Special diagnostics
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Special diagnostics
SPECIAL REPORT Special diagnostics Photo credit: Robert BOSCH Group July 2011 THE INTERNATIONAL SHOW OF ALL EQUIPMENT FOR ALL VEHICLES Diagnostics at EQUIP AUTO: 32% of visitors to EQUIP AUTO 2009 say they are interested in the diagnostics sector MAJOR ACCOUNTS THAT VISITED THE SHOW IN 2009 INCLUDED Auto Centres Distributors / Specialists Carglass Feu Vert First Stop Kwik-Fit Maxauto Midas Norauto Profil + Roady ... Autodistribution Euromaster Eurotyre Mobis Part Europe Motorscan Starexel Van Heck Group Würth ... Industry Car makers Dalkia Mitsubishi Electric Europe Moteurs Leroy Somer ... Automobiles Citroën Automobiles Peugeot Ford Man Camions & Bus Mazda Mercedes Benz Nissan Europe Opel PSA Peugeot Citroën Renault Scania Toyota Volkswagen Volvo ... MOT Auto Bilan Autovision Dekra ... Services BCA Expertise BCG Bearingpoint Lacour Microsoft ... Training Aforpa Afpa AFT IFTIM Garac GNFA ... Tyre suppliers Goodyear Dunlop Tyres Michelin Pirelli Tyre Vulco ... Vehicle rental Fraikin Lease Plan Locam Via Location ... 2U CO., LTD. ACTIA AUTOMOTIVE ADRONIC COMPONENTS ENDOSCOPE ATEQ FRANCE AUTODATA SFTA AUTOLOGIC DIAGNOSTICS LTD. AUTOMOTIVE PROCESS INSTITUTE AVL DITEST FRANCE BG DIFFUSION INTERNATIONAL BLACKHAWK SA BOSCH Robert BUTLER ENGINEERING & MARKETING SPA SU CAPELEC SARL CCG CLAS EQUIPEMENTS COJALI S.L. - COJALI GROUP DELPHI DOMETIC SNC EXXOTEST ANNECY ELECTRONIQUE HELLA FRANCE HUBITOOLS SA INNOLOGIC ELECTRONICS LIMITED KNORR-BREMSE KRAFTWERK KS TOOLS LAUNCH EUROPE GMBH MAHA FRANCE MAHA MASCHINENBAU HALDENWANG MIDTRONICS BV MI-SYSTEMS NOVA DITEX S.A.R. L. ONE-TOO PANASONIC FRANCE PICHLER OUTILLAGE SARL PICO TECHNOLOGY LIMITED POS SERVICE HOLLAND CV - PSH PROVAC FRANCE PTS OUTILLAGE SAS REMA TIP TOP FRANCE REMANED EQUIPOS DIESEL S.L. SNA EUROPE SPACE SRL SPANESI FRANCE SARL SPX SERVICE SOLUTIONS GERMANY STERTIL EQUIP VI TECNOMOTOR S.P. A. TECO S.R. L. TEXA SPA TIERRA TECH VIOSY, S.A. WAI GLOBAL B.V. ... List as of 12 July 2011 SELECTED EXHIBITORS OF THE diagnostics SECTOR WHO WILL BE AT EQUIP AUTO IN 2011 About EQUIP AUTO 2011 The international show for all automotive suppliers, EQUIP AUTO has become a major hub for manufacturers, dealers and repairers seeking new products, services and partners. It is organised by Comexposium with its shareholder partners: the French Automotive Equipment Industries Association (FIEV) and the French Industrial Body-building Federation (FFC). In 2011, the show expects some 96,000 visitors (including 30% from other countries) and 1,800 exhibitors in all sectors (75% from other countries). P 2 - EQUIP AUTO 2011 SPECIAL REPORT FOR EQUIP AUTO 2011 • N°3 AN EVER SHARPER CUTTINg-EDgE IN DIAgNOSTICS! Electronic complexity and the arrival of hybrid and electric vehicles are making matters ever more complicated for repair workshops. This is why the manufacturers of DIAGNOSTICS tools are striving to provide assistance with appropriate software and terminals. Touch tablets are stealing the thunder in workshops. the arrival of diagNoStiCS tools in fast-track repair centres such as Speedy and other fast fitters is no mere communication gimmick. it is actually a necessity, given that on some models, mechanics first have to disable the electric parking brake system even for simple procedures such as replacing brake pads. the same goes for bodybuilders: before handing the vehicle over to the customer, they now have to make sure they have not neutralised any sensors while working on a wing. “demand is ever-changing, as is technical complexity,” explains François Hostalier at Delphi. “Maintenance increasingly involves resetting logic controllers and recoding fuel injectors, egr* valves or particulate filters. and, with increasing numbers of logic controllers, given the development of driving aid systems using radars and cameras, tools in turn are becoming increasingly sophisticated.” Photo credit: ACTIA® Photo credit: Robert BOSCH Group * Exhaust gas recirculation EQUIP AUTO 2011 - P 3 TOOLS INTEgRATINg TECHNICAL DATA FROM VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS luckily, software publishers – who also manufacture their own diagNoStiCS tools for market leaders – have the necessary technical expertise at their fingertips. involving players such as Bosch and Delphi for example, as oeMs, smooths technology transfer in the aftermarket sector, even if this means purchasing technical data from vehicle manufacturers and reverse engineering to grasp how the electronic components work. this is how they manage to offer multi-brand diagNoStiCS tools, capable of reading default codes. Moreover, information is processed for increasingly intuitive insight. the tools automatically open pages, according to the components to be diagnosed, and indicate the procedure to be followed, as in it support. a walk-through mode giving mechanics stepby-step guidance. Photo credit: DELPHI THE IMPACT OF HIgH-VOLTAgE BATTERIES P 4 - EQUIP AUTO 2011 its centre in blois. “Machinery is going to have to change to factor in these new batteries and their encoding,” reckons François Hostalier. Bosch has also factored the new setup in with the FSa 050, to test hybrid and electric vehicles, a device that’s simply brimming with technology (voltage, resistance and capacity). * In partnership with Vivid, Multi-Diag VL will also be offering an automatic link to a procedure to search for breakdown with VESA guidance, for each default code detected on a logic controller. Photo credit: Robert BOSCH Group Photo credit: ACTIA® it remains a highly mechanics-oriented business. there are indeed an increasing number of electronic components in common rail engines, with piezoelectric injectors for example, and euro 5 does require in-depth expert knowledge (Actia has just developed an offer* in this field), but thermal technology does still prevail in workshops. However, changes will be introduced with the gradual increase in hybrid and electric vehicles. it will obviously impact the business, since there are procedures to be complied with for example, to disconnect batteries. Certification will be necessary to work on high-voltage vehicles (up to 400 volts). Delphi has already initiated training in Actia and the “green” repair workshop “We are clearly at a crossroads with the arrival of the first “all-electric” cars, which have different architecture and require a new approach,” Laurent Guerci, Director of Multi-brand DIAGNOSTICS at Actia points out. This is why we have launched a new “green” business, including anti-pollution DIAGNOSTICS, Stop & Start systems that automatically cut the engine and hybrid and electric vehicles.” This choice was also motivated by the presence on board of special logic controllers for electric vehicles. Actia has first-hand knowledge of this, since it supplied the electric traction chain for Bolloré’s Blue Car. The cars made for Autolib’, the self-service scheme in Paris will be propelled by components produced and assembled in Colomiers, outside Toulouse. This will be a showcase for Actia, which is already in pole position to diagnose electric vehicles with DIAGNOSTICS tools for Peugeot and Citroën models. Diagnosing noise With electric vehicles, another new feature is taking shape: listening to noise. “Mechanics are asked to listen out for and locate noises on board vehicles,” indicated Jean-Pierre Marlier at One Too. “We are going to have to draft databases starting with bearings, the water pump and other equipment, to pinpoint the specific noises each vehicle makes. There’s no doubt about it, DIAGNOSTICS won’t be stopping there. Tablets make a breakthrough at Panasonic. Data can be entered on the touch-screen using fingers or a stylus, even with gloves. But sturdiness is its overriding asset. “With this kind of product, the return rate stands at a mere 0.5%, as opposed to 10% for less heavy-duty computers,” he continued. The product is guaranteed for three years, with a 5-year guarantee extension and related services. Delphi has a netbook, i.e. a laptop with a rotating screen like a rugged tablet to switch from portrait to landscape mode, plus an integrated accelerometer. While rugged tablets are consolidating their position in workshops, an iPad equivalent is making inroads in workshop reception areas. This is an Actia initiative, spurred by its drive to improve reception, with software that can scan the vehicle, take photos of the bodywork and plan work based on technical data, instead of notes scrawled on a slip of paper. Photo credit: © Panasonic Toughbook Is it the iPad knock-on effect? Whatever, DIAGNOSTICS is increasingly carried out using touch tablets. Of course, these products don’t necessarily have much in common with Apple’s star product. They are rugged tablets, designed for use in rough, tough environments, but with powerful calculation skills (using Intel Core chips) and ergonomic to boot. Actia for example, offers the IP54 from the new XG range, a tablet that runs with Windows 7, boasting a 13.3 inch colour touch-screen, 4 Gb RAM, a 250 Gb hard drive, integrated Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, an OBD interface and Full Euro V. It can run alone for eight hours, i.e. for a normal working day. In this field, Panasonic is enjoying huge success with its Toughbook. With a footing in the automotive DIAGNOSTICS market since 2006, first at Renault-Nissan, before spreading to other brands, the Japanese manufacturer has designed rugged tablets for brands such as Ford, Fiat and Toyota. In the past six years, it has shipped 150,000 products to 20 vehicle manufacturers. With its 13.3 inch HD screen, the latest model can be used by technicians to run DIAGNOSTICS programmes in real time and view telematics data. Viewing schemas and plans is child’s play. “The screen was specially developed to be as clear as possible, whether in the workshop or outdoors in bright sunshine,” explains Christophe Bouchaudon, Key Account Manager EQUIP AUTO 2011 - P 5 AMÉDÉE, A gORDINI FOR IN-CYLINDER PRESSURE MEASUREMENT SOLUTIONS where diagNoStiCS seamlessly integrates mechanical checks, which hitherto has not been possible,” states Jean-pierre Marlier at One Too. “engines with poor compression can impact emissions, ignition and carburetion”. in concrete terms, the device measures pressure during cycles and indicates the number of pressure thresholds, as well as engine rotation speed with the starter. Cylinder tightness is rated according to an amédée index (rating 0 to 100), in reference to the name of the appliance. One Too clearly aims to set a new standard. “renault and pSa are interested in this tool,” indicates Jean-pierre Marlier. “it could also come in really handy for second-hand dealers”. Photo credit: OnE -TOO One Too has developed a multi-purpose appliance to check cylinder heads for petrol and diesel engines. it has been called amédée, after gordini’s first name. why this allusion? Quite simply because the product was developed with renault. One Too has even applied two white stripes, a distinctive sign featured nowadays on the bodywork of special series. “with this device, which measures compression and helps detect leaks, we are entering a phase BOSCH PUTS THE EMPHASIS ON HEAVY gOODS P 6 - EQUIP AUTO 2011 the new KtS truck is the very latest in diagNoStiCS for HgVs, with its cordless bluetooth module. Photo credit: Robert BOSCH Group eSi|tronic truck has been updated for equip auto. this diagNoStiCS software for heavy goods vehicles gives the low-down on the processing of exhaust fumes, air and disk brakes and electronic systems in HgVs. the chief features of this multi-brand product are its ease of use, functional ergonomics and mobility designed for the workshop. Bosch is showcasing two new testing appliances. the KtS 800 truck features a host of connections (including 2 x uSb 2.0, a uSb 2.0 connection for dongle uSb and rJ45 ethernet) and has proved practical with its nifty handle integrated in the shell and highresolution backlit display on a 13.3 inch touchscreen. the 2 lithium-ion batteries can be switched over without cutting out the system (Hot Swap function) and the appliance can use bluetooth to communicate with the dCu and the diagNoStiCS module. 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