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ISSUE 3.2011
Editorial
SOLUTIONS, THE MAGAZINE
PRODUCED FOR DEKRA’S CUSTOMERS
Contents
Imprint
Portrait of Luca Cordero di Montezemolo
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DEKRA SE
Editorial
News
DEKRA staff in portrait
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DEKRA Automotive
Individual approval inspections for the Xenatec Group
Trailer inspections for Schmitz Cargobull
City portrait of Rotterdam
Monitoring the Actros consumption test
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DEKRA Industrial
Inspection of the air handling unit in the victory column
Headlight testing for the ZKW Group
Certification of electric car charging points
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Truck driver training for Shell
European CNC licence
Imprint
Publisher: DEKRA e. V., Communication and Marketing
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Editing: Alexander Föll (responsible according to the press law), Volker Dede,
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Article Number: 81074, Solutions 3.2011
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Stefan Kölbl,
Chairman of the Board of Management DEKRA e. V. and DEKRA SE.
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“ uture comes as standard” is the maxim
for the 2011 IAA and just in time for this vehicle
exhibition you now have in your hand the latest
edition of our customer magazine – perhaps having picked it up at the DEKRA Trade Fair stand.
DEKRA is a valued partner of many manufacturers and suppliers and supports the production of
advanced vehicles with its extensive know-how
– e.g. the homologation of adaptive LED headlights made by the ZKW Group, which are used in
BMW vehicles and also in vehicles made by other
manufacturers.
What’s more, the Bosch charging stations
for electric vehicles had first to demonstrate
their electro-magnetic compatibility to DEKRA’s
­satisfaction before EnBW installed 110 units in
Karlsruhe and Stuttgart.
Each XENATEC Coupé made in Swabian
Weinsberg will be carefully examined by DEKRA
experts before appearing on the roads. Similarly,
Daimler have appointed DEKRA as a neutral
­referee for the “Record Run 2011” in which the
new Actros 1845 demonstrated its superiority in
terms of minimal fuel consumption. This shows
our enthusiasm for innovation in many areas.
Enjoy your reading. ‹
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The merger of DEKRA and AutoContact offers an important strengthening of regional and content coverage. From now on, DEKRA
can offer its customers a full portfolio in the area of used car management.
Acquisition in France
Used cars in focus
On 7
July DEKRA acquired the French used car
specialist AutoContact Holding SAS. Representatives of both
companies signed a contract in Bordeaux for the purchase of
100 per cent of the shares.
AutoContact currently employs 430 staff and with its
more than 25 years of experience is considered to be one of
the leading European providers in used car management. Its
customers include renowned vehicle manufacturers, leasing
companies, vehicle rental operators and dealers.
With the acquisition of AutoContact, DEKRA intends
to place its growing used car management business on an even
broader international basis. Together with the new French
subsidiary, DEKRA is now the European market leader in
this automotive segment. While DEKRA operates beyond
Europe in the US, Brazil and China, the French company has
a clear focus on Europe and serves customers in a total of
20 countries from nine locations. The services they offer
range from used car management sectors such as documentation, logistics coordination to technology, marketing, sales
support and IT.
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In particular, DEKRA and AutoContact intend to
coordinate their procedures related to IT solutions and services offerings. Services in all areas of used car management
are to be expanded globally through the DEKRA network. ‹
The representatives of DEKRA and of the French used car specialist AutoContact Holding SAS are pleased with the merging
of the two companies.
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DEKRA Award
Prominent patron
Federal Economics Minister Dr
Philip Rösler has agreed to act as patron
of the new DEKRA Award. With this
prize, DEKRA wishes to recognize the
best sustainable solutions that have been
taken to deal with future difficulties in the
areas of health, environment and safety.
It will be conferred annually in each of
these three fields after focusing on topical
issues. For 2011, the prize in the health
category will be awarded to a company
for its best practices and measures related
to “age-based work design”, while in the
category of environmental protection it
recognizes resource-saving and energyefficient “eco design”. Methods and processes which increase the “safety of the
supply chain” provide the basis for the
award in the category of safety. The German magazine “WirtschaftsWoche” provides professional and media support. ‹
The Federal Economics Minister Dr Philip Rösler supports the new prize and acts as
patron of the new DEKRA Award which will be awarded annually in future.
Periodic vehicle inspection
Kick-off in Sweden
Periodic
vehicle inspections
have been compulsory in Sweden since
1965. After the deregulation of the
market in 2010 and opening it up to
accredited private companies, the State
Accreditation Authority, Swedac, has
authorised the Swedish subsidiary of
DEKRA, DEKRA Automotive AB, to
undertake the periodic inspection of
vehicles weighing up to 3.5 tonnes. This
takes effect from 1st July 2011. The first
DEKRA testing centre opened in Tagene,
near Gothenburg. Starting there, the
mid-term objective of DEKRA is to build
up a nationwide network of 20 to 30 testing centres in the four major conurbations in Sweden. ‹
From now on, DEKRA will provide main inspections and exhaust emission tests for cars
and motorcycles in the new testing centre in Tagene near Gothenburg.
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DEKRA Job Market Report 2011
News in Brief
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A new seal
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New appointment
The Dutch companies Lemnis Lighting and
LedNed are the first to receive the new DEKRA
Seal “LED Performance”. With this new seal,
DEKRA is increasing the level of consumer safety
in the context of retrofitted lamps for professional
and domestic needs and also that of light sources
for use in the commercial and public sector. When
considering the award of this DEKRA Seal, the
experts of DEKRA Certification put energy efficiency, useful life, power stability and safety of
the LED products to the test. These tests are performed every year to confirm continuous compliance with the seal guidelines. After three years,
the entire certification process is repeated.
In great demand
At its Annual General Meeting the European Confederation of Inspection and Certification Organisations (CEOC) appointed DEKRA Manager Mark
Thomä to its Board of Directors. CEOC International serves the common interests of 29 certification and inspection organisations operating in 22
countries. The aim of the Confederation is to promote safety and quality. The members of CEOC
are active in the fields of environmental protection, healthcare, plant safety, product safety and
quality and environmental management systems.
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he employment figures are better than they have been for
a long time. This trend is confirmed by the current DEKRA Job Market Report for 2011. At present time the best chances are enjoyed by
academics. Among the top ten professions with the highest demand
are specialists of four disciplines. These are electrical engineers,
IT specialists, economists, mechanical and automotive engineers.
DEKRA Academy provided the DEKRA Job Market Report for 2011
with a one-day spot check of 10,558 vacancies found in 13 German
daily newspapers and two leading on-line job portals. The DEKRA
Job Market Report provides an annual overview about the types of
career which attract the ­largest number of vacancies. This analysis indicates the areas of competence in which applicants should be
particularly well qualified. Furthermore, the employment prospects
for handicapped applicants were also examined. The DEKRA Job
Market Report for 2011 can be obtained free of charge by emailing
service.akademie@dekra.com. ‹
New Member of the CEOC-Board: Mark Thomä,
Member of the DEKRA SE Board of Management.
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Crash tests in Wildhaus
Travel risks
The
annual crash test event
organised by DEKRA and AXA on June
30th at Wildhaus in Switzerland showed
what can go wrong through a lack of
safety or through carelessness when
travelling with fully packed cars, motor
homes and caravans. In the first crash
test a motor home was driven into a passenger car. In such a situation the typical
hazards are badly stacked luggage and
passengers not wearing a seatbelt. Anyone travelling unsecured in the load area
of a jeep is exposed to a very high level of
risk as was demonstrated by a simulated
collision at a road crossing between a jeep
and a scooter carrying two people. In a
third crash test the experts of DEKRA
Accident Research demonstrated what
can happen when an attached caravan
begins to sway. ‹
In Wildhaus, DEKRA und AXA used three crash tests to demonstrate before more than
900 onlookers the dangers that lurk on the roads during holiday periods.
E-Mobility
Under tension
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he increasing use of highvoltage systems in vehicle technology
and involving hybrid drives, fuel cells
and battery-powered electric cars poses a
serious challenge to vehicle electricians,
mechatronics technicians and vehicle
mechanics. DEKRA Academy provides
such people with the necessary knowledge to work safely on vehicles fitted with
up to 900 volt direct current systems. This
training is imparted during the course of
a 2-day seminar for qualified personnel
and it places them in a position where
they can assess what electro-technical
work is required by a vehicle employing
a high-volt system, to recognise any possible sources of danger and to apply suitable protective measures. ‹
Electric vehicles operate at unusually high voltages of up to 900 volts DC which could
be hazardous to any person coming into contact with the power system.
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Individual approval inspections for the Xenatec Group
The Coup with
the Coupé
Vehicle body manufacturer
Weinsberg, a business division
of the Xenatec Group, builds
some of the world’s most expensive coupés. DEKRA Automobil
supports the complete conversion
process on the Maybach 57S.
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he scene of the crime: an inconspicuous
industrial estate somewhere in Southern Germany.
The weapon: a highly accurate body shell saw.
The victim: a brand-new Maybach worth 465,000
euros. The saw teeth cut ruthlessly through the
roof supports, severing the doors. A hair-raising
experience when seen for the first time.
However, the perpetrator, a Xenatec
employee, is not in the business of merely dissecting cars, and least of all a Maybach. It is rather the
Before the new XENATEC Coupé leaves the workshop premises, Daniel Schier, Project Manager
at Xenatec and DEKRA engineer Andreas Materne (left) give the car one final inspection.
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case that the company based in Weinsberg near
Stuttgart has specialised in exclusive customised conversions of premium-segment passenger
cars. From the armoured saloon to a stretch Rolls
Royce, the Weinsberg body shell manufacturer
can realise virtually every automotive whim of its
affluent clientele.
The latest coup: the XENATEC Coupé
based on the Maybach 57S. “We want to use the
car to show what we can do.” You can hear the
pride when Project Manager and Finance Director
Daniel Schier talks about the Coupé and describes
how the two-door car combines sportiness with
elegance and comfort. “This is the driving experience at the highest level – and the car still accelerates like a sports car.”
The company which developed from the
special vehicle division of the ThyssenKrupp
Drauz Nothelfer Group in 2009 intends to build
100 coupés. Every single one will be approved by
DEKRA and the responsibility for this rests with
Andreas Materne from the DEKRA Automobil
Branch in Ludwigsburg. There is certainly enough
for the engineer to inspect, because even if the
XENATEC Coupé at 5.70 metres is not longer
than the original Maybach, for all that it is practically a new car. This is because apart from the
engine hood, boot lid and the front wings there
is virtually nothing left of the original Maybach.
Side panels, roof, doors, windscreens, bumpers,
even the exhaust system have been developed
afresh by Xenatec. ›
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Each of the 100 XENATEC Coupés must be measured
in every detail by DEKRA appraiser Andreas Materne.
The most important of the engineer’s visits is to inspect
the body shell. It is here that the most drastic changes
to the Maybach vehicle structure have been made.
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The expert and a Xenatec staff member examine the
surface and discuss the installation of the rear bumper.
The glass roof of the Coupé switches to dark at the
press of a button. DEKRA engineer Materne also
thoroughly checks each component of the interior
of the car.
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› Moreover, no two of the 100 cars look
alike. Each one is unique, manufactured to the
wishes of customers from all over the world, who
often already have one or two Maybachs in their
garages and now want something very special –
customers prepared to pay Xenatec at least 675,000
euros for the pleasure. A princely sum but there is,
after all, a lot of manual work involved. “We are a
manufacturer,” says Schier proudly, “with all the
specialists required for the job – up to the point of
vehicle electronics technicians.”
This is why it is not enough for the DEKRA
tester Materne just to come out to Weinsberg to
perform the final inspection. “As a rule I see every
car three times.” The most important inspection
is most probably the evaluation of the bare body
shell. After all, the conversion involves a fundamental alteration to the body shell structure and
Materne must naturally pay very close attention
to this. What’s the finished job like? Is it up to the
extremely high standard that Maybach expects?
Although the Coupé can no longer bear the Maybach Signet after the conversion, the brand owner
will provide the service later on.
Seatbelts, airbags, windscreens, windscreen wipers – every component which Xenatec
changes must meet defined standards usually
specified by specialist institutes. This is the purpose of Materne’s second visit, as well as to ensure
that Xenatec has complied with the requirements
of the various defined process stages. “There have
been no complaints so far,” says the engineer, giving the all-clear.
At this stage, the XENATEC Coupé is
already beginning to look like a real car again.
Even if the doors are still missing, a peek into
the exclusive interior reveals the luxury that the
owner will later enjoy. The finest leather runs
from the instrument cluster, lines the ceiling and
runs towards the rear; mats made of the finest
wool protect the driver’s shoes; the eye glides over
a composition of wood and precious metals. The
press of a button sends the seats silently forwards
and allows access to a rear which boasts leg room
that other Coupés would find hard to match. “But
really the XENATEC Coupé is a driver’s car,” says
Schier. “Its buyers want to sit behind the wheel
themselves.”
“I appreciate DEKRA’s high
degree of flexibility!”
Daniel Schier, Finance Director and Project
Manager, Xenatec Group GmbH & Co. KG.
However, they can only do this when the
DEKRA expert has given his final OK – after
the final inspection at the end of the construction period lasting eight to ten weeks. DEKRA is
not bound by fixed dates, Materne remains flexible. This is precisely what Schier likes about the
inspection company and, in fact, was one important reason why Xenatec gave DEKRA the inspection contract. “I can remember ringing the branch
at half past seven on a Tuesday evening and asking
if DEKRA could inspect a car the next morning,”
relates Schier. “Mr Materne immediately agreed.
We sent him all the documentation and at eleven
o’clock the next day he was on site to inspect the
first Coupé.” Since then, the engineer drives out
every two to three weeks. Indeed, it will soon be
time to go there again – the saw is already waiting
behind the locked workshop doors.
‹ Hanno Boblenz
Contact
Uwe Falke
Head of Inspection
DEKRA Automobil GmbH
Phone +49.7 11.3 20 19-25
Fax +49.7 11.3 20 19-24
E-mail uwe.falke@dekra.com
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DEKRA engineer Maik Scheffler (left) and Carsten
Dietrich from the ventilation and window company
Seiffert, run a critical eye over the recorded data.
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The DEKRA expert determines the required target airvolume flow by means of a climatic measuring device.
All components of the air handling unit must be
precisely evaluated and documented by the expert.
The test sticker issued to the ventilation system
indicates the date of the next periodic inspection.
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The Berlin Victory Column
The victory column was inaugurated on the “Große Stern” (Great
Star) roundabout at Berlin Zoo in 1873 and commemorates the
Prussian-German wars against Denmark, Austria and France.
Originally erected in today’s Platz der Republik (Republic Square),
it was relocated by the National Socialist Government in 1938
when its height was increased to 67 metres.
Between March 2010 and May 2011, the memorial was subject
to a comprehensive renovation costing 4.3 million euros, which
included a new gold-plated dress for the bronze statue of Victoria.
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Inspection of the air handling unit in the victory column
Great atmosphere
After 138 years the Victory Column in Berlin received a ventilation and
air-conditioning system. This is to prevent the memorial from deteriorating. DEKRA checked it thoroughly before it was put into operation.
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verybody with a cellar is aware of the
problem: damp air smelling of mould collects in
the roof vaults and starts to attack the masonry.
The base of the Victory Column in Berlin is also
subject to the expired breath and perspiration of
the several thousand visitors who visit it every year.
However, since the last renovation work in
May 2011 a new ventilation and air-conditioning
system (AHU) has ensured sufficient fresh air and
dry feet for the “Golden Else” as the locals call the
gold-plated bronze sculpture up on its pedestal.
The heart of the system is a multi-functional device that filters air in both directions.
With a volume flow of up to 5,000 cubic metres of
air an hour, its job is to ensure that humidity and
temperature remain stable. After it was installed
by the ventilation and window company Seiffert
of Berlin-Treptow there followed a commissioning inspection by Maik Scheffler, ­recognised
expert from DEKRA Industrial.
“Our difficulty was not so much the installation of the many ventilation shafts, but rather getting the multi-functional device into the intended
position in the belly of the victory column. After
all, it is about five metres long and weighs 3.5
tonnes,” explained Mario Seiffert, Operations
Manager at the ventilation system company.
There was no obvious place for so much
air-conditioning technology in such an historic,
protected building. Therefore, lateral thinking
was the name of the game. An eight-man team
disassembled the 65,000 euro device into five segments, and used brute force and pulleys to heave
them onto the required base frame in an otherwise
inaccessible location, where is was re-assembled.
DEKRA expert Scheffler could attest to a
faultless installation on the day of the inspection
and the full functionality of the ventilation and
“Installing a complex AHU system in
a more than a century old monument
is never an easy task. Good teamwork
between the planning office and
DEKRA was the secret of success!”
Mario Seiffert, Operations Manager,
ventilation and window company Seiffert.
air-conditioning system. Before that event, the
47-year-old expert had checked all the necessary
documents such as building permission, approval
of the components and planning documentation.
The inspection itself was carried out in accordance with Berlin Building Regulations and with
VDI 6022 Hygiene Inspection requirements.
During the inspection Scheffler determined the relevant atmospheric parameters such
as temperature, air humidity and air speed at representative points and checked for legionella bacteria and mould spores. The results of his extensive
testing were wholly positive. This meant that nothing more could stand in the way of putting the ventilation and air-conditioning system into operation
– much to the relief of visitors and the masonry
base of the victory column.
‹ Frank Hausmann
Contact
Marc Tiedemann
Sales Berlin | Brandenburg
DEKRA Industrial GmbH
Phone +49.30.9 86 09 84-1 21
Fax +49.30.9 86 09 84-1 11
E-mail marc.tiedemann@dekra.com
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Truck driver training for Shell
Safety comes first
Shell has commissioned DEKRA Academy with the exclusive task of training the personnel of all brand partners of the petroleum company. An
ultramodern simulator is used for training truck drivers at the Geiger fuel
dealership in Ansbach.
The driver turns the wheel furiously
and tries to brake in time. All his efforts come too
late: the tanker leaves the icy road and tips over
the verge, coming to its final resting place at the
base of an electricity pylon. Smoke belches from
the engine and the vehicle threatens to go up in
flames. “None of this would have happened if you
had driven only three kilometres an hour slower,”
explains DEKRA Instructor Thorsten Straube to
the driver, whose face has lost all colour as he
comes out of the simulator. The driver has been
driving tankers belonging to the petroleum dealership for more than 30 years – and had never
“Safety comes first which is
why we rely on DEKRA for
the training of our drivers!”
Norbert Geiger, Managing Director, Geiger GmbH.
Contact
Reinhard Buchsdrücker
Project Manager Driving Simulation
DEKRA Akademie GmbH
Phone+49.40.53 43 93-63
Fax +49.40.53 43 93-79
E-mail reinhard.buchsdruecker@dekra.com
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been involved in an accident. However, the old
hand is impressed by this “new kind” of training:
“I have also been on other simulators, but this one
here has more dynamic programmes and is far
more realistic.”
The eight drivers at the Shell brand partnership in Ansbach are among the first to train
on the new DEKRA simulator from Krauss-Maffei
Wegmann. The Munich-based manufacturer has
drawn on all its knowledge acquired in the field of
military simulations and applied it to civil applications, launching what is currently the most upto-date truck driving simulator in the world.
Trainer Straube utilises this technology to
guide the participants through both the physical
and the psychological limits. After all, the drivers should also learn how to master dangerous
situations without causing an accident. For example, the fuel oil tanker drivers are taught how a
fully-laden vehicle behaves in tight curves or on
a gravel surface.
“Every pilot has to go through simulator
training several times a year and it is only fitting that the pilots of the road – the professional
drivers – should do the same,” stresses Norbert
Geiger, Managing Director of the company.
This is why the fuel oil dealer has signed
up his 45 drivers based in Ansbach, Bamberg und
Selb for a safety training course every two to three
years. His drivers also learn fuel-saving driving into the bargain. “The simulator teaches my
drivers to drive carefully. And if they drive proactively, they also inevitably save fuel.”
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Immediate feedback: while still sitting in the simulator, the
truck drivers find out how they could do better in future.
Basic principles: the tanker drivers carefully listen to the
information provided in the theoretical lessons.
Real-time checking: DEKRA Instructor Thorsten Straube
(left) and company boss Norbert Geiger (right) follow
the journey of a course participant on the monitor.
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Classroom on wheels: both the DEKRA driving simulator
and the classroom are accommodated in a semi-trailer.
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Portrait of Luca Cordero di Montezemolo
The high speed manager
He may well belong to the old Italian nobility but this does not mean that he was born with
the proverbial silver spoon in his mouth. In fact, as a young man Luca Cordero di Montezemolo could not even afford a scooter. Today the Head Man of Ferrari flies around the
world in his private jet and is considered one of the most important managers in Italy.
When Luca Cordero di Montezemolo rolls up his
left sleeve, he reveals a surprise. The 64-year-old top manager
bears a tattoo right above his wrist – not exactly what you
would expect of a slim aristocratic man, who otherwise represents the epitome of refined Italian elegance. Moreover, the
fact that he decided to have a tortoise on his arm of all things,
is even more astounding. This is because if there is one thing
that defines the 40-year career of Montezemolo, then it is his
association with speed.
In Piedmont there is a small village named Montezemolo and the small castle there, which has been the
family home for centuries, is where Luca Cordero di Montezemolo grew up. However, this was no world of luxury.
Quite the opposite – the family was poor. “There was nothing
more than a rickety old bicycle for me to use,” Montezemolo
reminisces. But even this helped him to discover his passion
for speed. During his law studies in Rome and New York he
raced cars himself, and little did he know it at the time – as
he once poured out his passion about the future of Ferrari
in a popular radio programme – he had already passed the
interview for his first job. One of the listeners was Enzo Ferrari and the elder statesman of motor sport was so impressed
by the highly intelligent young lawyer that he made Montezemolo his assistant and entrusted him with the management of the Ferrari racing team. It was the beginning of a
high-speed carrier.
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Full of self-confidence Montezemolo hired the
completely unknown Niki Lauda and thus helped Ferrari
to finally rack up Formula 1 successes once again. Even as
a 26-year-old, Montezemolo displayed so much managerial
talent that the patriarch of the Fiat Group, Umberto Agnelli,
wasted little time in asking him to join the parent company.
Because of his legal training he is known not only within the
organisation but to an increasing extent externally as the
“avvocato”. In the course of the next twenty years Montezemolo
became the most important figure in the restructuring of
the Fiat concern and its distinguished subsidiary of Ferrari.
He raced with boundless creativity and energy through the
concern from Fiat’s media companies to the drinks company
Cinzano and the car brands. When he became Head of the
Fiat Governing Board in 2004, the concern was profitable as
never before. He is particularly proud that Ferrari, with the
aid of Michael Schumacher, has become the most successful
Formula 1 team of all time. “That would never have been possible without such a visionary friend as Luca,” says his arch
rival, the English McLaren Boss Ron Denis respectfully. ›
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The Chairman of the Board of the Fiat Group presents
the new Ferrari 458 Italia at the 2009 International
Motor Show in Frankfurt.
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› Luca Cordero di Montezemolo is a manager in the
fast lane. The secret of his success is not least the fact that he
sees further ahead than most other people. “Luca is a visionary,” says his old friend, the coffee entrepreneur Riccardo Illy.
“He doesn’t get bogged down in fine detail, but always finds
the right people to help him implement his plans.” This is how
at the age of 39 he organised, almost as a subsidiary activity, the 1990 World Cup in Italy and also presided over the
industrial association Confindustria from 2004 to 2008. More
recently over the past few years he has become the driving
force of a consortium that aims to introduce the first highspeed trains in Italy in the near future.
However, there is indeed a moment when Luca
­C ordero di Montezemolo takes his foot off the accelerator. “It is not worth living your whole life at high speed,” he
says. “It means you would miss out on the most important
thing.” For him this is his family. When he, his wife and two
young daughters go on a cycle tour or when they sit around
the kitchen table to eat with their many friends, the fast-lane
manager recharges his batteries and finds calm. That’s why
the tortoise tattoo makes sense. The tortoise is not only the
favourite animal of his two daughters; it is also the symbol for
wisdom and strength. “It gives me the power to keep up the
pace,” says Luca Cordero di Montezemolo. ‹ Theodor Nagel
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In his capacity as President, Montezemolo speaks at
the Confindustria Conference in Milan in 2006. Confindustria is the largest industrial association in Italy.
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In order to demonstrate the load capacity of the new
Fiat “Grande Punto”, the Fiat Chairman got into the
boot of the car in 2005 to pose for photographers.
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The young racing director of the Motor Sport Department at Ferrari celebrates with drivers Niki Lauda and
Clay Regazzoni the first Formula 1 successes in the
mid-seventies.
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The father of four enjoying a relaxing holiday with
his two daughters on the beach of the Balearic island
Formentera in 2009.
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Montezemolo, Managing Director of the Organisation
Committee presents the mascot for the World Cup in
Italy in Rome in 1986.
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Formula One World Champion Michael Schumacher
(right) who was sponsored by DEKRA at the time is
seen talking to Montezemolo in the Ferrari pit at the
1996 British Grand Prix held at Silverstone.
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Luca Cordero di Montezemolo
Born: 31st August 1947 in Bologna
Marital status: second marriage; four children
Profession: Head of Ferrari
Hobbies: cycling, his family
Career:
1969–1973 Law studies in Rome and New York
1973
Assistant to Enzo Ferrari
1985–1990 Supervisor of the preparations for the
World Cup “Italia ‘90”
Since 1991 Head of Ferrari
2004–2008 Chairman of the industrial association Confindustria
2004–2010 Head of the Governing Board of the Fiat concern
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Jürgen Döhler gives advice to E-CNC-DL students. Here, he is
helping to programme the milling machine.
Irrespective of whether on the machine or as here in the seminar
room: the participants are highly concentrated and motivated.
Machining means the highest level of precision on the lathe, too.
DEKRA Academy in Brühl provides cutting edge machines for the job.
Tino Bothur inspects a component that he has made on the training
milling machine at DEKRA Academy, a Spinner MVC 650.
Andreas Preisner programmes a lathe. Head of Training Jürgen
Döhler checks the work stage.
ISSUE 3.2011
European CNC licence
Turning a new page
Highly skilled workers are in short supply generally and it’s no different
in the metal working industry. With its European CNC licence, DEKRA
Academy offers advanced training at a high level.
Ear-deafening noise fills the air and a
man with ear protection stands over a machine
with a digital control panel in front of him. The
grating noise ebbs away, the man opens the
machine, releases the clamps and takes a hard
look at an aluminium component that has a precisely-milled geometric shape. The man is Tino
Bothur – and he was made redundant in July
2010. Every day now, the trained turner drives the
80 kilometres from where he lives in Lissendorf in
the Eifel to the DEKRA Academy in Brühl. After
his employer went into insolvency, he spent a long
time looking for relevant further training opportunities and he finally found what he was looking for in the DEKRA qualification “European
CNC Licence E-CNC-DL”. “DEKRA Academy
provides training on ultramodern machines using
ultramodern software!” says Bothur, praising the
seven-stage training programme.
The machines in Brühl and at five other
DEKRA sites are state of the art and the training
concept was long overdue in the industry. “At the
moment there are still no standard guidelines on
how to train CNC milling technicians,” explains
Hubertus Möhrer, Head of DEKRA Academy in
Brühl. “By introducing the E-CNC-DL Licence
we have filled that particular gap,” adds DEKRA
Product Developer Rainer Lill. The metal-working
industry certainly needs high-quality and uniformly
trained specialists. Although modern CNC milling
machines are easy to get hold of, finding personnel adequately trained to operate them is another
­matter – and this problem extends across Europe.
Toolmaker Andreas Preisner was also
faced with unemployment or further training and
decided on the E-CNC-DL course. “I can learn to
use the software by myself and the training is very
practically focused,” explains Preisner. Later, the
35-year-old will be working on precisely the same
type of machines as those on which he is currently
being trained. “We seek to provide the level of
training that industry needs,” says Möhrer, “so we
train people to use modern Siemens and Heidenhain controllers, with Keller software and either a
Spinner TC 400 or a Spinner MVC 650.”
After a trainee has successfully completed
the end-of-course test set by DEKRA Certification
the awarded licence is valid for 36 months. However, none of the successful candidates will have
to wait that long to find a new job: for example,
Tino Bothur has found work again with a metal
processing company – as a highly rated specialist.
‹ Christina von Haugwitz
“The training programme is a great
idea and communications with DEKRA
are quick and uncomplicated!”
Tino Bothur, turner and course participant
for the European CNC licence.
Contact
Hubertus Möhrer
Head of Service Centre Brühl
DEKRA Akademie GmbH
Phone+49.22 32.9 45 18-14
Fax +49.22 32.4 69 96
E-mail hubertus.moehrer@dekra.com
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Which test program is conducted depends on the headlight model. On adaptive systems with bend lighting, van
der Kolk evaluates the performance of the entire system.
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to determine colour and light intensity.
One test criteria is the resistance against mechanical
deterioration. To do this van der Kolk sprays a mixture
of sand and water onto the headlight.
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Testing the light intensity of LED headlights follows a
precisely defined procedure.
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Headlight testing for the ZKW Group
Light off, spot on
When ZKW needed to have its adaptive headlights fitted with LED lights
certified for the European and North American markets it decided to turn
to DEKRA Certification.
A
headlight test in the photometric
laboratory at DEKRA Certification in Arnhem in
the Netherlands is a bit like visiting the cinema.
First of all, all the lights go out and there is pitchblack darkness; only at the back the monitors of
the computers connected to the test bench emit
a faint glimmer. Then test engineer Henk van
der Kolk starts the program and the headlamps
bathe the room in bright white light. The cone
of light illuminates a measuring wall set up ten
metres away and bearing marks, which allow the
low beam cutoff to be checked in the dimmed
light setting.
“A headlight should provide good illumination of the road surface but, as far as possible, not dazzle oncoming or preceding road
users,” explains van der Kolk. The test standards
for this basic requirement fill weighty files. As the
technical regulations in Europe differ from those
of North America, however, the individual test
programme used by van der Kolk depends on the
market where the headlights will be used. The
DEKRA specialist is particularly careful in following the series of tests to ascertain luminous intensity, luminance and colour when an adaptive light
system is undergoing certification. After all, these
headlights are packed with so much high technology that the headlight range automatically adapts
itself to speed and steering angle and the light
beam can even illuminate curves and corners.
Henk van der Kolk has even thoroughly tested
the adaptive LED headlights for the brand-new
coupe in the BMW 6 series, in which LED lights
are used for all light functions in a BMW model
for the first time.
“DEKRA covers most of the processes
and areas relevant to us. We work well
together and there is no friction!”
Ing. Jürgen Antonitsch, Technical Director,
ZKW Group.
“Our full-LED headlights now used by
BMW have made necessary new technological developments in lighting, mechanics, electronics and heat management,” explains Jürgen
Antonitsch, Technical Director at the automotive supplier ZKW based in Wieselburg in Lower
Austria. DEKRA and ZKW team up to complete approximately 20 projects a year. Each one
presents new challenges for DEKRA. “In contrast
to the classic halogen headlight, the individual
headlight of adaptive light systems is not the focus
of attention – in fact, this is the overall performance of the system on the test bench,” says test
engineer Henk van der Kolk, explaining the distinctive features of the test procedure. These are
special demands that DEKRA will continue to
meet in order to light up the dark.
‹ Joachim Geiger
Contact
Wilfried van Laarhoven
Global Account Manager Photometry
DEKRA Certification B.V.
Phone +31.26.3 56 25 02
Fax +31.26.3 52 58 00
E-mail wilfried.vanlaarhoven@dekra.com
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Trailer inspections for Schmitz Cargobull
Approved used trailers
Fresh in the courtyard in the morning and already online by afternoon.
DEKRA Automobil evaluates used trailers returned to Schmitz Cargobull
and helps to optimise the manufacturer’s procedure for dealing with these
returned vehicles.
A
good idea is paying off: “The used
semi-trailers and trailers are much easier to sell if
they have a DEKRA Seal,” says Anselm Steinhaus,
Commercial Manager at Cargobull Trailer Store
(CTS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Schmitz
Cargobull AG. However, it should be pointed
out that the DEKRA Seal is in principle reserved
for the best examples which satisfy the returnedvehicle requirements with ease.
“The used semi-trailers and trailers
are much easier to sell if they have
a DEKRA Seal!”
Anselm Steinhaus, Commercial Manager,
Cargobull Trailer Store GmbH.
The trailer manufacturer from Horstmar
already runs a returned vehicle system for used
vehicles but recently turned to DEKRA for pro-
Contact
Wolfgang Lange
Key Account Manager
DEKRA Automobil GmbH
Phone+49.1 71.5 67 81 65
Fax +49.7 11.78 61-22 40
E-mail wolfgang.lange@dekra.com
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fessional support. Hauke Hartmann in Padborg,
who looks after the Danish market, is involved in
the system. On average, CTS receives about seven
trailers a day to be submitted to technical inspection. “I inspect the structure, chassis, brakes and
tyres of every trailer,” says the DEKRA expert.
He then puts together a report on the state of the
trailer for Cargobull Finance, the financing arm of
Schmitz Cargobull.
As the conditions applicable to the inspection are not always the same across Europe,
DEKRA has installed a new IT system suitable
for all the participating European countries. The
DEKRA staff on the ground record the relevant
data and take the corresponding photos. These are
then sent to Germany via the Internet. “There, we
evaluate the details centrally and send an Englishlanguage report on the condition of the vehicle to
Cargobull Finance,” explains Ludger Bolke, Head
of DEKRA Automobil at the Rheine Branch.
An abbreviated description of the condition of the vehicle serves the respective CTS
responsible for marketing a particular vehicle
on the Internet. “Our software makes it possible to ensure that a harmonised, high quality
standard for the assessment of returned-vehicles
applies across Europe,” says Wolfgang Lange, Key
Account Manager at DEKRA Automobil.
For Schmitz Cargobull the solution has
been spot on, as Steinhaus confirms: “It enables us
to achieve a processing speed which is simply fantastic and to offer our customers fair prices for the
vehicles.” At the moment, the company is applying
the solution in Denmark, the Netherlands, Spain
and Great Britain. Further countries are to follow.
‹ Ralf Johanning
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Checked out: in Padborg in Denmark, DEKRA Staff
Member Hauke Hartmann carefully checks the vehicle
data relating to the used trailer.
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Stuck on: used vehicles with the DEKRA Seal are keenly
sought after by Schmitz Cargobull’s customers because
they satisfy the highest quality requirements.
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found on individual trailers as accurately as possible,
the expert prepares a detailed photographic record.
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all the data, it is used to generate a condition report
which is sent to Cargobull Finance.
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The commissioning of the first charging station for electric vehicles took place at Stuttgart Airport in April 2011.
Bosch has a production line for the “MeRegioMobil”
charging stations in Stuttgart-Feuerbach.
In the measurement chamber the DEKRA experts tests the
electromagnetic compatibility of the charging station.
The DEKRA test engineer discusses the findings
of the tests with a Bosch designer.
ISSUE 3.2011
Certification of electric car charging points
Green Fuel
As part of the “MeRegioMobil” research project, Bosch Software
Innovations GmbH has developed an electric car charging station
which DEKRA has been asked to certify.
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f the Federal Government has its way
there will be at least a million electric cars on
the road in Germany by 2020. According to the
German Association of the Automotive Industry
even the manufacturers see this technology as a
key component in assuring mobility in the future.
However, for the vehicles to gain wide scale market acceptance the infrastructure, for example the
availability of charging stations, will play a crucial
role. This is where the “MeRegioMobil” research
project sponsored by the Federal Ministry for
Commerce and Technology comes in.
One result of this project is an AC charging station developed by Bosch Software Innovations GmbH in Waiblingen and commissioned
by EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG. The
EnBW intends to equip the city of Karlsruhe and
the conurbation of Stuttgart with a total of 110
electric charging points of this kind by the end of
September 2011.
The developers have placed great emphasis on the user friendliness of the system’s operation. A clearly laid out sequence of steps with
internal safety tests make incorrect operation
virtually impossible. “The reliable operation is
also assured in the harshest of climatic conditions
from minus 30 to plus 50 degrees as well as in air
humidity of between five and 95 per cent,” promises Ulrich Schopf, Head of the Charging Station
Development at Bosch Software Innovations,
which provides software and system solutions for
the financial sector, Emobility and other interested bodies. In future, drivers of whatever make
of electric vehicle will be able to obtain electricity
from different energy providers and to pay for this
quite simply via their monthly electricity bill.
“Because of its detailed knowledge
and competence in relation to electrical
and mechanical plant safety, DEKRA
was an important partner for us
during the development process!”
Ulrich Schopf, Head of Charging Station Development, Bosch Software Innovations GmbH.
Obviously, with a network voltage of
230/240 volts and a current rating of up to
32 amps per charging point, the safety of the user
is paramount. DEKRA Certification joined the
process as the certifying organisation at this crucial stage. The experts conducted tests in laboratories in Stuttgart and Arnheim to ensure that the
charging stations comply with prevailing regulations: for example, the Low Voltage Directive, the
Protection Class Test and the Directive for Electromagnetic Compatibility. This particular charging station is also one of the first to be awarded
a DEKRA test certificate for practical operation.
‹ Matthias Gaul
Contact
Werner Leistner
Head of Sales Products
DEKRA Testing & Certification GmbH
Phone +49.7 11.78 61-34 63
Fax +49.7 11.78 61-34 80
E-mail werner.leistner@dekra.com
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ISSUE 3.2011
City portrait of Rotterdam
Water, merchandise,
skyscrapers
The largest seaport in Europe, an ultramodern transhipment hub for
merchandise and raw materials from all over the world, “Gateway to
Europe”: all these descriptions are true of Rotterdam. But the centre of
this harbour city also offers fascinating architecture and quaint corners.
After having sailed around the globe
more than twenty times, the “SS Rotterdam”
finally reached its last mooring in its home port
in February 2010. Named after the city at the confluence of the Rhine, Maas and North Sea, it set
sail on its maiden voyage in September 1950 – just
about a year after its launching ceremony performed by the Dutch Queen Juliana. Now, tourists to the city can have a comfortable overnight
stay in the former cruise liner measuring 228 m
in length, or embark on a trip back in time to the
sixties by taking a guided tour of the lovingly preserved decks. ›
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Facts and Figures
The city was founded in 1230 A.D.
Population: approx. 610,000
Surface area: 304 km², 96 km² of which is water
Port Information:
■ Goods transhipped: 429.9 million metric tonnes (2010), 11.2 million containers
■ Surface area: 100 km2
■ Rank: fourth largest port in the world and the largest port in Europe
Famous sons and daughters of the city:
■ Erasmus of Rotterdam; theologist, philosopher and author
■ Adele Sandrock; actress
■ Rem Kohlhaas; architect and Pritzker Prize Winner
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A charming view over the Nieuwe
Maas towards the Kop van Zuid
and the Erasmus Bridge.
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Numerous refineries dominate the
scene presented by the Europoort
complex which covers 3,700 hectares and contains both the port
facilities and an industrial district.
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The cube houses, which embody
38 apartments among other facilities, are called “tree house” by the
inhabitants of Rotterdam.
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The lofty height of the Euromast
observation tower offers a stunning view across the city.
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The bronze statue “De Verwoeste
Stad” by the Franco-Belarus sculptor Ossip Zadkine is a memorial
to the destruction caused by the
bombing of Rotterdam in 1940.
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The SS Rotterdam provides unique
overnight accommodation at its
final mooring at Katendrecht.
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For about a quarter of a century
the 43-metre high “Het Witte Huis”
was the highest office building
in Europe and is now part of the
UNESCO World Cultural Heritage.
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› The part of the harbour in which the SS
Rotterdam lies at anchor and the new city district
of Kop van Zuid, developed on a former dock site,
are located on the south bank of the river opposite
today’s city centre. Frequently described as the
“Manhattan on the Maas”, a group of skyscrapers
dominates the Rotterdam skyline. After it was all
but destroyed by a German air-raid in the Second
World War the inhabitants rebuilt the city virtually from scratch. The monument “De Verwoeste
Stad” by Ossip Zadkine in the square in front of the
Maritime Museum at Leuvehaven is a memorial to
the destruction that occurred. The city district of
Delfshaven with its colourful museum and house
boats give an inkling of what historic Rotterdam
was like with its Wijnhaven and Bierhaven. Here
can be found office- and business premises of red
brick next to impressive apartment blocks of glass
and concrete, and just around the corner, picturesque cafes with atmosphere-rich views of houseboats at their moorings in the “Oude Haven”. The
famous cubic houses along the shore belong to the
most spectacular examples of modern architecture in the Netherlands and constitute one of the
hallmarks of Rotterdam. Taking his inspiration
from the Cubism Movement, the architect Piet
Blom had abstract trees in mind as he created the
building ensemble of 51 cubes standing on their
points in the early eighties.
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Just as interesting architecturally and only
a few steps away is the “Het Witte Huis”. Built in
1898, it is a white-tiled, ten-storey office block in
the Art Nouveau style. The “White House” was
considered the tallest building in Europe until
1923. During this period of the early twentieth
century, the city became extremely important for
taking ship to America. Today’s Hotel New York
at the south-western end of Kop van Zuid, built
between 1901 and 1917 with elements of the Art
Déco style, was the Head Office of the HollandAmerika-Lijn (HAL), the transatlantic passenger liner service. The Art Nouveau facade of the
luxury hotel stands in exciting counterpoint to
the 133 metre-high World Port Center, the Port
Authority Building by Sir Norman Foster standing right behind it. A popular water taxi service
starts from the Hotel New York to travel to the city
centre and to the other side of the Nieuwe Maas.
Whether travelling by car or bicycle or as
a pedestrian, everyone uses the Erasmus Bridge.
The 802 metre-long structure has spanned the
Maas since its completion in 1996. Particularly
eye-catching is the white, angled pylon of the
one-sided cable-stayed bridge rising 139 metres
up into the air. The cables, which splay out from it
like a fan, are illuminated at night when they can
be admired in all their glory.
Anyone wishing to take in the full impact
of the multi-facetted city of Rotterdam with its
criss-cross of waterways heads skywards. A special attraction of the city is the Euromast Tower
at Parkhaven, where a conventional lift takes you
some 100 metres up above the city to the “crow’s
nest” provided with a restaurant and a viewing
platform. However, the only way a visitor can be
taken up to an even more breathtaking height
of 185 metres above ground is by a slowly rotating panoramic glass-faced lift. Up there one can
appreciate particularly well the enormous area
covered by the second largest city in the Netherlands. The container terminals, refineries,
chemical factories and warehouses lined up along
the waterways for around 35 kilometres in the
direction of the North Sea appear like toys and
emphasise the economic significance of the Rotterdam port as the “Gateway to Europe”.
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A seal, doubly secured by a DEKRA adhesive sticker,
prevents impermissible refuelling.
Dr Hannes Möller from Mercedes-Benz gives the starting signal in Rotterdam for the “Record Run 2011”.
By using a filling mark in the tank DEKRA engineer
Jens Lohmann monitors the diesel refuelling process.
Before the start all three competitors have to weigh
in once more under DEKRA’s watchful eye.
The terminal provides the official weight result. All three
trucks with semi-trailers weigh in at almost 40 tonnes.
ISSUE 3.2011
Monitoring the Actros consumption test
Record Run Referee
At the 10,000 kilometre consumption test “Record Run 2011” of the new
Mercedes-Benz Actros 1845 DEKRA acted as referee and ensured a fair
competition and transparent measurement results.
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hile the world’s largest oil tankers
slowly glide by on the horizon and slip into the
harbour, three trucks are waiting in a parking
lot at the westernmost tip of Rotterdam to have
their fuel saving performance measured. With
new features such as improved aerodynamics, a
redesigned engine and a new frame, the Actros
1845 as the “Record Chaser” is to snatch the title
of “Record Holder” from the Actros 1844, which
achieved the title of “Most fuel-efficient Series
Production Truck” and an entry in the Guinness
Book of Records in 2008.
“In 2008 we drove on a test route which
almost resembled laboratory conditions, so this
time round in 2011 we have decided to carry out
the competition in the real-life conditions of our
customers”, explains Dr Hannes Möller, Head of
Testing at Mercedes-Benz Trucks. “This means
that to prove that it requires significantly less fuel
than its predecessor, the new Actros is to be put
through its paces on the typical long haul trip from
Rotterdam to Stettin.” Möller sees “a competition
on real roads with traffic jams, poor weather, possible accidents and driver changeovers as a real
challenge”. “We needed a sort of ‘referee’ who has
the technical competence to ensure a fair competition and we have found him in DEKRA.”
Jens Lohmann, DEKRA Head of Testing,
is this neutral adjudicator. Beforehand he assures
that nobody employs any tricks over the seven-day
10,000 kilometre journey by, for example, adding
fuel impermissibly or reducing the load weight.
The thoroughness with which he analysed the
test journey and possible sources of error in the
run-up to the competition, impressed the Daimler team: “Mr. Lohmann gave us valuable suggestions on how to exactly perform and document
the Record Run at an early stage,” says Möller.
“In DEKRA we have found the right
‘referee’ for our comparative test!”
Dr Hannes Möller, Head of Testing,
Mercedes-Benz Trucks.
Immediately before take-off the DEKRA
expert sealed the fuel tanks, the cargo space doors,
the driver cabins and the semi-trailer couplings. He
verified the 40 tonne weight of each of the traction
trains on a truck weighing machine. At six planned
refuelling stops Lohmann recorded the precise
quantities of diesel and AdBlue added, removing
the seals and reattaching them again himself. This is
because the DEKRA expert was responsible for identifying the fuel consumption of each of the trucks
and took account of data such as average speed or
driver breaks provided by the EC controller.
The fact that the new Mercedes-Benz
Actros was able to end the competition by demonstrating quite convincingly that the new truck’s fuel
saving potential of 7.6 per cent (Euro 5) and 4.5
per cent (Euro 6) relative to its predecessor was not
least due to the DEKRA referee ensuring the transparency and consistency of the conditions imposed
during the competition.
‹ Alexander Föll
Contact
Jens Lohmann
Head of Testing
DEKRA Automobil GmbH
Phone +49.5 11.4 20 79-1 10
Fax +49.5 11.4 20 79-1 03
E-mail jens.lohmann@dekra.com
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DEKRA staff in portrait
The balance has to be right
A love of technology and aes-
thetic appreciation always go hand in
hand for Henk van der Kolk. When the
51-year-old Dutchman assembles the
test apparatus for the headlight test in
the DEKRA test laboratory he is fascinated by the sheer technical elegance
of the test set-up. In his private life he
finds the right balance in music. As an
electronics student van der Kolk played
the piano and guitar in a band. To this
day, his role models remain the pianist
George Gershwin and the rock guitarist
Marc Knopfler, even though the public
for his musical improvisation has been
whittled down to his wife, 16-year-old
son and 14-year-old daughter. Van der
Kolk maintains his sporting ambitions
with friends on the tennis court, while
his next practical project has a nostalgic
touch: This is to build an ice-cream seller’s tricycle complete with parasol and
ice container perched over the front axle,
as used to be encountered in Holland. ‹
When he is not testing headlights in the laboratory at DEKRA Certification, Henk van
der Kolk relaxes with a good book; at the moment he prefers neurobiology.
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