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Edition 02/2012

WORKSHOPNEWSFor customers, employees and friends.

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MAHA Continues on itsPath of Expansion

MAHA’s innovative forcecontinues unabated – inthis year MAHA will againlead the way and influencethe entire industry with positive impulses: MAHAwill, of course, again use thisyear’s topresent the trade audience with interesting new andongoing developments on over 1,200 m2 of exhibitionspace, defining innovative future perspectives.

MAHA’s exhibition presence has been expanded inone sector: for the first time the willoffer more transparency in the sector of commercialvehicles

is the title of a published visitor guideput out by which provides an over- view of all exhibitors, including product portfolio andlocation. The spectrum of offerings in this sector islarge. Additional MAHA exhibition space totaling135 m2 will present proven and new MAHA tech -nology involving this topic.

Another highlight of this trade fair will be the newproduct line titled “maha green line“. Since Sep-tember 2011 MAHA has been certified in accordancewith DIN EN 16001:2009 thus setting new standardsin the industry for energy efficiency and environ-mental and climatic protection. This means that inaddition to the development of state-of-the-art de-vices, e.g. for lowering of emission values (emissiontester series MET 6) even when selecting materialsand defining power consumption, energy and envi-ronmental aspects are in the forefront. Some of these “maha green line“ products can befound at the . They represent us –not only as a company with tremendous innovativereadiness and strength, but are characteristic for ourphilosophy – namely to make a significant contribu-tion with all our developments in preserving ourearth as a habitat.

MAHA Premium Products and Solutions are locatedin Hall 8.0, Booth A02, C04, C06, B06, A06.

Klaus BurgerPresident Sales


Contents

NEWSAMITEC Leipzig

MAHA is part of it P. 04/05

Energy Efficiency Label

Classification based on energy efficiency P. 06


MAHA Online Projekt 2011-2012 P. 07

GLOBAL PLAYEROn the Other Side of the World

New MAHA subsidiary in New Zealand P. 08/09

SUBSIDIARIESMAHA South Africa P. 10

MAHA Australia P. 11

MAHA Brazil P. 12

MAHA India P. 13

INDUSTRYUpgrading of DEKRA Vechta

Expertise with MAHA equipment P. 14

PRACTICAL EXPERIENCEEsteemed MAHA technology

An MSR 1000 for Belgium P. 15

GENERAL INFORMATIONFor Audi and Mercedes-Benz

Neimcke and Göhler – strong partners P. 16

Knowledge ensures Quality

Second technical Asia training P. 17

State Minister Thomas Kreuzer Visits MAHA AIP in Haldenwang P. 17

Allgäu-Orient-Rally

MAHA supports the Allgäu-Orient-Rally P. 18

MAHA Supplies Singapore

STA Inspection selects MAHA as partner P. 19

Legal Notice P. 19

Exhibitions P. 19

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CONTENTS


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NEWS I AMITEC Leipzig

AMI Auto Mobil International 2012

MAHA is part of it

Twelve brands which were not represen-ted at the AMI in 2010 – among them Jaguar, Lada, Lexus, Nissan, Seat, SsangYong, Suzuki and Volvo – will again thisyear use the immense potential of thisexhibition which is larger, more extensiveand interesting.

The focal point of the exhibition revolvesaround individualization, finishing, spare

parts and accessories, car care, vans andservices dealing with cars.

The wide range of renowned exhibitorsand numerous innovations make theAMI one of the automotive highlights ofthe year. Alternative drives and sustaina-ble mobility in road traffic are topics thatwill also be allotted proper space andtime.

The AMI Auto Mobil International isthe only international car exhibition inGermany. From 2nd – 10th of June ex -hibitors from 20 nations present theirlatest models in Leipzig.

All German manufacturers and the larg -est majority of international manufac-turers use this platform, and for thefirst time, the British luxury brandRolls Royce Motor Cars and the Amer i-can provider of luxury limousines withelectric drive, Fisker Automotive.GEHL HAAR, HAWEKA and KLAWE,long- standing MAHA dealers, presenta large MAHA product portfolio.

Scissors lift MSL 4.0

Pit jack GMT 1000 Double scissors lift TWIN F IV 3.0 A Two-post lift ECON III 5.0


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The AMI has a long tradition: The VDIK (As-sociation of International Motor Vehicle Manufacturers) started the Leigzig exhibi-tion titled AMI Auto Mobil International 21years ago. Since then the interest on the partof exhibitors and visitors has continued una-bated – German and international manufac-turers see it as a valuable information andpresentation platform.

For MAHA – known in the industry for pre-mium products and individual concept so-lutions – participation in the AMI is reallyconsidered mandatory. Thus, the nationaland international industry can again con-vince itself of the performance of the work-shop outfitter from the Allgäu region andtoday set the course for the sustainable so-lutions of tomorrow.

GEHLHAAR, HAWEKA and KLAWE, long-standing MAHA dealers present inter-esting new and continued developmentsat the AMI:

• Scissors lift MSL 4.0

• Roller brake tester IW2 EUROSYSTEM

• Shock absorber testerMSD 3000 EURO

• Headlight testerLITE 3

• Two-post liftECON III 5.0

• Double scissors liftTWIN F IV 3.0 A

• Pit jack with installation tool

• Brake fluid testerBFT 3000

Headlight tester LITE 3

Roller brake tester IW 2 EUROSYSTEM

Two-post lift ECON III 5.0

Shock absorber tester MSD 3000 EURO


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NEWS I Energy Efficiency Label

Energy Efficiency ClassificationAs one of the first companies in the industry MAHA introduces energy efficiency labels for workshop equipment products.

Across the board MAHA Maschinen-bau Haldenwang GmbH & Co KG focu-ses consistently on energy efficiencyfor all its products. For the first timethe company from the Allgäu regionwill introduce energy efficiency labelsfor workshop equipment products atthe Automechanika 2012. It allowscustomers to participate actively inclimate and environmental protectionand to save costs.

MAHA Maschinenbau Haldenwang isone of the first companies in the work-shop equipment industry that has intro-duced a product classification for theworkshop equipment. With this measurethe Allgäu workshop outfitter has imple-mented numerous steps to improve theenergy efficiency of the company. MAHAis thus making a significant contributionto sustainable climate protection.

The consistent implementation of theenergy management system alsohas an effect on MAHA products.Energy efficiency and environ-mental aspects were in theforefront during the deve-lopment of the innovativeemission tester seriesMET 6.x both in materialselection and with po -wer consumption. Andwith all other productsof the MAHA program-starting with develop-ment carrying throughto production straightup to customer usageover the lifetime of a pro-duct – will consistentlyfocus on energy efficiency.

Active Contribution for BetterClimate and Environmental ProtectionIn order to document this,MAHA will introduce the en -ergy efficiency label for all pro-ducts at the Automechanika

2012. And the workshop outfitter fromAllgäu once again goes its own way sen-ding a clear signal for greater environ-mental awareness in the automotiveindustry.

With the new product labeling in futureMAHA customers can incorporate energyefficiency into their purchasing decisi-ons. On the one hand they are then acti-vely participating in climatic and en - vi ron mental protection. On the otherhand they can reduce the life-cycle costsby using energy efficient products.

Criteria for ClassificationThe classification of MAHA products forthe energy efficiency label is based on aexactly defined assessment matrix. Fol-lowing categories are considered:

• The category life cycle has the highestpriority. It assesses the energy effi-ciency of the product over all life cy-cles in the field such as energy con -sumption and efficiency during theusage time or the recycling share atdisposal.

• The category manufacturing takesinto account the resources needed toproduce the product. Aspects such asvertical integration, applied manufac-turing methods as well as volume andweight efficiency of packaging forshipment are rated.

• In the category organization indirectresource efficiency is assessed on thebasis of the company infrastructure.Under this environmental aspect all re-levant business areas such as qualitymanagement, facility management,fleet management or disposal are in-

cluded in the rating.

• The special category Af - tersales takes into ac-count the worldwide dis-

tribution of the productand the associated re-

sources required aspart of product sup-port.

According to thescore the productreceives based onthe assessment ma -

trix it will be assi-gned to energy effi-

ciency class A, B, C orD. The classification of

the product will be mar-ked on the energy effi-ciency label and in futurecan be found on brochu-res and the catalog sys -tems. At the Automechani -ka 2012 MAHA will presentall products with the newenergy efficiency label.

A B DC


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Innovative Ways I NEWS


MAHA Online Project 2011-2012

As an innovative company MAHA is continuously work -ing to develop and realize sustainable solutions in allareas of the company. MAHA is well aware of the mea-ning of communication – especially in internet – and howthis decisively contributes to improving and perma-nently strengthening the image of the company, its part-ners and dealers. Therefore, the MAHA Group hasdecided to improve its public image and product com-munication and will launch the MAHA Online Project2011-2012.

The aim of this MAHA Online Project 2011-2012 is to presenta uniform CI in internet for the MAHA dealers selling theMAHA, SLIFT and HETRA brands and to transport product in-formation up-to-date. Parallelly all dealers will be suppliedwith standardized product data records which are accessibleusing a mdxi data interface. These data records are suppliedby cdmm, marketing & consulting e.K., Jena so that they canbe used in the existing IT systems in the area of ordering, bil-ling and inventory management.

The company “cdmm“ is very experienced in this sector andoffers the necessary services as complete solution service incatalogue management, server hosting, product data ma-nagement, interface management and data sharing. Thismeans that all participants from all areas have the same ac-cess. Thus, standards are secured and follow-up expensesand incidental costs can be kept to a minimum.

Not only the MAHA Group dealers profit from the weekly up-dated product data records, but also the sales and purchas -ing dept.’s of the manufacturers and importers (e.g. VW, AUDI,BMW) as well as test and procurement organizations (e.g.TÜV, GTÜ, E/D/E, NordWest) – from their use in their cata -logues, IT systems and procurement platforms. The MAHAOnline Project enables significant improvement in dailywork-flow.

MAHA Online Project 2011-2012 – a future-oriented conceptbringing advantages for all involved. The innovative conceptmay lead one to believe that large financial outlays are re-quired for its implementation. This is not the case. The pro-ject will be centrally controlled by the MAHA Group, theMAHA, SLIFT und HETRA dealers will be actively involved inthe project.

Companies that are striving to actively contribute to eco-nomic events in the future and who want to continuouslyexpand their presence on the world market are requiredto develop solutions with foresight of trends, with en-trepreneurial flair and tremendous knowledge of the in-dustry. In this way, economic forces are strengthened andjobs secured long-term.


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GLOBAL PLAYER I Subsidiary in New Zealand

As an internationally operating com-pany MAHA secures the high qualityof vehicle testing worldwide with sub-sidiaries and branches. Since April 1ofthis year employees of the newlyfounded subsidiary MAHA New Zea-land (Pty) Limited take care of theneeds of customers on the other sideof the world.

With the founding of this subsidiaryMAHA is responding to the constantlyincreasing complexity of vehicle inspec-tion worldwide. The sales subsidiaryMAHA New Zealand enables a furtherexpansion of all sales and after-sales ac-tivities of the global player MAHA. FromAuckland, the headquarters of the newMAHA subsidiary, sales, service and spareparts deliveries are professionally con-trolled. The aim is to work with local part-ners in New Zealand to guarantee idealcover and supply the entire market.

Bruce Hundley, Managing Director ofMAHA New Zealand and his son Waynehave many years of experience in theworkshop equipment market and are fa-miliar with the mentality and country-specific customs. Their professionalismand social skills are essential aspects toachieve the defined aims and to guidethe company to permanent success. Onlythose with long years of experience, highawareness of quality, constant innovativeskills and the ability to react quickly andflexibly to market changes are able tocreate the ideal link to the automotivetest business customer, and this applies

even more so to test organizations andvehicle manufacturers.

The test organizations VTNZ, VINZ andNZAA as well as workshops and privatetest station operators in New Zealandhave long counted on innovative MAHAtechnology for development, mainten-ance and quality control. Customer de-mands in the area of sales and service ofroller brake testers, dynamometers, shockabsorber testers, as well as emission testers have been fulfilled for over 3 decades by one single MAHA sales part-ner. The increasing demand for high-quality vehicle testing can now be in -tensely covered with the new MAHAsubsidiary.

In global competition MAHA has had atremendous edge for decades now. Inaddition to skilled competence only tire-less vigor, idealism and unconditionalcustomer orientation can lead to a con-stantly growing presence on the worldmarket. Then one thing is the same theworld over: it is all about realizing themost varied customer demands with amaximum of quality and efficiency. Andthat is what MAHA stands for.

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New MAHA Subsidiary in New Zealand

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New Zealand has few natural resources, only sand iron, gold and silver are mined.

Sheep farming is a mainstay of New Zealand society, and cattle ranching has also developed into an impor-tant sector alongside fruit and vegetable farming

New Zealand is the world’s largest exporter of dairy products.

Tourism plays an important role.


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SUBSIDIARIES I MAHA South Africa

MAHA South Africa

On the African ContinentSince 1991 MAHA Maschinenbau Haldenwang GmbH and Co. KG has been pre-sent in South Africa. The collaboration with the local dealer in South Africa, RobBraham, made possible the import of the MAHA equipment made in Halden-wang. In November 2009 MAHA South Africa (Pty.) Ltd., another MAHA subsi-diary, was established in the largest economy on the African continent.

It is headquartered in Johannesburg consisting of production, training center, ware-house and offices. The best of conditions to be a competent partner for safety in theautomotive branch and testing industry and to offer good service and, of course,high-quality equipment.

At the same time as the founding of the subsidiary MAHA South Africa (Pty.) Ltd. tookover the business and brand names of TECHNOBRAKE, a local manufacturer of braketesters, side-slip testers and play detectors. This strengthened the market position ofMAHA South Africa (Pty.) Ltd. even further.

MAHA South Africa sells the entire spectrum of MAHA equipment, produced byMAHA Germany. This MAHA technology is thoroughly tested by S.A.B.S. before it is re-leased for sale. This test procedure is mandatory in South Africa and a compulsoryprerequisite before products can be sold there.In addition to MAHA products MADE IN GERMANY, MAHA South Africa (Pty.) Ltd. alsosells the complete product program of TECHNOBRAKE.MAHA South Africa is one of the largest suppliers of vehicle test equipment in SouthAfrica. Well-known vehicle manufacturers such as BMW, Daimler, VW, Scania, MAN,Porsche and test organizations such as S.A.B.S., TÜV and Dekra have long relied on thehigh-quality technology MADE IN GERMANY and belong to the large customer base.

Rob Braham, managing partner ofMAHA South Africa (Pty.) Ltd handlesall the various customer needs to -gether with 7 employees. All sales andservice questions as well as spare partsdeliveries are coordinated from Jo-hannesburg.

Rob Braham and his team, includingsalesmen in Cape Town and Durbanand 11 technicians in Port Elisabethwork tirelessly to offer excellent ser-vice. The technicians are regularly keptup-to-date with the latest technical in-formation, training and support sothat excellent service quality is gua-ranteed.

Every procedure is conducted in ac-cordance with the “MAHA Quality As-surance System“, that was introducedon December 19, 1991.

Finding the right moment to set thecourse for further expansion of the mar-ket share in South Africa is what definesan innovative company. The South Afri-can government is working hard on theintroduction of a more strigent vehicleinspection thereby improving safety inroad traffic. Recognizing the signs of thetime and then reacting properly andquickly. With the founding of MAHASouth Africa (Pty.) Ltd. MAHA is comingone step closer to its goal of creating aworldwide service and sale network furth -er strengthening its position as a globalplayer.

Rob Braham

MAHA South Africa


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MAHA Australia

Amit Patel, formerly head of service,has been named Managing Directorof MAHA Australia (Pty.) Ltd. on01.04.2012. With a professional staff of5 he is working to build a country-wide sales and service network and tobe present in every Australian state.

Amit Patel also heads up the sales de-partment – supported by John Fro-lich. John Frolich has many years ofexperience in the automotive indu-stry and a technical background inthe aerospace industry. He perfectlycomplements the skills of Rick Thur-good.

As a consequence of the very suc-cessful starting years in the trade theservice organization continues togrow. The long established service de-partment offers optimized and highquality solutions for all customer de-mands.

MAHA Australia (Pty.) Ltd. sells all MAHAworkshop equipment and other MAHAequipment and ensures a trouble-free in-stallation, commissioning and optimumafter- sales service with a professionalservice team. MAHA Australia is in a po-sition to deliver even the heaviest equip-ment – with its own crane truck. Thismeans substantial savings in transportcosts benefitting the customer.

The 5th Continent

MAHA Australia

On April 1, 2010 MAHA Australia (Pty.) Ltd. became a new member of the MAHAGroup. It was the continuation of the long established company Redtower (Pty.)Ltd., which already sold MAHA equipment.

The new subsidiary on the 5th continent had a good start: by continuing the companyfounded by Rick Thurgood a large customer base and first-class reputation could alsobe taken over: many years ago Redtower (Pty.) Ltd. was active in introducing and esta-blishing roller brake testing in Australia at government testing stations. MAHA Au-stralia now supplies further equipment to the ministries. MAHA Australia (Pty.) Ltd. is located 2 km from the center of Brisbane City and con-sists of a modern office and storage complex. Due to the large range of spare partsand standard MAHA products in stock, the reaction times of MAHA Australia are ex-tremely short meaning urgently needed spare parts for maintenance or installationcan be supplied quickly. Everything that is needed to test heavy vehicles in the Australian transport industryis supplied by MAHA Australia – but, of course, the entire MAHA product spectrumand test lanes is available. Another focal point of the young MAHA Australia companyis the sales of dynamometers. Just recently a truck 4-wheel drive dynamometer LPS3000 was delivered to the “New High Tech Heavy Vehicle Training College“ in Bris-bane and a car 4-wheel drive single roller dyno MSR 500 was supplied to a private tu-ning company in Sydney. Another success was the delivery of 22 inground lifts and 2VS Square-lifts to the newly opened Volkswagen training center in Sydney. It goeswithout saying that other well-known manufacturers such as BMW, Daimler, MAN,Scania, among others, are also on the customer list. Also the Public Roads Admini-stration, the State Transit Authority, the Queensland police and regional test organi-zations are among its clientele. The introduction of the MAHA MPM 4 at universitiesand colleges brought MAHA Australia an attractive expansion of an interesting cus-tomer clientele. The MAHA MPM 4-M, which has been built since 2011, offers speci-ally developed diesel particle technology for the requirements of the mining industry.

MAHA Australia I SUBSIDIARIES

AmitPatel


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MAHA Brazil

Ricardo A. Silva, Managing Director ofMAHA do Brasil – Equipamentos Auto-motivos de Teste Ltda., has many years ofexperience in the automotive industry.He also has a mechanical engineeringdegree giving him the best prerequisitesto respond competently and quickly tomarket demands and customer needs.He knows the market well and will signi-ficantly contribute to the growth of thecompany. From a modern office in SaoPaulo he, together with two other em-ployees, concentrate on catapulting thesales and service area to ever newheights and introduce a fully new kind ofcustomer service to the Brazilian market.

And the maintenance service receives itshigh-quality training from MAHA Ger-many. Regular training and educationalsessions ensure consistently high servicequality. An outside technician from Ar-gentinia, Daniel Prescher, lends additio-nal support to the service department tocover the widest possible requirementprofile.

MAHA has a great advantage by esta-blishing the MAHA subsidiary in Brazil:currently there are only a few test cen-ters in Sao Paulo which are equippedwith emission measurement systems.Due to the impending expansion of themandatory emission test in many regi-ons of Brazil, MAHA has a great opportu-nity to significantly increase its marketshare in Brazil.

Ricardo A. Silva

MAHA do Brasil

MAHA do Brasil – Equipamentos Automotivos de Teste Ltda. was founded in Sep-tember 2010 headquartered in the vicinity of Sao Paulo as another MAHA sub-sidiary. But MAHA is well-known in the industry in Brazil for excellent qualityMADE IN GERMANY – MAHA has sold its equipment on the Brazilian marketthrough various local dealers since 1994.

With the founding of the new subsidiary in Brazil MAHA Maschinebau HaldenwangGmbH & Co. KG is reacting to the positive developments in the Brazilian economywhich already today has the status as one of the 8 largest economies in the world. By2015 it is expected to be among the 5 largest economies.

The managing director of MAHA do Brasil – Equipamentos Automotivos de TesteLtda., Ricardo A. Silva, observes the market and the competition very closely, explorescustomer needs and assesses opportunities and chances to further expand the mar-ket share and consolidate its position as No. 1 in the automobile test equipment sec-tor.

The MAHA sales program consists primarily of equipment for truck test stations aswell as brake testers. But MAHA Brazil also offers need-oriented solutions – and thusthe entire MAHA product portfolio MADE IN GERMANY. There is already a loyal cus-tomer base that relies fully on proven MAHA technology from Germany. It includes ve-hicle manufacturers such as Daimler, VW, Porsche and Scania as well as local testorganizations such as Controllar.

MAHA Brazil receives a lot of support from MAHA Maschinenbau Haldenwang GmbH& Co. KG. By offering this support MAHA Brazil hopes to achieve the position as themost competent partner in the industry in Brazil in all questions concerning the topicof safety and test equipment.

Not Size – Competence!

SUBSIDIARIES I MAHA Brazil


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MAHA India

Decisively at the Front

Mr. Rengarajan is director of sales andbusiness development at MAHA IndiaAutomotive Testing Equipment Pvt.Ltd. Together with sales head Karthi-keyan he manages best possible ser-vice and support. Both have excellentworking knowledge of the industryand have years of experience in theautomobile industry. From a modern office in New DelhiSales Inspector Rengarajan and SalesHead Karthikeyan focus on sales andservice activities with their team tooffer perfect customer service.

ATS Elgi, an external partner, is re-sponsible for sales and mainten-ance/service of products from thelifting technology and test lane sector.

2 service engineers are responsible forthe needs of the customers and do soin an exemplary fashion. The highlytrained engineers have been trainedby MAHA Germany and receive up-to-date training periodically.

in awareness – up to more quality andsafety considerations which will have ahuge impact on the road traffic situation.More strigent inspection measures arethe result.

With competence and efficiency MAHAwants to be on-site when the technicalequipment gets older and possible high -er maintenance and repair needs are pending. After all, MAHA technology hasbeen in action in India since 1996....

Raj Rengarajan

MAHA Indien

As a so-called start-up company MAHA India Automotive Testing EquipmentPvt. Ltd. took up business activities in October 2010 in the vicinity of New Delhi.The establishment of this subsidiary was a clear response from MAHA Germanyto the positive development of the Indian economywhich is one of the largest10 economies in the world.

MAHA is not a newcomer to India, in fact it has shown its presence there since 1996.Technology from MAHA was sold by several local dealers such as NEC and later byACS Elgi.

MAHA’s philosophy and secret to its success is to constantly expand to remainpowerful when economic structures change. The MAHA India team works with in-credible commitment to establish itself as one of the most important suppliers of testequipment for the PTI (Periodical Testing Inspection) and workshop equipment.

From the base in New Delhi MAHA India supplies everything that is needed for au-tomotive safety and test equipment, such as workshop equipment, brake testers orvehicle lifts. MAHA India can already look back on a known customer base; vehiclemanufacturer Ashok Leyland, TATA Motors, Swaraj Mazda, MRF Race Track, KamazVedra, Force Motors, Mercedes Benz Buses, Daimler India Commercial Vehicles andtest organizations can be found in the “customer list“.

MAHA India Automotive Testing Equipment Pvt. Ltd. is a true investment in the fu-ture thanks to the farsightedness of MAHA management. Currently in India there areonly a few test centers which are equipped with lifting technology and test laneswhich meet the demands of the coming years. India is undergoing a complete change

MAHA India I SUBSIDIARIES


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INDUSTRY I DEKRA Vechta relies on MAHA

Upgrading DEKRA VechtaCompetence with MAHA Equipment

DEKRA is considered to be a classicservice provider for vehicle inspect -ions and assessments. The marketshare of DEKRA branches in the areaof Vechta are above average in nation-wide comparison considering thatmore than half of all vehicles havebeen tested by DEKRA engineers. Andthis trend continues in the field of ac-cident damaged vehicle evaluation.

The DEKRA branch in Vechta has beenlocated at Lattweg/Intersection Visbek-ker Damm for 39 years. Now, after a sitesurvey of the location in 2010, invest-ments will be made in the existing loca-tion. Factors in favor of such a decisionincluded the well-known degree of re-cognition and the good location for carsand heavy commercial vehicles.

In the state-of-the-art equipped test andevaluation halls DEKRA covers a widerange of service offerings in the field oftest and evaluation capabilities for vehi-cles with innovative, latest technologyfrom MAHA.

DEKRA’s job is to test vehicles neutrallyand independently. Services such as:

are among the service offerings fromDEKRA.

With the array of services that meet di-verse customer needs daily, a perfectlyfunctioning technology that offers themost in practicality and efficiency is amust. MAHA products meet all these pa-rameters. Proven, reliable technologythat is able to cope with an enormousdaily work load under efficient economicrequirements ensures the future successof DEKRA Vechta.

For a very long time now DEKRA has re-lied on the expertise and quality aware-ness of MAHA. So it is no surprise thatDEKRA in Vechta awarded MAHA thecontract to equip the testing and assess-ment halls with proven technology.source: DEKRA

• General official periodic inspec-tion (HU)

• Official emission test (AU)• Safety test• Special vehicle tests• Fleet Check Plus• Safety check Winter and Summer• Passenger transport• Tank inspection based on VAwS• Pressure tank inspection• Crane inspection • Fine dust sticker• Fleet management• Accident prevention• Expert evaluation and reviews• Motor vehicle changes• Used cars• Safety and quality control in busi-

nesses• Driving fitness after MPW

What MAHA supplied toDEKRA Vechta :• Shock absorber tester

MSD 3000 EURO• IW 2 EUROSYSTEM• Scissors lift

DUO GN 4.2• Axle lift AL II 2.6 PH• Headlight tester LITE 1.1• Roller brake tester

IW 7 EUROSYSTEM• Pit safety for roller brake

tester GSQ II• Axle play detector

LMS 20/2• Two-post lift ECON III 3.5

Scissors lift DUO GN 4.2 Shock absorber tester MSD 3000


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Belgium trusts MADE IN GERMANY I PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE

Esteemed MAHA Technology An MSR 1000 for BelgiumIt is well-known and proven throughout the world – technology MADE IN GER-MANY from MAHA Maschinenbau Haldenwang GmbH & Co. KG. And now Flan-ders DRIVE in Belgium has ordered testing technology from MAHA to optimizeits process chain. Using the MSR 1000 the daily workshop tasks will become no-ticeably easier for the company with the huge range of services.

Flanders DRIVE is an innovation platform and competence center for the automotiveindustry in Flanders. Flanders DRIVE was founded in 2001 by a group of suppliers andby Agoria Flanders (Belgian Association of Industrial Technology), supported by theFlemish government and the European Union.Flanders DRIVE’s mission is to strengthen the competitive edge of the automotive andcommercial vehicle industry through constant innovation of products and processes.A network of more than 150 members promotes research and development, coursesand workshops and is part of the knowledge management. Development, design andtesting of vehicle components are among the service offerings of Flanders DRIVE, de-dicated test and measurement equipment is available for test situations. High-techtesters are a must for an innovative company like Flanders DRIVE and due to the highrequirement profile there were very few vendors who could meet all the demandsand requirements. MAHA’s MSR 1000 fulfilled all the points of the requirement cata-logue.

The Flanders DRIVE team was totally pleased to receive support in its process opti-mization from innovative technology MADE IN GERMANY . The complication-freework-flow straight up to delivery and commissioning of the MSR 1000 was a very sa-tisfying business experience and deepened customer trust and commitment to thepartnership.

MSR 1000

• universal roller dynamometer

• suitable for sporty and lowlying vehicles

• single rollers simulate road similar conditions

• vehicle tests with higher loadover a long period

• for test institutions and work-shops

• testable performance: 550 kW(ca. 750 PS) per driven axle ->1,500 HP with 4-wheel drive vehicles

• wheel separation between 1900and 3500 mm

• axle separation – from rollerapex to roller apex – from 2200to 3200 mm

• easy, intuitive operation

• high operational safety

The MSR 1000 Project in combination with the “royal visit“ went very well. The pro-ject timing was perfect and perhaps we have found a potential customer for a MAHAdyno in our royal family.

Many thanks to all those who ultimately made the fine tuned timing possible.

On to the next project.

Greetings

Jurgen Schockaert

Original quote by Jurgen Schockaert, TAE (Dealer in Belgium)


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GENERAL INFORMATION I For Audi and Mercedes Benz

Neimcke and Göhler – strong PartnersFor many years now Neimcke GmbH & Co. KG in Mühldorf/Inn and Göhler GmbH and Co. KG in Hösbach have been amongMAHA’s most high performing partners. With great success Neimcke and Göhler sell, install and maintain all technicalequipment from MAHA Maschinenbau Haldenwang GmbH & Co. KG.’s product portfolio. Two sophsticated reference pro-jects were equipped by them with MAHA equipment: New Audi center for MAHAG in Munich was equipped by Neimckeand Mercedes Benz in Nuremberg by Göhler.

Audi Center for MAHAG in MunichThe Audi terminal conveys fascination notonly through the products, but also throughthe commercial organization. For this reasonAudi is present worldwide in all strategicallyimportant locations, primarily in German ci-ties. The Audi center in Munich is an integralpart of this concept.

From May 2007 to May 2008 the new con-struction of the automobile dealership on Al-brecht Street for MAHAG was realized withdemolition and partial conversion of existingbuildings. The attractive, sporty model range is

presented on the exhibition floor of over2,000 m2 appealing to customers across thegenerations. The complete technical know-how is inspiring which defines Audi’s headstart.

The sales figures for new and used cars showa continuous upwards trend and service hourshave a tremendous growth. To reflect this de-velopment in daily workshop life the neces-sary technology is needed to fulfill maximumefficiency with aspects such as reliability, prac-ticality, and economy: the proven MAHA tech-nology was used to equip the service area.

Mercedes Benz NurembergAfter a one year construction time the newmain operation of the Nuremberg MercedesBenz dealership opened in November 2011.The new construction offers sales and serviceunder one roof and enables an ideal workflowin daily tasks. The focus of planning was eco-nomic, efficient service processes. The dealership consists of four staggered build -ing segments, one behind the other. The light-filled exhibition hall for the Mercedes-Benz,AMG and smart brands serves as vehicle pre-sentation, service reception area and vehicle

delivery area and merges fluently into the se-cond, three-story building which holds fivedialogue reception spots, offices and a café.The third complex houses the warehouse, so-cial rooms and canteen with the last buildingbeing the one story workshop wing. Again it was the high quality technology fromMAHA that was the convincing factor with thisreference project. The decision makers deci-ded upon technical equipment from Halden-wang and relied on the decades of experienceof the company in the premium workshopequipment sector.

• 2 two-cylinder lifts ZS SQUARE II 3.5 PF

• 2 side-slip testers MINC-PROFI• 2 shock absorber testers

MSD 3000 EURO• 2 roller brake testers

IW 2 EUROSYSTEM• 4 two-cylinder lifts

ZS MATOP 3.5 FT

• 4 two-cylinder lifts ZS MATOP 3.5 KS

• 1 IW 7 EUROSYSTEM• 3 two-cylinder lifts

ZS MATOP 3.5 KSP2 two-post lifts ECONLIFT 6500

• 1 EC tachograph/trip recorder test deviceTCS Comfort

• 1 axle play detector LMS 20/2• 1 scissor lift DUO-GN• 1 axle lift AL II 2.6 PH W MB• 6 axle/gear telescope jack

MAH-Z 16.5/120

• 7 two-cylinder lifts ZS MATOP 3.5 FT

• 4 two-cylinder lifts ZS MATOP 3.5 KS

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MAHA – it stands not only for first-classpremium workshop equipment, but alsofor highly trained application technici-ans. Only in this way can the highly defi-ned MAHA goals be secured consistentlyat an international level.

As part of the second Asian technicaltraining in Bangkok, Dietmar Fink andChris Rahner from MAHA MaschinenbauHaldenwang GmbH & Co. KG made surethat technicians are brought up-to-datewith the latest technology enabling a

maximum of efficiency when workingwith MAHA technology. The resonancewas large – 22 participants from China,Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar, Hong Kongand Singapore took advantage of theopportunity for 6 days – from 23.04 -28.04. – under excellent training conditi-ons in the private test center, Testcar, toreceive exclusive first-hand knowledge.

The training included the IW 2 EUROSY-STEM test lane, the LITE 3, the combi-te-ster and the LPS 3000 4-WD.

The MAHA Academy offer to hold valu-able training sessions in Asia therebytransporting up-to-date knowledge pro-vides many technicians a chance to up-date their know-how and keep it at ahigh level even if a visit to MAHA Ger-many never becomes a reality.

In this context, MAHA would like to thanktheir colleague Aun in Bangkok who pre-pared the training course excellentlycreating the ideal basis for quality con-trol.

Knowledge Ensures QualitySecond Asian Technical Training in Bangkok

Imparting Knowledge Worldwide I GENERAL INFORMATION

AIP is a subsidiary of MAHA Maschinen-bau Haldenwang. AIP produces highlycomplex technical test systems for theautomotive industry and generallyworks directed at specific customer re-quirements. Currently, a new wind tun-nel scale with an investment volume of100 Mio € is being tested and commis-sioned which measures to the gram thewind behavior of a car in various positi-ons and conditions and records the data.The managing directors Christian Hart-mann and Anton Knestel explain the de-sign of the system to the Minister ofState. Internationally a so-called EMV teststand is also offered which analyzes theelectro-magnetic interaction of vehicles.

Professor Robert Schmidt and ProfessorWalter Kurz from the University of Ap-plied Science in Kempten accompaniedthe directors and the minister. In the en-suing discussion the project cooperationbetween the university and the mid-sizecompanies was addressed and its im-portance for the development of the re-gion was emphasized. MofSt Kreuzer:“Skilled jobs are important for the regionso that the youth stays in the area andcan take advantage of job prospects.“ Fi-nally a local political conversation tookplace with several mayors; Anton Klotz,Matthias Amann and Peter Mair inclu-ding local counselors Christine Rietzlerand Dr. Christian Schwarz.

Minister of State Thomas Kreuzer Visits MAHA AIP in Haldenwang

From left: Dr. Christian Schwarz – speaker for StMThomas Kreutzer, Christian Hartmann – Manage-ment MAHA-AIP, Robert Knie (Press Officer),Dr. Thomas Kreutzer – Minister of State, AntonKlotz – Deputy County Commissioner, Anton Kne-stel - Management MAHA-AIP


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GENERAL INFORMATION I Special Sponsoring

The Allgäu-Orient-Rally is one the majorrally events in the world with about 100teams, ca. 250 cars/motorcycles and ap-proximately 500 participants. Those carsthat are either older than 20 years andnot over € 1,111.11 in value may partici-pate in the rally.

The special nature of this rally is the will -ingness of the racing team to sell theirvehicle after arriving at the destinationand donate the proceeds to charity. Andthis is what makes the Allgäu-Orient-Rally so special considering the promo-ter is an sub-organization of the UNstanding for absolute professionalism.

And then there is this certain connectionto the automotive industry: much of theroute runs through Turkey where MAHA,TÜV Süd, and TÜV TURK introduced ve-hicle inspection countrywide in 2007.The United Nations together with its

World Food Program (WFP) have been apartner with the Allgäu-Orient-Rally foryears. The WFP, headquartered in Rome,is the largest humanitarian organizationin the world. To date, the rally has sup-ported World Food Programs in Jordan.It has been unclear whether new WFPprograms will be supported in 2012.

There is also the chance to provide aidprojects in the destination country orgive support and help to the countriesthrough which the rally passes. In anycase, great care is taken when selectingthe aid projects and the motto remains;“helping so others can help themselves.”

And the selection of partners and spon-sors requires a high degree of sensitivityand vision so as not to endanger or evendestroy the spirit – and the real meaningof the rally. MAHA is certainly proud tobe part of it!

It is a very special kind of rally, comparable perhaps with an Oldtimer and Youngtimer rally,that starts on April 28 for the 7th time in Oberstaufen in Allgäu and ends in Amman, Jordan.That was the original plan. But due to the uncertain political situation in Jordan it will notbe the destination in 2012. Only the award ceremony will most likely take place in Jordan– a tribute to the country that has supported the rally from the beginning. This year’s destination will be in Baku, Azerbajian, directly at the Caspian Sea.

Allgäu-Orient-Rally rules:• A team consists of 6 members, at start

only 2 persons may occupy the car. Acar – or all – may be replaced by 2 mo-torcycles each with 1 driver.

• The vehicles must be at least 20 years oldor may not exceed a value of € 1,111.11

• After the rally the WFP (World Food Pro-gram, a sub-organization of the UN) be-come official owner of the vehicles. Aidprograms are then financed with theproceeds from the sale of the vehicle.

• The nightly accomodations on the tripmay not exceed € 11.11 per night andperson.

• The use of navigation or other GPS de-vices is prohibited.

• Also no motorways or ferries may beused.

• A maximum of 666 km/day may bedriven.

• Only those teams will be scored whoarrive with at least 1 vehicle and all per-sons.

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MAHA Delivers to SingaporeSTA Inspection Singapore selects MAHA as Partner

Once again it was aspects such as out-standing product quality, a lot of ex-perience and social skills which im -pressed the STA Inspection Singapore.And the ability of a homogeneous,high-performing team to realize eventhe most innovative ideas flexibly,quickly and efficiently. MAHA wasable to convince the decision-makersat STA Inspection and was awardedthe contract.

In February of this year, MAHA was awar-ded the contract to supply 4 vehicle testlanes for the expansion of the Jalan BoonLay Vehicle Inspection Center and to in-stall and commission them. The installa-tion will take place in 3 phases through -

out 2012, during which time the existingtest lanes will still be in operation. STA Inspection has been a leader in ve-hicle inspection in Singapore for over 30years. As pioneer in vehicle inspectionservices STA has worked closely with theTransport Authority (LTA) of Singaporesince 1982. The goal is to build a networkfor vehicle inspection in Singapore.

STA is a division of Singapore Test Ser-vices Pte. Ltd., a subsidiary of SingaporeTechnologies Kinetics Ltd. (ST Kinetics). For more than 3 decades STS has been aleading supplier of accredited one-stopinspection, certification, calibration andtraining services. More than 1800 custo-mers in aerospace, automotive, electro-

nics, precision manufacturing, artillery,navy, ship building, oil and gas, powerplants and the construction industryprofit from this.

The partnership between STA Inspectionand MAHA is important because coopera-tions exist in other regions of Asian regar-ding supply, installation, service andadministration of PTI projects. Regions in-clude Kasakhstan, India and Negara BruneiDarussalam. In addition, this partnershipalso fulfills the purpose of providing moresafety on the roads and less environmentalpollution in the Asian Pacific region. Thenthe PTI (Periodic Technical Vehicle Inspec-tion) is taking on ever more importance inthe new developing countries.

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Testing equipment for cars, trucks,motor cycles, tractors, forklifts, air-planes: e.g. for brakes, power, shockabsorbers, sideslip, various functions,tachometer, tacho graph, axle andwheel loads, headlights etc.

Lifts in various designs and mo-dels for all types of vehicles

Measurement devices for: Emission, in par ticu-lar for particles in diesel emission, sound levelmeters, air conditioning service equipment,decelerometers, closing force meters, brakefluid testers, axle play.

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