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Hanover, September 2008Megi® cone mounts suspend tanks filled with fire-fighting water aboard fire engines built by the Belarusian company Pozhsnab • Cone mounts provide optimum protection from centrifugal forces and vibration • Unique cooperation with licensing partner in Ukraine

ContiTech Vibration Control is supplying cone mounts to outfit the fire engines made by the Belarusian vehicle manufacturer Pozhsnab. The Megi® line cone mounts serve to safely and comfortably suspend the fire water extinguishing tank in the vehicle. “Our cone mounts give the tanks the requisite transversal stiffness so that the vehicle does not start swaying wildly back and forth when cornering. At the same time the tank suspension provides sufficient vertical flexibility to deal with vibrations caused by road or ground irregularities,” explains Frank Dahmen, head of sales in the Industrial segment at ContiTech Vibration Control.

In-service reliability: Pozhsnab, the Belarusian manufacturer of fire engines, uses ContiTech cone mounts from the Megi® product line to suspend the tanks in its large fire engines.

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The special aspect of the equipment agreement is how it came about. For the first time, close cooperation between Hanover-based ContiTech Vibration Control and Kharkov-based ContiTech Ukraine resulted in conclusion of an agreement for the provision of original equipment to an Eastern European manufacturer of special-purpose vehicles. “Of particular note is that the project was overseen and technical consultation provided by the trade partner in Ukraine,” underscores Dahmen.

ContiTech AG, Hanover, is the world’s largest specialist for rubber and plastics technology in the non-tire rubber sector. The company develops and produces functional parts, components and systems for the automotive industry and other important industries. It has a workforce of around 24,000. In 2007, it posted sales in the order of €3.1 billion. ContiTech is a division of Continental AG. The Continental Corporation is one of the leading automotive suppliers worldwide. As a supplier of brake systems, systems and components for powertrain and chassis, instrumentation, infotainment solutions, vehicle electronics, tires and elastomer products, the company contributes towards enhanced driving safety and protection of the global climate. Continental is also a competent partner in networked automobile communication. Today, the corporation employs approximately 150,000 people at nearly 200 locations in 36 countries.