ZF Aftermarket accelerates into the fast lane at Automechanika
Automechanika 2016 sets a milestone for ZF Aftermarket, with over 1,400 square meters of innovative display and its expanded aftermarket product portfolio of driveline, chassis, safety, and steering technology under the Sachs, Lemförder, TRW, Boge, and Openmatics product brands. ZF Aftermarket will also present its system competence including service solutions for its business partners. Helmut Ernst, Head of ZF Aftermarket, states: “Thanks to the strong technology leadership of ZF Group and the combination of all relevant technologies for megatrends, incorporating safety, efficiency and automated driving, we are well prepared for the automotive future.”
With early anticipation of the trends of the future aftermarket, a broad and expanding product portfolio and a comprehensive service footprint, the aftermarket organization continues ZF’s objective of becoming the leader in providing world class solutions for its customers. At Automechanika, ZF presents the Advanced Urban Vehicle, a concept car which meets the future demands of individual urban mobility: It surveys the streets for spaces before initiating its intelligent Parking-Assist technology that even enables a motorist to park the vehicle from the sidewalk via a Smart Phone App.
Another example of how ZF Aftermarket delivers innovation that will shape the future of mobility is Openmatics, ZF own telematics platform. A current innovation under the Openmatics brand is deTAGtive technology where Tag finders enable fleet managers to remotely monitor several important factors of their sensitive cargo in transit, including temperature and movement data helping to optimize the supply chain in terms of transit duration and fuel consumption.
With ZF’s expanding brand portfolio of Sachs, Lemförder, TRW, Boge, and Openmatics, ZF represents its commitment to OE quality and will continue to develop and support its premium products while retaining their individuality. ZF is able to cover roughly 35 percent of the daily demand of a workshop from a single source with its product portfolio covering transmissions and transmission parts, axles, steering systems and differentials, chassis and steering components, shock absorbers, driveline components and rubber-to-metal components. In addition to this existing portfolio, TRW products are now included, which covers the full corner module of the vehicle, braking, steering and suspension.
“At Automechanika we display a broad variety of our product portfolio. New products such as torque converters or oil filters are featured but also well-known highlights such as steering components, the 8HP transmission or the dual-mass flywheel.” explains Neil Fryer, Chief Commercial Officer of ZF Aftermarket. Next to the aftermarket portfolio, ZF Aftermarket showcases special motorsports products such as coilover suspension sets or performance clutches.
