Totalkare designs mobile roller Interpump eyes electric

Workshop equipment specialist Totalkare has developed a mobile roller brake tester that it said could be set up in less than five minutes on any site with a reasonably flat surface and a three-phase power supply.

It can be used by operators who wish to move it from one location to another as and when required.

Costing up to £35,000, it can also be deployed in rented premises with landlords who are not prepared to undergo the civil works that are needed to install a fixed brake tester.

Also on show was an automated tyre changer (pictured) designed to minimise the risk of back injuries that can occur when technicians lift heavy wheels and tyres.

Italian hydraulics specialist Interpump has set its sights on the electric truck market.

The company makes hoses, fittings and pumps for tippers, loader cranes and refuse bodies and traditionally drives its pumps from a gearbox PTO (power take-off). It is now developing electric pumps for use in electric trucks with similar applications.

Interpump said electric pumps offer more flexible mounting and positioning than gear-drive units and are more efficient.