SmartWeight software system is helping workshops save a significant amount of time and money when balancing wheels, making it an integral element of the Hunter GSP9200 wheel balancer.

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13th November 2015/1 Comment/by Andrew

Trax wins 1 million euro Renault aftersales contract in France

International News, Product News, UK News

British wheel balancing weight manufacturer Trax has won a contract to supply balance weights to Motrio in France. According to Trax, the Motrio business is worth some 1 million euros over the next three years and will further strengthen the supply of Trax weights into France and the European market.

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9th April 2015/1 Comment/by Tyrepress Editors

Trax wheel weights fitted on new Jaguar XE

Product News

The new Jaguar XE, the so-called “baby” Jag series, will be fitted with Trax steel adhesive balance weights. With the launch scheduled for May, XE target sales are 100,000 cars a year. According to the wheel weight manufacturer, Jaguar Land Rover has been fitting Trax steel adhesive weights for some years and the new Jaguar […]

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9th March 2015/by Tyrepress Editors

Hofmann Power Weight launches balancing compound

Product News

Hofmann Power Weight is now offering a new balancing solution called Balancing Compound 505. According to the company, the balancing compound works by dispersing along the tyre walls in a running tyre due to the centrifugal force. The higher the speed, the more the centrifugal force will disperse the material in the tyre and automatically push the compound opposite to the heavy spot, compensating for any vibrations.

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18th February 2015/by Tyrepress Editors

PCL appoints PC Products as Thailand distributor

International News, Product News

PCL has named PC Products International Co Ltd as its new distributor in Thailand. PC Products, is primarily a manufacturer of wheel balancing weights, but is now also PCL’s official local partner in Thailand servicing the automotive and tyreshop markets.

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9th January 2015/by Tyrepress Editors

Trax launches new website

Product News

Trax has launched a new website offering information on a wide range of wheel balancing weights and technical information. According to the company, the firm’s new site particularly focuses on the Trax “Professional” range of adhesive weights that work when others fall off.

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14th November 2014/by Tyrepress Editors

Remog shows new products, website

News

Remog S.p.A. used Reifen 2014 as a platform to present a number of new products, including a new adhesive weight designed for original equipment alloy rims. This zinc adhesive weight series includes five to 60 gram sizes; Remog says the dimensions for these weights are 15mm x 5.8mm, except for five to 15 gram single weights, which are only 4mm high. The company adds that the connection between the different sections of the adhesive weights make them flexible and easy to mount on rims. Furthermore, Remog S.p.A. adds that the epoxide powder used achieved a 480 hours resistance in saline fog tests.

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4th July 2014/by Tyrepress Editors

Minnesota bans lead wheel weights

International News, Legislation

Minnesota governor Mark Dayton has signed the state’s lead and mercury wheel weights bill into law on 16 May, Tire Review reports. The legislation was presented in March of this year to both the state’s Senate and House. The new law includes a ban on the installation, sale and distribution of lead and mercury based […]

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21st May 2014/by Andrew

Remog integrates BF into group, maintains both product lines

Company News, Product News

In response the demands of a more diversified market, the Remog group reports that it has implemented “major changes” designed to help the company adapt and take up the challenges before it.

The headline news is the incorporation of BF, which is already part of the group into Remog S.p.A’s operations. However the company made it clear that the continuity of the distribution of both lines of products branded Remog and BF will remain.

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20th November 2013/by Tyrepress Editors

Trax wins £1m Jaguar Land Rover balance weight contract

News

UK manufacturer of balance weights, Trax JH Ltd has won a £1m per year contract to supply adhesive and clip-on products to Jaguar Land Rover. Managing director John Hallé says that the business was won on design and quality competence and is delighted that the work put in over the last few years by Trax staff has finally come to fruition.

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5th June 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Rebalanced Hofmann Power Weight website goes live

News

Balancing weight specialist Hofmann Power Weight has unleashed its new website. The site, now up and running in both English and German language variants at www.hofmann-powerweight.de, is said to provide everything that the site visitor needs to know on the subject of wheel balancing and the Hofmann brand.

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Hofmann Power Weight given Ford Q1 status

News

On 16 July, Ford presented Hofmann Power Weight with its Q1 Award in recognition of the quality of the balance weights supplied to Ford and the reliability of Hofmann’s delivery. The Q1 Award is the highest designation Ford gives its suppliers, and is awarded solely to suppliers who satisfy the car manufacturer’s strict requirements in terms of quality, on-time delivery and material management, whilst at the same time achieving a high technical standard.

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22nd August 2012/by Tyrepress Editors
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