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Aug

2021

Review: The best bicycle tyre inflators to use with an air compressor

If you’ve landed on this article then you probably have an air compressor already (or are at least considering one) and you’re looking for a dedicated bicycle tyre inflator to suit it.

Don’t have an air compressor? Check out our guide to air compressors for bicycle use.

When it comes to inflating tyres with an air compressor there are plenty of options. This article covers DIY options and dedicated bicycle-specific inflators across a broad price range. All the inflators covered below will work with any air compressor – it’s just a matter of fitting the appropriate couplers (covered in the guide to air compressors).

There’s plenty of useful information in this article, but if you simply want to know the best bicycle inflator with a gauge, it’s the most expensive tested: the EVT 3-in-1 inflator.

Meanwhile, EVT’s Presta-Only inflator, which lacks a gauge, is easily the best thing money can buy if you want unhindered air into your Presta valves and little more. The best budget inflator is the PrestaCycle Mini (also no gauge).

Those wanting something that’s equally great for cars and a family of bicycles (where Schrader valves are likely found) should consider the PrestaCycle Pro or a high-quality car inflator and use a thread-in Presta adapter (Arundel’s Woodsman valve has proven a good-value option).

Introduction to bicycle-specific tyre inflators

I’ve got some 15 years of hands-on experience with air compressors and over the past year of lockdowns I’ve intentionally tested some of the more common and popular tyre inflators with the goal of finding the best. In a broad sense, there are no awful choices here – they’ll all get air into a bicycle tyre. Similarly, there are also no perfect options, and even the best on the market still offers room for improvement.

There are a number of different tyre inflators on the market. I wanted to find both the absolute best and the best value.

That said, there certainly are differences to be aware of and common themes in the ones I’d choose to own for home use or put into operation within a professional workshop. Notably, I’ve taken a liking to inflators that offer a 90º angle of approach to the valve and a design that allows one-handed operation – this leaves a hand spare to hold the wheel or pinch and pull the tyre as needed (in the case of tubeless).

Following the last point, the best inflators offer a simple friction fit with the valve (and can be used with or without the valve core in place). A valve head that needs to be locked or threaded in place is at best more of a fiddle and slower to use.

A press-on valve head at a 90º angle makes for a one-handed operation.

It’s also worth noting that there are big differences in the available airflow rate (volume of air at a given pressure) which will impact how easily stubborn tubeless tyres seat. And gauge accuracy should be considered for those looking

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Jun

2021

Flying Car Makers Want to Build ‘Uber Meets Tesla in the Air’

It was sleek, cone-shaped, a little confusing — like something Hollywood would give a sci-fi villain for a quick getaway.

It wasn’t a helicopter. And it wasn’t an airplane. It was a cross between the two, with a curved hull, two small wings, and eight spinning rotors lined up across its nose and tail.

At the touch of a button on a computer screen under a nearby tent, it stirred to life, rising up from a grassy slope on a ranch in central California and speeding toward some cattle grazing under a tree — who did not react in the slightest.

“It may look like a strange beast, but it will change the way transportation happens,” said Marcus Leng, the Canadian inventor who designed this aircraft, which he named BlackFly.

BlackFly is what is often called a flying car. Engineers and entrepreneurs like Mr. Leng have spent more than a decade nurturing this new breed of aircraft, electric vehicles that can take off and land without a runway.

They believe these vehicles will be cheaper and safer than helicopters, providing practically anyone with the means of speeding above crowded streets.

“Our dream is to free the world from traffic,” said Sebastian Thrun, another engineer at the heart of this movement.

That dream, most experts agree, is a long way from reality. But the idea is gathering steam. Dozens of companies are now building these aircraft, and three recently agreed to go public in deals that value them as high as $6 billion. For years, people like Mr. Leng and Mr. Thrun have kept their prototypes hidden from the rest of the world — few people have seen them, much less flown in them — but they are now beginning to lift the curtain.

Mr. Leng’s company, Opener, is building a single-person aircraft for use in rural areas — essentially a private flying car for the rich — that could start selling this year. Others are building larger vehicles they hope to deploy as city air taxis as soon as 2024 — an Uber for the skies. Some are designing vehicles that can fly without a pilot.

One of the air taxi companies, Kitty Hawk, is run by Mr. Thrun, the Stanford University computer science professor who founded Google’s self-driving car project. He now says that autonomy will be far more powerful in the air than on the ground, and that it will enter our daily lives much sooner. “You can fly in a straight line and you don’t have the massive weight or the stop-and-go of a car” on the ground, he said.

The rise of the flying car mirrors that of self-driving vehicles in ways both good and bad, from the enormous ambition to the multi-billion-dollar investments to the cutthroat corporate competition, including a high-profile lawsuit alleging intellectual property theft. It also recreates the enormous hype.

It is a risky comparison. Google and other self-driving companies did not deliver on the grand promise that robo-taxis would be zipping around

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Apr

2020

Analysis on Impact of COVID-19- Automotive Air Lift Jack Market 2019-2023 | Demand for Air Bottle Jacks to Boost Growth | Technavio

LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Technavio has been monitoring the automotive air lift jack market and it is poised to grow by USD 5 billion during 2019-2023. The report offers an up-to-date analysis regarding the current market scenario, latest trends and drivers, and the overall market environment.

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The market is fragmented, and the degree of fragmentation will decelerate during the forecast period. Astro Pneumatic Tool Co., ATD Tools Inc., Emerson Manufacturing Corp., Gray Manufacturing Co. Inc., Jack Sealey Ltd., JET Equipment & Tools Ltd., Norco Industries Inc., Shinn Fu Company of America Inc., Sunex Tools Inc., and Tire Service International are some of the major market participants. The demand for air bottle jacks will offer immense growth opportunities. To make the most of the opportunities, market vendors should focus more on the growth prospects in the fast-growing segments, while maintaining their positions in the slow-growing segments.

Demand for air bottle jacks has been instrumental in driving the growth of the market.

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Apr

2020

Automotive Air Conditioning Market | Size, Share, Trends & Industry Forecast 2019-2023

Market Scenario, Automotive air conditioning is the process of removing heat from the interior of the vehicle, to improve the comfort of the occupants. Air conditioning, primarily, uses integrated heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system in vehicles. Nowadays, most vehicles are equipped with such air conditioning systems, either manually or automatically. The manual air conditioning consists of knobs and dials that allow the user to control the amount of airflow the unit will generate. There are basically three types of settings such as low, medium and high. The user has to turn on the system; then select the desired amount of airflow and temperature required. Automatic air conditioning system allows to set the desired temperature automatically. The system consists of a thermostat, which detects and monitors the temperature and signals the system to pump air until the desired temperature is not reached., The factors that are responsible for the growth of automotive air conditioning market are surge in demand for passenger and commercial vehicles, change in consumer preferences, and government initiatives to develop advanced air conditioning systems. There has been an increase in the production of passenger and commercial vehicles over the past years in countries such as China, India, and Japan. The increase in production is majorly due to the availability of low-cost labor, which attract many automakers to set up their base in countries such as India, China, and Japan. According to OICA, the sales of new vehicles have increased from 2013 to 2016. In 2013, the number of vehicles sold were 85.6 million while in 2016, it was 93.8 million. The increase in sales of new vehicle will result in higher installation

Automotive Air Conditioning Market Research Report: Information By Technology (Manual and Automatic), Component (Compressor, Evaporator, Receiver and Condenser), Vehicle type (Passenger Car and Commercial Vehicle), and Regions – Forecast till 2023

Market Scenario

Automotive air conditioning is the process of removing heat from the interior of the vehicle, to improve the comfort of the occupants. Air conditioning, primarily, uses integrated heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system in vehicles. Nowadays, most vehicles are equipped with such air conditioning systems, either manually or automatically. The manual air conditioning consists of knobs and dials that allow the user to control the amount of airflow the unit will generate. There are basically three types of settings such as low, medium and high. The user has to turn on the system; then select the desired amount of airflow and temperature required. Automatic air conditioning system allows to set the desired temperature automatically. The system consists of a thermostat, which detects and monitors the temperature and signals the system to pump air until the desired temperature is not reached.

The factors that are responsible for the growth of automotive air conditioning market are surge in demand for passenger and commercial vehicles, change in consumer preferences, and government initiatives to develop advanced air conditioning systems. There has been an increase in the production of passenger and commercial vehicles over the

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Apr

2020

Automotive | Air Liquide

What is the current state of engine emissions testing regulations?

Automotive manufacturers need to perform more and more rigorous engine emissions testing on new vehicles. They are forced to monitor and measure these emissions by national authorities, such as the American (EPA) and the European directives (commonly called Euro) being the most common. As the manufacturing and sales of automobiles are global, there is an increasing need to comply with both legislations, which impose specific requirements.

What is the role of specialty gases in engine emissions testing?

New engine development for a vehicle takes four to five years, and costs billions of Euros. During this development, phase measurements of the engine emissions are critical for the R&D teams. Before the engine can be used in a car, it must go through an intensive ‘Type Approval’ process to ensure emissions are below the legal limits.

Manufacturers, their suppliers and testing centers use dedicated analytical equipment that require specialty gases to function. These gases guarantee ultra-high-purity and precision to ensure accurate analyses and reliable precise analytical results.

What does Air Liquide offer for engine emissions testing?

Air Liquide’s offer encompasses specialty gases with dual-compliance and certification to EPA and EU standards. In fact, Air Liquide is the first and only gas supplier to propose dual-compliance products that conform to regulations in both in the US and the EU.

Our products are part of the ALPHAGAZ™ range, Air Liquide’s premium brand of specialty gases for analytical applications. The offer features a complete, yet simple range of the most commonly requested pure gases and mixtures for engine emissions testing. We offer ALPHAGAZ™ AUTO, which are pure gases like ultra-pure air and nitrogen for zero and purge, as well as ALPHAGAZ™ Mix products for calibration.

Specialty gases are used at all stages, from engine design and development to “go-to-market approval”, including for on-road or real driving emissions (RDE) and Portable Emissions Measurement Systems (PEMS) testing.

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Apr

2020

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Mar

2020

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