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MTD December 2016 2016 SEMA Show Hennessy displays latest machines Hennessy Industries Inc. had nine tire changers and wheel balancers on display, including six new models. e newest model featured was the Coats 1600-3D Direct Drive wheel balancer. e 1600 model's features are designed to deliver a performance balance using Coats' exclusive Direct Drive system, which combines the motor and spindle into a single assembly that always stays calibrated to zero. e company says its ProBal- ance Technology offers a fast, single-step correction for residual imbalance, eliminating 80% of unbalance-related comebacks. Bartec has new tools Bartec USA LLC's booth featured three new products. e Tech200Pro is a diagnostic tool that incorporates TPMS sensor testing and activation, tread depth measurement, and manual tire pressure checks. e Tech200Pro has full TPMS sensor capability. e company says tread depth measuring is very accurate and can measure tread up to 22 millimeters, or almost 7/8 inches. Bartec also displayed its first non-TPMS service tool in its portfolio, the QST300. e quick service tool is designed to simplify oil changes, baery replacement, and brake pad replacement. e third new offering is Revive Turbo Cleaner, which uses a patented chemical process to clean a turbocharger. New package for wheel weights Wegmann automotive USA Inc., the parent company to the Perfect Equipment and Hofmann Power Weight brands, introduced a Pop-N-Lock modular box design for its Hofmann Power Weight Premium Zinc line. Gregory Parker, marketing manager, says the new pop and lock system allows technicians to get to the wheel weights faster, and the tray allows the product to be poured out for easier access. e modular boxes are the same height and width so they can be stacked, enabling shops to consolidate the product and create more shelf space for other items. e company also displayed its new standard and chrome snap-in tire valves, which are available in 100-count bags. New brand of wheel weights Plombco Inc. says its new StickPro kits contain everything a shop needs to remove old adhesive wheel weights and aach new ones. e kit contains StickPro brand wheel cleaner and adhesive wheel weights, along with removal pliers, scrapers, buffing discs, and a buffer. e StickPro wheel cleaner is an improved formula with more cleaning power. e company launched its StickPro brand of adhesive wheel weights, tools, accessories, and cleaners in October 2016. e colored wheel weights are available in black and chrome and come in boxes or in rolls and in sizes from 1/4 of an ounce to 2 ounces. Tri-Ace has new MT line Tri-Ace W heel & Tire Corp.'s new Pioneer MT line will be 5, make it 6 new tires Tireco plans to be aggressive in 2017 In the past, Tireco Inc. has taken a conservative approach to marketing its Milestar, Nankang, and West Lake tires. It is time for the company to "step out of the shadows," according to new Vice President of Sales and Marketing Andrew Hoit. The company will introduce five Milestar tires in the U.S. in 2017. "The Milestar is now our flagship brand," says Hoit. "That's the primary focus of our branding." The new tires are: ■ Milestar Grantland AP SUV/RLT. The all-season tire will be available in 32 sizes ranging from 15 to 20 inches. ■ Milestar Patagonia A/T W SUV/RLT. The all-weather, all-terrain tire will be available in 11 sizes ranging from 15 to 17 inches. ■ Milestar Weatherguard All-Weather. The CUV touring tire will be available in 44 sizes ranging from 15 to 20 inches. ■ Milestar Streetsteel. The tire will be available in 10 sizes ranging from 14 to 15 inches with raised white letters. ■ Milestar Steelpro MS597S. The tire will be available in six two-ply, commercial and sprinter van sizes. A sixth tire, the Nankang NS-25 All-Season UHP, also will be launched next year. It will be available in 74 sizes ranging from 16 to 24 inches. Gregory Parker says the new Hofmann Power Weight Pop-N-Lock Modular Box Sys- tem is an innovation that improves product handling for a shop. The packaging will be released in the first quarter of 2017. Bartec's Kelly Nugent says the new Tech200Pro comes with a wall- mounted inductive charger, quick connect air fitting, and operates without the need for other devices. Alan Greene, sales representative for Hen- nessy, discusses a touchscreen interface that simplifies the balancing operation and other features of the Coats 1600-3D Direct Drive wheel balancer. 28