The Difference Between Brands of Diagnostic Scan Tools
Aftermarket Automotive Parts and Equipment Brands You Should Know About.
The aftermarket parts and equipment manufacturers play a big role in the ever-evolving automotive industry. They are known for dealing with the manufacturing, distribution, as well as trade of aftermarket car parts and equipment to consumers around the globe. This goes from your basic, DIY tools to high-end professional-grade equipment.
So, that is why we have handpicked some of the well-known brands and what they are known for in the market, to give you an insight, which we believe could help your purchasing decision to suit your needs.
Bosch
Robert Bosch GmgH, commonly known as Bosch. Is one of the oldest multinational engineering and technology companies founded in 1886 in Stuttgart Germany. Through the years, Bosch has become one of the world’s leaders in the production of reliable products in various fields. From household appliances, power tools, to aftermarket automotive parts and equipment.
Rated as one of the best in the automotive industry, the line of auto parts and equipment manufactured by BOSCH are both designed for private users and car manufacturers, ranging from spark plugs, engine position sensors, fuel systems, steering systems, alternators, starters as well as diagnostics tools to name a few.
Bosch manufactures high-quality products at quite a steep pricing compared to its competitors, which is arguably acceptable due to its brand history for consistency and continuous delivery of fantastic products.
Some of their most successful products consist of a range of power tools such as grinders, drills, impact tools to name a few. When it comes to diagnostics tools, Bosch scanners technology hasn’t evolved quite as much compared to its rivals. thus, impacting some of its product functionality, capabilities as well as vehicle coverage.
Here is one of their latest mid-level diagnostic scanners, the KTS350, classed as mid-level but with limited functionality compared to its rivals.
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Founded in 1992, the Chinese brand Launch started as a simple automotive-focused diagnostic tools manufacturer before expanding in the early 2000s, offering a wide range of equipment and services solutions for workshops. Launch is one first high-tech enterprises from China that dedicated their resources to the research and development of automotive diagnostics tools.
They offer high-quality products at a very competitive market price and a wider dealer and distributor network across the world. One thing worth knowing is that the availability of spare parts is limited and can be quite hard to find, especially for older, discontinued models.
Launch’s product range includes vehicle lifting, engine management, wheel management, as well as diagnostics equipment. Such as their flagship high-end scanner the “Launch X-431 PAD III scanner”
Launch continues to extend its global reach with over 400 distributors in 60 countries around the globe. With South Africa being one of the most important overseas markets for Launch.
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Unlike Launch, Autel is a relatively new addition to the automotive industry. Launched in 2004, they have grown substantially over the years and have proven to keep their ground by offering relatively higher build quality tools and equipment at very competitive pricing.
Since the launch of their first intelligent code reader in 2005, Autel has grown in every aspect and has gone on to become one of the world’s leading manufacturers and suppliers of professional diagnostic tools and comprehensive TPMS solutions in the automotive aftermarket.
Their product range is fairly small compared to Bosch and Launch, as they solely focus on passenger vehicle equipment, offering a full line of automotive diagnostic tools with industry-leading technology, including tire pressure monitoring systems as well as specialized vehicle calibration tools and Key programming tools.
One of their best-selling products is the Autel MX808, a very capable and easy to use mid-level diagnostic scanning tool, capable of performing both basic and professional tasks such as full vehicle diagnostic as well as live code reading and clearing functions for a wide vehicle coverage of +80 makes.
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Vident Tech is a prominent Chinese professional supplier of diagnostic products, services, and solutions in the aftermarket that was founded in 2017. Founded by a group of experts and engineers in the industry, Vident offers a full line of automotive diagnostic products with industry-leading technology at a very affordable price point.
Its product line-up consists of Diagnostic system tools that can range from basic and enhanced OBDII code readers, innovative full system scan tools, speciality service tools, professional scan tools, and comprehensive wireless diagnostic systems.
Snap-on is a prominent American aftermarket manufacturer of automotive tools, diagnostics and equipment that was founded in 1990 in Wisconsin.
They preliminary started as a manufacturer of hand tools and machinery which, with years, has helped the brand gain respect in the industry as well as expand their product range to provide more automotive related equipment and industrial machinery such as diagnostic tools for passenger vehicles as well as trucks, power tools and everything in between.
With their reputation for high-quality tools, mostly aimed towards professionals, Snap-on tools are considerably expensive compared to their competitors.
Offering the Triton D8 as their answer to a mid-range diagnostic tool that offers multiple functionalities, such as full vehicle diagnostics, clear error codes, perform basic coding and actuations to name a few.
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Conclusion
We hope that this article has been insightful and has provided you with a good overview of the different diagnostic brands.
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