Area of Use
Below is a selection of areas in which Stringo has become a highly popular auxiliary device.
Car Manufacturers
Laboratories
Cars often have to be kept in emissions laboratories at a constant temperature for at least 12 hours prior to a test. The engine must not be started until the car is subsequently positioned in the test cell. The car is secured in a brake test-bed called a dynamometer. The driving wheels are loaded at the same time as emissions, wear, fuel consumption, heat and so on are measured. When the car has been loaded and tested it has to be moved out of the test cell and it is once again important that the engine is not started. In some cases the engine also has to be stripped down for measuring. Stringo is used to transport the car to and from the dynamometer.
New components and ideas are tested in research and development departments. In most cases cars may not be started and driven inside these departments, and there is consequently a major need for car movers.
Design studios
New car models are usually manufactured out of clay. These clay models are often constructed on a frame with non-revolving wheels. The models are very expensive, sensitive and heavy. They can weigh up to 5 tonnes and are very cumbersome due to the rigid frame. Despite their weight, Stringo can be used to move these clay models smoothly and simply without the risk of damaging them.
Production Lines / End-of-Line
Non starters at the end of the assembly line can easily create problems. They have to be removed quickly and transported away for repair. With a Stringo to hand it is quick to remove a car that does not start.
Paint Shops
Using Stringo in paint shops facilitates the work of moving freshly painted cars or cars covered with masking paper. The car can easily be moved without needing to touch the bodywork and with no risk of damage.
Crash Testing
Crash test centres test cars´ safety. This is often done using test dummies that are fitted with sensors and equipment for video recordings. On completion of tests the cars that have crashed are not fit to be driven. Thanks to a Stringo that has been specially developed to transport collision-damaged cars, it is easy to move cars that have been demolished in tests.
Car Museums
Car museums frequently have to handle extremely valuable cars. When these high value article have to be moved it is of the utmost importance that transportation can take place without the risk of damaging the object. Thanks to its unique design, Stringo is a welcome aid in enabling safe transportation of these cars.
Garages / Work shops
Stringo is used to transport cars rapidly and efficiently from where they are parked to the workshop where they are repaired and serviced. This spares staff members´ backs as physical force is no longer necessary, and simultaneously substantially improves the working environment thanks to reduced emissions.
Show Rooms
Car Dealers
Customs
Insurance Companies
Body Shops
Mechanics schools
The police
Stringo is used by the Police in many areas from storing confiscated vehicles, up to the movement and storage of ‘evidence vehicles or crime cars´, handling forensic vehicles prior to testing etc.
Stringo is an invaluable tool in the forensic area, as the possibility of cross contamination of DNA, disturbance and contamination of fingerprints or other evidence in, on or within the vehicle is overcome.
Stringo is used by the Law Enforcement in several countries. The machines are for instance successfully employed by the Metropolitan Police in the UK.
In the end of December 2006 the Metropolitan Police Authority published a report about the use of Stringo machines in their operational activity at the Charlton Forensic Pound inSouth-East London . Vehicle throughput at the Pound attain to an estimated 12,000 vehicles in 2006. Such a volume equates to some 48,0000 vehicle movements per annum at Charlton. (12,000 vehicles at 4 movements per vehicle). The access to moving equipment to undertake on-site vehicle movements has been necessary to cope with the wide range of type of vehicles recovered, many of which cannot be driven either because of their condition or requirement for evidential purposes.
The MPA report following operational advantages by using Stringo:
- “Hands free" movement of vehicles required for forensic/evidential purposes.
- Significant reduction in manual handling of vehicles around the site resulting in the likelihood of fewer injuries to staff.
- Manoeuvrability, which has afforded maximum use of available storage space.
- Supporting “Green Initiatives".
