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Gurmit: TyreBooster Nitrogen Inflation System Ensur
Gurmit Singh, Director of Pengangkutan Ali- ran Teraju Sdn Bhd (PATSB), is satisfied with the overall performance of the Tyre- Booster high performance nitrogen inflation system that Anox Corporation had customised for him.
Established in December 1996, PATSB is a trans- porter of LPG cylinders and chemical tankers. “Run- ning a fleet is never cheap, especially in today’s highly competitive business environment. It is not possible to keep increasing our rates; therefore our constant focuses are always on how to reduce op- erating costs and manage our fleet efficiently with- out compromising safety. Whether it is through the purchase of top quality vehicles and equipment, prolonging vehicle and tyre life, using technology to reduce mileage and fuel claims, driver training or even changing the way the vehicles are financed,” said Gurmit.
As fuel and tyre bills were the two major vehicle run- ning costs, Gurmit always tried to explore new ways to slash fleet costs. “I asked a major tyre manufac- turer before about the advantages of inflating tyres with nitrogen. Well, the answer that he gave was not very encouraging. However, that did not stop me from finding out more about nitrogen. I searched on- line and the information that I found convinced me. I then tried to look for a nitrogen inflator in the market but was disappointed as only limited brands were available here.”
Gurmit was so happy when he met up with J.K. Chin, Sales Director of Anox Corporation Sdn Bhd. “A compressor supplier introduced Chin, who is his customer, to me. Chin convinced me on Anox’s ex- pertise in the development of nitrogen and oxygen on-site solutions based on Pressure Swing Absorp- tion (PSA) and Membrane Separation technologies. Anox had focused on industrial applications from day one since the company was established.”
Their fruitful discussion led to the birth of the Tyre- Booster, the first high performance nitrogen inflation system for commercial tyres.
“Chin was very helpful and he designed a small ni- trogen tyre inflator for our fleet workshop. We have 36 trucks in total, including 16 in Melaka and 2 new Scania trucks that will be delivered to us soon. We got the unit in April last year and it took us quite some time, from mid-April to June, to convert and inflate all of our tyres with nitrogen.”
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古密:TyreBooster 氮气充气系 统加强安全性和节省成本
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成立于1996年的Pengakutan Aliran Teraju是一家液化石油气及化 学罐车运输业者。 “经营车队从来就不便宜,特别是在今天高度竞 争的环境中。我们无法一直提高收费,因此我们必须在不影响安全 性下,经常聚焦于如何节省运营成本和有效管理车队。不论是通过 购买顶级的车子和设备、延长车子和轮胎的寿命、采用技术来降低 里程和燃油费用、为司机提供培训或甚至改变车子的融资方式。” 他说。
由于轮胎和燃油是车子运作的两大主要成本,古密总是试着发掘新的 方式来削减车队成本。“我曾经询问过一个主要的轮胎制造商有关采 用氮气充气轮胎的好处,但他的答复却令人失望。然而,这却没有打 消我寻找更多有关氮气的资料。我在网络上搜寻,结果那些有关氮气 充气轮胎的资料说服了我。我于是在开始寻找氮气充气机,结果却大 失所望,因为市场上可选择的氮气充气机的品牌不多。”
engakutan Aliran Teraju 私人有限公司董事古密星(Gurmit Singh),非常满意于Anox公司为他量身打造的TyreBooster高性 能氮气充气系统的整体表现。
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