Professional Documents
Culture Documents
SLIDE 1
What is SmartWeight?
For almost 30 years, all balancers have calculated imbalance the same way.
SmartWeight is a completely new wheel balancing method. It is not merely
based on correction weight reduction to zeroes, but is based in absolute
force correction and the optimal use of correction weight to eliminate vibration.
SLIDE 2
SmartWeight Reviewed by OEMs and Tire Manufacturers
SLIDE 3
Current
Wheel Wheel
Balancing Balancing
Yesterday Issues
The average types of wheels balanced in the 70s and 80s were:
13-15 diameter and 5.0-7.0 wide.
Virtually all balanced with clip-weight wheel flange correction.
All about the same average tire size and similar weight.
Balanced with uncoated lead correction weight with very low cost.
SLIDE 4
Wheel Balancing Today
Tires and wheels today have changed dramatically, and so have the technical
requirements required to balance them properly. Until SmartWeight, the same
dynamic balancing calculations have been used in balancers which were
introduced in the 70s and 80s when these types of wheels did not exist.
SLIDE 5
Wheel Balancing Today
SLIDE 6
Current
Wheel Wheel
Balancing Balancing
Facts Issues
The average tire dealer:
Uses well over 2000 pounds of balance weight per year.
Spends well over $10,000.00 on balance weight per year.
Is unable to adjust quickly to the rising costs and therefore the cost
increases are eroding profit margins.
Often adds the price of a wheel balance into the cost of the tire
sale, regardless of tire-wheel application..
SLIDE 7
Wheel Balancing Facts
SLIDE 8
CurrentIncorrect
Changing WheelAssumptions
Balancing Issues SmartWeight)
(Understanding
SLIDE 9
Changing Incorrect Assumptions (Understanding SmartWeight)
SLIDE 10
Changing Incorrect Assumptions (Understanding SmartWeight)
SLIDE 11
Changing Incorrect Assumptions (Understanding SmartWeight)
SLIDE 12
Current
Wheel Wheel
Balancing Balancing
Current ProblemsIssues
Shown in the two examples below, the same wheel balanced one time
shows two different weight readings based on the varying weight
locations chosen.
Assuming the wheel on the left is properly balanced with clip-weight, then why does the same wheel
on the right require two additional weights which are approximately equal and 180 apart ? The
answer is the traditional balancing weight shown is not needed, a waste of labor time and a waste of
correction weight.
SLIDE 13
Traditional Wheel Balancing Issues
When correction weights used to balance each plane are used near the
same phase angle and the balance correction is rounded to zero,
a blinded static residual error may remain hidden
and create a vibration on the vehicle.
Residual Dynamic Display After Correction Residual Static Display After Same Correction
The balancer showing zero weight required The same balance shows hidden residual
is traditional two plane weight rounding static weight which is too high and can cause
and hiding residual imbalance. vehicle vibration and NVH complaints.
SLIDE 14
Traditional Correction Weight vs. Force Limitations
Wheel balancers have measured the imbalance forces of the wheel since the
1970s, but have not utilized them efficiently because:
SLIDE 15
What is SmartWeight Balancing?
SLIDE 16
What is SmartWeight Balancing?
SLIDE 17
What is SmartWeight Balancing?
SmartWeight audits each vibration force in the same manner the vehicle
manufacturers calculate the individual effects and thresholds of static and
couple forces.
A simple way to explain SmartWeight is "if the two balance forces which cause
a vibration are not exceeded, then the correction weight is not needed.
SLIDE 18
What is SmartWeight Balancing?
SLIDE 19
Traditional Balancing vs. SmartWeight Balancing
SLIDE 20
Traditional Balancing vs. SmartWeight Balancing
Traditional Displays
SmartWeight Display
Fixed correction weight rounding to zero and the fixed round-off mode are no longer
needed with SmartWeight.
SLIDE 21
Traditional Balancing vs. SmartWeight Balancing
Assuming the wheel balanced to zero with clip-weights as shown, why does the same balance
with tape-on weight require two additional weights when the dimensions are changed? This
illustrates the problem with 30 year old traditional balancing methods used on todays wheels.
In SmartWeight mode with the wheel balanced in clip-weight mode, it is also balanced in the tape-
weight mode because the forces have remain unchanged and are below tolerance.
SLIDE 22
Current Wheel
SmartWeight Balancing
Balancing Limits Issues
This setup screen shows the traditional Non-SmartWeight fixed blind or rounding versus the
SmartWeight method that no longer uses fixed values and correction weight alone. The actual forces
are independently analyzed and correction weight is assigned to resolve each force individually.
SLIDE 23
Current Wheel
SmartWeight Balancing
Weight Savings Issues
SLIDE 24
SmartWeight Balancing
SLIDE 25