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Esys Announces Autow8t For 3m Wheel Weights

Aubrun Hills, MI (December 27th, 2011) - Esys Automation, a leading innovator of full service automation and software solutions for manufacturers, has announced the launch of AutoW8t™, its patent-pending technology for dispensing, cutting and robotic application of 3M's new adhesive wheel weight product. AutoW8t represents a leap forward in tire and wheel assembly technology, dramatically improving the speed, quality and cost of OEM high-speed tire balancing processes. It is designed specifically to apply 3M™ Wheel Weights, a break-through advancement in precision wheel balancing. AutoW8t leverages Kokusai balancing components along with a patent-pending Esys direct drive technology to apply level-wound rolls of 3M Wheel Weights in high-speed, high-volume environments with exacting specifications. Together, AutoW8t and 3M have made wheel balancing easier and faster than ever, while reducing inventory and freeing up valuabl...