Knorr-Bremse will be presenting the new TruckServices brand at the Automechanika 2016 trade fair in Frankfurt am Main, in Hall 3.0, Booth E91. Knorr-Bremse TruckServices offers an expanded portfolio of products in order to provide reliable and economical solutions for diagnostic, maintenance and repair work on commercial vehicles of any type and age.
The Knorr-Bremse TruckServices promise is summed up by the brand slogan ‘Keep it running’: The company offers an attractive aftermarket package for reliable and economical operation of commercial vehicles of all types and ages. The TruckServices will offer the distributors, workshops and fleet managers with diagnostics, needs-based maintenance and repair services, combined with Knorr-Bremse’s extensive expertise via online services, training and individual specialized advice. An efficient international logistics system means the aftermarket portfolio’s wide range of spare parts can be rapidly delivered whenever and wherever required.
As Wolfgang Krinner, Member of the Management Board of Knorr-Bremse Commercial Vehicle Systems GmbH, states that “As the world’s biggest trade fair for the automotive aftermarket, Automechanika is an appropriate venue for the launch of our new brand. Knorr-Bremse TruckServices understands customers’ needs and can deliver a wide range of reliable and economical aftermarket products and services. In addition to the usual Knorr-Bremse OEM products, we also supply many remanufactured ones for value-based repair of older vehicles. In future these will have their own separate brand name: EconX®.”
EconX – the new brand for Knorr-Bremse remanufactured products
Remanufacturing today proves to be a cost-effective and environment-friendly option for repairing older vehicles and hence is an important element in the TruckServices portfolio. Knorr-Bremse, being an original equipment manufacturer understands the precise technical requirements for each and every part and hence is able to adhere to the highest quality standards throughout the entire remanufacturing process.
Customers can rely on Knorr-Bremse remanufactured products to cover the same range of functions as the original product and to have a life expectancy appropriate for the age of the vehicle concerned. ‘EconX‘ is the new brand name for the previous term “Genuine Remanufactured Exchange Parts” and it sums up the 3 main qualities of the products – originality,value-based and sustainability. To mark the launch of the new brand at Automechanika, Knorr-Bremse is showcasing the latest additions to the EconX portfolio, including an electronic clutch servo – underlining the company’s determination to continuously expand the range on offer.
Service kits for compressors
Knorr-Bremse supplies many different versions of its OE products to vehicle builders in order to ensure their suitability for installation. But for the aftermarket this variety represents a potential challenge, as it complicates the ordering process and entails additional logistics costs. To resolve this, Knorr-Bremse TruckServices has developed value-for-money solutions for distributors and workshops that reduce the variety without any loss of functionality and reliability. This has enabled the company to cut the 1,600 different versions of its brake calipers to a mere 140 for the aftermarket.
TruckServices on the spot – Knorr-Bremse’s workshop system
The Alltrucks and official Knorr-Bremse Service Centers help provide the fleet operators with rapid, skilled 
assistance from the distributors and workshops. The multi-brand Alltrucks network was set up by Knorr-Bremse in conjunction with Bosch and ZF, however it will be represented exclusively at the Automechanika show by the Knorr-Bremse TruckServices booth. It has more than 200 affiliated workshops across five European countries offering full maintenance and repair services to commercial vehicles of all brands.
Free offer of practical test gauge
In line with its slogan of ‘Keep it running’, Knorr-Bremse TruckServices has developed a handy tool that enables brake disc thickness to be rapidly and easily checked without having to remove the wheel. This gauge is suitable for various disc sizes and indicates whether the thickness is satisfactory or needs to be checked more precisely. The first of these gauges will be available free-of-charge exclusively to visitors of Knorr-Bremse booth at Automechanika show.