Oerlikon Drive Systems Segment to strengthen its position as

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Innovative technologies from Oerlikon Graziano and Oerlikon Fairfield at CTT Moscow 2014
Oerlikon Drive Systems Segment to strengthen its
position as “Global Drive Systems Provider” in the
Russian market
Moscow, Russia, 02 June 2014 – Oerlikon Drive Systems Segment, with its two brands Oerlikon
Graziano and Oerlikon Fairfield, worldwide leader in the field of precision gearing,
transmission solutions and driveline systems, will attend the CTT 2014 in Moscow, from 03 to
07 June, at Crocus Expo International Exhibition Centre 04 08 June, Hall 13 – Stand 13 – 304.
Oerlikon Drive Systems, with its two brands Oerlikon Graziano and Oerlikon Fairfield, is a leading
manufacturer of engineered drive products from more than 90 years and is focused on off-highway,
industrial and automotive key markets. Excellent manufacturing, innovative engineering and
experience have made the Company the “global drive systems supplier of high-tech solutions in all
mobility markets.”
“Our participation to CTT Moscow will be the occasion for Sales staff and Engineers to meet current
and new customers, reinforcing the presence of both brands in the Russian area and showing and
exhibiting their new and innovative product lines”, says Paolo Ramadori, Chairman and CEO Oerlikon
Graziano Group S.p.A., Head of Business Unit EMEAR Oerlikon Drive Systems.
Among the innovations that will be presented at the exhibition there’s Oerlikon Fairfield’s new patentpending hybrid electric drivetrain technology. This technology, a complete series electric driveline
system from engine to wheel which features an innovative energy recovery system, is the first of its
type to be designed by a company specializing in drive solutions.
On display there will be the latest innovations in off-highway axles, Shifting solutions™ providing
integrated solutions for all types of demanding construction machinery applications and the tram drive
for underground miners.
The GA axle portfolio of Oerlikon Graziano for grader machines consists of a new and innovative
generation of complete drivelines. The range consists of five different models to satisfy all possible
needs of the Customers and fulfil the requirements for motor graders from 10 to 20.5 tons machine
operating weight. These models have been specifically designed with a complete tandem system and
with wet disk brakes on the wheels: this optimizes braking performance without overheating issues
and satisfies all safety regulations.
The Company has developed a complete product range of PR axles for wheeled loaders up to 32
tons. The advantages for the end users are:
• wet disk brakes mounted before the final reduction with less workload and maximum working
life, guaranteeing the best performance with low overheating when the vehicle is used at high
speed for long time driven;
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patented forced oil pump integrated into the differential with highly efficient cooling of the
brake disk;
lightening monolithic axle body;
modular differential groups, which permit to offer few options to optimize the performance in
relation to the specific application;
better performance with higher efficiency.
Oerlikon Graziano’s Shifting Solutions™ offers to manufacturers a complete transmission design
and engineering service. More than 20.000.000 synchronisers produced in 30 years for agricultural
tractors, construction equipment, passenger cars and trucks. In addition Oerlikon Graziano can
provide the customer with unrivalled manufacturing expertise in the development of fabricated power
shift clutch modules. They are designed, developed and tested based on customer specific
applications, fitted on every power-shuttle and power-shift agricultural and construction transmissions,
they provide vehicles with improved drive comfort, shifting and efficiency.
For the mining market Oerlikon Fairfield will display its low seam Tram Drive
for underground mining machinery, with integrated right angle drive, ratio ranges from 35:1 to 200:1,
both electric and hydraulic motor inputs available, multiple pipe plugs for oil fill and drain for better
serviceability, continuous output torque rating from 11,000 Nm (97,358 in-lb) to 70,000 Nm (619,552.5
in-lb), removable track wear plates for easier access and serviceability to decrease downtime. The
mechanical face seal located in output sprocket provides superior protection against contamination,
the dual output sprockets allow customer to replace worn components without complete disassembly
of gearbox, the high strength carburized steel gearing with ground teeth add extra impact resistance &
durability for an overall increased life. Dedicated areas will showcase Torque-Hub® final drives used
in a variety of track driven equipment, as well as specialty drives for machinery for road compaction or
mining.
The company will also display examples of its gear solutions (gears, shafts, crown wheel and
pinions, planetary gears), with about 4,000 different gear products supplied weekly to customers’
operations worldwide.
"Always technological innovation is strategically important for Oerlikon Drive Systems, in recent years
we worked to enhance human capital by investing in the training of workers at every level and job”
continues Ramadori. "The competitiveness was enhanced through product innovation, investment in
new technologies, the reorganization of production sites, standardization and modernization of
business processes”.
Come, visit us @ CTT 2014 Moscow, Crocus Expo, Hall 13 – Stand 13 - 304
For further information please contact:
Stella Roagna
Head of Global Communications & Marketing
Drive Systems Segment
Oerlikon Graziano
T +39 011 9570 206
[email protected]
Roman Melechikhine
Senior Area Manager
Oerlikon Graziano
T +39 011 9570 218
[email protected]
About Oerlikon
Oerlikon (SIX: OERL) is a leading high-tech industrial group specializing in machine and plant
engineering. The company is a provider of innovative industrial solutions and cutting-edge
technologies for textile manufacturing, drive, vacuum, coating, and advanced nanotechnology. A
Swiss company with a tradition going back over 100 years, Oerlikon is a global player with around
13,000 employees at around 160 locations in 34 countries and sales of CHF 2.9 billion in 2013. The
company invests around CHF 100 million per year in R&D, with over 1,000 specialists working on
future products and services. In most areas, the operative businesses rank either first or second in
their respective global markets.
About Oerlikon Drive Systems
Oerlikon Drive Systems, with its brands Oerlikon Graziano and Oerlikon Fairfield, is a leading
worldwide provider of complete drive systems, gearing solutions and transmission components, with a
product portfolio providing transmissions for high performance cars, complete solutions for all-wheel®
drive vehicles and agricultural tractors, as well as Torque-Hub planetary drives for industrial
machinery and off-highway mobile equipment. The know-how and the capabilities allow the segment
to lead the full deployment of a development program from conceptual and simulation phases to mass
production, for complete mechatronic driveline systems as well as for single gearing components. With
more than 90 years in the market of power transmission, Oerlikon Drive Systems is focused on
automotive, off-highway and industrial key markets. Excellent manufacturing, engineering and
innovative expertise have made both the brands the global drive systems supplier of high-tech
solutions in all mobility markets.
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Oerlikon Fairfield’s new
patent-pending hybrid
electric drivetrain technology
Shifting Solutions ™
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