Continental Commissions Bespoke Translogik Tyre Inspection Tool

Continental has commissioned Transense Technologies’ Translogik division to develop a bespoke version of its TLGX handheld tyre inspection platform for deployment across the tyre maker’s global service network. The six-month funded programme is intended to lead to production from Q2 2027, subject to successful completion.

The new device will be developed around Translogik’s existing TLGX platform, with additional functionality specified for Continental’s operational requirements. Continental intends to use the resulting tool across its service network, bringing functions that have traditionally required multiple devices into a single handheld unit.

That builds on capabilities already available in the TLGX range. Translogik’s current TLGX4 measures tread depth and tyre pressure while also incorporating RFID and TPMS readers. The device connects by Bluetooth to tyre inspection applications, allowing technicians to capture condition and identification data digitally during inspections.

The contract therefore represents more than the supply of an existing inspection tool. Translogik is being funded to customise its hardware around Continental’s service requirements, although neither company has yet detailed which additional functions will distinguish the new device from the TLGX4.

That distinction will be important because Continental already operates an extensive digital tyre-management ecosystem through ContiConnect. Its existing infrastructure spans in-tyre sensors, connectivity hardware, software and handheld equipment. Continental currently describes its handheld tool as a means of configuring vehicles, communicating with sensors and assigning them to wheel positions.

The companies have not said whether the new Translogik device will connect directly with ContiConnect or other Continental service platforms. However, consolidating physical inspection, pressure measurement, tyre identification and sensor interrogation at technician level could reduce the number of separate tools required during routine commercial vehicle tyre servicing.

Pascal Neumann, product manager for digital solutions at Continental, said the project was intended to support improvements in efficiency, data quality and service delivery as tyre management becomes increasingly digital.

For Transense, the scale of the potential supply agreement is also significant. Subject to successful completion of the development programme, the company expects the project to generate more than £700,000 in annual revenue.

Translogik reported revenue of £1.32 million for the financial year ended June 2025, meaning the prospective Continental business would be equivalent to more than half of that FY2025 divisional revenue if the forecast level is achieved. Transense has historically supplied inspection equipment to major tyre manufacturers for managed commercial vehicle tyre operations.

Production is targeted to begin from the second quarter of 2027 following the six-month development programme.

The project also arrives as tyre identification and lifecycle data are becoming more prominent across the industry. The EU’s Digital Product Passport framework is expected eventually to extend to tyres, but tyre-specific requirements remain under development. The European Commission currently indicates that the relevant delegated act is scheduled for adoption in Q3-Q4 2027, followed by a transition period, so the Continental project should not be presented as a response to a finalised tyre DPP requirement.

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Tags: Continental, Translogik, Transense Technologies, TLGX, digital tyre management, tyre inspection, TPMS, RFID tyres, fleet tyre management, connected tyres, commercial vehicle tyres

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