Annual Report 2010 - Knorr-Bremse AG.

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New plant in Daxing
In Daxing, Knorr-Bremse and its Chinese partner CARS (China Academy of Railway Sciences) produces
brake discs for Chinese-built locomotives and multiple units. In April 2010, after a mere four months’ construction
time, a new plant for the manufacture of brake discs went on stream. And by December of the
same year, it was able to celebrate a further success: within less than four years it had produced its
200,000th brake disc.
A combination of state-of-the-art machines, streamlined production flow using six lines, and application
of Knorr-Bremse’s standardized global production strategy makes for highly efficient production of up to
9,000 discs per month. This means Daxing has the highest output of rail vehicle brake discs of any plant in
the world.
of the fastest trains on the Electrostar platform. During its first four months in operation the train’s
popularity as an alternative to often-congested roads was demonstrated when more than a million
passengers opted to use the new link.
Passengers can make the trip on this first section from Johannesburg International Airport to Sandton,
in the northern part of the city, in just 14 minutes. The second section linking Johannesburg with
Pretoria is scheduled to open in 2011 and will take a mere 42 minutes longer.