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trailer world Issue One 2014

Rubrik 2      Ausgabe Eins 2011 Contents 08 Title   Everything is moving, everything is rolling Before people can enjoy a rollercoaster ride, it has got to be transported to the funfair. 14 Innovation   Rollercoaster builder Mack Rides is a family firm with 234 years of experience. 17 Portrait   Special vehicles from Saxony Marko Pfaff builds individual funfair vehicles based on plenty of experience and creativity. 20 Safety   Safety test for white knuckle ride The engineers of TÜV Süd examine the safety of attractions at funfairs and amusement parks. 22 Interview   Learning from special fabrications Hans Werner Kopplow and Johann Philipp Heidrich talk about special running gear for heavy and light vehicles. 25 Agricultural   Safe and fast The AgroTruck from Stapel meets all the needs of modern agriculture. 28 Project   Good luck! With a trailer from in-house development, Knauf Gips KG has achieved significant optimisations. 31 Portrait   Successful in its niche The Dutch Emons Group is one of the top suppliers when it comes to transporting flat glass. 34 International   Painstaking preparation BPW wants to plunge deeper into the Indian market. A practical test is intended to identify the perfect running gear. 37 International   The economic power of Turkey The Turkish government has major plans and is backing them up with significant infrastructure projects. 38 Focus   Working with talent and skill The DocStop charitable association is concerned with medical provision for long-distance drivers. Dear readers, I am delighted to welcome you in my role as head of Trailer Equipment Sales & Solutions and the successor of Dr. Bert Brau- ers. Dr. Brauers has assumed responsibility for the Electronics/ KE-Service & Testing department at BPW, as a member of the Board of Management. As you can see: BPW keeps moving – and that brings me onto the title topic of this trailer world edition which is all about move- ment; in fact, a very special kind of movement that is encoun- tered in the fairground and amusement park business. This edition is all about special axles and special running gear, about customer-specific products from BPW that are used in the transport vehicles for fairground rides as well as in the sales vehicles of market suppliers. Squaring the circle between technical feasibility, existing safety regulations and acceptable costs requires finding the optimum solution for customers; this is a service that can only be achieved by knowing all the ins and outs of the standards. As a result, we are not just a reliable international mobility partner and expert in the field of system integration, but also a specialist for all special cases. In close cooperation with vehicle operators and vehicle manufacturers, we develop new and unique products, thereby acquiring additional expertise in our particular niche which is also input into our standard products. All our customers benefit from this, irrespective of the “travelling business” that they are driving in. Whether it involves underground gypsum mining, transport- ing circus elephants or wind turbines, at the local village fete or anywhere in the world – the applications for our special axles and special vehicles are as varied as the topics in this trailer world. We hope you enjoy reading it! Editorial Carlo Lazzarini, member of the Board of Management, e-mail: lazzarinic@bpw.de picture gallery linkvideo/audio

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