trailer world Issue Two 2012

6 Issue Two 2012  “Best Brand” and a prestigious “Trailer Innovation Award”: BPW is pleased to be honoured with important awards. Best Brand More than 8,000 readers of the trade journals for the commercial vehicle industry “Fernfahrer”, “lastauto omnibus”, and “trans aktuell”, all published by Stuttgart-based ETM-Verlag, have decided: For the sixth time in a row, BPW Bergische Ach- sen KG has been awarded “Best Brand”. The brands of service providers, component and parts manufacturers and system sup- pliers, including the most well- known international brands, were rated in a total of 22 categories. BPW swept the “trailer axle” cat- egory with a significant lead. Trailer Innovation The competi- tion for the international Trailer Innovation industry award is organised every year by ten ma- jor European transport journals under the auspices of the “KFZ- Anzeiger” trade magazine. The award is granted to outstand- ing innovations and product upgrades from the trailer and body sector. BPW and its plas- tics processing subsidiary HBN Teknik impressed the jury with its ECO Vision product, because the use of GFRP (glass-fibre rein- forced plastic) enables this com- pletely new concept to achieve a weight range previously thought to be unattainable for trailer running gear. The weight of an air suspension module has been reduced from its current possi- ble minimum weight of 400kg to just 320kg. That means greater payload capacity and substan- tial fuel savings when it comes to partial loads.  The ECO Wheel is a brilliant innovation from BPW Bergische Achsen KG. The aluminium forged wheel, which features a high-quality, premium appear- ance, is about 50 percent lighter than comparable steel wheels and has a maximum wheel load of 5 tonnes. The wheel is available with either a brilliant or highly polished surface. BPW grants a 5-year unlimited mileage war- ranty on the ECO Wheel. ECO Wheel »Brillant« Panorama  At the Automechanika 2012 held in September in Frankfurt, BPW Bergische Achsen KG presented its complete range of spare parts for the trailer running gear system. In addition to products such as classic axle spare parts for drum and disc brakes, the company also presented the newly developed, extremely lightweight “ECO Air Tank” made from glass-fibre reinforced plastic, the ultra lightweight “ECO Wheel”, and brake cylinders for drum and disc brakes. With these products, BPW has once again shown that it focuses on sustainable and efficient components when developing solutions for the aftermarket. Sustainability and Efficiency Pleased about the prize: Jörg Montag (KFZ-Anzeigen), Dr. Bert Brauers (BPW), Kim Villadsen (HBN-Teknik), Matthias Wissmann (VDA). BPW receives the “Best Brand” award for the sixth time in a row. Two awards: BPW is the »Best Brand« and an innovation leader

trailer world Issue Two 2012

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