Sensors monitor tyre pressure

Each vehicle exits Jaguar's Birmingham plant only after all four tyres have been checked for the right pressure.

Pneumatic Components (PCL) has provided Jaguar's Birmingham plant with four of its digital products to ensure its cars are shipped out with tyres which have been inflated to top safety standards.

Four D20 units have been linked to the assembly conveyor line, which is in turn linked via a computer terminal using a barcode scanner, to verify which cars' tyres are in need of inflation.

The pedestal mounted inflators are set in an area the size of the four wheels on a Jaguar.

Each unit is set to inflate to 3.5bar and cannot be adjusted.

When each car passes through, its wheels are inflated simultaneously and the D20s each send a signal back to the PC station to confirm when they have reached 3.5bar.

The computer waits for four signals and only when all have been received is the car allowed to proceed along the assembly line.

Jaguar also has a further four D20 units installed at a final inspection point which are used to inflate to any pressure required, either by Jaguar or a customer, before transportation to dealers or to the stocking area.

The D20 offers reduced maintenance and lifecycle costs, increased fuel economy and increased safety.

The D20 has a 30mm LCD backlit screen unit with PCB mounted buttons, a 7.6m hose and twin hold-on tyre valve connector.

PCL's Technical Sales expert Brian Beech said: "Our D20 unit is one of our premium products and is ideal for Jaguar due to its ability to provide the most accurate tyre pressure for maximum safety and extended tyre life".

"It features intelligent software and a default to safe setting, making it highly accurate yet easy to use".

"Overall the D10 offers Jaguar top performance in a modern design, along with reduced costs".

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