Press Release
ContiTech
Efficient and Eco-Friendly: ContiTech Offers
Customized Solutions for the Agricultural Industry
 ContiTech and Continental business unit CVAM present a wide product range at the
Agritechnica
 Environmentally friendly hose technology cuts fuel consumption and reduces emissions
 Innovative products minimize vibrations in agricultural machinery
Hanover, October 2013. Key technologies, innovative product solutions and full service –
ContiTech is the strong partner for agriculture. From the November 12 to 16, visitors to the
exhibition for agricultural machinery and equipment – Agritechnica – will have the chance to find
this out themselves in Hanover. At its shared booth with the Continental business unit Commercial
Vehicles & Aftermarket (CVAM), ContiTech will be showcasing efficient and eco-friendly products
for the agricultural industry in hall 1, booth H 311.
The global population is growing, and ensuring the supply of food on all continents is among the
most pressing issues of the future. For this reason, modern high-tech systems - both mobile and
stationary - and agricultural machines that are efficient, easy on resources, and eco-friendly are
becoming increasingly important in the agricultural industry. "We are aware of the significance of
this pioneering sector," explains Heinz-Gerhard Wente, chairman of the Executive Board at
ContiTech AG, Hanover. "Agricultural technology plays an important role on all continents. We
make a sustainable contribution with our products, providing the expertise required by the sector in
research and development in all important markets."
Many machine and plant manufacturers place their trust in the extensive expertise of ContiTech.
The reason: ContiTech's business units offer customized solutions that are maintenance-free and
reliable. The ContiTech Conveyor Belt Group has an extensive product portfolio of agricultural
belts. The conveyor belt specialist has expanded its range in particular to include belting for
harvesters, chaffcutters and combine harvesters. The portfolio also includes heavy-duty round-bale
compressor belts for compressing round straw and hay bales.
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-2Eco-friendly hose technology
As a hose specialist supplying original equipment for agricultural machines, the Fluid Technology
business unit will present itself at the Agritechnica with an especially eco-friendly hose technology:
SCR technology (Selective Catalytic Reduction). In the development of modern diesel engines,
producers must comply with ever-stricter emission standards. SCR technology is based on a
procedure that uses a urea solution to purify exhaust gas so that hazardous nitrogen oxides are
converted into harmless water vapor and natural nitrogen. Heatable high-performance hoses from
the Fluid Technology unit guarantee the safe transport of the urea solution AdBlue®.
Concentrated vibration control expertise for agriculture
At the Agritechnica, ContiTech Vibration Control will showcase customized vibration-control
innovations, such as the hydraulic absorber. Absorbers can selectively reduce vibrations. The
hydraulic absorbers have an integrated fluid system. This allows suspension spring properties and
damping behavior to be optimized independently of each other. But ContiTech Vibration Control
will showcase bushings and active bearing systems as well. Bushings are used in agricultural
machines to allow rotating movements and isolate undesired vibrations. Active bearing systems,
on the other hand, compensate for vibrations by means of targeted counter-vibrations.
Low-maintenance and very hard-wearing: Air actuators for feed machines
Whenever good spring suspension is required for vehicle cabs in tractors or field choppers and for
seats, ContiTech Air Spring Systems is the perfect partner. This business unit develops and
produces air springs for mobile agricultural machinery and equipment. However, the competence
of Air Spring Systems is also in demand for stationary grain and feed transport and distribution
machines. Here too, ContiTech air actuators are used. As they are operated with compressed air,
they do not contaminate food. Moreover, they are corrosion-free, frictionless, very hard-wearing
and low-maintenance. If forces exceeding 100 kN are required, XXL actuators with a diameter of
up to 570 mm are the ideal solution. Tilt angles of up to 30° are now also possible with the large C
types.
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-3A wide product range
The Power Transmission Group supplies high-tech drive belts for agricultural machinery. And
Continental business unit CVAM contributes to driving safety and comfort with its innovative
instrumentation and sensor system solutions. The Agritechnica 2013 will therefore make one thing
clear: The broad range of high-quality Continental products offers reliable, innovative solutions –
and makes the corporation the ideal partner for the agricultural industry.
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Eco-friendly: The special technology used in SCR lines reduces emissions and cuts down on fuel
consumption.
Photo: ContiTech
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Hydraulic absorbers are universally applicable. They allow suspension spring characteristics and
damping behavior to be optimized independently of each other.
Photo: ContiTech
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Hard-wearing and low-maintenance: The air actuators in grain and feed transport and distribution
machines are operated with compressed air and thus do not contaminate food.
Photo: ContiTech
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Leading international manufacturers of bale compressors with variable baling chambers use
heavy-duty CONTI® round bale compressor belts for compressing round bales of straw and hay.
Photo: Welger
With sales of €32.7 billion in 2012, Continental is among the leading automotive suppliers worldwide. As a
supplier of brake systems, systems, and components for powertrains and chassis, instrumentation,
infotainment solutions, vehicle electronics, tires, and technical elastomers, Continental contributes to
enhanced driving safety and global climate protection. Continental is also an expert partner in networked
automobile communication. Continental currently has approximately 175,000 employees in 46 countries.
The ContiTech division numbers among the world's leading suppliers of technical elastomer products and is
a specialist for plastics technology. The division develops and produces functional parts, components, and
systems for the automotive industry and other important industries. ContiTech has a workforce of
approximately 28,000 employees. In 2012, it achieved sales of about €3.7 billion.
Contact for journalists
Mario Töpfer
Head of Technical Media Relations
ContiTech AG
Vahrenwalder Strasse 9
30165 Hanover, Germany
Ph.: +49 511 938-1304
Fax: +49 511 938-1305
mario.toepfer@contitech.de
www.contitech.de
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