CONWAY, Ariz. (Jan. 20, 2016) — Snap-on Inc.'s John Bean brand has launched a line of video wheel balancers, featuring multiple models to fit a variety of shop needs.
The new John Bean balancers include:
- B200S — Designed for customers with limited shop space, the B200S offers users simple data entry via the company's 2D SAPE and Smart Sonar technology. Features include a one-spin balance and John Bean's Virtual Plane Imaging (VPI) measuring system.
- B400L — This belt-driven balancer is ideal for high-volume wheel balancing shops, and provides users with John Bean's easyWeight pinpoint indicator to position weights on the wheel during balancing. If features a 200 RPN rotational speed along with the VPI measuring system, easy spoke input and a 4.5-second, one-spin balance.
- B600L and B600P — This balancer, designed for use in shops that conduct a higher volume of balancing jobs, offers all the features of the B200S and B400L along with a touch screen user interface for easy operation. The B600P adds John Bean's Power Clamp electromechanical clamping system.
“At John Bean, we offer a full complement of video wheel balancers that provide shops with enhanced productivity, performance and reliability, no matter how many wheel balancing jobs they perform,” said Brian Gates, product manager for John Bean.