Annual Report 2010 - Knorr-Bremse AG.

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InnoTrans 2010 – top level talks
The main highlight of the InnoTrans fair in Berlin came right at the start with a visit from the German
Federal Minister of Transport Dr. Peter Ramsauer, who also opened the fair. Dr. Dieter Wilhelm, Member
of the Executive Board responsible for Rail Vehicle Systems, showed Dr. Ramsauer around the Knorr-
Bremse stand and explained the latest exhibits. The German Federal Minister of Transport showed a
special interest in the bogie equipment for high-speed trains with integrated eddy current brake. This
exhibit, which was on show in its entirety for the first time at a trade fair, gave an impressive demonstration
of the perfect interplay between all the Knorr-Bremse components.
In the procurement and operation of rail vehicles and their sub-systems the topic of efficiency is moving
steadily up the agenda. As a result, at this year’s InnoTrans Knorr-Bremse chose to focus on low
life-cycle costs and efficient maintenance. As the world’s leading manufacturer of braking systems for
rail vehicle and the technology leader, Knorr-Bremse also had innovations on show at the fair that are
designed to maximize customer benefits, increase passenger safety and comfort and ensure ecofriendly
operation. On top of this, in the international project business sector Knorr-Bremse is increasingly
out to provide customized solutions for the different regional requirements encountered around
the world. At the InnoTrans fair this was impressively documented by the presentation of control
valves, for example, that comply with all of the major globally applicable standards.
IAA 2010 an all-round success
The Knorr-Bremse stand at the IAA Commercial Vehicles 2010 proved a magnet for visitors and hosted
almost 600 meetings with customers. The main topics were cutting fuel consumption, boosting safety
and protecting the environment. One particularly impressive factor was the very high level of our visitors,
with a vast increase in the proportion of visitors from Asia. This was clearly a reflection of the
Group’s long-standing and sustained commitment to the Asian region. Around 100 customers from
China and India were welcomed to the Knorr-Bremse stand in the course of the week-long fair.
Along with the Innovation Center, where the latest product developments and future technologies
were presented to selected customers, the Regional Technology Center again proved another crowdpuller.
Here Knorr-Bremse used the IAA 2010 to present a large number of products specially geared
to the requirements of the BRIC markets, in each case adapted precisely to the needs of the respective
region, taking into account the different climates, infrastructures and driving conditions.
Among the visitors to the Knorr-Bremse stand was the President of the Association of the German
Automotive Industry, Matthias Wissmann, who was brought fully up to speed with the latest Knorr-
Bremse technologies and developments by Hans-Peter Moser, Member of the Executive Board of
Knorr-Bremse Systeme für Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH.