1st Quarter 2005 - Berco S.p.A

English Edition
Corporate Newsletter - Free copy
Quarterly pubblication - Year 11
Number 41 - 1 st Quarter 2005
Editor: Giovanni Micheletto Ferrara Law Court Registration n. 17/94 del 5-12-1994
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IN THIS ISSUE:
EDITORIAL
10 years of BercoNews
FRONT PAGE
Happy birthday
PRODUCTS & SERVICES
A giant amongst giants
FOCUS ON
The question of Privacy
FROM THE BRANCHES
BercoSul expansion continues
The 200,000 reach Milwaukee
PRODUCTS & SERVICES
Undercarriage configurations
DEALERS & CUSTOMERS
Expansion and renewal
MACHINE TOOLS
Lynx2000 in pole position
NEWS & EVENTS
Saie 2004
Berco in the Balkans
ABOUT BERCO
Renovation of via 1° maggio
Loyalty prize
PRODUCTS & SERVICES
Slope pavers
BercoNews is a quarterly periodical published for Berco employees,
customers, suppliers and friends.
The articles and photos can be copied only if expressly authorised
by the Editor.
Cover: 10 years of BercoNews
Contributors to this issue: R. De Carolis
Publisher: BERCO S.p.A.
Marketing & Communications Department
Via 1° Maggio, 237 - 44034 Copparo (FE) Italy
tel. +39 0532 864431 - fax +39 0532 864462
e-mail: marketing@berco.com
Editor: Giovanni Micheletto
tel. +39 0532 864116 - fax +39 0532 864462,
e-mail: gim@berco.com
Concepts and editing: Marketing & Communications Dept.
Graphics and pagination: Silvia Ungaro
Photos: R. Canella, G. Micheletto and others.
Printing: Chinchio Industrie Grafiche
Circulation:
Italian 5,000, English 6,000, Spanish 1,200, Portuguese 500
10 YEARS
OF BERCONEWS
The writing of a success story
In January 1995, almost unexpectedly, the first issue of
BercoNews came out. The aim and hope of this first
quarterly publication was to start telling all those people
working alongside us - office staff, shop floor workers,
customers, suppliers and trade union and institutional
representatives - something about the “world of Berco”.
Ten years after that first issue, looking back we can safely
say that we're very satisfied, because that initial goal
has not only been achieved, but surpassed.
Issue after issue, year after year, BercoNews regularly
reports on the main events: Berco's 75th and 80th
anniversary celebrations, the many inaugurations of new
plants and departments, the commercial successes, the
progress made in the environmental field, news of visits
and illustrious guests and the recent achievement of the
famous 200,000 tons of finished product. From the 6,000
copies of the first issue (published in Italian and English),
we have now reached the figure of almost 13000 (published
in 4 languages), a total of more than 350,000 magazines
distributed to 5 continents in 10 years. And so, we're
satisfied not only because we really have “made news”,
but also because we've had the chance to write firsthand
about a success story called Berco. When, in future
years, we can no longer remember the details of all those
events that took Berco to where it is now, we'll still be able
to read and reminisce about them.
I would therefore like to thank the many readers who
have stayed with us over all these years, often helping us
with their support, comments and suggestions. And then
I would like to thank all those who have contributed
with articles, information and photos, because without your
help BercoNews wouldn't be the same. I hope you'll be able
to carry on doing it and if anybody else has photos,
suggestions, information and articles they would like to
send in, please contact the editorial team directly. It will
definitely be appreciated.
Finally, I would like to thank everybody yet again for the
results achieved by Berco this year, results that are the
fruit of the great efforts made by each one of you. I hope
that you'll continue to work with renewed enthusiasm so
that the company can keep on achieving new goals.
May I wish all of you and your families a very merry
Christmas and a happy New Year!
Giovanni Bertoni, Managing Director

HAPPY BIRTHDAY
With this issue we celebrate the first 10 years of “our” magazine,
now a fully-fledged periodical with a circulation of 13,000 in 4 languages
Those of you not directly involved with the production of each new issue of BercoNews probably find it hard to understand
why this event is such a source of satisfaction to the editorial team. But for those of us working behind the scenes
on the creation of the magazine, article by article, issue by issue, year by year, celebrating this moment really
brings us great pleasure because it marks the achievement of an important goal.
Another reason to be happy is that the magazine is so healthy and continues to evolve, thanks also to the contribution
given by many of you, the readers, with your photos, articles and comments. In this way, BercoNews continues to
develop and broaden its horizons, striving to meet the needs of its ever-growing readership. And it is in this spirit, with
this special edition, that we have decided to renew the graphic layout, hoping that you'll like it. Finally, to mark the
occasion, we've decided to go back over the last 10 years of history, reliving the main events that have led to the
growth and expansion of Berco in Italy and throughout the world.
Giovanni Micheletto, Marketing Manager
1995
• 1st issue of BercoNews comes out in January 1995, with the aim of telling all those people
connected to the company - office staff, shop floor workers, customers, suppliers and trade
union and institutional representatives - something about the “world of Berco”.
• 22nd February: celebration of the 75th anniversary of the foundation of Berco. Dr. Gerhard
Cromme, the Krupp CEO, attends the ceremony together with an impressive array of illustrious
guests.
• On the occasion of Dr. Cromme's visit there is also the inauguration of the new track shoe
department, an important step forward in the expansion of Berco's production capability.
• 1st May: Berco of America is formed, Berco's second foreign trade branch. An essential step
forward in Berco's expansion on the American OEM market.
• Berco goes to Bauma95 in Munich and reveals to the world BMU (Berco Mini Undercarriage)
project, a range of innovative products for mini-excavators and small-size machines.
• New metallurgy laboratory opened in the presence of personalities
and university professors that have been working for some time with
Berco on research and development projects.
• Berco goes to Samoter96.
• 1st April: Olympic Tracks Inc., an aftermarket dealer in Seattle, WA
(USA) joins up with Berco of America.
• 11th June: the first new idler line at the Castelfranco Veneto factory
is inaugurated.
• 8th-10th November: 1st Berco European dealers' convention held
in Taormina.
1996
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1997
• 1st January: Berco celebrates Giovanni Bertoni's 10 years as Managing Director.
• New range of heavy duty track chains for D4H-D7H class dozers previewed at
the Intermat 97 Fair.
• 20th-22nd February: 1st Berco Asian Pacific dealers' convention held in
Singapore.
• 24th-25th March: 1st Berco American dealers' convention held in Orlando.
• 30th September: historic target of 150,000 tons reached.
• New logistics and shipment department inaugurated (16,000 m 2 ) in Copparo.
• 1st January: Fils, in Busano (Turin), with 142 employees, becomes the 3rd
factory in the Berco group.
• March: Berco goes to Munich for Bauma 98, the biggest fair in the world in for
earth-moving equipment, and launches BOPIS, the Berco Online Product
Information System, to take over from the classic catalogues that helped to make
Berco famous all over the world.
• June '95: the inauguration of the new circular ring rolling mill, the only one
of its kind (with 4 spindles), puts Berco in a leading position in the idler
groups market (thanks also to the new idler line in Castelfranco).
• On the12th of July Berco of America inaugurates its 2nd logistics centre in
Jamestown, North Carolina (USA). The centre, covering a surface area of 6,000
m 2 , is able to supply Berco's OEM customers in the South Eastern United States
on a just-in-time basis.
• 1st October: merger agreement signed between the German companies Thyssen
AG and Krupp AG (Berco stockholders), to form ThyssenKrupp.
1998
• February: building work starts on the maxi press unit.
• 27th February: The Engineering Faculty of the University of Bologna awards an
honorary degree in Engineering Management to Giovanni Bertoni, Berco's
Managing Director since 1987.
• Berco previews its new complete D11 dozer undercarriage (chain pitch 317.5
mm) at Samoter 99, and lays the basis for its new BMP division. Also at Samoter,
on the 7th, 8th and 9th of March Berco holds its World Dealers' convention.
• October: inauguration of new automatic painting line for track chains with
shoes. The new roller shell heat treatment line enters into production in the same
period.
• 6th November: Berco receives “Supplier of the year” award from Komatsu UK.
1999
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2000
• 26th January: Berco obtains the ISO14001 environmental certification
and fully implements the EMS (Environmental Management System). It is
only the 9th company in Italy to be awarded this certificate.
• 10 May: the celebration of 80 years of Berco history are marked by the
inauguration of the maxi press in the presence of Prof. Rohkamm
(ThyssenKrupp Technologies CEO) and numerous other guests.
• At Intermat 2000 (May) the components for a new 300-ton excavator
undercarriage are previewed, with forged track links and chain pitch 350
mm, the only one of its kind.
• June: 4 new robot-operated FMS Mazak lines for roller support machining
enter into production. In more or less the same period the Palletech
flexible master split link line starts up.
• First public preview of the Lynx2000, the new orbital grinder for camshafts
and crankshafts, at Automechanika in Frankfurt (September). This innovative
machine lays the basis for the future development of the machine tools
division.
• 24th September 2000: Berco opens its doors to the public on the occasion
of the “Copparo September” festival and receives more than 2800 visitors
in just one day.
• July: new 132/10 kV substation inaugurated.
• 1st October: Berco reaches 180,000 tons of shipped finished product.
• 20th October: Berco Deutschland celebrates 40 years of history.
• February: Berco receives the John Deere “Supplier of the year 2000” award from
the Dubuque factory.
• The “Berco Employees' Social Club” is formed in March, with the aim of
organising social and leisure activities for Berco employees.
• April: Berco previews its complete undercarriage for 300-ton excavators at
Bauma2004.
• September: Olympic Tracks Inc. (Berco dealer based in Seattle) opens a branch
in Las Vegas (NV). In the same period, Berco of America opens another
logistics centre in Longview (TX), for supplying OEM customers in Central-Southern
United States.
• October: new waste disposal area (landfill) opened, an essential step in the
implementation of Berco's environmental policy.
• 22nd November: Berco signs an agreement with the Russian CTZ for the supply
of undercarriages for the T170 dozer, and Berco starts its expansion in the vast
Russian market.
• 14th November: Berco delivers a Lynx2000 to Hoekle AG, the first of many.
2001
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2002
• January: BercoSul (Sao Paolo, Brazil), Berco's third foreign branch after Germany and the USA, is formed. As well
as supplying local OEMs, BercoSul also covers the aftermarket requirements.
• February: the Berco BRP division is officially launched at Samoter. The new division makes “rubberised” products
(rollers, track shoes, etc.) for agricultural tractors and other earth moving machinery.
• April: Berco's new organisational structure launched, with 2 product lines: Undercarriages and Machine Tools. The
Undercarriage Product Line is divided up into 5 divisions - BMU, BMR, BMP, BRP, and BSD -, whereas the “Machine
Tools Product Line” has 2 divisions: BMT, and BLD.
• On the 28th of June, in the presence of numerous guests and authorities, Berco inaugurates its new water treatment
plant. This is the third stage in Berco's environmental strategy, with its “Zero Pollution” goal.
• June: BercoSul receives the 2001 “Best Supplier” award (“Cost Saving” category) from Komatsu do Brasil,.
• September: Berco obtains the UNI EN ISO9001:2000 certification, more commonly known as Vision2000.
• October: Berco introduces the Lynx2000 with the innovative loading gantry at the Milan BIMU.
• November: the sprocket differential quenching line enters into production.
• Berco's “Product Integrity” division is formed, with the role of guaranteeing top quality standards
and even greater customer satisfaction.
• Maxi press line completed with the introduction of the billet descaling and lubrication
line.
• 4th April: Giovanni Bertoni appointed Chairman of the Board at Terni Steel Works.
• April 2003: first Portuguese edition of BercoNews (no. 34) comes out, to introduce the new
Brazilian branch to world of Berco. The July 2003 issue (no. 35) is published in Spanish as
well, bringing the total to 4 language editions (Italian, English, Portuguese and Spanish)
with a circulation of over 11,500 copies.
• Berco (BRP division) introduces 5 innovative complete undercarriage solutions (track chain,
frame and reduction gear) for compact track loaders at Intermat2003.
• June: for the first time ever, the RAI (Italian state broadcasting corporation) comes to
the Copparo factory and Berco appears on the news for the first time in its history.
• Berco introduces an even wider range of Lynx2000 versions, including the “double motorised
head” version, at the Milan EMO.
2003
2004
• At the end of March Berco goes to Bauma 2004 with its complete range of skid steer loader undercarriages (6
versions with 3, 4 or 5 rollers, both rubberised and steel) and announces the signing of an engineering-commercial
agreement with the Japanese company Bridgestone (for the supply of rubber track belts) and the Bologna company
Trasmital (final drive supplier).
• March: BercoSul receives the Komatsu do Brasil award for the best supplier of the year 2003 in the “ICP prompt delivery”
category.
• 25th May: Prof. E. Schulz, the ThyssenKrupp AG Chairman, visits Berco for the first time with a top level delegation,
including Dr. O. Berlien, the new ThyssenKrupp Technologies and Berco S.p.A. CEO, together with Dr. Kirsten, Dr.
C. Atzpodien and Prof. W. Predöhl.
• New reliability laboratory completed, where the finished components are tested.
• 29th September: the record level of 200,000 tons of finished, shipped product is reached in the financial year (1st
October - 30th September): an important goal as it marks the achievement of a strategic growth target set in the
mid-nineties and lays the foundation for Berco's continued expansion.
• 24th November: celebration of the100th anniversary of the construction of Benjamin Holt's first tracked machine.
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Products & Services
A GIANT AMONGST GIANTS
Production launch of “mega” rollers for the Hitachi 800 ton excavator
BMP (Berco Mining Products), with its undercarriage products
for large-scale mining machinery, continues to develop. In the
excavator market, in particular, the maxi press has made it possible
to forge large-size components (track links, roller shells, etc.),
so that Berco can now offer a range of products for machines
of operating weight greater than 300 tons. Recently, this
range of products has been further extended with the arrival
of the new “mega” track roller, code named “HT508”, made by
Berco specially for the Hitachi EX8000, one of the biggest
excavators ever built. To fully comprehend the size of this
machine, apart from looking at the photograph, just think
of its specifications: weighing 780 tons, it has two 1900HP
engines, a 10.5 metre long undercarriage and a loading shovel
bucket capacity of 40 cubic metres, capable of loading a
mining dump truck with 300 tons of material in just four
passes. A very limited number of these excavators have been
built and they are used in big open-cast mines in Canada
and a handful of other places in the world.
A GIANT MACHINE WITH A GIANT ROLLER
To many people, it may be “just” a roller, but in actual fact
the HT508 is a little success story in its own right. It's enough
to look at some of its features to understand that this roller
can have neither equals nor forerunners:
• overall weight greater than 1.5 tons, the same weight as
a complete mini-excavator;
• external diameter greater than 700 mm.
The special shape of the roller, with a totally different geometry
to standard rollers, has been designed by Hitachi engineers
to match the profile of the track chain, this too being different
to normal chains in that it resembles more a “drag line” chain
(i.e. with cast track links and shoes connected by pivot
pins). In this way the external track profile runs in
special lateral guides forged into the link surface.
GIANT DESIGN AND PRODUCTION
The development of the HT508 roller involved
the whole of Berco, with the company
making all its expertise available to its
customer and implementing a series
of joint product engineering projects
with Hitachi in order to achieve the
final goal. Particular care was taken in
choosing the right materials for the
forging and subsequent heat treatment
and the final induction hardening
on the roller shell. The sheer
weight and size of the roller body
caused a number of process
difficulties which required many
hours of analysis, feasibility studies
and simulations to overcome.
The machining and final assembly of these tons of steel
was done with specially designed equipment built specifically
for this purpose in the machine tool department (where
staff are used to working with such big items and already
familiar with this kind of problem). The way these
extraordinary problems were tackled highlighted once
more Berco's willingness to meet new and ever more
complex demands. Berco accepted the challenge, venturing
into terrain which, until just a short time ago, was
considered totally inaccessible and beyond its technological
and production capabilities. And it has succeeded, gaining
great satisfaction from the creation of a state-of-the-art
product of which we are all justifiably proud.
Federico Vallese,
Engineering Director
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Focus On
THE QUESTION OF “PRIVACY”
The new Italian Legislative Decree no. 196 of 30 June 2003 on the
protection of privacy and the handling of personal data is now in the
implementation stage
"The village is small and the people talk…" is an old saying
meaning that personal details that ought to be private
can very easily become public. Nowadays, with information
technology, communications and, above all, the Internet,
it's the world that has become small. The possibility of
processing data and disseminating or communicating
information extremely quickly is not only a productivity
tool for businesses but also a weapon in the hands of those
who want to encroach on people's private lives and use
personal data to further their own ends.
"Privacy", an English word meaning the right to individual
liberty and a private life, has been imported into the Italian
language.
Since information started being handled on ever more
powerful computers, the question of privacy has been
a growing cause for concern. The ability of super-efficient
search engines to spy on the contents of our private
communications, the storage capacity of central computers
and the invasiveness of commercial and other advertising
has fuelled our worst fears.
The Italian State, in an attempt to restrict the improper
use of personal details, some years ago constituted a
collegiate body known as the "Garante (guarantor) for
the protection of personal data” and recently drew up
Legislative Decree no. 196 of 30 June 2003, known as
the "Code on the protection of personal data", whose
provisions came into force on the 1st of January 2004,
to be added to the old Law no. 675/96 and Presidential
Decree no. 318/99.
The collegiate "Garante for the protection of personal data",
designated by the Chamber of Deputies and Senate, is
composed of four members (Art. 153, Legislative Decree
no. 196/2003): Prof. Stefano Rodotà (President), Prof.
Giuseppe Santaniello (Vice-President), Dr. Mauro Paissan,
Prof. Gaetano Rasi, and is an independent authority set
up under the Privacy Law to guarantee the protection of
rights and basic individual liberties and dignity in the
handling of personal data.
The contents of the Code are important because the
subject matter has been entirely reformed with the
abrogation and replacement of a total of eleven laws
and decrees. And above all, new data security measures
and up-to-date sets of rules have been introduced which
develop the concepts of the integrity, confidentiality
and availability of data, based on standard established
principles. The measures also take into account the
principles and recommendations of the European
2002/58/CE Directive on the protection of a person's
private life in the electronic communications area.
In order to comply with these legal provisions, Berco has
dealt with the problem in an extremely pragmatic way
by immediately forming a technical group with the task
of looking into all the technical/legal aspects. The group,
members, representatives of the IT, (M. Malagù), the
administration (M. Gamboni) and personnel (B. Panin),
have attended a series of training courses and produced
a document that has become the guideline for all
subsequent activities.
SUBJECT-MATTER OF THE LEGISLATIVE DECREE
The subject-matter of the Legislative Decree are the
data held by the company, which are divided up into
the following categories:
•Personal data: any information relating to natural or
legal persons, bodies or associations that are or can
be identified, even indirectly, by reference to any
other information including a personal identification
number.
•Identification data: personal data allowing a data
subject to be directly identified.
• Sensitive data: personal data allowing the disclosure
of racial or ethnic origin, religious, philosophical or
other beliefs, political opinions, membership of parties,
trade unions, associations or organizations of a
religious, philosophical, political or trade-unionist
character, as well as personal data disclosing health
and sex life.
•Judicial data: personal data disclosing measures
recorded in the criminal record office, the register of
offence-related administrative sanctions and the
relevant current charges, or the status of being either
defendant or the subject of investigations pursuant to
sections of the Criminal Procedure Code.
ORGANISATION
Berco has set up a new service, the SPD, directly under
Managing Director in the company structure, to follow
up the actions stated in the Legislative Decree.
The person appointed head of this service is Mr. De
Rossi, point of reference for the four services stated in
the Organisation Chart that work jointly on the measures
and actions necessary to guarantee the data in terms of
security of structures, IT applications, network hardware
and control of access to the company and company
areas. One of the main tasks of this service is the drafting
of the annual programmatic security document (DPS).
AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY
The personal and sensitive data held by the company are
divided up into four big areas of responsibility:
administrative area, personnel and occupational health
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area, sales, production and logistics area and marketing
area.
PERSONS IN CHARGE OF THE PROCESSING
The completion of the personal databank analysis process,
launched several months ago and conducted in all
company departments under the responsibility of the
department heads, has allowed the data security and
protection service to compile a general picture of the
electronic and hard copy files to which the law applies,
because of their characteristics and content.
The analysis of the collected data will soon make it
possible for the data controller to appoint the persons
in charge of the processing for each file. The data
processing officer is the key figure around whom the
whole new law revolves, as the company, in order to be
able to carry out its commercial/industrial work, has to
appoint people to be in charge of the operational
functions and management of the information in the
files. Periodically, the company provides the necessary
training for these people in order to ensure maximum
respect and privacy for the data being handled, be they
personal or, even more so, sensitive personal data.
All the measures specified in the Legislative Decree for
controlling access to the system are already operational.
For some time now, our IT system has been using
authorisation profiles, authentication systems, data
access reinstatement procedures in the event of the
data being damaged and firewall and antivirus applications
for the network.
PROGRAMMATIC SECURITY DOCUMENT
This is the company manual for planning the security of
sensitive or judicial data, and must be completed and
updated by the 31st of March each year. The purpose of
the DPS is to describe the current situation (risk analysis,
distribution of tasks, measures prepared, distribution
of responsibilities, etc.) and the chosen procedures for
obtaining compliance with the privacy law.
The content of the document drafted by the technical group
includes the analysis of the risks related to sensitive
data, the measures to be adopted to guarantee data
integrity and availability, the provision of suitable
training for the persons in charge of the processing, a
description of the criteria to apply in order to guarantee
the adoption of the minimum security measures and the
distribution of responsibilities.
The DPS takes on considerable importance with the new
Legislative Decree as the company data controller must
refer to having completed or updated it in the annual
financial statement report.
TRAINING
The company personnel training office has planned the training,
which will be finalised so as to inform the persons in charge of the
processing of the risks related to the data, the measures available
to prevent damaging events, the responsibilities derived from them
and ways of updating the minimum measures adopted by the data
controller.
The training is planned from when the person first enters the service
and for whenever there are changes in roles or the introduction of
significant new techniques which affect personal data processing.
The service will keep a constant check on the actual effectiveness
of the planned training from when the person is first engaged or enters
the service and will assess the need for additional training when he/she
changes job.
INFORMING DATA SUBJECTS AND REQUESTING CONSENT
Under the previous law, the company had already established the practice
of sending information to customers and suppliers on the purposes
and methods of the processing and the obligatory nature of the
provision of the data.
In the same way, information was given to employees and consent
was requested for the processing of sensitive data.
The Law, though, is quite extensive, and the purpose of this article
is simply to tell readers what steps the company is taking without
going into too much detail on the actual clauses.
To find out more, visit the privacy guarantee site (www.garanteprivacy.it).
Giorgio De Rossi
Manager, Information Technology
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From the Branches
BERCOSUL EXPANSION CONTINUES
Assembly line for New Holland harvesters
installed
Direct shipment of spare parts to the
Fiatallis dealer network
In the wake of an important
trading agreement with CNH Latin
America, approval has been given
for the supply of undercarriages,
fully assembled at BercoSul, for
the New Holland series
TC55/57/59 rice combine
harvesters. The complete
Frame rotation device
undercarriage will be supplied
ready for fitting to the vehicle as
an alternative to tyres, with the
track chain already pretensioned
and with a complete kit for
assembly on the stub axles. The
units will consist of Brazilianmade
frames and Berco class D4
undercarriages assembled at
BercoSul. A new device is used for
the assembly that rotates the
frame, making it possible to fit
A complete undercarriage
the rollers and idlers from a single
work position, thus keeping a
check on the alignment of the units and guaranteeing
quality and safety throughout the procedure.
As part of the scheme
for developing the
Brazilian spare parts
market, the project
for “direct spare parts
shipment” to the
Group photo
main Fiatallis dealers
in Brazil is now under way. After a technical training course at BercoSul
headquarters and an assisted trading period, the Fiatallis sales outlets
taking part in the scheme have now been officially declared BercoSul
dealers. The agreement will enable the dealers to extend their stock
range (previously limited to original Fiatallis parts) to include models
up until now handled only by their competitors(CAT, Komatsu, etc.).
Another benefit of the agreement will be speedier delivery times, as
the spare parts will go directly from BercoSul to the dealers without
having to pass through the CNH spare parts centre. Plans have been
made to repeat the technical seminars in the distributors' centres
with the participation of their main end customers, in order to improve
and disseminate awareness of the advantages of using Berco products
in accordance with the manufacturer's specific instructions. Thanks to
CNH Latin America's support, you can now see the poster with the slogan
“The best place to buy Berco products is at your Fiatallis dealer” on
display at Fiatallis outlets.
Denis de Bonis, BercoSul General Manager
“NUMBER 200,000” GETS TO MILWAUKEE
Celebrates the arrival
of the 200,000th ton container
In the last number of Berco News we wrote about reaching the
ambitious target of 200,000 tons of end product sold in 2004, and
since then we've been following the progress of that particular
200,000th ton shipment. On the 8th of November 2004, our “special”
container got to the Berco of America branch in Milwaukee, WI,
and, to mark the occasion, the Berco of America staff, along with
the forwarding agents, customs brokers and haulers, got together for
a brief celebratory lunch.
There has been an incredible upsurge in demand on the North
American market over the last year. On the OEM front alone, the
manufacturer demand forecast for 2005 is double that of 2003. In
a situation such as this, in order to guarantee just-in-time supply
to customers and keep up regular shipments, the optimisation of
distribution logistics becomes a decisive factor. For this reason,
Berco and the forwarders, Sintra, are constantly streamlining their
North American route to ensure prompt delivery and overcome the
risks of congestion in ports and rail and road transport. The Berco
of America branches in Wisconsin, North Carolina, Texas, Nevada
and Washington are all equipped with track chain assembly presses
and assembly and remachining lines to respond to unexpected
changes in their customers' orders.
Uli Kleinekordt, Berco of America General Manager
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Products & Services
BULLDOZER UNDERCARRIAGE CONFIGURATIONS
As well as being classified by weight and
power, a dozer can also be identified by its
undercarriage type
The model designations used by various Equipment Manufacturers
typically helps classify a dozer within a series of machines with a
wide range of horsepower and weights (class D4, class D5, etc.). Often
the model designation also includes information related to the
undercarriage.
In addition to what would be considered as standard undercarriage,
many bulldozers have optional undercarriage configurations that
have been designed with specific applications in mind. These special
configurations are often indicated by a suffix to the model. For instance,
a long track version of the Caterpillar D4H is indicated as D4H XL.
The John Deere 650H long track version is indicated as 650H LT.
In addition to the XL or LT versions, some of the other undercarriage
designations are XR, WT and LGP all of which are all designed for
specific applications.
• Standard undercarriage configurations are typically narrow gauge
and are used in firm underfoot condition while doing common
dozing and grading applications.
• XR (extended to rear) undercarriage configurations have the entire
track frame shifted toward the rear of the machine. The XR version
is narrow gauge and is typically used for ripping or rear drawbar
applications such as pulling a scraper, disk or cable plow.
• XL (extra long) or LT (long track) undercarriage configurations are
typically narrow or intermediate gauge and is best for a variety of
applications including fine grading or side slope work and general
dozing. The XL or LT version is used in ground condition ranging
from firm to soft.
• LGP (low ground pressure) undercarriage configurations are typically
wide gauge as well as having a long track The LGP versions are the
best for fine grading in loose materials and allow for extra flotation
in soft underfoot conditions.
• WT (wide track) undercarriage configurations are wide gauge allowing
for lower ground pressure with use of wide shoes while having
standard length tracks. Wide track configurations are best for general
dozing in ground conditions ranging from firm to soft.
In addition to the above, other manufacturers use various other
designations to indicate the configuration of the undercarriage. When
replacing undercarriage components on these specialized configurations,
keep in mind that the number of track links, maximum shoe width or
number of rollers may vary from the standard version.
STANDARD
XR
XL
LGP
Dave Koester
Berco of America
TSK
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Dealers & Customers
EXPANSION
AND RENEWAL
Wilson Finley, Berco dealer in the United
States for almost 50 years, inaugurates
new facility in Raleigh
View of the new location, not far from the headquarters
CHANGES
In order to keep pace with market demand and offer a constantly
improving range of services to its customers, Wilson-Finley has
embarked on a restructuring plan for its
branches, involving changes to both the
layout of the workshops and the machinery
and component machining and repair
stations.
The recently completed component retail
and service facility is located in Raleigh,
in the Eastern part of North Carolina. It
covers an area of 3,500 m 2 and has 8
workstations, which means that the
workshop can handle 12-18 machines
simultaneously. By the time the move
from the old location is complete, the
Inside the new workshop
workshop will have three track chain
assembly presses, machines for idler rebuilding and roller re-shelling,
etc. all with aim of providing a comprehensive and even more
effective service to their customers.
The layout of the restructured facility is similar to that of Wilson-
Finley's second, more recent location in Atlanta (GA), built in 1999.
The new workshop and warehouse have proved to be extremely
effective in coping with a large number of machines at the same time.
The workshop height and big access door (width 7 metres) make it
possible to work on large-size excavators. This wide entrance is
situated right in front of the offices and warehouse, giving rapid access
to the entire stock range, currently numbering no less than 14,000
different parts.
The plan is to restructure all the locations along the same lines at
5-year intervals, until all the Wilson-Finley facilities are fully
renovated.
HISTORY
In 1955, in Raleigh, North Carolina, George Wilson founded Wilson-
Finley and Co., which became the first Berco distributor in the
United States of America. Now, after almost 50 years, the company
has 8 operational branches in 5 American States: one in Virginia
(Richmond), three in North Carolina (Raleigh, Greensboro, Charlotte),
two in Georgia, (Atlanta, Waycross) one in Alabama (Troy) and one
in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania (near State College). It distributes a
vast range of items and has a network of hundreds of sub-dealers in
about half the towns and villages along the East Coast. Berco
products now constitute about 80% of Wilson-Finley's total sales volume.
In the 1970s the founder was joined by his sons Doug (1970) and
Mark (1979), who became company Chairman and Vice-Chairman
respectively in 1983. More recently, the third generation came along,
with Doug's son Jeff Wilson and son-in-law Jay Davis starting work
in the sales area.
The Berco products are transported
directly to the company
headquarters in Raleigh, North
Carolina, and from there they
are distributed to the branches
and/or the many local retailers
spread along the Atlantic coast.
Berco, as the main and biggest
supplier, has played a major part
in the growth and consolidation
of the Wilson-Finley Company in
its almost 50 years of business.
We would like to thank the
Wilson-Finley for all they have done to propagate the name of Berco
in their country.
The Wilson-Finley branches
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Machines Tools
LYNX2000 IN POLE POSITION
Ferrari F1 racing team chooses the Lynx2000..!
Becoming part of a winning team is not only an honour, but confirmation
of the importance of believing in your own ideas
Detail of Lynx2000 with double motorised head
Being convinced and determined about the choices you
make is an essential prerequisite for developing a
company's products. A choice born from knowing that only
an innovative product like the Lynx2000 can create
development prospects in the machine tools market.
And now we can confirm that that choice was the right
one. The fact that Ferrari,
a company known all over
the world for its winning
racing team, has chosen the
Lynx2000 as the crankshaft and
camshaft grinder for its Formula 1 world champion racing
car means that Berco now has the honour and pleasure
of playing an active part in that intensely competitive
world. This conviction is further strengthened by the
fact that two important customers, SCAM, based in
Rescaldina (Varese) and MAPE, based in Bazzano (Modena),
have already decided to install second Lynx2000 machines
to work alongside the ones already operating in their
production departments. All this gives us great satisfaction
and acts as a further stimulus for developing and
continually improving the performance of this winning
machine. And it is these extremely high performance
levels, thanks also to the close cooperation with
the Bosch Rexroth group, that have made the
Lynx2000 a point of reference in the
crankshaft and camshaft grinding field. So,
we would like to use this occasion to
thank all those who put their belief in
this project, which many people saw as
being too complex and ambitious, and
all those whose daily work has helped to
guarantee maximum product quality and
customer satisfaction.
Nor should we forget that a company
must be involved in a process of
continuous technological development
to strengthen its leading position on
the market.
Berco's continuous technological
development in a number of different
areas, from machine tools to undercarriage
component manufacture and assembly
techniques, has enabled it to intensify
its knowledge of the new technologies
currently available in the world and to
apply them to its own production process,
and this means leading the market.
Recently, the application of the Bosch Rexroth group's
new Indramat torque motors to the Lynx2000 workhead
has made it possible to reduce crank pin roundness
error by a third, and the Rexroth Hydraulics Division's PVPQ
control card which, working in combination with the
4WRSH valve, has given precision control of the clamping
force on the workpiece between the centres. And then
there's the new grinding sludge superfiltration
system using a
self-cleaning drum, instead
of the traditional paper
gravity-type filters, leading
to a reduction in environmental impact in special waste
disposal and making it possible to work in compliance
with the EN ISO 14000 Standard. In short, this strong
drive towards the use of new technology has enabled the
company to improve the quality of its products and turn
continuous innovation into a winning card.
Orazio Cappellato
Manager, Machine Tool Engineering Dept.
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News & Events
SAIE2004
Berco previews its skid steer
loader solutions before the
Italian public
On the 13th-17th of October, the 40th
edition of one of the most important
events in the construction world took
place in Bologna: the SAIE - (Salone
Internazionale dell'industrializzazione
Edilizia - international construction
industry fair).
The fair featured high-tech exhibits from
all areas of the construction process,
with a number of novelties (such as the
new halls and display areas) to add to the
occasion.
SAIE 2004 covered an area of 220,000 m 2 - 20 halls and
6 external areas - and was divided up into 11 macro-sectors
with over 400 product categories. The consolidated attendance
figures give you an idea of the importance of the event:
• 170,542 visitors, including 7,403 foreigners;
• 1,850 exhibitors, including 450 from abroad (from 29 countries);
• over 400 accredited journalists (25% from abroad).
Berco exhibited its product range in an area of about 120 m 2 and used
the important occasion of its press meeting on the 14th of October
to outline the company's strategic choices to no less than 21
reporters. The main points of attraction for the visitors were, above
all, the innovative new range of complete undercarriages for skid steer
loaders, with 3, 4 and 5 rollers and either rubber or steel tracks, produced
together with Bridgestone (rubber track belts) and Trasmital (reduction
gears).
BERCO IN THE BALKANS
Tekniex, Gorizia: spreading the name of Berco
in the Balkans for over 25 years
Tekniex import-export was founded in 1978 by
the Mlakar brothers-in-law in Gorizia, a town
in the extreme North-Eastern corner of Italy,
with the aim of introducing Berco products to
Yugoslavia. From these small beginnings, in
just a few years a sales network was built up
covering the whole country, distributing to
mining and stone quarrying companies, building contractors, highway
construction companies and manufacturers such as IMK 14. OKTOBAR
and RADOJE DAKIC. In 1991, however, the Yugoslav war broke out and
immediately after that both Slovenia and Croatia declared independence
and remained the only customers in the whole of the former Yugoslavia
for quite a time. Tekniex, the authorised Berco dealer for the former
Yugoslavia, despite the many difficulties, continued to represent
Berco at a number of trade fairs (Belgrade, Sarajevo, Zagreb) and to
spread the word about the quality of Berco products in countries
where the war had left its mark, and where even the economic aid arriving
from all over the world has as yet been unable to improve the situation
in any significant way. In 2003 Tekniex moved to a new location in
the Gorizia industrial zone, into new premises covering an area of
6,000 m 2 , with offices, 1.000 m 2 of covered warehouse space and a
workshop equipped with a Berco press for overhauling track chains.
Berco products constitute more than 70% of the company's total
trade volume, with the remaining 30% approximately being taken up
by engine spare parts for Caterpillar, Komatsu and Fiat and wear parts
(teeth and blades) for all makes of machinery.
May we thank Tekniex for all they have done to spread the name of
Berco in the Balkan countries.
FORTHCOMING FAIRS
> CONEXPO 2005
Las Vegas (USA)
15-19 March 2005
> SAMOTER 2005
Verona (Italy)
4-8 May 2005
> AUTOPROMOTEC 2005
Bologna (Italy)
12-16 May 2005
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About Berco
RENOVATION
OF VIA 1° MAGGIO
In June 2004, road construction was carried out along
the entire north side of the Berco factory in Copparo. Via
1° Maggio has now become a one-way street with lots
more pedestrian and cycle crossings, making access to
the factory easier for all employees. The guests' and
visitors' car parks are still there, but with a new, more
practical herringbone parking arrangement and separate
main road access. As well as improving Copparo's traffic
flow, these alterations have definitely improved the
town's image.
CIRCOLO DIPENDENTI BERCO
ACTIVITIES
7TH DECEMBER
• The first COMPANY DINNER was held,
amidst season's greetings for all
2005
APRIL/MAY
• Bicycle tour around Mediaeval Ferrara.
• Trip to PARIS, 7 days 6 nights.
Price per person 860 euros
• Weekend trip to VICO PISANO, CALCI and
VOLTERRA. Price per person: 170 euros
JUNE
• Day trip to MANTUA - City of the Gonzaga
family. Estimated price per person 35 euros
AID TO ERITREA
Berco contributes to a number
of charity schemes, but one that
we would like to mention in
particular is an important project
in Eritrea headed by Capuchin
friar Father Protasio Delfini.
Together with a non-profit charity
organisation known as A.S.P.E.
(Associazione di Solidarietà e
Promozione per Eritrea ed Etiopia
- aid for Eritrea and Etiopia),
Padre Protasio is building a middlehigh
school and a hotel and
catering college in Massaua, Eritrea.
The plans for the San Francesco
school in Massaua are complete
and building work is ready to
start.
The Catholic Church is involved
in several reconstruction and development
schemes in these two countries, raising funds
from individual donations and aid organisations.
If you wish to make a donation or find out more
about this project, here are the addresses to
contact:
A.S.P.E. Onlus (Associazione di Solidarietà e
Promozione per Eritrea ed Etiopia)
Office: Via Castel Morrone, 6 - 20129 Milano (MI)
Tel. 02 7600 1081 - Fax 02 7601 2875
Massaua Catholic Church
P.O. Box 77 - Massaua, Eritrea
Tel. 002911/552501 - Fax 002911/551321
Email: prode@tse.com.er
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Products & Services
SLOPE PAVERS
For some time now, Berco's involvement the paver market has been
expanding, with the OEMs in this area becoming ever more important
Asphalt is not just used for roads and communication routes
but also in other specific fields of application such as
embankments for artificial basins, canals and waste disposal
landfills. In these situations, the pavers used must be capable
of working on quite steep slopes, and Walo Bertschinger
AG, a Swiss customer of Berco Deutschland, is undoubtedly
one of the most significant companies in this field.
Walo Bertschinger AG special pavers with Berco undercarriages
have worked on a number of important civil engineering
projects, including the ones described below:
• starting from 1990, a number of waste disposal areas
were created in Southern Switzerland and, as the embankment
soil was quite sandy, slope asphalting was needed over a
total area of almost 100,000 m 2 .
• In 1996, in Austria, a hydroelectric power station water
catchment basin was completely renewed. The old concreteasphalt
embankment lining, covering a total area of
13,000 m 2 , was removed with special planers and then
recreated in just 22 days.
• A water basin was created on the Swiss Alps in 1995 as
a reservoir for the production of artificial snow at 2,060
metres above sea level. Despite the severe gradients
(1:1.75), the excellent grip and stability of the tracked
machines made it possible to pave no less than 9,000 m 2
of steeply sloping ground.
• In Germany, in 1997, the concrete lining on the embankments
of a hydroelectric power station access canal was removed
and replaced in 35 days. The total paved sloping area
was 66,000 m 2 , using a “bridged” tracked machine, so
called because of its long central section.
In all these cases, the vertical slope pavers used were really
made up of 2 separate machines: the tracked paving machine
moves vertically and is suspended on a winch-and-cable
system, whereas the second machine, the winch anchor,
stays on the crest of the embankment and holds the asphalter
from above, keeping it very stable by means of 4 independent
hydraulically controlled track chains.
As well as the vertical pavers referred to above, it should be
noted that there are also horizontal paving machines.
The “horizontal” paving method is usually used in extremely
large-scale projects with relatively constant slopes, such as
canals and artificial lake beds.
In these applications, whereas the portal machine still uses
the same vertical system, the paver itself is the same as a
flat surface paver, but coupled to cables and pulleys and
suspended from one side.
With this system the paver is free to move across the slope
horizontally, with the portal moving in parallel and keeping
the tension and slackening of the cables constantly under
control.