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        ContiTech Railway Engineering 
        Expertise for the world’s railways
        Air Spring Systems
                                                            Whether it be on metros, trams, regional or high-
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          ContiTech Railway Engineering                                                                                                     03
          Trains a global hit, and for good reason
          Innovative, safe and comfortable
          Every day, millions and millions of          To do this, we develop trendsetting                      All over the world, ContiTech 
          people all over the world travel by rail.    spring concepts for shock absorption                     Railway Engineering stands for
          From metros, to trams, to regional and       and soundproofing in worldwide local                     –  Recognised global market and 
          high-speed trains. With increasing stan-     and long-distance transport. Over the                     technological leadership 
          dards in comfort and safety. Fully aware     years, our primary and secondary spring                  –  Creative innovation
          of this responsibility, manufacturers        systems have made travelling by rail and                 –  The highest standards in  
          are building on the innovative spring        train an increasingly pleasant and quiet                  functionality and safety 
          concepts introduced by ContiTech             experience. Not to mention faster, safer                 –  A full product range for all areas 
          Railway Engineering – the specialists in     and more reliable.                                        of application
          advanced spring technology.
                                                       Each of our developments is put through                  –  Customised, individual solutions 
          For over 60 years, we at Air Spring          its paces under authentic, real-life condi-              –  Qualified full service, from the 
          Systems have been skilfully and              tions in our certified testing laboratory                 initial request to series production
          passionately working on future-oriented      – for maximum performance under                          –  Highly accurate measurement 
          solutions to improve public transport.       extreme strain such as heat, cold or high                 and simulation processes
          Whether it be three stops by metro           speed.                                                   –  Guaranteed reliability and availa-
          to work, or to the other side of the                                                                   bility of products and services
          country by high-speed train, we want         As a full-service partner, we work closely               –  Global customer focus through 
          every passenger to reach their destination   with our partners to create customised,                   on-site presence in important 
          as conveniently and reliably as possible.    individual solutions – from material                      markets 
                                                       development, to product tests, sample                    –  The world’s only independently 
                                                       production and series production, to                      certified test laboratory
                                                       assembly and all necessary servicing and                 –  Reliable spare parts business
                                                       maintenance.
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          ContiTech Railway Engineering                                                                                            XX
                                                    Everything under one roof: 
                                                    Right from the start
                                                    Full service on site
                                                    To make things as easy, comfortable       SWING bogie example: For this train 
                                                    and safe as possible for our custom-      module, we and our local partner Trans-
                                                    ers, we provide full spring sets for      Comfort supply the manufacturer PESA 
                                                    entire modules directly and “just         with the full spring kit: primary springs, 
                                                    in time”, offering help and advice        laminated elastomer springs, pivots, lem-
                                                    right from the initial planning phase.    niscate linkage, bumper stops, and rod 
                                                    Throughout the entire project, we en-     connectors. 
                                                    sure on-site support, and guarantee 
                                                    customer goods are supplied close         If requested, we also supply additional 
                                                    by. It doesn’t matter whether it’s for    products such as shock absorbers and 
                                                    small series or large-scale projects –    steel springs, thereby offering the most 
                                                    we don’t distinguish.                     effective form of full service.
          When it comes to trams, PESA 
          uses the full ContiTech spring 
          kit for the SWING bogie.