BPW ensures optimal pressure with AirSave
Trailer technology provider BPW’s product portfolio includes the AirSave system, which continuously tracks and controls tyre pressure while driving, helping to prevent unnecessary expenditure caused by worn out tyres or roadside prohibitions for under-inflated tyres.
“Day to day, trailer tyres withstand a great deal: road conditions, load weights and temperatures, all of which are constantly changing, causing pressure differences, ultimately leading to tyre wear,” said BPW
“Keeping tyre pressure at the optimum value is a major contribution to road safety.”
According to a British study, 82 per cent of tyre failures can be prevented if the tyre pressure is controlled automatically, BPW says.
“AirSave uses the trailer’s existing pneumatics and directs the air through the axle beam to the wheel end, and from there to the tyre valve,” said the company.
“The system permanently monitors tyre pressure and starts to inflate at a pressure deviation of just 0.2 bar, making it a very fast and reliable system to have. Even a small loss in tyre pressure increases fuel consumption and consequently a higher level of emissions from your vehicle.
“Environmentally friendly AirSave can save 655 kilograms in CO2 emissions per year due to the reduction in fuel consumption. This is based on a tri-axle trailer with a mileage of 120,000 kilometres per annum.”
AirSave can also be connected to the BPW idem telematics portal, Cargofleet 3, the company adds. In the event of pressure loss, a warning is transmitted from AirSave to the external lamp and telematics system, so both driver and operator have full access to the information, allowing them to react quickly.
