Mobility Comfort

Precision

Georg Fischer
Adding Quality to People‘s Lives

Mobility Comfort

Precision
We make your journey We bring you We shape your
pleasant and safe clean water daily lives

GF Automotive GF Piping Systems GF AgieCharmilles

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Three strong core businesses

Corporation sales 2005 GF Automotive

CHF 3.7 billion
48%

GF Piping Systems
GF Piping Systems

GF Machine Tools 23%

29%
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GF Automotive: Key Facts

Development and Production of

Cast Components and Systems
in Iron, Aluminum and Magnesium
for the Automotive Industry

1,2 Billion Euro Annual Sales

5900 Employees

13 Manufacturing Facilities in
Germany, Austria and China

2 R&D facilities in Germany and

Switzerland

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Customers: OEM

PORSCHE

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Customers: Suppliers

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Global Locations

Montreal Eastern Europe

(Cooperation) Location in planning Suzhou

Detroit
Altenmarkt
Gleisdorf
Herzogenburg

Schaffhausen

Friedrichshafen
Brasilien
Garching
(Cooperation)
Leipzig
Mettmann
Singen
Werdohl

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Product Segments: Passenger Cars

Chassis Powertrain Body / Structure

• Axle • Engine • Interior
• Steering • Transmission • Exterior
• Brake • Aggregate
• Subframe • Drive train

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Products: Porsche Cayenne

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Products: Audi A8

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Products: VW Golf

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Entwicklungs- und Fertigungskompetenz:
Products: Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes-Benz SL SL

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Product Segments: Commercial Vehicles

Chassis
Fahrwerk Powertrain Frame Systems
••Axle
Achse • Engine • Structure- • Fifth wheels
••Steering • Transmission mounting parts • Container
Lenkung
locking
••Brake
Bremse • Drive train
mechanisms
• Hilfsrahmen • Wheels

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Products: Commercial Vehicles

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GF Automotive

Verkehrstechnik
Supplementary Equipment and Accessories

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Georg Fischer Verkehrstechnik GmbH

 Company headquarters:
Singen / Germany

 Finished machined systems

for commercial vehicles
• Fifth wheels
• TRILEX® -wheels
• Accessories

 Supply depots world-wide

 Support agencies world-

wide

 62 millionen Euro annual

turnover in 2007

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Our customers

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Locations

Production

Agencies

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World-wide locations

Agencies

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Certification

Quality Management
ISO/TS 16949
Quality Management
DIN EN ISO 9001 Qualitätsmanagement
DIN EN ISO 9001
Environment
DIN EN ISO 14001
Highly Protected
Risks

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Product catalogue

English
German
French
Russian

Product catalog in print and internet version

from 2006 in the languages:

German, English, French, Russian, Italian,

Polish, Spanish
www.vkt.georgfischer.com

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www.vkt.georgfischer.com

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The Georg Fischer Fifth wheels –
The secure connection

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Advantages Georg Fischer Fifth Wheel

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SK S 36•20 PLUS

The lightest Cast Fifth wheel in the world (spheroidal graphite)

8 kg lighter than the

predecessor

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SK S 36•20 PLUS

The lightweight
20 t Fifth wheel

Robust, proven and

reliable

Optimised weight Up
to 36 kg more loading
capacity
Durable, service-free
mounting

Simple and safe

clearance adjustment

Simple operation

Optional low maintenance

model with plastic
coatings

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SK S 36•20 Plus Weight Comparison

180

170 168

160
160

152

150 149
Weight Kg

140
135
134

130 129
126
124 124

120 119
116

110

100
JSK 37C JSK 37C JSK 37C JSK 37C JSK 42 JSK 42 JSK 42 JSK 42 36.20 Plus 36.20 Plus 36.20 Plus 36.20 Plus
250 225 185 150 250 225 185 150 250 225 185 150

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Repairing Time

Advantages Georg Fischer Fifth wheels

compare with other suppliers

Georg Fischer: •Top Load

•Only a few parts to change

•Simple and safe clearance adjustment

Other suppliers: •A lot of parts to change

•Clearance adjustment is very complicated

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Maintenance Costs:
GF in the lead since 1996

One step in the lead…….

400 ….the Georg Fischer SK S 36.20 Plus

350
300
250
Spare Parts
200
[€]

costs
150 Labour Costs
100
50
0
JSK 37 JSK 42 Georg Fischer

SK S 36.20 PLUS
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New position of the manufacture´s plate

Plus version

manufactur´s plate

+GF+

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SK S 36•20 D = Direct Mounting

Lightweight Compact
Fifth Wheel

10-15 kg more transport

capacity in comparison
to DIN mounting
Robust, proven and
reliable
Durable, service-free
mounting

Simple and safe

clearance adjustment

Simple operation

Optional low maintenance

model with plastic
coatings

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SK S 36•20 PLUS H G2

Dual Height FW for

various layouts

2 saddle-heights can be
selected
Robust airbag for height
adjustment

Two hand operation for

high operator safety

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SK S 36.20 H PLUS

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Low Maintenance Fifth Wheel - „W“

Polymer friction plates

(maintenance free)
Polymer wearing ring
(maintenance free)

King pin Lock

(greasing required)

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SK S 36•20 RECOSS®

Increased safety via

remote control

Routine control system

for the operational condi-
tion of the Fifth wheel

Higher utilization through

the avoidance of damage

RECOSS
REmote COntrol Safety System

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RECOSS® 3 Sensors

Sensor 2: Safety Latch

Sensor 3: Trailer Proximity

Sensor 1: Kingpin

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SK HD 38•36 (Heavy Duty)

Erhöhte Sicherheit
durch Fernüberwachung

Heavy duty coupling for

loads up to 36 tonnes

Rapid and simple

conversion from 3 ½" to
2" and vice versa

Especially wear-resistant

Special features:
• pneumatic operation for
use in docks and ports
• gimbal mounted for
off-road use

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 SK HD 38.36 (Heavy Duty)

Erhöhte Sicherheit
+GF+ Part Height KinPin durch Fernüberwachung

662 111 065 150mm 3.5“

662 111 066 190mm 3.5“

662 111 085, 150mm 2“

662 111 074, 190mm 2“

Conversion Kit from 3.5‘‘ to 2‘‘

662 101 704

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SK HD 38•36 G

The cast 36t

Heavy duty fifth wheel

Suitable for off-road use with

oscillating bearings

Max. tilt ± 7º around the

Longitudinal axis

Simple and safe handling

5 stage wear adjustment

Quick conversion from 3

½“
to 2“ and back

Suitable for steering wedge

applications

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SK HD 38.36 G (Off-Road)

+GF+ Nr. Height Kingpin

662 111 088 290mm 3.5‘‘
662 111 089 290mm 2‘‘

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SK L 26•3 suitable up to 3 tons

The lighter version for

distribution vehicles

Higher loading capacity

– low dead weight

Optimum design in
nodular cast iron

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Products launched in 2007

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GES 20 - Pressed steel fifth wheel

Overall heigth Imposed load D-value Weigh Angle of inclination

t Degree (w1/w2)

185 mm 20 t 152 kN 120 kg 15° / 15°

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GL ME 25 - Technical Data

• Capacity (dynamic): 24 t
• Static Load: 50 t

Speed:
• Low gear: 1 mm / turn
• High gear: 25 mm / turn

• Foot Types:

R S A G T

drift for S-foot = 130 mm

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 GL ME 25 - Product Properties

• lubrication of internal gear through • external gear box

demounting of cap (2 screws)
• speed:
• 130 x 130 mm ouside tube • low gear: 1mm / turn
• high gear: 25mm / turn
• grease nipple for gear box

• continuous mounting-backplate

• different crank
handle lengths

• Mounting for fixing in

driving direction
• extended collar
• curved in on all 4 sides
• 4 springs in S-foot as protection against
diging in sideways
• drain off holes in
bottom plate • 5 different foot types

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Dimensions

Mounting Height C

Lift Height D

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Advantages

• robust design (extended collar, 130 x 130 mm external pipe etc.)

• surface treatment „KTL“

• low maintenance / low maintenance costs

• 5 different foot types available

• crank handles and connecting bars in different lenghts available

• 6 different mounting heights

• continuous backplate for universal mounting

• useable for ADR applications

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Supplementary Equipment and Accessories

Steering wedge Hubodometer Kingpins

Fifth wheel sliders Anti-theft lock

Mounting plates Airtube/Lectrotube

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 Recent success

Award 2006

21.06.2006

Out of 1580
suppliers, Volvo has
honoured
8 suppliers with the
prestigious Volvo-
Supplier-Award.
VKT was one of
them.

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Recent success

RECOSS® - the unique GF Sensorsystem

available ex factory 2006 as CAN-Bus version

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Recent success

Georg Fischer FifthWheels achieved in 2007

>50% Marketshare in Hungary and Slovenia

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Current success

Georg Fischer FifthWheels are „Standard“

since Mai 2006 in HU

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Current success

Volvo Zelenograd has chosen the GF Fifthwheel

as Standard for its production.

Pictures from
Comtrans 2006
Moscow

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Current success

Hungarian transport company Waberer´s has

chosen GF fifth wheels for 500 Volvo tractors to
be delivered in 2008.

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Georg Fischer Verkehrstechnik GmbH

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