Press Release
ContiTech
Fluid Technology
ContiTech Fluid Technology Handles All Truck Media
Flows
 Locally manufactured lines for the NAFTA market
 High-temperature oil hoses for turbochargers
 Optimized SCR and air-conditioning lines
Louisville, Kentucky, March 2014. ContiTech Fluid Technology manufactures lines for all truck
media flows for the NAFTA region locally. The spectrum ranges from high-temperature oil hoses to
fuel supply lines and on to optimized air-conditioning systems.
For instance, ContiTech Fluid Technology has developed a new generation of high-temperature oil
hoses for turbochargers. “These are enabling us to venture into 250°C temperature territory,”
states Product Developer Klaus Brühne emphatically. In addition to this, the hose design features
numerous advantages over the Teflon corrugated tubing and flat hoses used to date.
They have significantly greater flexibility and thus enable a tight bending radius, which means they
fit the trend towards downsizing and the associated smaller space requirements. Furthermore, they
are lighter and therefore permit additional weight savings. This effect is further amplified by a
lighter integration system, as a result of which the hose can also be combined with aluminum tubes
without difficulty.
The new sheathed hoses are used on the feed and return sides of the turbocharger. They can
withstand high temperatures without ill effect using a braided sheath made of a plastic exhibiting
high temperature and chemical resistance which encloses the FKM rubber inner lining and features
excellent flexibility. The hoses can be fitted with very tight bending radii. They can withstand
operating pressures of up to 15 bar and can also be manufactured using a molding process.
The hose is part of a kit from which the customer can select the right product for the particular
application, resulting in cost benefits. The new product can be used for lubricating turbochargers
and for other applications.
Your contact:
Lisa Zangara, +1 248 393-5486
-2All lines from a single source
The current generation of heatable hose assembly modules from ContiTech Fluid Technology for
SCR exhaust gas scrubbing is manufactured for the North American market in Mexico where
ContiTech produces all its lines locally for the truck sector in the NAFTA region. The SCR lines
have heated quick connectors with optimized contacts which guarantee complete defrosting of the
medium including the connector area.
Like ContiTech’s heavy-duty charge-air hoses and lines, the characteristic feature of the fuel lines
for high-performance truck engines is their ability to withstand extreme temperatures and
pressures. ContiTech has also upgraded the Somersworth site to become its Competence Center
for Plastics where, for example, polyamide lines and blow-molded parts are produced. In addition,
ContiTech Fluid Technology is exhibiting connector system and oil hydraulics products.
The new ECO AC refrigerant circuit system enables significant improvements in air-conditioning
systems for commercial vehicles. This extends from improving the performance of the airconditioning system to cutting consumption as a result of lower pressure losses and on to design
improvements. The use of the internal heat exchanger (IHE) developed by ContiTech in itself
promises some five percent greater efficiency. In addition to this line-integrated solution, ContiTech
has also developed a compact, inexpensive alternative to the IHE in the form of the Conti Eco
Compact XR.
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Don’t be fooled by the outside: even if the new oil hose looks like a conventional fuel line, inside it’s
full of the latest in high-tech materials.
Photo: ContiTech
Your contact:
Lisa Zangara, +1 248 393-5486
-3With sales of €33.3 billion in 2013, 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 employs around 178,000 people in 49 countries.
The ContiTech division numbers among the leading suppliers of a host of technical rubber 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 currently has a workforce of
approximately 29,700 employees. In 2013 it recorded provisional sales of about €3.9 billion.
Contact for journalists
Mario Töpfer
Head of Technical Media Relations
ContiTech AG
Vahrenwalder Strasse 9
30165 Hannover
Tel.: +49 511 938-1304
Fax: +49 511 938-1305
E-mail: mario.toepfer@contitech.de
www.contitech.de
Peter Abbes
Head of Communications
ContiTech Fluid Technology
ContiTech AG
Vahrenwalder Strasse 9
30165 Hannover
Tel.: +49 511 938-14023
Fax: +49 511 938-14025
E-mail: peter.abbes@contitech.de
www.contitech.de
The press release is available in the following languages: English, German
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Your contact:
Lisa Zangara, +1 248 393-5486