nick205
|
| posted on 5/7/17 at 09:22 AM |
|
|
Bosch marketing speak - Evodium steel
Just bought a new set of wiper blades for SWMBOs car. Experience has shown that Bosch ones seem to work best and last longest.
Anyway they've just arrived at work and look OK. However Bosch make great play on the packaging that they use "Evodium" steel in
them.
What the hell is Evodium steel?
More importantly is it really an advance over other steels?
Seems like Bosch marketing speak to me 
|
|
|
|
|
SPYDER
|
| posted on 5/7/17 at 10:34 AM |
|
|
Marketing types have their own periodic table of elements.
Evodium sits just above Madeitupolene and therefore shares it's properties.
|
|
|
theconrodkid
|
| posted on 5/7/17 at 11:16 AM |
|
|
i googled it and it suggested imodium,similar maybe ?,seems like a made up word like unobtanium.
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
|
|
|
nick205
|
| posted on 5/7/17 at 11:46 AM |
|
|
Gents,
I have to agree with both of you!
I too Googled "evodium" and imodium was suggested.
|
|
|
Bluemoon
|
| posted on 5/7/17 at 12:50 PM |
|
|
quote:
Originally posted by nick205
Gents,
I have to agree with both of you!
I too Googled "evodium" and imodium was suggested.
Sounds like the sales department could do with some.
|
|
|
40inches
|
| posted on 5/7/17 at 01:09 PM |
|
|
quote:
Originally posted by theconrodkid
i googled it and it suggested imodium,similar maybe ?,seems like a made up word like unobtanium.
What! Unobtanium doesn't exist???? 
|
|
|
nick205
|
| posted on 5/7/17 at 02:24 PM |
|
|
quote:
Originally posted by 40inches
quote:
Originally posted by theconrodkid
i googled it and it suggested imodium,similar maybe ?,seems like a made up word like unobtanium.
What! Unobtanium doesn't exist????
Aaah - it most certainly does - you just need a job in the marketing team to be familiar with it 
|
|
|
benchmark51
|
| posted on 5/7/17 at 05:50 PM |
|
|
My Quantum uses garlicodium and they really do work. Not a vampire to be seen! lol
|
|
|
02GF74
|
| posted on 5/7/17 at 06:45 PM |
|
|
Sadly it is real and been around since 2007.
Whether it is vastly superior who can say but bosch say it is better than the usual spring steel used for the blade
quote:
The Evodium spring strip, designed for perfect alignment to the curvature of the windscreen of each model of vehicle, also gives more even
distribution of the wiper blade pressure on the windscreen. Evodium is a special kind of Alloy which has property of flexibility and durability. The
result is a clear wiping performance, low-noise operation, and more durable than conventional wiper blades.
The o.p. did mention that bosch wiper blades perform better so maybe there is somthing in it and not just marketing hype.?
[Edited on 5/7/17 by 02GF74]
|
|
|
Dingz
|
| posted on 5/7/17 at 09:43 PM |
|
|
Reminds me of an old ditty.
The Bolometer
The Bolometer is a kind of thermometer
Which can measure the heat of polar bears feet
At a distance of half a kilometre.
sorry about that.
Phoned the local ramblers club today, but the bloke who answered just
went on and on.
|
|
|
Jenko
|
| posted on 6/7/17 at 06:05 AM |
|
|
Pretty sure wolverine's eyelids are made of this stuff...
MY BLOG - http://westfieldv8.blogspot.co.uk/
|
|
|
loggyboy
|
| posted on 6/7/17 at 07:02 AM |
|
|
quote:
Originally posted by Jenko
Pretty sure wolverine's eyelids are made of this stuff...
Thats Adamantium. Invented by the 80s popstar.
Mistral Motorsport
|
|
|
SCAR
|
| posted on 6/7/17 at 07:36 AM |
|
|
Had to take retirement early when due to long term exposure I became sensitized and allergic to the increasingly common gas bullshitium. Even now I
have to limit exposure to avoid an angry emotional reaction. This means I need to avoid car dealers, repair garages, politicians, in fact I have to be
wary of exposure to anyone that describes themselves as a professional.
Apparently once such a sensitivity has developed there's no cure although I've been advised going to live on a canal boat can help
|
|
|
nick205
|
| posted on 6/7/17 at 08:15 AM |
|
|
quote:
Originally posted by SCAR
Had to take retirement early when due to long term exposure I became sensitized and allergic to the increasingly common gas bullshitium. Even now I
have to limit exposure to avoid an angry emotional reaction. This means I need to avoid car dealers, repair garages, politicians, in fact I have to be
wary of exposure to anyone that describes themselves as a professional.
Apparently once such a sensitivity has developed there's no cure although I've been advised going to live on a canal boat can help
Liking your line of thinking a lot - I think I've developed the same irritation with people and companies spouting nonsense at me to encourage
to buy their stuff
|
|
|
nick205
|
| posted on 6/7/17 at 08:19 AM |
|
|
quote:
Originally posted by 02GF74
Sadly it is real and been around since 2007.
Whether it is vastly superior who can say but bosch say it is better than the usual spring steel used for the blade
quote:
The Evodium spring strip, designed for perfect alignment to the curvature of the windscreen of each model of vehicle, also gives more even
distribution of the wiper blade pressure on the windscreen. Evodium is a special kind of Alloy which has property of flexibility and durability. The
result is a clear wiping performance, low-noise operation, and more durable than conventional wiper blades.
The o.p. did mention that bosch wiper blades perform better so maybe there is somthing in it and not just marketing hype.?
[Edited on 5/7/17 by 02GF74]
Indeed I've often found Bosch products to be a bit better than cheaper alternatives. Whilst I'm sure Bosch are as cost conscious as the
next manufacturer their products do seem to work better and last longer.
By the by I've had a corded Bosch drill for 20+ years and it just goes on and on and on. Promised myself a cordless drill some years ago, but
ONLY when the corded one died. It just won't get on and die.
|
|
|
