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Time-saving theme at Amsterdam equipment show
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by Ron Cater • There were some 170 exhibitors at the fifth Autovak Exhibition of garage equipment in Amsterdam this week. The attendance on Monday, the opening day, had by 2 p.m. already exceeded by 700 the full first day's figures at the last exhibition two years ago.
Autovak is the biggest specialist show dealing solely with garage and workshop equipment in Europe. As attendance is by invitation only, the show is never really crowded and allows visitors to look around in peace.
The theme of the exhibition this year was most definitely aimed at means of reducing labour time on all repair and servicing work.
Among new items were a very useful portable pneumatic bead-breaker which handles up to 20in. wheel-and-tyre equipment, a reasonably priced parts washing unit and a towing ambulance with an extensible neck having a capacity of 2,0001b. and a laden towing speed of 50 mph. This was shown by Technisch Handels Bureau C. Van Maanen, Schonebergerweg 46, Rotterdam, and was available in three forms. It could have either a fixed length towing-neck, or an extensible neck and, if needed, could be equipped with brakes. The prices of these units varied between £240 and £330.
Flush-Brush was the name given to a very low-priced parts cleaning unit which could be afforded by most workshops. For approximately £60 this electric-powered unit incorporated two solvent-fed cleaning brushes and a rinsing jet. Its design was such that it could be mounted on to a 40g drum and its impeller-type pump wi equipped with both a filter and meterir unit. Flush-Brush Holland R.J.A. Stadhuisplein 366, Postbus 348, Tilbur are the makers.
Hartridge's Dutch agents were showir the Injectomatic nozzle-reconditionin machine designed to reduce the tin. involved on the job and also dispense wil the need for skill on the part of the operato A 75 per cent time saving with semi-skilled operator on this job is no mes achievement. And another plus for ti machine is a 25 per cent better nozz reclamation record.
On the 'small tool sections I spotted useful electric drill reduction-chuck special designed for inserting wood screws and st tappers. This was shown in two forms, oi reversible which had an 11 to 1 driving rat and a 4 to 1 reverse ratio, and a small ar less expensive unit which was no reversible.
A full report of these useful items equipment will be in next week's CM.