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PRODUCTS TESTED FOR SUCCESS MAHA Australia has been servicing the aftermarket industry since the early 1980s MAHA has been manufacturing high quality, specialised workshop equipment for over 50 years and says it is renowned worldwide for being a leader in brake testing technology. The company supplies products that cover various inspection devices for cars, trucks, motorcycles, and special-purpose vehicles. With the option of linking individual test devices to form universal test lanes, MAHA states it has become a skilled technical partner for clients all over the world. MAHA asserts that its products meet the highest quality standards, representing reliability and long service life while satisfying the most demanding requirements. “MAHA Australia has a long history of outstanding customer service being ISO 9001:2015 quality management system certified for 31 years running,” MAHA Managing Director, Mick Lauster, said. “Our success in Australia rests on our ability to control the complete supply chain from manufacturing in Germany right through to delivery, install and across the service life of its product. “With an extensive range of spare parts and standard MAHA products in stock, we can also supply urgent spare parts for maintenance and installations of MAHA products. “Our equipment is used in facilities all around Australia, New Zealand and now the Pacific Islands with many new sites enjoying the speed and safety of our rising bed load simulation. “The strong relationships we have with both Inspection-based and private customers are due to the unique fact that we are a brake and suspension testing-equipment supplier that can manufacture, supply, install, repair and calibrate our equipment,
which is a good reason for most serious clients to give fair consideration for this equipment.” The types of equipment MAHA can install into a dealership, workshop or testing facility includes but is not limited to brake, weight, and suspension testing equipment; the MAHA 18T Roller Brake Tester for dynamic brake testing and gross weight; the MAHA Rising Bed option for dynamic load simulation; and the MAHA 20T Axle Play Detector. MAHA says potential customers can be confident the company will support them throughout the whole process, from planning the workshop layout and conducting the civil works, including concrete cut plus pour, to installation, training and on-going support from an extended sales and support process. MAHA’s Civil installation process is completed with the full support of the customer and completed within a week by MAHA technicians, who are able to streamline planning, civil works, electrical and coordinate the whole process for a time-efficient professional outcome.
Brake, weight and suspension testing equipment New testing facilities are supplied complete with a drive-on/drive-off system for high volume testing with iPad operation for the inspector. Using these systems, wheels are rolled at three kilometers per hour while the drag, brake force, load simulation, imbalance and gross weight are all checked in the same process. The vehicle is then parked with the axle on the suspension tester while the inspector views for defects underneath. MAHA says the benefits and advantages of this testing process include: • Time efficiency, offering easy access to a mandatory testing system • Speed and safety during load simulation
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Accuracy Repeatability Dependability Minimal staffing requirement for hassle-free operation MAHA says it has hundreds of satisfied customers that have experienced decades of fault free operation, maximum reliability and consistency of readings, and states these unfailing results have kept operations running smoothly, avoided costly downtime and generated optimum performance for clients around the country. “We are particularly proud to show new customers our existing sites because it showcases the standard and quality of the German engineering behind the MAHA brand,” Mick said. “Some units have been in service for over 25 years and are still as accurate and reliable as the day they were in installed. “This is partly due to the German manufacturer’s build quality, but also because we utilise our inhouse team of factory trained technicians to service and calibrate all machines and support clients across the country. This is unique to the Australian market and is what sets MAHA apart from our competitors.”
MAHA 3.5T to 18T Roller Brake Tester When it comes to the MAHA Roller Brake Testers, they are available in 3.5 Tonne, 15T and 18T “Axle” capacity and offer the following features: • Roller Brake Tester speed three to five km/h, this does not engage ABS systems but allows a full rotation of the testing wheels to obtain the most accurate and repeatable test results • Includes drag detection – for example, wheel bearing or sticky caliper piston 22
Australian Automotive Aftermarket Magazine August 2022
