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NewsThe Customer Magazine of Voith Turbo
Everyday Technology P.06 | At 500 Kilometers per Hour from Beijing to Shanghai P. 34
The world's most powerful mining coupling P. 38 | Drive for installation vessels P. 46
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EDITORIAL
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Dear Customers,Dear Readers,
Technological heroes cross our paths on countless
occasions every day – even if we do not always see
them. These heroes are the result of technological
developments that guarantee progress and ensure our
future. Technological development has always been
part of our evolution – combined with a clear mission:
it must be beneficial to mankind. With innovative
technologies, Voith ensures the reliability of technical
systems all around the globe. This includes the devel-
opment of new technologies and also the consistent
further improvement of existing methods and systems –
for road, rail and industrial applications, as well as for
ship propulsion systems.
In this issue we are introducing a new feature presenting
technologies that are used in a wide variety of applica-
tions world wide. We are starting with the SteamTrac.
A system that utilizes waste heat and makes it available
as drive power. It allows a reduction in fuel consump-
tion and CO2 emissions in rail vehicles, ships, power
stations and trucks.
Future-oriented mobility policies are a central theme at
the 59th UITP World Congress, which is held in Dubai
in April. Dubai has plans for ambitious transport projects
with the defined goal “Smooth and Safe Transport for
All.” Voith Turbo recognized the market potential of the
emirate in the early nineties and is now successfully
represented there with all its business divisions.
Voith is particularly involved in the expansion of public
transport systems – from metros and new railway lines
to the modernization of bus networks.
In our Marine section you can read about a true supply
giant, a floating 600-bed hotel. With a capacity like
this it is possible to accomodate entire platform crews.
This platform supply vessel is driven by Voith Schneider
Propellers. On our Industry pages we introduce a
new fluid coupling. More powerful than ever before,
this mining coupling makes coal extraction even more
efficient – it is about to enter service at one of the
leading mining companies in Chinas.
As always, I hope that you will enjoy this issue of
News!
Yours sincerely,
Peter Edelmann
Peter Edelmann, Board Member of Voith GmbH, Chairman of the Board of Voith Turbo
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CONTENTS
“The Century of Resource Efficiency”Prof. Dr. Rolf Kreibich on the challenges presented by future transport technologies.
First of 130 Gravitas for DB German RailwaysPowerful shunting loco with soot particle filter enters service at Europe’s largest shunting yard. 18 28
In Focus Everyday Technology
Everyday Heroes 06At the same time in twelve different places – all around the globe
News from the Voith Group 17
“The 21st Century Must Be an Era of Resource Efficiency” 18Interview with Prof. Dr. Rolf Kreibich
Voith Is Solidly Established in Dubai 22Participating in the expansion of the traffic system
Acting Fast and Competently in the Region 25Huub Hendrickx about Voith Trubo in Middle East
TechnologySteamTrac – Applications in All Combustion Engines 26Waste heat is the key toward higher outputs and lower consumption
RailDrivers Look Forward to “Their” New Locomotive 28First of 130 Gravita 10 BB at DB German Railways
Order for Regio-Shuttle 31Stadler continues to rely on DIWA transmission
Megacity Between Mecca and Medina 32Monorail for connecting the districts of King AbdullahEconomic City in Saudi Arabia
At 500 Kilometers per Hour from Beijing to Shanghai 34Test train for the fifth generation of Chinese high-speed trains
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CONTENTS
Retarder Development for Chinese TrucksFirst haulage operator in China relies on hydro -dynamic Voith Retarder for safety and comfort.
Hirth Couplings for Connecting and PositioningA frequently unnoticed machine element for transmitting high torques. 36 40
RoadRetarders for Chinese Trucks 36First haulage operator with hydrodynamic retarder
IndustryNew Fluid Couplings for Armored-Face Conveyors 38Mining output increased by more than half
Strong Teeth for Connecting and Positioning 40Hirth Couplings – a very special machine element
MarineFloating 600-Bed Hotel 42Fides – latest addition to Edda platform supply vessel
Platform Suppliers for the Gulf of Mexico 44Edison Chouest relies on Voith Water Tractor (VWT) withVoith Roll Stabilization
New Installation Vessel With Voith Drive 46More wind energy from Nordic waters
Voith HelpsAid for Orphans and Flood Victims 48Social Commitment of Voith Turbo in India
RegularsEditorial 03Personalia 50Exhibitions and Events 51Imprint 52
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Everyday HeroesRunning water, energy supply or reliable public transport – everyday services that are taken for granted by millions of people. With innovative technologies, Voithensures the reliability of technical systems that have become a conveniencein the daily life of many people. This is what simultaneously happens when it’s 13:00 hours in Germany.
At the Same Time in 12 Different Places – all Around the Globe
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04:00 hours Shortly before sunrise,
the sky above Los Angeles Harbor is
slowly turning red. The night was quiet
for the crew of the fire department,
which patrols the harbor basin regularly
on the L. A. Fireboat. Safety has top
priority in the two harbors Los Angeles
and Long Beach, the largest goods terminals at the
American west coast. 16 400 people work here.
With a freight handling capacity of 170 million tons
(2010), the harbors hold place ten among the
world’s busiest ports.
Safety in the Harbor
The L. A. Fireboat is optimally equipped for an emergency in the harbor. There is no comparable fireboat with equally efficientfire extinguishing pumps or a similar degree of maneuverabilityin a confined space when disaster strikes. Fitted with ten watercanons, the L. A. Fireboat is capable of directing 10 300 cubicmeters of foam-water mixture onto the source of the fire andmaneuver flexibly in the harbor basin. This maneuverability isprovided by the Voith Schneider Propeller. It also allows usingthe main motors of the boat as drives for the water pumps. With this unique marine drive, thrust can be generated in alldirections and at any magnitude – smoothly, fast and withhigh precision.
Los AngelesUSA
The crew of the city’s fire departmentpatrols the harbour of Los Angeles on theL. A. Fireboat. Driven by a Voith SchneiderPropeller and fitted with extremely efficientfire pumps, the boat ensures safety.
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07:00 hours The early morning rush hour
chaos in the Columbian capital Bogotá
is about to begin. 5.5 million people
commute from the suburbs to their work-
places in the city. Most of them travel
on one of the 25 000 buses or 50 000
taxis. Every day, South America’s
fastest growing metropolis experiences the same sce-
nario. An exception is the traffic concept TransMilenio.
Since 2000 the BRT (Bus Rapid Transit) system brings
some order to the chaos that is otherwise typical for
Latin American metropolises. As a result, the quality of
life of the commuters is significantly improved. Since
the introduction of the system, 1.4 million people use
one of the 1100 articulated buses of the TransMilenio
lines every day.
The BRT system excels by very short intervals between busesand high transport capacities, flexibility and low infrastructurecosts for the bus network. A special feature is the dedicatedand, above all, completely separate bus lane, allowing the busesto drive through the traffic without any obstacles. As a result,the daily commute for the passengers is reduced by morethan 30 percent. No wonder that Bogotá has become theworldwide role model for BRT systems. Over 80 percent ofthe vehicles are fitted with Voith DIWA transmissions.
In conditions such as these, the DIWA automatic transmission,which was developed specifically for city buses, offers genuinefuel savings for operators and higher comfort for drivers and passengers. The Voith Retarder that is integrated in theDIWA.5 provides a plus in safety. This wear-free continuousbrake keeps the temperature of the service brake low, makingit fully functionable in an emergency. The retarder is suitableas a continuous braking system, be it on long and demandingserpentine routes, holiday and long-distance journeys or inurban stop and go traffic.
Better Quality of Life forCommuters
BogotáColumbia
In Bogotá alone, 5.5 millionpeople commute day afterday to their workplaces onthe articulated buses of theTransMilenio line.
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08:00 hours The loud crash quickly
fades away in the desert. What
remains are meter-high clouds of dust
and falling rocks. An everyday occur-
rence for the workers in the Quebrada
Blanca copper mine. The rocks in the
area contain large amounts of copper,
which is being extracted in a fairly complex process.
Our everyday life would be unthinkable without the soft
and pliable heavy metal. It would be difficult to find a
cell phone or other high-tech electronics without copper
components. The material is used for cables, tubes,
electronic devices or cooling systems. Copper tubes
are heat, cold and pressure-resistant. It would be
impossible to build electric motors without copper.
The work in copper mines, such as the one in Chile, is there-fore all the more important. Every hour, 1 300 tons ofrock are passing through the mining and production process.Conveyor belts measuring up to 1.6 kilometers in length and fitted with Voith fluid couplings ensure the trouble-freetransport of the copper ore. The Voith couplings absorb joltsand guide the conveyor smoothly from start-up to normaloperation.
IN FOCUS EVERYDAY TECHNOLOGY
1/2011 | Voith Turbo | News10
Nothing Works Without Copper
09:00 hours Vast, teeming crowds
underground, the picture is always the
same: day after day, three million
people use the metro in the Brazilian
metropolis São Paulo. The infrastruc-
ture and the network are well devel-
oped, making it possible for most of the
trains to run at 100-second intervals. After Paris
and Moscow, the São Paulo metro is therefore one of
the world’s leading underground systems. The net-
work of South America’s largest metro spans nearly
70 kilometers, and the passengers rely on safe trans-
fers to one of the over 60 underground stations.
In order to make traveling more comfortable for the passengers, Metro São Paulo has been modernized in 2010with semi-permanent and automatic couplers from VoithTurbo Scharfenberg. The couplers improve the safety and offer impact protection. Voith Turbo has developed a completely new Scharfenberg coupler with energy absorption elements. The new couplers, designed for animpact of 800 kilonewton (approx. 82 tons), are gas-hydraulic dampers and increase the passive safety of thepassengers.
Metro Trains Every 100 Seconds
IquiqueChile
São PauloBrazil
The mine Quebrada Blanca is situated on a stonyhigh plateau in the Chilean Andes.
Latin America’s largest metropolis has a well-developed metro system.
IN FOCUS EVERYDAY TECHNOLOGY
1/2011 | Voith Turbo | News 11
12:00 hours Supply vessels such as the
Edda Fram sail regularly from Aberdeen
Port, in order to deliver provisions
and new working materials to platform
crews. The trip to one of the altogether
16 Brent platforms across the Shell
oilfields in the North Sea takes about
20 hours. The men on the Brent Alpha north of the
Shetland Isles do not have an easy job. Every day they
ensure that the valuable raw materials oil and gas are
safely extracted and transported to the large refineries
via pipelines. It is estimated that, until 2020, the daily
oil production in the North Sea will amount to two million
barrels. Life on one of the oil platforms, which measure
approximately 8 000 square meters, is marked by long
shifts and rough environmental conditions.
Platform supply vessels set off whenever something has to be delivered to the oil platforms, however rough the weather.In a heavy storm, the waves can easily be ten meters high. In order to cope with such conditions, the ships are fitted
Living on an Oil Platform
Aberdeen UK
13:00 hours This is the time when
numerous taps are turned on all around
the globe. And as always, the pipes
deliver fresh water to millions of house -
holds. In Algeria, one of the most arid
countries in the Mediterranean, this
does not happen so automatically.
80 percent of the state territory in the Sahara is extremely
dry, with only 16 days of rain per year. In order to
ensure regular water supplies to the population, desali-
nated and processed water has to be pumped to those
regions, where drinking water is otherwise not available.
One of the most important supply lines is the 740-kilometerwater pipeline from In Salah to Tamanrasset. Every hour,millions of liters of water flow through the two lines with adiameter of 800 millimeters. The six pumping stations need18 pump units plus motors. Voith Turbo delivered the geartechnology for all pump units. The Voith helical gears for
transmitting high outputs have been designed and configuredspecifically for the requirements of this project in Algeria.
Water Supply in the Sahara
SalahAlgeria
with a special propulsion system – the Voith SchneiderPropeller. It is used in vessels that require a high degree ofmaneuverability and ensures dynamic positioning againstwind, strong currents and rough seas.
Platform supply vessels takeprovisions and working materials to the oil platformsoutside Aberdeen.
In some regions in Algeria, where drinking water is not available, specially processed desalinated waterhas to be pumped to the population.
IN FOCUS EVERYDAY TECHNOLOGY
13:00 hours The signal shows green.
The high-speed train Velaro E of
the Spanish state railway company
RENFE slowly rolls out of Madrid’s
main station. When fully booked, it
can accommodate 405 passengers
in three classes. And the train is often
fully booked: since entering service
in 2008, a total of 2.3 million passengers utilized the
high-speed route between Madrid and Barcelona.
This popularity is mainly due to the high comfort and
the time savings offered by the train – with a top
speed of 350 km/h, the Velaro shortens the journey
time by more than two and a half hours.
Passengers therefore only need two hours and
38 minutes for the 621-kilometer trip.
An essential contribution to this high-speed performance ismade by a specially developed final drive from Voith Turbo.Every train features 16 drives that are installed directly beneaththe passenger compartments. The final drives were designedto ensure extremely low unit weights (only 311 kilogram) andlow nose emissions. The Velaro is a platform and can there-fore be modified to the special requirements of customers invarious countries. Voith final drives and Scharfenberg couplerscan thus also be found in Chinese high-speed trains (Velaro CN),as well as in the German ICE. They make rail traffic reliableand allow fast connections between large cities.
MadridSpain
With 350 km/h Through Spain
The fascination of high-speed: ina few minutes, the Velaro willdepart from Madrid station forBarcelona.
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13:00 hours When the new season
starts, fashion designers have to
make sure that their new collections
get to the shops as quickly as possible.
Some of these deliveries are
carried out by rail, for example from
Magdeburg. Several times per year,
tons of leather goods, textiles and clothes are loaded
into freight cars that are pulled by a powerful locomo-
tive. With 79 million tons, semi-finished and finished
products occupy the largest part of the freight trans-
ported by rail (in total 312 million tons). The Gravita
locomotive, which was approved in June 2010, also
performs this kind of service.
The Gravita locomotive family from Voith has been developedmainly for regional distribution traffic and local shuntingduties. With a weight of 80 tons, an output of 1360 HP anda maximum speed of 100 kilometers per hour, the Gravita is suitable for both mainline and shunting service.
14:00 hours 15 minutes ago, the ferry
MIF SUHULET left the European
terminal Serkeci. After successfully
crossing the Bosporus, it will soon
land in Harem on the Asian side.
A short but very important crossing
for people who want to get from one
to the other side of the Turkish metro polis Istanbul.
Commuter traffic on the sea strait is continuously
increasing. This is why the municipal ferry operator
in Istanbul decided four years ago to put four
double-ended ferries in service. With the new ferries,
10 000 vehicles can be transported.
The Bosporus is notorious for dangerous currents, rapidlychanging winds and huge amounts of traffic caused by tankersand container ships. This is why the ferry operator decided infavor of ferries that are not only highly reliable, but also allowsafe berthing and casting off. In the four double-ended ferries,this is ensured by a total of eight Voith Schneider Propellers.
MagdeburgGermany
IstanbulTurkey
By Ferry from Europe to Asia
Clothes Delivered by Rail Cargo
Commuting by ferry – moreand more people use thisoption of getting from oneside of the Bosporus to theother.
Every year, 79 million tons ofsemi-finished and finishedproducts are transported by rail.
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17:30 hours Rush hour in Mumbai, India’s
financial center. At this time of day,
commuters are often stuck in traffic, and
the exhaust and noise pollution in the
city with its nearly 14 million inhabitants
is correspondingly severe. As the popu-
lation is set to grow further over the next
few years, the city has launched a new kind of urban
transport: the monorail. With the monorail, which
entered service only recently, 300 000 passengers
can be moved every day. All destinations in the metro -
polis Mumbai can be reached within one hour. With
the electric monorail system, India also clearly opts in
favor of eco-friendly solutions: every day, monorails
save 25 percent energy and emit 2 000 tons less CO2.
For the first 15 trains on the route that covers 20 kilometers so far, Voith Turbo Scharfenberg has delivered 30 front endmodules. The trains of this first route section connect thesouth of Mumbai with the eastern suburbs (Jacob Circle –Wadala – Cembur). 18 Stops will be built along this line segment. The trains run at six to nine-minute intervals. A four-car train can move up to 600 passengers per trip.
Eco-Friendly Monorail
MumbaiIndia
The electric monorail in Mumbaientered service in 2011.
15:00 hours The water for the afternoon
tea is boiling in the kettle. The kettle
stands on the bluish flame of a gas
range. It is taken for granted that natural
gas is available 24 hours a day for
lighting a flame. It is both a habit and
an expectation. But the path of the
raw material from the source to the consumer some-
where in Russia can be long. It is often located in an
area where not a single soul is to be found – for example
in north-west Siberia, beyond the Arctic circle, buried
underneath a vast snow desert or deep down on the
seabed. The main pipes of the extensive Russian
pipeline network cover over 185 000 kilometers.
In order to make sure that the gas arrives at the end of thepipeline, compressor stations have to be installed at regularintervals. Without them, the gas, when transported over longdistances, would lose pressure due to friction caused by thepipeline walls. At the stations, the gas is compressed, and then“sent” on to the next pipeline section. Compressor stationssuch as these operate with a Voith Vorecon. The variable-speedplanetary gear combines hydrodynamic control componentswith a superimposed gear.
MoscowRussia
Transporting Natural GasInto People’s Homes
The main pipes of the Russianpipeline network are 185 000kilometers long – enough to circle the earth 4.5 times.
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20:00 hours In China, the electricity
consumption in private households
begins to rise dramatically. The power
to cover this demand is increasingly
generated by renewable sources – for
example wind or hydro power. The
highest percentage of electricity is still
won by coal-fired power stations, but the share of
renewable energies is growing. More and more wind
parks are emerging, especially in the windy northern
and western regions of the country.
More Electricity From Wind Energy
ShanghaiChina
Jiuquan in the Gansu Province, north of Beijing and a three-hour flight away. By the middle of 2011, it will be home to pilotwind power stations fitted with the Voith WinDrive as corecomponent in the driveline. The WinDrive stands out for excellentgrid feeding quality. Higher availability combined with reducedmaintenance requirements result in lower power generationcosts. Due to earlier capacity problems, the Chinese governmentnow invests in the development of its power grids – excellentpreconditions for further growth of China’s booming wind andhydro power industry. Alongside other projects, Voith Hydroalso participates in the Three Gorges Dam.
The electricity for chinese metropolisessuch as Shanghai is increasingly genera-ted from renewable sources. Wind powerstations like the one shown in the pictureare fitted with the Voith WinDrive.
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22:00 hours Shortly before sundown, a
train sets off in Australia offering fantas-
tic views of a wide variety of sceneries.
The “Sunlander” runs from Brisbane to
Cairns, alongside pineapple plantations
and sugar cane fields along the east
coast, through gold mining towns, unspoilt
nature reserves and primeval rain forests.
This route makes particularly high demands on the train
technology. The Sunlander, complete with sleeping
coaches and restaurant cars, must technically comply
with the moderate climate in the south, as well as the
tropical temperatures in the north.
Train Ride through Several Climate Zones
The Walkers multiple units master the 1681-kilometer routewith Voith technology. Turbo transmissions, cooling systems,axle drives and cardan shafts have been developed specificallyfor this train. Since the new trains were launched, the traveltime could be reduced from 31 to 27 hours. Cairns
Australia
Brisbane
Gladstone
Mackay
Townsville
Cairns
Proserpine
Rockhampton
Hervey BayAUSTRALIA
The Sunlander connects themoderate south of theAustralian east coast with thetropical north.
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IN FOCUS EVERYDAY TECHNOLOGY | NEWS FROM THE VOITH GROUP
Europe’s Green Battery
The energy requirements of a society
can fluctuate quite strongly. There
can be periods of peak demand,
especially during live TV broadcasts
of huge, popular sports events.
Pumped storage power plants are
the ideal back-up to ensure that the
grid does not collapse during such
peak times. These plants recognize
high-demand periods and feed
large volumes of energy into the
grid within seconds. This is made
possible by reservoirs that are able
to store electricity like huge batter-
ies. During load peaks, the water
from the upper reservoir is directed
into a lower reservoir and drives
turbines and generators. If there is
an energy surplus in the grid, the
water is pumped back into the
upper reservoir. Turbines for such
power stations, which can be found
all around the globe, often originate
from Voith Hydro. The most modern
plants in the world are Goldisthal
(Thuringia, Germany) and Kops werk II
(Austria). At the moment, Voith Hydro
is producing a machine set for
Rodundwerk II (Austria), which is to
re-enter service at the end of 2011
with an output of 295 megawatt.
Voith Ensures Energy Supplies
In many regions around the world,
energy power generation by wind
power is an everyday appearance.
Relevant prognoses claim that
by 2020, there will be wind power
plants with an output of 1 900 000
megawatt all over the world.
Last year, the output was still
203 500 megawatt.
FKi Engineering Ltd., UK, has
signed a comprehensive service
contract with Voith Industrial Services
for a wind park with 46 MW in
Vienna. In this way, the London-
based operator is making sure that
the plant is always available. The
maintenance agreement comprises
the immediate elimination of failures,
as well as the remote monitoring of
the power station. The performance
of the wind park is audited in week-
ly and monthly reports. Two service
teams are permanently based in
the wind park. Already in the first
few months, the availability of the
park could be increased from 85
to 98 percent.
Blowing Your Nose GentlyThanks to Voith Tissue Machines
Tear-resistant, highly absorbent
and ultra-soft – this is what modern
hygienic papers should be. In 2008,
27.8 million tons of tissue paper
were used worldwide. Paper tissues,
toilet paper or kitchen rolls – these
products can be found in virtually
every household; they are part of
our daily life.
Voith Paper develops and builds
paper making equipment – including
machines for tissue paper. One
aspect is always in focus: using
fewer raw materials and less energy
for the production of such papers.
The key is the ATMOS tech nology.
It has been developed in the Tissue
Process Technology Center at Voith
Paper São Paulo. ATMOS allows
the production of premium tissue
paper at 40 percent lower investment
cost, 60 percent less energy, fewer
fibers and with up to 100 percent
recycled fibers.
Voith Hydro Voith Paper Voith Industrial Services
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IN FOCUS EVERYDAY TECHNOLOGY
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Prof. Kreibich, do you expect to see
completely new technologies, or
rather an improvement of existing
systems?
I can see both. When it comes to
further developments I anticipate
enormous rationalization measures
regarding working processes and
even more so in terms of resource
utilization. Just look at our daily
shopping in the supermarket. The
goods are displayed on shelves,
put in a shopping trolley that runs
through a reading sensor, which
displays the total bill. Cashiers are
no longer required.
In medicine, things are even more
interesting through the use of chip
sensors. These sensors can access
organs far more efficiently, diagnoses
can be made much quicker and
with higher precision, and medica-
tion can be determined more
accurately. The result is fully individ-
ualized medicine. And there will
also be new and individual techno -
logies for households and mobility.
A field in which we urgently need
progress is energy storage technolo-
gy. There are now new developments
and not enough research on how
to store energy and heat effectively
and affordably. After more than
100 years, pumped storage power
Technical development is part of our evolution. All over the world, scientists are working on implementing their knowledge into new technologies. The question is: which technologies are beneficial to humankind – in the sense of sustainable technologies? Prof. Rolf Kreibich explains, why the challenge of new technologies lies in energy and resource efficiency.
Prof. Dr. Rolf Kreibich of the IZT Institute for Futures Studies and TechnologyAssessment in Berlin
The 21st Century Must Be an Era of Resource Efficiency
IN FOCUS EVERYDAY TECHNOLOGY
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plants are still regarded as the best
storage technology for electricity.
And where can you see new areas
for technical development?
We will see new developments in
gene technology or in bionics. In
bionics, it is a matter of applying
systems found in nature to the world
of engineering. The goal is energy
and material efficiency. This is a
vast research field, which we have
approached too timidly for too
long. At least there are some new
approaches, for example regarding
ship contours that increasingly
emulate the shape of fish.
Another important area for innova-
tion are modern, ecological and
solar construction technologies.
I am thinking for example of a better
passive utilization of solar energy.
Solar-thermal systems or insulating
materials made from biomass with
only one tenth of the thickness of
conventional polystyrene panels.
They offer the same insulating prop-
erties, but are far more eco-friendly.
In your studies, you are asking
for increased efforts toward more
sustainable traffic and transport
technologies. Give us a few
examples.
Regarding public transport, I
think that high-speed trains are the
way of the future. They are a
genuine alternative to planes on
short and mid-range routes. Our
next efforts should concentrate
on making these trains even more
energy efficient and using even
fewer raw materials for their con-
struction – and this also applies
to the interior fittings.
More drastic changes are required
in the field of freight transport.
There should be a noticeable shift
to transport by rail and water. There
have been predictions that until 2025
road transport in Europe will grow
by another 60 – 65 percent. Sooner
or later the system will collapse.
Countries such as China or Brazil,
which still have an opportunity to
move more goods by water or by
rail, should jump at the chance.
You also count airships among eco-
friendly transport carriers – but they
run on well-known technologies …
… which does not automatically
make them bad. For me, “lighter
than air” technologies with balloons,
drones or airships are quite promis-
ing. Today, thousands of kilometers
Prof. Dr. phil., Dipl.-Phys. RolfKreibich is the Director and ExecutiveVice President of the Institute forFuture and Technology Assessmentin Berlin. Kreibich studies physicsand mathematics, followed by social and economic sciences.
The prize winner of the B.A.U.M.Environmental Award (GermanEnvironmental Management Asso -ciation) is a member of the WorldFuture Council. His scientific outputcovers about 400 publications; he writes about education, scienceand technology policies, as well as on futurology and sustainabledevelopment.
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of gas and oil pipelines are monitored
by helicopters. This is cost and ener-
gy intensive and causes enormous
noise emissions. Balloons, remote-
controlled and fitted with cameras,
can watch such networks eco-friend-
ly and nearly without any noise.
Or think of rescue operations during
natural disasters, when people
flee onto their roofs. Helicopters
cannot land there or might even blow
people into the floods. But airships
would be able to come to the res-
cue. In tourism, sightseeing flights
across cities and scenic areas could
also become more eco-compatible
with airships, saving on aviation fuel
and reducing noise emissions. Our
long-term goal should be to use
airships also for freight transports.
Several countries, among them
the USA and Canada, are already
working on this concept. Not partici-
pating in this idea means missing a
great opportunity.
Will our everyday life become even
more high-tech?
I am convinced it will. We can’t turn
the wheels back. It is, however,
important to keep an eye on these
development and always assess
and evaluate the consequences of
this technical progress: which tech-
nologies are really useful to man -
kind? I am thinking of sustainable
developments and an improvement
of living standards. We must focus
more on cycles, handle resources
more thoughtfully and efficiently
and understand technology as a
useful extension of our possibilities.
It is of course clear that there will
always be people who say “I don’t
have to use every new technology.”
To which degree a technical with-
drawal is possible in our modern
society, remains to be seen. People
who do not want to receive e-mails
and don’t use the Internet, are more
or less left behind and isolated.
At the same time we should always
accept lifestyles, which consciously
renounce one or the other technical
application.
It is hardly possible to talk about
everyday technology without
looking at future mobility. What do
you expect in this area?
We need to rethink as far as individ-
ual traffic is concerned. 70 percent
of all commuters do not really have
to use their car in order to get to
work. They would normally get there
equally fast by using other means
of transport. In the car sector, a lot
could be changed today, but the
industry is not willing to go ahead. In
cooperation with Greenpeace, our
institute developed a 2.8-liter car as
“Technology is the useful extension of our possibilities.”
Airships are eco-friendly means of trans-port, helping to reduce fuel consumptionand CO2 emissions.
IN FOCUS EVERYDAY TECHNOLOGY
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early as 1996 – the SMILE.
It was small, light, intelligent, used
little energy and was perfectly suit-
able for four people. This is the way
forward to a combination of individ-
ual and public mobility. This also
applies to car sharing. In Germany,
there are currently 560 cars per
1 000 inhabitants, in the USA this
figure amounts to 780 cars, with
California holding a record of 1140
cars. In China, we have a mere
21 cars per 1 000 people, in India 11
and in Pakistan 7. Our earth could
simple not cope with a catch-up race
by these countries on the basis of
our current automotive technolo-
gies. This is why we have to rethink
consistently and go for sustainable
mobility and traffic technologies.
Could it be generally said that
technology has made the world a
better place?
Technology has certainly stirred up
a lot and shaped today’s industrial
societies. Yet people primarily expect
that technologies improve their
quality of life. To me, the most far-
reaching development is probably
the generation of electricity and its
universal utilization. Other milestones
worthy of this name are the develop-
ment of omnipresent water supplies
or raw material extraction. In gener-
al, it can be said: technology has
had a dramatic impact on mankind.
Over the last 100 years, our life
expectancy has increased by
38 years. Thanks to modern traffic
systems, mobility has been improved
by a factor of nearly 100. People
can travel wherever they want.
Today, a single employee generates
the same production value as
45 people 100 years ago.
Your prognosis for the 21st
century?
The 20th century was the age of
labor efficiency, the 21st century
must become the era of resource
efficiency, if we want to stay ahead
of the game. This also includes
people who use far too much heat,
electricity and raw materials in
their private households. Our efforts
should aim at utilizing technical
possibilities, particularly in the field
of resource protection. Then tech-
nology will be even more beneficial
for our quality of life. And industrial
companies have to learn that it is
indeed possible to make economic
and simultaneously ecological and
social profits, i. e. go for sustainable
production and marketing. Environ -
mental requirements have to be
incorporated into our economy. We
have a wealth of knowledge on
how to handle our life and our busi-
ness in an ecological and socially
compatible manner, which would
result in genuine sustainability. But
sadly, we rarely put this knowledge
into practice.
“We must consistently pursue sustainablemobility and transport technologies.”
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Dubai continues to be the boomtown at the Persian Gulf. Even after the
economic crisis, there are numerous construction projects, the infrastruc-
ture is being expanded and the public transport network is constantly being
developed further. Voith Turbo recognized the immense market potential
of the emirate already in the early nineties and is meanwhile successfully
established there with all Group Divisions. Huub Hendrickx, Executive Vice
President of Voith Turbo in Middle East, reckons that the best opportuni-
ties lie in the market for drive components for buses and rail vehicles.
“Anybody who wants to do business
in Dubai has to be present in the
region,” this is how Huub Hendrickx
summarizes the situation. And he
also explains why Voith no longer
looks after its customers in this
emirate from Cyprus as in the years
before. Voith Turbo moved to the
neighboring emirate Sharjah as early
as 2003, and opened a subsidiary
Voith Is Solidly Established in Dubai
Participating in the Expansion of the Traffic System
Apart from many new buildings, Dubai is also getting a comprehensive public transport system, including a metro.
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with workshop, sales and accounts
departments in the free trade zone.
At the time, the main focus was
on drive components for industrial
plants, especially for the oil and
gas industry and also for energy
generation. In this field, Voith is
highly successful in Dubai, having
sold 3 000 units, among them fluid
couplings and Vorecons.
Expansion of the Bus Fleet
Since 2006, the citybuses rolling
on Dubai’s roads day after day
would be unthinkable without Voith.
In 2006, the booming region need-
ed new buses for the expansion of
its public transport system. Voith
received an order for the delivery
of DIWA transmissions for 660 vehi-
cles of Dubai’s Roads & Transport
Authority (RTA). This paved the
way for Voith to enter the emirate’s
market for road vehicles. At present,
1 650 new buses of RTA have Voith
DIWA transmissions, a market share
of 100 percent. “We also aim to
ensure that Voith provides the after
sales service for the majority of
the vehicles, once the transmissions
have been delivered,” says Huub
Hendrickx. Voith offers long-term
maintenance and service programs,
which keep the drive components
in optimum condition.
Metro Through the Desert
Public transport enjoys a high
profile in the Middle Eastern region.
And what’s more, Dubai strives to
establish itself as a sustainability
role model for countries such as
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain
During the rush hour, metros run at 100-second-intervals.
Voith has already deliveredsome 3 000 fluid couplings andVorecons for the oil and gasindustry in the Middle East.
Voith Turbo has been deliver-ing DIWA transmissions forDubai’s citybuses since 2006.
or Oman. Urban planning projects
therefore not only allow for an
increasingly mobile society, but also
continuously work on the further
extension of rail transport. This is
reflected in new trams, but most of
all in Dubai’s metro. Two lines of
the metro, which runs right across
the desert, are already in service.
The metro system connects the city
center and offers links to important
outer stations. This relieves the
roads, which are already heavily
congested. The service intervals
are often very close: during the
rush hour, the waiting time between
trains is less than 100 seconds. All
RTA metro vehicles are fitted with
Scharfenberg couplers, which are
also serviced by Voith. The climatic
conditions, ranging from extreme
heat, sand storms to high salinity in
the air make enormous demands on
the couplers. It is expected that the
metro network is completed by 2012.
Special Vessels with VSP from Dubai Shipyard
In the meantime, Dubai has also
become an interesting market for
Voith Marine. The Dubai shipyard
Lamprell Energy currently builds
a Windcarrier with three Voith
Schneider Propellers. Wind carriers
are special vessels for installing
wind power stations on the high
seas. These jack-up vessels can
drive four columns or “jacks” to the
bottom of the ocean. These jacks
then lift the vessel and turn it into
a stable operating platform in the
water. Executive Vice President
Huub Hendrickx plans to expand
the marine business to Kuwait
and Qatar in future.
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Mr. Hendrickx, road or rail vehicles,
industrial or marine applications –
Voith Turbo is successful with all its
Business Divisions in Dubai. What
is the reason?
Voith has been a reliable partner
for the OEMs and transport opera-
tors from day one. And we act
locally: in April, we are celebrating
the opening our new subsidiary in
the TechnoPark in Dubai – a nine
million square meter industrial park
in the desert. At the moment, only
about ten percent of this area are
covered by buildings; many investors
have backed off last year because
of the economic crisis. Voith Turbo
was one of the few companies to
put its plans into practice and start
with a new building on 12 000
square meters in 2009. This has
earned us a good reputation.
Tell us about the Voith premises in
the TechnoPark!
We have workshops for DIWA and
rail transmissions and a perform-
ance test stand with an output of
400 kW. It will be used for testing
overhauled components before
they are returned to the customers.
I think it can be said without
exaggeration that Voith Turbo
has the most modern and best-
equipped workshop in the entire
region. This has already been
highly acknowledged by our large
customers.
What are your key strategies in the
Middle East?
Apart from new orders and the
delivery of drive components we
aim for long-term maintenance con-
tracts. We are not here for quick
profits, we want to look after our
customers for years to come.
Voith Turbo in Dubai will be a sub-
sidiary, covering all business areas
and able to act competently and
fast in the region. For this purpose,
we are hiring qualified personnel,
especially for service and order
handling in the industrial business.
In the areas road and rail we do of
course provide service exchange
transmissions, and we have a
test stand and skilled personnel to
deal with the after sales market.
You keep mentioning Dubai’s high
market potential. How does this
manifest itself?
Huub Hendrickx On Voith Turbo in Middle East
Acting Fast and Competently in the Region
The high market potential derives
from the market region. With 19
million square kilometers, the Middle
East is almost twice as large as
Europe. The oil and gas fields of
Saudi Aramco or the gas fields in
Qatar offer a fantastic potential for
our industrial products. Both for
new plants and also for overhauls,
maintenance and retrofits. Due to
the permanent rise of mobility we
are involved in the expansion of
the public transport system. After
buses, trams and metro trains in
Dubai, it is now time to develop
the infrastructure in the prosperous
emirate Abu Dhabi. There is an
enormous need for trams, metros,
water taxis and buses. Voith is
already represented with DIWA
transmissions in 600 buses. I can
also see a huge potential in the
establishment of the rail network of
the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
We are talking about an investment
of 130 billion Dollar over the next
10 to 15 years. And we want and
have to be part of it.
Huub Hendrickx has been looking after Voith Turbo Middle East as
Executive Vice President for the last five years. In an interview he talks
about the market potential of this region, strategic considerations
and the standing of Voith in Dubai.
IN FOCUS EVERYDAY TECHNOLOGY
TECHNOLOGY
Reducing fuel consumption effectively and simultaneously achieving higher energy levels – this is
not a contradiction. The SteamTrac system from Voith proves it. In rail vehicles, ships, thermal
power stations and soon also in trucks – the end result is always a 4 to 12 percent drop in fuel
consumption and CO2 emissions.
SteamTrac – for Applications in All Combustion Engines
Waste Heat is the Key Toward HigherOutputs and Lower Consumption
The operating principle is simple:
from the waste heat of combustion
engines, super-heated steam is
directed into the SteamTrac via heat
exchangers. The SteamTrac then
generates additional mechanical
energy, which is fed directly into
the driveline. Since March, a
SteamTrac has been operating in
a rail test vehicle. The single-car
diesel railcar type NE81 made
by Waggon Union Berlin in 1993
has been fitted with two 250-kW
diesel-hydraulic drive systems and
a Voith T211r turbo transmission.
According to Voith calculations, the
SteamTrac, which is connected to
one of the two engines, results in
fuel savings of 6 to 10 percent,
depending on the vehicle’s current
driving cycle.
Barge Needs 40 000 LitersLess Diesel
What is still in a trial phase for rail
vehicles, has already proven itself
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In principle, SteamTracs can beinstalled in all diesel-driven railvehicles.
The SteamTrac also makes sense in thermalpower stations and biogas plants. The extrapower generated from waste heat can amount to up to 250 kW.
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Piston Expander R2/800Series Currently Offers Five Expanders
In principle, SteamTrac systems
can be fitted to all combustion
engines. Based on the R2/800
expander for off-road applications,
which is now in series production,
a modular expander family is cur-
rently being designed to allow the
installation of SteamTrac systems
in a wide range of applications.
They vary in terms of number of
cylinders and capacity.
For trucks and buses, Voith Turbo
is currently developing a CV-
specific piston expander with a
capacity of 800 cubic centimeters.
In a 40-ton vehicle, it will ensure
fuel reductions of 6 percent and
output increases of approximately
20 kW.
excellently in industrial applications.
In Germany and the United Kingdom,
SteamTrac units have been in con-
tinuous operation in three thermal
power stations for several months.
The performance of the gas engines
has been increased by 7 to 10 per-
cent without requiring extra fuel or
releasing additional CO2.
The SteamTrac has also increased
the output of a barge. The boat sails
between Rotterdam and Duisburg
and supplies the local furnaces with
iron ore and coal. It is fitted with
three diesel engines. For demon-
stration purposes, the SteamTrac
was installed at one of them. The
effect is enormous. Projected for
one year, the fuel consumption per
engine is reduced by 40 000 liters
of diesel. At the same time, the
CO2 emissions are cut down by
106 tons.
A CV-specific SteamTrac is being developed for road vehicles.
In a barge, the SteamTrac allows significant fuel savings.
TECHNOLOGY
First of 130 Gravitas 10 BB Enters Service at DB German Railways
Drivers Look Forward to “Their” New Locomotive
RAIL
The seven-kilometer yard in
Hamburg-Maschen is impressive.
Every day, up to 150 trains are
handled here, this means up to
3 500 railcars per day. 750 switches
ensure that the freight cars are
combined into new trainsets on a
total of 112 marshalling tracks,
and then leave the station for
30 different directions.
“As far as we are concerned, rail
freight transport is almost back on
the level of 2008 after the economic
crisis,” says Frank Erschkat,
Manager of the Cargo Center in
Hamburg. “Definitely the perfect
time for investing in modern shunt-
ing locomotives. The 130 Gravitas
planned for nationwide service
send the right signal.”
Soot Particles Cut by 97 Percent
The powerful shunting locomotive
of the series 261 is fitted with soot
particle filters and regarded as eco-
29
Eco-friendly Voith locomotive –the 130 Gravitas for DB GermanRailways have soot particlefilters.
“Wow, look at all those electronics in the driver’s cabin, and everything
smells new.” This is what you can hear these days in Maschen, when
locomotive drivers enter the cabin of a Gravita for the first time. The
Voith locomotive is the first of 15 Gravitas to enter service in Europe’s
largest switching yard located just outside Hamburg. DB Schenker Rail
ordered a total of 130 locomotives from Voith Turbo. Delivery is to be
completed by 2013.
After nine days of trai-ning, the drivers areready to operate theGravita.
Nine Days of Training forGravita Drivers
“Our locomotive drivers really look
forward to the new vehicles,” states
Manfred Stobrave, Production
Manager in Maschen and in charge
of 450 employees. 42 drivers have
been trained so far for service on
the Gravita. “The training takes
nine days; apart from four days of
theory there is also plenty of time
for practical experience, followed by
a driving test and a final exam.”
The first 3 179 kilometers have
already been completed and the
enthusiasm of the locomotive drivers
is unabated: “Every trip is a new
aha-experience, not only are there
two driver’s cabins, there are also
the new electronics, which are a
lot more complex than in the old
RAIL
friendly for a good reason:
97 percent of the soot particles in
the exhaust gases are filtered out.
“Deutsche Bahn is the first German
rail company to operate large
numbers of diesel locomotives with
particle filters. With these filters,
the exhaust limits planned for 2012
can already be met today,” says
Frank Erschkat.
The new series 261 is intended to
largely replace older vehicles of
the 291 and 295 series, which are
used for heavy shunting service and
for transfer trips to railway sidings.
The four-axle bogie locomotive
Gravita with its hydrodynamic drive
has, indeed, been designed for both
shunting and light mainline service.
Measuring 14 meters in length and
weighing 80 tons, it has an output
of 1 000 kW.
The 261 series has been designedfor shunting and light mainlineservice.
295 locomotives we have been
using for many years.” Additionally,
the new locomotives comply with
the latest occupational safety regu-
lations and noise protection require-
ments. At the same time they are
RAIL
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Stadler Pankow continues to rely
on Voith DIWA transmissions
for the Regio-Shuttle commuter
train. About 700 of these vehicles
have already been fitted with
DIWA transmissions, distribution
gears and underfloor cooling
systems from Voith.
The vehicle manufacturer
has just ordered another 242
DIWARail transmissions. The
Regio-Shuttles are intended for
the Czech Republic and various
railway operators in Germany,
among them Ruhrtalbahn,
Hohenzollerische Landesbahn,
Hunsrückbahn, Strohgäubahn
and Ostdeutsche Eisenbahn,
which operates routes in
Mecklen burg and the Lusatia
region.
The Regio-Shuttle of OstdeutscheEisenbahn (ODEG).more reliable, require less mainte-
nance and are therefore more eco-
nomical.
Shunting and Combining New Trains
The new Voith locomotive of
DB German Railways will make
frequent appearances in the Port
of Hamburg, in order to pick up
railcars, take them there or perform
shunting duties. In future, a total
of 15 Gravitas will be used in
Maschen for shunting and combin-
ing new trainsets. For this reason,
the marshalling yard is more accu-
rately described as a “train forma-
tion yard.” The locomotives working
here have to be able to move 30
or 40 railcars with a weight of
up to 2 000 tons. The train formation
principle works like this: upon entry
into the station, the trains are marked
with “separators” on the basis of a
cut list. The locomotive pushes the
railcars slowly across a so-called
hump. Afterwards the railcars roll
independently toward the intended
sorting siding, the points are set
automatically by a hump control
computer. The speed of the individ-
ual rolling railcars is controlled by
rail brakes. This is how new trains
are combined.
Order of Regio-Shuttle
Stadler Continues to Rely on DIWA Transmissions
In Hamburg-Maschen, Europe’s largest shunting yard, up to 3 500railcars are handled every day.
Info
Product: Gravita 10 BB diesel hydrau-
lic locomotive with central driver’s
cabin
Application: light mainline or heavy
shunting service
Technical features: engine output
1000 kW, 3 000 liters tank volume,
max. tractive effort 259 kN at μ = 0.33
and 330 kN at μ = 0.42. Maximum
speed 100 km/h, v-constant mode of
1–25 km/h.
When you scan the
image with the
camera of your cell
phone, you can see a
picture gallery of the BR 261.
www.voithturbo.com/gravita
The first high-rise blocks of the six city districts are already in place. And at the new university for science
and technology, young people have been studying for more than a year. Since 2005, Saudi Arabia has
been building a new megacity, named after the Saudi ruler: King Abdullah Economic City. With this city,
Saudi Arabia wants to display its modern and cosmopolitan outlook.
Monorail to Connect Districts of King Abdullah Economic City in Saudi Arabia
Megacity Between Mecca and Medina
On an area of 168 000 square
kilometers, construction work has
been going on since 2005. A sur-
face that corresponds more or less
to the size of 24 000 football fields.
It is expected that two million people
will be living in the new city by 2020.
The “New Age” city is situated on
the coast of the Red Sea right
between Mecca and Medina. With
ten container terminals stretching
across a length of one kilometer,
the new sea port will be among the
largest harbors in the Middle East.
By Monorail Through the City Center
Combining business and modern
life in a contemporary city – this is
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what the planners of King Abdullah
Economic City have in mind.
There fore, one third of the city
area alone will be occupied by the
industrial quarters of the new
megacity. Among the residential
areas are the Sea Resort, the
Educational Zone and the Central
Business District. 260 000 apart-
ments and 56 000 houses for half
Such a monorail will connect the individual districts with the city center.
a million people are currently under
construction. Some of them have
already been completed.
The planners also give high
priority to tourism. When finalized,
King Abdullah Economic City will
have over 120 hotels. Mobility in
the city is ensured by a modern
monorail network. The new trans-
port system consists of a total of
six four-car trains, gliding through
the city districts on elegant con-
crete tracks. The monorail is sched-
uled to enter service in 2014.
Test Run This Year
A consortium of Bombardier Trans -
portation and Saudi Oger Limited will
build the trains. They are based on
the Innovia 300 platform. The front
end systems including discs, inner
trims, automatic couplers and semi-
permanent couplers, as well as ener-
gy absorption elements with override
protection, will be supplied by Voith
Turbo Scharfenberg. Voith also sup-
plies the cooling system. The cooling
system is integrated into two parallel
circuits, which protect all important
traction components against over-
heating. The units to be cooled are
the complete vehicle driveline, con-
sisting of inverter, auxiliary systems
inverter and traction motors. The
Voith cooling system is a self-suffi-
cient unit that automatically provides
exactly the required cooling output.
A prototype with all components
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Cosmopolitan and modern –this is the vision of KingAbdullah Economic City inSaudi Arabia.
Info
Products: Front end systems,
automatic couplers and semi-perma-
nent couplers with energy absorption,
energy absorption elements with
override protection, cooling systems
for the complete driveline with inver-
ter, auxiliary systems inverter and
traction motors.
Application: Monorail King Abdullah,
six monorails with four cars each
Application area: King Abdullah
Economic City, Saudi Arabia
will undergo a test ride in Canada,
where the vehicles are being pro-
duced, this year.
Test Train for the Fifth Generation of Chinese High-Speed Trains
At 500 Kilometers per Hour from Beijing to Shanghai
From 2012, the CRH420 high-speed train will run between the central business district ofChina’s capital Beijing (picture) and the industrialmetropolis Shanghai.
RAIL
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Seven years have passed since the CRH1 was celebrated as the first generation of Chinese high-speed trains
capable of 250 km/h. With the CRH420, the fifth generation is now entering the market. A test train has
already been built: the CIT400. It is expected to reach 420 km/h when in commercial use. Voith participates
in the ambitious project with final drives, automatic Scharfenberg couplers, semi-permanent couplers and
adapter couplers, as well as GFK front end systems.
The eight-car CIT400 – for the
Chinese transport ministry – is close
to its crucial test runs. Come June, it
is expected to whiz along the rails at
500 km/h. If these trials are suc-
cessful, a milestone will have been
reached in the development of trains
that can achieve 420 km/h
in regular service in China. These
super fast trains would be able to run
on the 1 300 kilometer high-speed
track from Beijing to Shanghai, which
will be completed by 2012.
Voith received the order for the
delivery of final drives, automatic
Scharfenberg couplers, semi-per-
manent and adapter couplers and
GFK front systems from the
Chinese OEM Tangshan Railway
Vehicle (TRC). A reason for this
contract was the previous, good
cooperation between the two com-
panies, as Voith already delivers
similar components to TRC and
Changchun Railway Company for
the type CRH3 trains: While the
couplers are identical, the CIT400,
when compared with the CRH3,
has different contours and therefore
a different front module. And what’s
more, Voith Turbo Scharfenberg
is currently the sole supplier for
all Chinese high-speed trains of the
CRH1 and CRH3 series.
This is how the CRH420 is supposed tolook, the Chinese high-speed train of thefifth generation.
Info
Products: final drive SE-380, automa-
tic Scharfenberg couplers, semi-
permanent couplers, adapter coup-
lers, GFK front ends
Application: 8-car test train CIT400
Application area: Chinese high-speed
network
Voith Turbo Develops Retarder Specifically for Chinese Trucks
First Trucker in China With Hydrodynamic Retarder
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In future, heavy trucks have to have additional and/or continuous brakes in China.
The truck driver, Xiang Lu, drives his truck on one of the eight-lane highways through mountainous territory.
His 3 000-kilometer route leads from Shanghai to Chengdu. A demanding trip with steep downward gradients,
on which the vehicle service brakes quickly reach their limits and run hot. This can result in most serious
accidents. In order to counteract this hazard, Xiang Lu was one of the first Chinese end customers to have his
truck retrofitted with a hydrodynamic Voith Retarder. This makes him a true pioneer on China’s highways.
The problem of hot service brakes
on China’s mountainous roads is
well known. On certain sections, it
is even the police’s duty to cool
down truck brakes with water hoses.
After longer trips, brakes can reach
temperatures of up to 1000 degrees
Celsius. This leads to cracks and
heavy wear. The ensuing risk of
accidents, not least because some
of the vehicles are notoriously
overloaded, has brought about new
legislation: in future, heavy trucks
in China have to be equipped with
a secondary or endurance brake.
Xiang Lu in his 56-ton truck has
not only been on the road without
any accidents, but he is also ahead
of his colleagues. While a number
of large Chinese manufacturers
are still running prototypes of the
Voith Retarder in test vehicles,
the trucker in his Shaanxi truck is
the first one with a hydrodynamic
retarder on board. Xiang Lu, his
brother and his brother in law cover
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From left: Huang Shifu, Cheng Zhongyuan,Andreas Haseloff (Voith), Benson Peng (Voith).
some 200 000 kilometers per year.
The three share the vehicle and
are typical owner-drivers, which
make up nearly 60 percent in the
Chinese trucking industry.
On their tours they transport heavy
loads of all kinds: building materials,
steel girders or complete construc-
tion vehicles. There is no fixed route.
Xiang Lu travels all over China,
depending on his transport order.
Chengdu is a frequent destination.
The three drivers often do not see
their families for weeks and, on
average, only come home every
three months – if they happen to
be on the road near home.
Higher Safety on LongDownward Gradients
Voith has developed a retarder
specifically geared toward the
Chinese market. Also Xiang Lu’s
colleagues could profit from the
development. The design is similar
to that of the VR 115 step-up
retarder family, thousands of which
have been installed in Mercedes-
Benz trucks. Through the combina-
tion of engine brake and retarder,
the braking power is significantly
increased, and the retarder is
always fully operational on the long
downward gradients of China’s
highways. Voith Retarders allow
Info
Product: Retarder 115 CT
Application: retarder for heavy trucks
Technical features: higher average
speed and increased safety reserves,
lower operating costs, improved
availability of the vehicle, cold and
fully operational service brakes in
emergencies
higher average speeds and have
made it possible for Xiang Lu to
move his loads more safely and
more economically.
In 2010, the Chinese market for heavy
trucks (56 tons) has increased by
60 percent compared with the previous
year. In the past year, the ten largest
truck OEMs sold about 1 million heavy
trucks.
At the same time, some 3 500 kilo -
meters of high-speed roads are added
to the network every year to connect
large cities. With 1.6 million kilometers
of highways and 45 000 kilometers
of high-speed roads China is now the
number two behind the USA.
Retarder Market China
INDUSTRY
The new coupling convinced the Chinese customers during the inspection run in Crailsheim.
The figure alone is almost unthinkable: at present, Chinese mines extract about three billion tons of coal per year.
This statistic from the International Energy Agency makes China the world’s largest producer of bituminous
coal, followed by the USA, India and Australia. And the output continues to increase. In order to meet the country’s
enormous demand, more and more coal has to be mined within shorter and shorter times. During mining
the coal is transported from the seam on armored-face conveyors. For the conveyor drives, Voith Turbo has
developed the world’s most powerful mining coupling with a transmission capacity of 1600 kW – the
CPC 1600 (Chain Protection Coupling).
New Fluid Couplings for Armored-Face Conveyors
Mining Output Increased by More Than Half
The new coupling is a further devel-
opment of the 1200 kW CPC 1200
launched by Voith only about a year
ago. Since their market introduction,
20 CPC 1200 couplings have been
successfully installed in various
Chinese coal mines. In principle,
both couplings have to fulfill the
same requirements: they have to
work reliably under extreme operat-
ing conditions in underground
mines. Both are robust and cope
with rough surroundings, for exam-
ple high amounts of dust and
debris from fallen coal. They are
fill-controlled and use water as
an eco-friendly, non-flammable
operating fluid. The CPC 1600 is
currently the most powerful hydro-
dynamic AFC coupling for OEMs.
In order to achieve this increase in
output, Voith has developped a
fundamentally new geometry of
the runner parts.
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Armored-face conveyors are the backbonein longwall mining. They transport coal fromthe longwall by means of a circulating chainfitted with scrapers.
CPC 1600 makes coal miningeven more efficient
A coupling of this output class offers
clear advantages to operators: com-
pared to a standard coupling of a
similar size, the transmission output
of the CPC 1600 is 60 percent high-
er. In comparison with the CPC 1200,
the increase in performance amounts
to approximately one third. As a
result of this improved capacity, the
ten to twelve meter high coal faces
in Chinese and Australian mines can
be cut to their full height. In short,
the CPC makes coal extraction
even more efficient, as none of the
seams remain unexploited.
Transmitting 4 MW duringpeak periods
It goes without saying that the
CPC 1600 offers the same advan-
tages as any other Voith hydrody-
namic start-up coupling. It ensures
that the armored-face conveyor
starts reliably, even if fully loaded.
At the same time, the coupling
protects the drive motor against
overloads. If oversized lumps of
coal cause the conveyor to jolt, the
fill-controlled Voith coupling “slips”
as a result of its hydro dynamic
characteristics. This “slip” provides
effective protection for the entire
driveline and especially the convey-
or chain. Should the conveyor be
blocked, the CPC 1600 shows its
particular strength: during several
start-up attempts, it can transmit
a peak output of 4 MW, until the
conveyor finally breaks away. This
output corresponds to the power of
approximately 40 mid-range cars.
Miners appreciate this extra strength,
because they do not have to clear
the conveyor by hand. Additionally,
Info
Product: fill-controlled CPC 1600
fluid coupling
Application: armored-face conveyor
Technical features: overload protec-
tion, frequent break-away of the
driving machine, longer service life
for the chain, water as operating
medium
the coupling increases overall oper-
ating safety, because it is extremely
reliably due to its wear-free power
transmitting capabilities.
Chinese mining operators rely on Voith
During its inspection in front of
Chinese customers, the CPC 1600
proved its function and its efficien-
cy: a test run in Crailsheim demon-
strated that the coupling meets
all aspects of the required perform-
ance profile. In the middle of
January, the coupling was handed
over to one of the leading mining
equipment suppliers in China and
has since then successfully passed
all tests.
Chinese OEMs and mining operators
have been relying on the advan-
tages of hydrodynamic couplings
in armored-face conveyors for
many years. Voith is a regular sup-
plier to Chinese AFC manufacturers
and also provides round-the-clock
service to its customers in China
with its own country-wide sales and
service network, offering installations,
commissioning and maintenance
of Voith couplings.
Hirth Couplings – a Very Special Machine Component
Strong Teeth for Connecting andAccurate Positioning
It often leads a shadowy existence,
and yet, there is hardly a connecting
element that is more versatile than
the Hirth coupling. Transmitting
high torques with a relatively small
diameter – this is one of its major
strengths. This is why Hirth couplings
can be found in pumps, compres-
sors and fans, as well as in milling
machines, gears and turbines.
Voith produces these connecting
elements and also carries out all
calculations and design consulta-
tions. And it was exactly this kind
of know-how that was required for
the latest order to an American
turbine manufacturer.
Masters of transmitting high torques
Voith and the customer jointly
developed the Hirth coupling, created
drawings and carried out, verified
and amended calculations. The
engineering consultation included the
definition of tolerances, preparatory
work on the turbine discs and the
constructive design. The end prod-
uct was a high-strength, quick-
release connection of the turbine
discs. The Voith Turbo plant in
Heidenheim then produced its
largest ever turbine section: the
diameter measures 1100 millimeters,
and the part weighs 800 kilograms.
The key features of the turbine
component are extremely accurate
centering (self-centering) with high
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Just imagine: 41 600 Formula 1 racing cars simultaneously reach their average torque of 360 Newton meters.
An incredible 15 million Newton meters would be accumulated in this way. A torque volume that an otherwise
fairly anonymous machine component transmits: the Hirth coupling. At the end of last year, Voith Turbo produced
its largest ever turbine section, which was delivered to an American turbine manufacturer in February 2011.
In this particular case, the Hirth coupling on the turbine connects discs with a diameter of over one meter.
The fascination of versatility: from shafts to discs.Customers are offered comprehensiveservice for Hirth couplings: designconsultation, calculations, productionand quality assurance.
concentricity and low radial run-out.
Without these characteristics, dam-
age to the turbine is almost certain.
The end surfaces of both discs are
finished with conical teeth. The
discs are held together by screws
and bolts in a form-locking, self-
centering connection. The force is
evenly distributed across all teeth,
allowing the connecting element
to transmit extreme torques. Hirth
couplings on universal joint shafts
cope with even higher forces,
especially in steel mills. As installa-
tion space in these rolling plants
is usually scarce, the high torque
capacity of the Hirth coupling offers
an enormous advantage. Hirth
couplings also allow modular uni-
versal shaft designs. The removal
from the driveline merely requires
the amount of space taken up by
the tooth height. Further classic
benefits are high wear-resistance
and indexing accuracy. Voith is
certain that there will be numerous
further applications for Hirth
couplings in the future, for example
in turbine construction, for crank-
shafts and in all cases where single
forged parts have to be replaced.
Positioning with hair’s breadth accuracy
Yet Hirth couplings are not only
suitable as connecting elements for
shafts, discs wheels and cranks.
They also function as positioning
elements with astounding accuracy.
Deviations amount to maximally
1 to 2 arc seconds. Such precision
would, for example, allow the posi-
tioning of the wooden horses on
a children’s merry-go-round with a
diameter of 6 m within a distance of
half a hair’s breadth. This degree of
accuracy is required, among other
applications, in machine tool making:
for rotary indexing tables and for
tool carriers. Additional installations
where exact positioning is essential
are medical examination couches
and operating tables.
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Info
Product: Hirth couplings
Application: turbomachinery,
machine tools
Technical features: transmitting
high torques with small dimensions,
wear-free, small rotating masses
compared to flange connections,
high concentricity and very low
radial run-out, high operating safety,
easy assembly
Gerhard Fischer and JaroslawKlamann examine the Hirth couplings on turbine discs with a 3-D measuring machine.
colossus with its crane and gang-
way to sail at a speed of 12 knots.
High sailing speeds are important.
After all, time is money in the energy
supply business. The Edda Fides
has onboard sleeping accommoda-
tion for 600 people. This means:
when the Edda Fides docks at an
oil or gas platform, it would be
theoretically possible to exchange
the entire crew. This makes these
ships particularly attractive.
Especially because the platforms in
the offshore energy market are
situated further and further away
from the coast.
Dynamic Positioning of the Highest Order
The Edda Fides is unique, because
it allows hundreds of people to
cross over to the oil platform via a
“Fides” comes from Latin and
means protection, reliance or faith.
Right from the beginning, the
shipping company had every faith
in what was technically feasible.
A 130-meter long platform supply
vessel has never been built before –
especially with this type of drive
concept. As many as five Voith
Schneider Propellers (VSP) are
supplied with drive energy from
six generators. They allow the
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1/2011 | Voith Turbo | News42
The 130-meter supply vessel EddaFides can take its crew safely to theplatform, even if the sea is rough.
Ships such as these have many different names: hotel
ship, floating operating platform or supply giant for
offshore oil fields. At the Norwegian shipping company
Østensjø, it is a member of the platform supply vessel
family. Østensjø operates all of these ships under the
designation “Edda”, followed by a second name.
The new giant is called Edda Fides.
Fides – the Latest Addition to Edda Platform Supply Vessel Series
Floating 600-Bed Hotel
gangway, even if the sea is rough.
The ship is fitted with Class 3 DP
equipment. DP stands for dynamic
positioning. There are three classifi-
cations. DP3 is the highest stage.
The Edda Fides can therefore take
its crew safely to the workplace,
i.e., the platform, even if the weath-
er is very bad. Yet the men also
work while the ship is in transit. An
open working area on deck
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1/2011 | Voith Turbo | News 43
Info
Product: 5 VSP size 32 R5 EC/265-2,
each rated at 2 500 kW, dynamic
positioning (DP)
Application: Offshore Supply Vessel
“Edda Fides” of Østensjø Reederi AS,
Norway
Technical features: length 130 meters,
width 27 meters, maximum speed
12 knots
covers 1100 square meters. Other
workshops with a total surface of
240 square meters offer sufficient
space for vital preparatory and
repair work.
There are over 4 000 production sites for oil and gas in the Gulf of Mexico and along South America's
shores. The discovery of the mega oil fields Tupi and Jupiter off of Brazil three years ago have
turned the coasts of the USA, Mexico and Brazil into one of the most important oil regions in the
world. New platforms are being built, and correspondingly sophisticated offshore support
vessels are chartered. The reliability, technology, and safety of all personnel and equipment have
first priority, especially after the devastating oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.
The M/V Forte is a very special
offshore vessel. Its owner, Edison
Chouest Offshore in Louisiana
(USA), is one of the largest vessel
operators in the Gulf of Mexico.
Petrobras has chartered the Forte
for services in the Gulf where it has
recently commissioned a floating
production ship. Petrobras is the
Brazilian oil company that discover-
ed the above mentioned oil fields
in the Santos Basin off of Brazil
and also conducts operations in the
Gulf of Mexico. Forte has been in
operation since April 2010 and was
initially deployed in support of the
Gulf spill. Now, the Forte directly
supports Petrobras' first FPSO in
the Gulf of Mexico. A key operatio-
nal feature of the ship is active
Voith Roll Stabilization (VRS) in
combination with a direct diesel
drive. The Forte is driven by two
Voith Schneider Propellers and
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1/2011 | Voith Turbo | News44
Edison Chouest Relies on Voith Water Tractor (VWT) With Voith Roll Stabilization
Platform Assist Vessel for the Gulf of Mexico The Forte transportsspare parts and peopleto the platforms in theGulf of Mexico.
designed for a bollard pull of
over 100 tons.
Reversing the Propeller Within Three Seconds
The Gulf of Mexico brings further
performance characteristics of the
ship to the fore: dynamic positioning,
in order to safely maneuver and
position shuttle tankers at the FPSO.
The captain of the Forte can reverse
the Voith Schneider Propellers
electronically within three seconds.
When the waves are particularly
high, the captain can also engage
the VRS, installed for the first time
on this type of vessel. This total
package increases the operational
availability of the Forte in all assig-
ned missions. A loading crane and
a “Stern Roller” turn the Forte into
a multi-functional ship that can
also handle anchors and containers.
With two 1 200-cubic meter water
monitors, equally powerful pumps
and a spraying system, the platform
assist vessel is also suitable for
fire fighting operations.
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1/2011 | Voith Turbo | News 45
The name says it all: M/V Forte is a vessel capableof efficiently supporting many roles offshore.
App for Voith Schneider Propeller
There is now an App to explain how a
Voith Schneider Propeller works.
Voith Turbo Schneider Propulsion has
developed the iVSP (interactive Voith
Schneider Propeller) in German and
English languages. The new App
turns smartphone users into captains,
the VSP reacts immediately and visib-
ly to any change of the rudder or the
driving pitch. A kinematic or hydro-
dynamic viewing option illustrates the
actual function of the VSP. The App
allows watching a Voith Water Tractor
during its maneuvers from a bird’s
eye perspective.
The iVSP App is available from the
App store (category “Education”).
You can get to the
iVSP by scanning the
image with the camera
of your cell phone.
Info
Product: 2 VSP size 36 R6 ECR/285-2,
with diesel-electric drive, each rated at
4 060 kW, plus Voith Roll Stabili zation,
dynamic positioning (DP2)
Application: Platform Assist Vessel of
Edison Chouest ship owners,
Louisiana, USA
Technical features: length 51.21
meters, width 15.85 meters, maximum
speed 14.5 knots
Application area: supplying offshore
platforms in the Gulf of Mexico
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The two vessels Sea Worker andSea Energy during the installation ofnew wind power stations.
Info
Product: 3 VSP size 36 R6 ECR/285-2,
each rated at 3 800 kW, dynamic
positioning (DP2), Voith Roll Stabi -
lization (VRS), VIT with 2 300 mm
inner propeller diameter; among the
many special features of the VSP
are extremely short reversing times
Application: installation vessel for
wind energy plants “Sea Installer”
of A2SEA ship owners, Denmark
Technical features: length 132 meters,
width 39 meters, maximum speed
over 12 knots, suitable for installa-
tions in water depths of up to
45 meters
Application area: setting up wind
energy plants in the North Sea and
the Baltic Sea
In autumn 2012, the Danish ship owner A2SEA will put another installation vessel for
wind power stations in service. The company already operates four such ships.
The new “Sea Installer” is the largest vessel so far. It can set up offshore plants in
sea depths of up to 45 meters.
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New Installation Vessel With Voith Drive
More Wind Energy FromNordic Waters
The “Sea Installer”, A2SEA relies
on a combination of Voith Schneider
Propellers and a Voith Inline
Thruster (VIT). The latter is located
in the extremely narrow space in
the bulb of the ship’s bow. The
three VSP, the VIT, as well as a
conventional transverse thruster,
ensure propulsion and dynamic
positioning.
Over 500 Wind Power StationsAre Already Installed
Since 2002 the experienced instal-
lation company has already erected
over 500 wind power plants and
300 foundations in the North Sea
and the Baltic Sea. Among them is
also the offshore wind park Baltic 1
in the Baltic Sea, which has been
under construction since 2010. When
completed, the wind park will have
21 wind turbines. Each wind turbine
has a rotor diameter of 93 meters.
The hub is situated at a height
of 67 meters. All 21 wind turbines
are connected on sea and land
through more than 77 kilometers
of cable. This ensures the reliable
transport of electricity to house-
holds. In future, Baltic 1 will have
an annual energy output of 176.4
GWh/a.
In order to put up such a plant
safely, heavy steel pipes, so-called
“monopiles” that weigh 500 tons,
are installed up to 25 meters deep
into the seabed with the help of the
installation vessels. This will also
be the task of the “Sea Installer” –
although only to a depth of 20 meters,
which is standard for Baltic 1. With
its jack legs that can be extended
to 105 meters, the “Sea Installer”
can anchor plants in sea depths of
up to 45 meters.
India has been enjoying consider-
able economic growth over the past
few years. Yet a large part of the
population still lives in poverty.
Voith Turbo in India is aware of its
social responsibility and supports
institutions and organi zations that
look after orphans and flood vic-
tims and provide education for girls.
High productivity, an export-oriented
industry and a booming IT business
have converted India from a devel-
oping country into a huge growth
market. This year, the Indian govern -
ment anticipates an 8.5 percent rise
of the country’s gross national prod-
uct. At the same time, more than
one third of the population exists
below the poverty threshold. Apart
from factors such as unequal income
distribution, illiteracy, often very
large families and a caste system,
India’s striking poverty rate is also
due to the enormous population
growth.
A Hot Meal for Children
In 2030, India is expected to become
the world’s most highly populated
country with 1.53 billion inhabitants.
Social Commitment of Voith Turbo in India
Aid for Orphans and Flood Victims
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1/2011 | Voith Turbo | News48
For Indian girls going to school is not typical.
Voith supports several organisations in providing freeteaching materials.
The most blatant consequences of
poverty are health problems such as
malnourishment, unhygienic living
conditions, high infant mortality rates
and short life expectancies.
Voith Turbo in India makes a small
contribution towards improving the
living standards of young people who
do not benefit from the country’s
economic growth. For this purpose,
the management has an annual
budget for social aid. This budget is
distributed to trustworthy institutions
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1/2011 | Voith Turbo | News 49
and verified institutions in Hyderabad.
These institutions ensure, for exam-
ple, that orphans find a home, that
girls can go to school or that school
children are given a hot meal as well
as free teaching materials.
Improved Chances in the Labor Market
Voith Turbo in India also ensures
that flood victims receive food and
equips libraries in educational insti-
tutions with technical text books.
In the current business year, Voith
Turbo would like to launch another
project and offer training facilities
for disabled youths, in order to
improve their chances in the labor
market. The young people will
receive theoretical instruction that
is necessary for becoming qualified
craftsmen, such as welders, electri-
cians, machine builders or painters.
Young people should be encouraged and supported.
Dr. Norbert Klapper New Head of BusinessDivision Rail
On 1 January 2011, Dr. Norbert
Klapper (48) took over as Executive
Vice President of the Business
Division Rail of Voith Turbo. Over
the last nine months, the Division
was temporarily headed by the
Chairman of the Board of Voith
Turbo, Peter Edelmann. Dr. Klapper
studied at Darmstadt Technical
University and gained a doctorate
at Munich Technical University in
1993. After a post at Arthur D.
Little International, Dr. Klapper was
appointed as a member of the
Management Board of Dürr AG in
Stuttgart, where he was in charge
of services and Final Assembly
Systems. In 2005, Dr. Klapper joined
Voith to work in the Group Division
Voith Industrial Services to head
the Division Facility Services Europe
as Executive Vice President. In
October 2010 he was appointed
as Executive Vice President of the
Division Auto motive at Voith
Industrial Services.
Claus Peroutka to Lead CRM of the Product GroupDrive Line
Claus Peroutka is the new head
of the Customer Relationship
Management of the Product Group
Drive Line. Until recently, this post
was provisionally held by Werner
Koch. As Vice President Sales,
Peroutka is responsible for sales,
service and after market activities
in the areas retarders, VIAB and
dampers. Claus Peroutka studied
mechanical engineering at Munich
Technical College. He began his
professional career as a process
engineer at IWIS Ketten in Munich,
where he stayed for eight years
holding various posts, finishing as
Project Manager for innovation
products. From 2004, he worked for
Hoerbiger Antriebstechnik GmbH
in a number of sales positions.
Prior to joining Voith Turbo in Crails -
heim, Claus Peroutka was Global
Key Account Manager in the car
wholesale customer segment of
Hoerbiger SynchronTechnik.
Mar van Sluijs New ManagingDirector of Voith Turbo inSingapore
Voith Turbo in Singapore has a
new Managing Director: Mar van
Sluijs (45). The industrial engineer
studied at Eindhoven Technical
University in the Nether lands from
1989 until 1993. Afterwards he
gained overseas experience at
Gemco Industries and Damen
Shipyard until 2006. Van Sluijs held
various positions in Nigeria,
Vietnam and the Nether lands. Five
years ago, he joined Voith Turbo.
Prior to his appointment as
Managing Director of Voith Turbo
Singapore he was in charge of
Voith Turbo in Vietnam.
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