COJALI, the flagship company of the COJALI Group based in Ciudad Real Madrid, Spain, was founded in 1991 with the goal of providing a technological boost to all the aspects of spare parts for commercial vehicles. The company began its journey with the manufacture and development of cooling systems, braking systems, servo clutches and automatic levers of high quality.
Having come up with innovative products for more than 25 years, COJALI is today a brand established in more than 90 countries across the world, offering proven quality fan clutches, air braking systems and diagnostic systems for commercial and agriculture vehicles. The Spanish firm has been present in the Indian market since last two years with good response for its Jaltest diagnostic multi-brand and multi-system solution for trucks, trailers, buses, LCVs and off-highway vehicles.
Jaltest, the company’s multi-brand and multi-system offering is one of the most complete diagnostic solutions available in the market today. The product is compatible with almost all major CV brands, including DAF, Iveco, MAN, Mercedes, Tata Motors, Mahindra, Volvo, Eicher, Ashok Leyland and Scania.
Cojali offers users a wide range of training in electronic systems for commercial vehicles, giving them the chance to subscribe to the training as and when necessary. For manufacturing faults, JalTest has a one-year warranty from its manufacturing date, with the manufacturing fault having to be acknowledged by Cojali’s technical support team. The company considers the warranty offer as an obligation for it to efficiently restore or replace the product, or to restore the faulty items for free, reflecting the confidence it places in its own product quality.
Strength in electronics
Based on the experience of Cojali’s electronics department, the company has developed an electronically-controlled pneumatic brake system for towed vehicles that is used to prevent the wheels from locking during braking. The brake system helps in maintaining optimal stability on the vehicle, thereby reducing the braking distance. The e-ABS offers an extremely robust and compact design with its control algorithm being optimized to offer safe braking in all conditions. Together with the Jaltest diagnosis tool, the e-ABS system performs electronic diagnosis and other powerful interactions like component actuation or data communication, all of which by using CAN bus.
The reconditioning of elements with electronic control is subject to rigorous quality tests. It is a complex and detailed process, since all the components subject to wearing in the part are replaced by new ones. In addition, there is a renewal of the electronic part and the subsequent reprogramming or parameterization, depending on the case. This department works on the remanufacturing of systems such as ABS, ABS II and EBS Modulators, ECAS solenoid valves, trailer control valves, ECUs, etc. The final quality control follows the same regulations as any other article, which ensures reaching the initial benefits that a new product offers. The company also repairs other items such as brake calipers for trucks and trailers.
Telematics solution
Continuously expanding its horizons and developing new projects, Cojali’s telematics solution is a unique and revolutionary one, providing fleets (of trucks, buses, etc.) with a global solution, inclusive of the Jaltest features. Jaltest Telematics is managed through a web portal, in which, with a user and password, the fleet management system would have access to a whole lot of information:
- Map location: current position, historical information, nearest vehicle, etc.
- Alarms: location alarms, as well as preventive maintenance.
- Messaging system: driver and office are going to be connected.
- Diagnosis.
- Reports of idle time, control cruise and service brake use, fuel consumption, right gear use, etc.
Having in its stable one of the best diagnostic systems in Jaltest and driven by a passionate and technically sound R&D team, Cojali has established a joint venture with BPW, a leading global supplier of key aggregates, accessories and solutions for trailer systems. The Cojali-BPW JV aims to bring together the competencies and skills of both partners in order to create superior products and services for the worldwide truck and trailer market.
Cojali’s diagnostic systems come with a host of additional features such as troubleshooting by symptom and fault, workshop management (customer vehicle & reports), diagrams and technical information, Electronic Test Module (ETM) (additional module to isolate and verify electronic module and sensors installed in the commercial vehicles like EBS modulators, trailer control module, ABS/EBS wheel speed sensor, brake pad wearing sensors, etc.). Its diagnostic systems have been designed keeping in view the suitability to the Indian market, at affordable price, with complete technical support and training, promotional activity support.
With ambitious plans up its sleeve, Cojali is looking out for companies interested in partnering its business in the Indian market and hopes to make good inroads in the country in the next few years.