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CONTENTSRÁBA AXLE LTD.1FORGING PLANT AND OPERATIONS3PRODUCTS6PRODUCTION OF AXLE COMPONENTS7COMPLETE AXLES10Axles for Trucks - Rába MAXSTM11Axles for Buses and Trolley Buses· Midibus and its drive line with angle drive1314· Front axles for buses14· Single reduction rear axles for buses15· Double reduction rear axles for buses and trolley buses16· Portal rear axles for buses and trolley buses17Axles for Agricultural and Construction Equipment18SPARE PARTS19HOW TO CONTACT US?21

RÁBA AXLE LTD.1Rába Axle Ltd. was founded by Rába Automotive HoldingPlc. in 1999 when the Axle Business Unit of the companybecame an independent legal entity; however, Rába wasfounded more than one hundred years ago.Rába Axle Ltd. is specialized in producing mid-seriescomplete axles and high-series axle components forcommercial vehicles.Its products are primarily installed in:• medium- and heavy duty trucks• military trucks• specialty vehicles: tractors and constructionequipment• buses and trolley busesAlthough Rába is traditionally a Hungarian company, it ispresent on the international market, year by year morethan 80 % of the sales revenue comes from export.Our main customers are well-known and recognizedcompanies, such as Marmon-Herrington, ArvinMeritor,Dana, John Deere, Claas, Scania, Volvo, BPW, ZF, the GAZGroup, KAMAZ, and Isuzu.VERTICAL INTEGRATIONThe strength of the Rába Axle Ltd. is in the verticallyintegrated production process which makes Rába Axle Ltd.capable of offering complex package to its customersincluding:• Engineering activity:- Products are designed with Pro/Engineer 3D software- Complete product validation – from designing throughtesting and simulation to the starting of the serial production- Technological process- and quality planning- Forging part deformation simulation in the die usingSimufact software• Forging capacity- Maxima presses 2500/4000/6300 t- Hot extruders 800/1000 t- I-beam production line (400 kJ counterblow hammer)• Foundry producing nodular iron (joint venture)• Tool manufacturing• Heat treatment (isothermal annealing, normalizing,hardening and tempering equipments)• Machining capacity• Surface treatment• Test and measurement laboratories• Assembly plant• Parts supply in painted, packed condition• Logistics solutionsThe vertical integration of Rába Axle Ltd. is a greatadvantage in meeting customers needs the fast and flexibleway.

VALUE CREATIONAs a market player specialized in axle and axle componentsproduction, Rába Axle Ltd. creates value to OEMs with itscost-efficient, high quality products that are designed tomeet specific customer needs. The company has acertificate of ISO/TS 16949. The ISO/TS 16949 QualityAssurance System applicable in automotive industryprovides guarantee for steady and reliable quality.COOPERATIONThe design engineers of the company have beencooperating with experts of the international automotivecompanies for a long time. Rába Axle Ltd. designs and teststhe products in close cooperation with its automotivepartners and is ready to satisfy the most unique customerrequirements.Our company obtained the Certificate of Approval of ISO14001 Environmental Management System Standards aswell.2

FORGING PLANT AND OPERATIONSMAIN DATAYear of establishment: 19072Area: 20,000mAnnual total capacity: 40,000 tBasic material used:· Alloyed and unalloyed steels· Micro-alloyed steelsRába Forging Plant was established in 1907 so we havemore than a hundred years of experience in making forgedproducts. Continuous developments allowed constantincrease in production capacity.As a result, the Forging Plant has become one of thesignificant forges in the region.Details of the Rába Forging Plant:3• Up-to-date design methodsMain pillars of designing: CAD-CAE-CAM system,controlled by up-to-date PDM (Product DataManagement) and PLM (Product LifecycleManagement) systems• Certificate of ISO/TS 16949• R&D within the frame of the Regional UniversityKnowledge Center for Vehicle Industry. Thescience serves the production.• The relevant production lines are robotized andheat measurement tests with thermal camera arealso applied.The main profile of the forging plant includes the forgingsof components for the automotive industry (trucks, buses,specialty vehicles), which are installed either into Rábadesigned front and rear axles, head assemblies or aredelivered for axle and transmission manufacturersworldwide.

THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS CAN BE PRODUCED IN OUR FORGING PLANT:0,5-10 kg weight rangeBracket,diff. side pinionSteering armShift yoke,Differential spiderGear, Planet gear,Shoulder ring10-20 kg weight rangeSteering armTie rod armPinion gear,SpindleRing gear,Companion flange20-50 kg weight range4SpindleSteering knuckle,Planetary carrierIntegralsteering knuckleRing gear,Diff case halves50-140 kg weight rangeI-beamIn addition to forging operation, the following processes are carried out in the forging: heat treatment, isothermal annealing andnormalizing of forgings as well as, hardening and tempering, straightening, crack inspection, shot peening and surface cleaningand hardness measurement of forgings.

MACHINES, PRODUCTS AND MACHINE CAPACITY DATAMachinesProduct weight(kg)Typical productsForging capacity(3 shifts)in thousandpcs/yearLasco counterblowhammer (400KJ)50-145I-beam15063 MN Maximamechanical forgingpresses20-35Steering knuckle,Ring gear,Diff. case halves,Planetary carrier300540 MN MaximaMechanicalforging press2-8Steering arm,Tie rod arm, Gear,Planetary ring gear,Companion flange,666Diff. case halvesDifferential spider,25 MN MaximaSun gear,mechanicalforging press1-8Planet gear,Shoulder ring,Shift fork700LASCO I. (8 MN)hot-extrudingproduction line8-20Pinion gear,Spindle300LASCO III. (10 MN)robotized hotextruding15-30Spindle300production line

PRODUCTION OF AXLE COMPONENTS

PRODUCTION OF AXLE COMPONENTS7Recently, besides the production of complete axles, theproduction and direct sales of front and rear axlecomponents to the largest axle, transmission and vehiclemanufacturers all over the world, like ArvinMeritor, Volvo,John Deere, DANA Corporation, ZF, Caterpillar, Scania,MAN, BPW have played a significant part in the activities ofRába Axle Ltd. The company's competitiveness has beenincreased by vertical integration within the company(forging and tool plants, and foundry has been operating asRába-Busch joint venture from the beginning of 2008) aswell as by the development and test capacities andcompetence suitable for the development of completeaxles and their subassemblies, too. Axle components aremachined on machining centers, high-capacity specialpurposemachines and automatic production lines in thecompany's plants.HOUSING TYPE PARTSThese parts (differential carriers, differential cases,planetary carriers, axle housings, suspension beams andcentre sections) are elements in the drivelines of driveaxles. The castings and forgings are produced in the jointventure foundry or forging plant or they are purchasedfrom external foundries (especially gray iron). The internalproduction range covers fabricated axle housings, too.Production base for machining these parts consists of CNClathes and machining centers that are capable of producing– among others – 100,000 differential carriers, 20,000welded and 20,000 off highway transmission housingsannually.The forged pinion and ring gears are turned and thenmachined on Gleason CNC gearing machines. Besidestraditional lapping (matching), these pinion and ring gearscan be ground on Gleason Phoenix tooth grinder inincreasing volumes in order to get more precise toothprofile, better contact patterns and lower noise levels.Rába Axle Ltd. is able to produce a total of 60,000 sets, outof which 20,000 are ground, while 40,000 lapped pinionand ring gears, annually.STEERING KNUCKLESRába Axle Ltd. has been supplying light and heavy-dutyknuckles to the largest axle producers of heavy-duty trucksall over the world. For several years our company has beena supplier of integral knuckles that are forged as one piecewith the tie rod arm. For the largest volumes, the knucklesare machined on automatic production lines, in other casesthey are produced in flexible production lines built ofmachining centers. Production capacity of the knuckles isclose to 100,000 per year.PINION AND RING GEAR SETSRába Axle Ltd. has a very wide production range of theseproducts. Our company is ready to produce ring gears from200 mm up to 500 mm with spiral and hypoid gearing usedin heavy-duty trucks.I-BEAMThe production of forged axle beams is one of the strengthsof Rába Axle Ltd. Annually, a maximum of 150,000 beamscan be produced. I-beam forgings are made on counterblow hammers with automatic material transfer, and theyare machined on lines of special-purpose machines and inincreasing number on special Unisign CNC machiningcenters. The majority of these products is supplied to ourcustomers or they are also installed into our own products,namely into low-floor front axles.

PRODUCT GROUPGear setSpur gearAxle shaftI-beamKnucklesAxle housing (welded)MACHINING CAPACITY60,000 pcs/year220,000 pcs/year90,000 pcs/year150,000 pcs/year100,000 pcs/year20,000 pcs/year8HEAD ASSEMBLIESIn order to meet the customers' requirements, Rába AxleLtd. produces single- and double reduction headassemblies on lines developed specially for this purpose.OTHER COMPONENTSProduction capacity of Rába Axle Ltd. involves some furtheraxle and driveline components like spindles, brake spiders,wheel hubs, tie rod and steering arms of steer axles,companion yokes and axle shafts.

NEW INVESTMENTSImportant investments and upgrading- Improvement of cutting technologies- Extending the capacities in the assembly plants- Updating the blank parts and machining processes- Updating forging blanks and finishing processes(robotization, Lasco III)- Robotization has been introduced in the cold-formingareas, too (plasma cutting, welding robots)- Development of logistics- Updating additional technologies (heat treatmentequipment, renewal of shot peening equipment)The aim of this development was to further boost thecompany's market presence and to strengthen itscompetitiveness through efficiency improvement.TESTING, MEASURING9Our company is continuously testing and inspecting itsproducts. In the company's own test laboratory newproducts are tested for performance, strength, lifetime,vibration and noise. Also the customers who purchaseparts and subassemblies frequently utilize thisopportunity. Up-to-date measuring equipments (includingseveral 3D measuring devices) support the good and stablequality of production.

COMPLETE AXLES

AXLES FOR TRUCKS - RÁBA MAXS11The main strength Rába Axle Ltd. has in the area of axles foroff-road and military vehicles is MAXS double reductionoff-road axles applicable in all-wheel-drive, off-roadvehicles intended for use in heavy terrain, which – thanksto their modular system – provide unique possibility to theusers.Rába has been producing double-reduction axles from the1970'ies. Initially, the main markets were the domesticmarket (Ikarus) and the CIS region. Since 1984 Rába hasbeen supplying complete truck axles to the USA, too, whichhas already become one of our strategic regions by today.Our large experience is supported not only by the longyears of production, but also by the fact that by now thequantity of the rear axles Rába sold has exceeded 1 million,dominated by the double-reduction axles.RÁBA MAXSDOUBLE REDUCTION MODULAR AXLE SYSTEMFLEXIBILITY, ROBUST DESIGN, QUALITY AND GOODVALUE/PRICE IN AN AXLERába MAXS off-road axles- Axles for 4x4, 6x6 and 8x8 applications.- It is developed for high mobility off-roadvehicles with high dynamic axle load (5X)- CW and CCW input options- Optional „Limited Slip” differential lockfor the front and conventionaldifferential for the rear axles- Ratio range 4.250 – 8.52, NormalDuty 30 mm planetary- Ratio range 4.87 – 10.048, HeavyDuty 40mm planetary- - The total ratio range can be covered withless than 5 % steps- The axles can be serviced or adaptedeven in a simple workshop- Variable full length- Variable center offset- Left-, right- or symmetrical steering arm- CTI system for the 10 t and 11.3 t axles- Due to the double reduction axles the differential isrelatively small- The small differential provides high ground clearance onoff-road

AXLE FOR TRUCKSAxle type GAW (t) Ratio rangeEngine performancekW/HPOutputtorque (Nm)Ring gear dia/face width (mm)Planetary ratio/face width (mm)RemarkRÁBA MAXS Double reduction steering axle739/639883/7837.51011.34.25-8.524.87-10.048RÁBA MAXS Double reduction tandem front axle783/783 2X10RÁBA MAXS Double reduction rear axle--30,00030,00040,000255/41(45)255/41(45)3.4615/303.4615/303.958/404.25-8.52 - 30,000 255/41 3.4615/30optional CTI,5X*optional CTI,5X*7397.54.25-8.52206/28030,000250/413.4615/308841011.34.25-8.527.17206/280276/37530,00040,000250/413.4615/303.958/40optional CTI,5X*955134.25-8.52276/37540,000250/413.4615/60RÁBA MAXS Double reduction tandem rear axle739/7392X7.54.25-8.52294/40030,000250/413.4615/30884/8842X102X11.34.25-8.527.17324/44030,00040,000250/413.4615/303.958/40optional CTI,5X*965/955 2X13 4.25-8.52324/44070,000250/413.4615/60Single reduction steering axle060 (061)5.9 (6.6)4.111-7.1717,000336/45061: optional CTI0625.454.111-7.1717,000336/45disc brakeSingle reduction rear axle0637.15.57205/27526,000375/57optional CTI* Max. dynamic loading capacity of the axle is five times higher than the static one.12

13AXLES FOR BUSESmidi medium heavyup to 10.3 t up to 15 t up to 19 t up to 28 tfront rear rear front rear front middlerear3.3t I-beam3.8t IFS6.5t SR6.5t AD9t SR11.5t SR7.5t I-beam7.5t I-beamportal11,5t SR13t SR13t DR13t portal7.5t I-beam7.5t I-beamportal10 t non-driven11.5t non-drivenportal11.5t SR13t DR for low-entry13t driven portalIFS: Independent Front SuspensionAD: Angle DriveSR: Single Reduction AxleDR: Double Reduction Axle

MIDIBUS AND ITS DRIVE LINE WITH ANGLE DRIVEAPPLICATIONLow floor midibusLength: 8 mGVW: 9,500 kgMax. engine performance: 125 kWThe „Z” arrangement of the drive lineprovides extremely compact design of therear part of the bus.FRONT AXLES FOR BUSES14 12Axle typeGAW (t)Track(mm)King pindistance(mm)Wheel discsizeBrakeRemark2703.3(3.3), 3.820161793.517.5”air discRigidIFS9327.5200520541749.71779.722.5”air disc7527.520411784.522.5" - 20.0”S-cam drum7027.52101182522.5”air discportal type7037.52101182522.5”S-cam drumportal typeDETAILS OF THE AXLES:- Forged I-beam or swinging arms- King pins with seals providing long lubrication intervals and long lifetime- Tie rods are maintenance-free or can be greased, as required- High turning angle

15SINGLE REDUCTION REAR AXLES FOR BUSESAxle typeGAW (t) GWV (t) Ratio rangeHypoidoffset(mm)EngineperformancekW/HPWheel discsizeDiff.lockBrakeApplicationarea3606.55103.58-6.1435125/17017.5”not availableair discbus361, 362Angle drivefor Z-drive6.55103.72-5.2535125/17017.5”not availableair discbus1069143.58-7.1735176/24019.5",(22.5”)not availableS-cam drumbus3069143.58-7.1735176/24019.5"not availableair discbus20911.51925*3.07-5.87535235/320206/280*20” or 22.5”OptionalS-cam drumcoachcity bus30911.51925*3.07-5.87535235/320206/280*22.5"19.5”Optionalair disccoachcity bus311132330*2.80-5.8635330/450235/320*22.5”not availableair disccoachcity bus* for city bus applicationDETAILS OF THE AXLES:- Noise minimized ground pinion and ring gear set- Axle housing welded from high-strength pressed plate- Robust bearing support in the carrier, allowing retarderservice mode, too- In the models 360, 361, 309 and 306 there are compactwheel bearings not requiring maintenance- Precision forged (with ready-made toothing) differential gears

DOUBLE REDUCTION REAR AXLES FOR BUSES AND TROLLEY BUSESAxle type GAW (t) GWV (t) Ratio rangeHypoidoffset(mm)EngineperformancekW/HPWheel discsizeDiff.lockBrakePlanetaryface width(mm)Applicationarea61813305.11-7.1310.67-14.39*020*220/30020.0" or22.5"optionaldrum40city bustrolley bus718135.11-7.13 020.0" or3010.67-14.39* 20*220/30022.5"optional drum 60city bustrolley bus* Specially designed for trolley bus applicationDETAILS OF THE AXLES:- Only 344 mm banjo diameter for low-entryapplication- Strong driveline to meet the 1,000,000Miles Lifetime concept- More than 500,000 axles in the field withan accumulated milege of more than300,000,000,000- Well optimized manufacturing processesfor example: broached and groundplanetary gears, broached planetary ringgear, etc.16

17PORTAL REAR AXLES FOR BUSES AND TROLLEY BUSESSTrackAxle type GAW (t) GWV (t) Ratio range(mm)Hypoidoffset(mm)EngineperformancekW/HPWheel discsizeBrakeApplicationareaPortal driven rear axles138132818264.46-6.8520260/35322.5”drumcity busAPT 28132818886.25; 9.6320260/35322.5”drumcity busBPR 28132818364.43-6.5120260/35322.5”disccity busPortal non-driven rear axles03813281826drumcity busAPT1010281888drumcity busDETAILS OF THE AXLES:- Wider and lower boarding bridge in the application- Driveline system for heavy duty application- Noise minimized - ground hypoid ring gears and pinion set, helicalgears in the side drive

AXLES FOR AGRICULTURAL AND CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENTRába has a great experience in this type of axles because ithas been producing them for more than 40 years. The axlesfor agricultural and construction equipments are designedwith a modern and unique technical solution, wet brake.Rába has been producing these axles since 1991.Main units are designed so that we can provide the mostsuitable axle to the vehicle by means of some new partsafter getting familiar with the customers' requirements.- The Rába wet brake is installed with „retrainer” Due tothis solution the speed of the equipment can be over 50km / hours neverthless no cooling system is used.- The agricultural axles are installed with differential lockwhich can be operated at any speed.- Axles for construction equipment have such diff. lockmechanism, which – in addition to the basic lockingtorque – provides locking torque increasing in proportionwith loading in order to reliably meet the requirements inthe most various applications.AXLES FOR AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENTAxle typeGAW (t)RatiorangeEngineperformancekW/HPOutputtorque(Nm)Remarks57610-16 t20.800-26.000235/32088,000integrated steering,wet brake,patented diff.lock57710-16 t20.848-24.296280/38088,000integrated steering,wet brake,patented diff.lock18AXLES FOR CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENTAxle typeGAW attransport (t)GAW atbreaking (t)RatiorangeEngineperformancekW/HPOutputtorque(Nm)Remark57516.426.720.8-26.0153/208 120,000Non-steering,automatic diff.lock, wet brake57621.83420.8-26.0196/267 168,700Non-steering,automatic diff.lock, wet brake

SPARE PARTSWhen producing spare parts, we have the sameoutstanding expertise and attitude as in making commondevelopments with the vehicle producers or even inproducing our complete axles day by day. Our experiencegained in vehicle production, our team consisting of morethan 30 engineers, the continuous developmentsguarantee that our customers will always receive the mostexcellent quality and reliability in our spare parts.19Our most significant spare parts are:• Brake lining sets• Brake drums / discs• Brackets• Slack adjusters• Brake chambers/ brake systems• Wheel bolts / nuts /bolts• Bearings / seals / rings• King pins / bushings / king pin sets• Gears (R/P, planetary gear, sun gear, differentialpinion, differential gear)• Planetary ring gear, ring gear support• Differential spider• Tie rod• Tie rod arms / steering arms• Axle shafts• Knuckles / spindles• Carrier assemblies / differential assemblies• Planetary carrier assemblies• Wheel hubs• Suspension elements (swinging arms, air springs,shock absorber)• Ball jointsEtc…

SPARE PARTS DISTRIBUTORSCompanyDINARA A.D.LocationSerbiaAddress11000 BeogradSave Maskovica 3. SerbiaPhone nr.+381 11 2 468 629E-mail addressdbektas@dinara.rs20Bus Center Kft.Hungary9071 Gönyû, RákócziFerenc u. 60, Magyarország+36 96 600 200busz.center@gmail.comPrim Vol. Trade Kft.Hungary4030 Debrecen, Ozmán u.,Magyarország+36 52 470 212ikarus@primvol.huRába Spol. s.r.o.Czech Republic,Slovakia, Poland,Latvia, Lithuania,Estonia, Germany,Western Europe,USA160 00 Praha 6,Starodejvická 4,Czech Republic+420 2 3332 1828toth@raba.czSPARE PARTS DISTRIBUTORS – CISCompanyLocationAddressPhone nr.E-mail addressOOO "Profcar”ZAO MTCO "GROUS”OOO „Interdetal”RussiaRussiaRussia113452, Moscow,ul. Azovskaya, 35.127410, Moscow,Altufeyevskoe shosse, 79 A107014 g.Moscow,2-aia Boiebskaia ul. 6a+7 495 318-1638+7 495 439-7856+7 495 651 9504info@ikarusmb.rugrous@grous.ruinfo@interdetal.ruAO "LITAN”Ukraine, Moldova,Georgia,AzerbaijanArmenia,Turkmenistan49008 g. Dnepropetrovsk,ul. Krivorozhskaia, 20+380 56 770-0235office@litan.com.uaOOO STFK „KAMAZ”UP“Belelektrotransservis”RussiaBelarus423800 Naberezhnye Chelny,B-r Akademika Rubanenko, 4220070 g. Minsk,ul. Perehodnaia, 64+7 855 239 31 17+380 56 296 2661rsh@skladtfk.rusnab@belcommunmash.by

Rába Axle Ltd. - Member of the Rába GroupH- 9027 Gyõr, Martin Str. 1.Tel: +36 96 622 600Fax: +36 96 624 069E-mail: axle@raba.huURL: www.raba.huIn case demand exist for• new businesses either with existing or with new customers• receiving quotations, drafting and creating frame contracts• leading the project when introducing new productsplease do not hesitate to turn to any of the colleagues of Business DevelopmentNamePhone nr.E-mail addressPositionDr. SZÕCS Károly+36 30 444 95 01karoly.szocs@raba.huDirector, BusinessDevelopmentASZTALOS Péter+36 96 624 341peter.asztalos@raba.huHead of Technical SalesANDRÁSI Mátyás+36 30 444 95 13matyas.andrasi@raba.huProduct Planning ExpertMIKE Lóránt+36 96 624 363lorant.mike@raba.huTechnical SalesDÖBRÖSI Balázs+36 96 624 349balazs.dobrosi@raba.huMarketing SpecialistOur Sales Department is the first and main contact point for the customers and is to focus on• customer satisfaction, continuous customer contracts• collecting and confirming customer orders• handling short and mid term capacity utilization issues• dealing with product modifications and actual pricingNamePhone nr.E-mail addressPositionFARKAS Ákos+36 96 624 943akos.farkas@raba.huDirector of SalesTÓTH Zsuzsanna+36 96 624 954zsuzsanna1.toth@raba.huKOZMA Balázs +36 96 624 637 balazs.kozma@raba.huNorth-South AmericaRegional Sales ManagerROW Regional SalesManagerREPRESENTATIVE OFFICES AND REPRESENTATIVESName Phone nr. E-mail address LocationKÕVÁRI Pál +1 630 682 3559 PalKovari@aol.com Chicago, USAGERENDAI László +7 495 232 3894 rabamoscow@hungary.ru Moscow, RussiaDr. Chen Xin +86 10 8719 7168 rabacn@sohu.com Beijing, ChinaPublished withthe support of:2009ITDH U N G A R YINVESTMENT AND TRADEDEVELOPMENT AGENCYWWW.ITD.HU