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January 2012
WABCO braking systems for
Krone trailers
WABCO Holdings Inc. has an-
nounced that it supplies trailer elec-
tronic braking systems (T-EBS)
with its roll stability support func-
tion (RSS) to Krone, a leading Eu-
ropean manufacturer of agricultural
trailers and machinery, and winner
of an Agritechnica 2011 Innovation
Award.
Recently held in Hanover,
Germany, Agritechnica is the
world’s largest exhibition for
agricultural machinery and
equipment.
Krone has applied WABCO
T-EBS with RSS trailer tech-
nologies to the special condi-
tions of agricultural trailers,
thus advancing the braking
safety of farm trailers and fur-
ther stabilizing the tractor-trail-
er combination by selectively
braking the trailer’s individual
sides.
Mr. Hermann Jörgens, Head
of Brake Systems at Krone
Agriculture said: “With WA-
BCO’s advanced braking,
roll-over control and stability
technologies for trailers, Krone
continues to improve vehicle
safety, particularly as agricul-
tural transport units become
even larger and faster.”
“Winning an Agritechnica
Innovation Award demon-
strates how Krone continues
to set standards for vehicle
safety in the growing agricultural
segment of the global trailer indus-
try,” said Nick Rens, WABCO Vice
President, Trailer Systems and Af-
termarket. “WABCO is passionate
about advancing vehicle safety and
improving driver effectiveness as
we leverage our commercial trailer
Focus on trailers
innovations in off-road, specialty
markets, thus increasing WABCO
content per vehicle as we strive with
trailer customers toward zero acci-
dents.”
WABCO introduced T-EBS for
commercial trailers in 1998 and has
maintained its global leadership for
this safety technology. T-EBS short-
ens the braking distance and ena-
bles stable steering throughout the
braking procedure. It also improves
brake wear, thus reducing mainte-
nance cost.
As of 2010, WABCO has sold
more than one million trailer elec-
tronic braking systems, and the com-
pany’s newest generation features
20 intelligent functions such as Tail-
GUARD, a rear blind-spot-detection
system with automatic braking.
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Mr. Hermann Jörgens, Head of Brake Systems at
Krone Agriculture
“We are proud to win a prestigious
Medal for Innovation at Agritech-
nica 2011, and we value WABCO’s
contribution to Krone’s technology
leadership in our segment of the
trailer industry,”
– Mr. Hermann Jörgens