Buy the tool path, not the extras
There is a version of this purchase that makes a lot of sense and a version that does not, and the difference is understanding what "Basic" is describing. It is not describing the way the machine handles a wheel. The touchless demounting method, the automatic wheel measurement, the electromechanical turntable, the dual bead breaker, the articulated lifter and the touch-screen control are all here. What "Basic" describes is the automation wrapped around that core - the extra convenience systems that appear on the higher configurations of the ARTIGLIO MasterCode are not in this machine's documented feature list.
If your reason for looking at a MasterCode is that you are tired of rim damage claims, this configuration delivers exactly that and nothing you are paying for goes unused. If your reason is unattended inflation cycles and an on-screen camera view, look at the Visual L configuration instead - we sell both and would rather point you at the right one.
What "touchless" is actually claiming
The Smart Corghi System is a leverless demounting procedure. The manufacturer's own wording is that there is absolutely no contact with the rim, and the mounting and demounting operations are automated and synchronised rather than a sequence of manual moves. Tire stress is minimised as a consequence.
That is a business argument rather than a technical one. Rim damage is rarely a catastrophe; it is a slow leak of margin - a scuff here, a gouge there, an argument about whether the mark was already present. Those events cluster around the least experienced operator and the end of the longest shift. A method that does not put a tool against a rim removes that variance rather than managing it.
The machine measures the wheel itself
Wheel dimensions are acquired automatically and the tools position themselves from that acquisition. Three wheel-type settings cover the range of work, and each job can be run as an automatic cycle or taken over manually. There is a real operational benefit hiding in that: the automatic cycle makes ordinary work repeatable regardless of who is on shift, while the manual cycle is still there for the wheel that needs a person's judgement. Machines that offer only one of the two force a shop to staff for the hardest job it does.
Bead breaking, turntable and lifter
Bead breaking uses a dual pneumatic penetrator with opposed discs on separately controlled cylinders. Two discs working from opposite sides load the wheel symmetrically, which is a gentler way to separate a stubborn bead than prising against one point and hoping.
The turntable is an intelligent electromechanical unit with a patented wheel clamp system and comes with additional specific flanges so that unusual wheels do not become a refusal. Published turntable torque is 811 ft-lb, with two speeds of 7 rpm and 18 rpm, and the second speed can also be run in reverse. The latest-generation inverter motor brings torque control and a controlled acceleration curve, which is what protects a tire from being snatched into motion.
An integrated, fully articulated lifter rated at 187.4 lb (85 Kg) handles the part of the job that hurts people - lifting the assembly onto the machine. The bead depressor has an adjustable working height, is shaped for run-flat tires and is described as WDK homologated.
Control and diagnostics
Operation runs through an interactive multifunctional TFT-LCD touch screen with microprocessor control, a freely positioned mobile console and ergonomic pedal controls. The screen carries a USB port for database updates and video, scheduled maintenance reminders with self-diagnosis, sensor state checks and fault indication, and online help including the manual and the run-flat procedures. A machine that reports a failing sensor before it strands a wheel is worth more than one that does not, and that never shows up on a specification comparison.
Three things on this page not to take at face value
We would rather flag these than let a buyer discover them.
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The heading is wrong. The product page currently opens with the name of a different configuration of this machine and a leftover editing note. It is a content error on our side, not a different machine in a different box. This listing is the MasterCode Basic Touchless.
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The specification table is shared. The published specification block on this listing is identical, value for value, to the one on our Visual L listing - the same torque, the same weight, the same dimensions, the same power and air figures. Two differently specified and differently priced machines are unlikely to be identical in every published number, so treat this table as platform-level information rather than as verified model-specific data.
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Two rows share a label. That table contains two rows both labelled "Max. Tire Diameter", one reading 47" (1,194 mm) and one reading 15" (381 mm). One of those labels is wrong. The smaller value looks like a tire width, but we will not publish a guess as a specification, so both are shown exactly as supplied. The dimensions row has a related problem: it gives a width of 693", which is not a credible figure for a machine of this kind.
None of this makes the machine a bad buy. It makes the published data unreliable for a decision that turns on a specific number. Ask us to verify the figures you care about against current factory documentation before ordering, and we will.
Will It Fit?
Subject to the caution above, the published requirements are these, and confirming them against your building is the buyer's responsibility.
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Electrical. Listed as 110 V, 1PH, 50 Hz, and stated to be available in electric only. 50 Hz is not the North American supply frequency, so confirm the configuration of the unit that will actually ship before an electrician quotes anything.
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Air. 130 psi published. A compressor that cannot hold that under load becomes part of this project.
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Weight and access. 1,312 lbs published. Plan the route in - doorway heights, turns, floor surface - before freight is booked, and plan on rigging rather than muscle.
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Yours to arrange. Building, floor, air, power and unloading.
Perfect For
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Independent tire shops moving up to a no-rim-contact method without paying for automation they will not use.
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Alloy-wheel and performance specialists whose exposure is rim damage rather than throughput.
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Workshops with mixed-experience staff that need the result to be the same on a Tuesday morning and a Friday night.
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Second-machine installations alongside an existing changer, taking the delicate work off it.
What's in the Box
The data we hold publishes no packing list, so this page invents none. Documented as supplied: the additional specific flanges for the patented clamp system, the integrated articulated lifter and the bead depressor. One item to raise before you order - the feature sections on this page describe automatic direct lubrication of the lower and upper bead, but the summary Product Features list for this model does not include it. Ask us to confirm whether it is standard on this configuration.
Specifications
| Wheel (rim) diameter |
13" to 32" (813 mm) |
| Max. bead breaking range |
19" (483 mm) |
| Turntable torque |
811 ft-lb |
| Turntable speed |
7 rpm and 18 rpm, two-speed inverter motor |
| Clamping |
Automatic, patented clamp system, additional flanges supplied |
| Wheel lifter capacity |
187.4 lb (85 Kg) |
| Electrical |
110 V / 1PH / 50 Hz - verify before ordering |
| Air |
130 psi |
| Weight |
1,312 lbs |
| Tire diameter, dimensions |
Not restated here - see "Three things on this page not to take at face value" |
Certification, stated honestly
There is no independent third-party safety listing recorded in our data for this machine, and so none is claimed on this page. The one approval the manufacturer does name, WDK homologation of the bead depressor, is a tire-industry approval covering a component and its handling of run-flat tires; it says nothing about the machine as a whole and should not be presented as though it did. If a named listing is a condition of your insurance, a fleet agreement or your local jurisdiction, check that requirement at source and ask us what documentation the manufacturer can actually supply.
Shipping and delivery
Freight delivery, lower 48 states, quoted live at checkout against your real address instead of estimated. Unloading is not included in a freight delivery - either you have the equipment and people on site, or you take terminal pickup, and it is worth deciding which before the crate is on a truck. Residential addresses attract a residential fee where one applies. Inspect before signing: damage written on the bill of lading at handover is a claim, and damage noticed afterwards is usually an argument.
Warranty
We publish current warranty conditions on our warranty claims page rather than freezing a term into this description, because the page stays accurate and a description does not. Regardless of the terms: report a fault before anything is taken apart. Dismantling equipment ahead of a claim assessment is the single most reliable way to lose cover you were entitled to.
