Towards the end of April each year, over 4,000 people go to the NEC, Birmingham to attend the annual Bus & Coach Expo and Commercial Vehicle Show. This year, the Rotronics team headed down to the NEC to spend a week meeting with industry professionals and discuss how with Rotronics support, we can help you to reduce costs and eliminate unexpected battery failure.
If you didn’t get to attend the show, don’t worry! We have everything you missed right here.
ROBIS took the spotlight
We know battery testing can be easily overlooked. A battery hidden away, is easy to miss right? Our team have worked extensively with bus and coach fleet operators and we know how to turn reactive repairs into proactive maintenance that reduces non starts and roadside breakdowns, saving you thousands in the process.
At the show we had a ROBIS demo station, allowing visitors to get hands on with ROBIS Analytics, our online battery data reporting tool. In real time visitors could experience the difference ROBIS makes. This included features such as…
Realtime Dashboards
Trend Analysis
Performance Tracking
Detailed Warranty Reports
With over 7.3 million ROBIS tests completed by over 5,800 locations worldwide, ROBIS is truly making a massive difference.
Our new partner, Traction Direct, makes a debut
We recently announced a new partnership with Traction Direct! Based in Devizes, UK Traction Direct design, manufacture and supply advanced battery charging and maintenance solutions which are trusted by major OEM’s and workshops worldwide.
At the show, we showed off Tractions most popular product ranges including…
MPL50-Li
Advanced 50A charging with Lithium LiFePO4 support and power supply mode
BSU2-125
125A power supply for performing software updates and diagnostic tasks
CDU
Link CDU to a charger to charge up to 6 batteries at once. Great to stock applications
Midtronics latest product, xIM-100
In emergency situations, first responders need to ensure that vehicles are safe to work on before getting involved. You can hear when an ICE vehicle is active but with EV’s being silent, you have no idea whether it’s in park or drive and one slight touch of the pedal can result in severe injuries. These injuries can be prevented.
Midtronics new xIM-100 can quickly immobilise the vehicle by connecting it to the EV charging port. Just plug it in, let the light go green and you can have full confidence the vehicle wont be going anywhere, even if the pedal is pushed.
xIM-100 will be available to pre-order later this year
New Rotronics product, WheelPRO 70
We are not just product suppliers, we work closely with our customers to solve the issues they face head on with proactive solutions. A major OEM customer that we already work closely with came to us saying they needed a wheel lifter that was not connected to power or compressed air. Our teams got to work and presented WheelPRO 70 which can be easily operated by the integrated hand clamp or by using your own drill.
After a successful launch, we have decided to bring it to other workshops.
The Bus & Coach Expo was a huge success and it was great to connect with a range of industry professionals. Please feel free to reach out to our team.
