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Multifunction ladders
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lthough it is not the product of tip, ladders are an important voice in the CTA catalogue. Innovative and original the multifunction ladder has a portion that is used both inside and outside of the medium with cost savings and weight. The concept is simple: the internal ladder, to be used for climbing in the cabcover, is designed to be used also on the outside to extend the ladder to the roof attached to the back wall of the vehicle made in anodized aluminum or painted, CTA ladders multifunction are certified and comply with all applicable laws. They are manufactured in different lengths, from 85 to 170 cm, starting from two until seven steps. “Our solution is really appreciated - tells us Dario Bellezze, Managing Director of CTA - because it prevents access to the roof by spiteful person, without our appendix, in fact, it lacks the final part of the ladder. The coupling system is simple and
to the presence of the sliding track, can be used by various vehicle manufacturers also for wall-mounted TV supports or to secure bicycles and motorbike stands in the storage locker, thereby guaranteeing considerable production and warehouse flexibility”. The system is extremely versatile because it allows users to add additional crossbars at any time, anywhere on the roof, simply and quickly, without having to remove the existing crossbars first. The aluminium profile of the longitudinal bars can be installed vertically, secured to dedicated spacer supports that also have a styling function, or horizontally, secured directly to the rooftop to distribute the weight uniformly along the entire perimeter. “The longitudinal bars can be assembled to
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really safety: the ladder attaches securely with the simple engagement. So it inserts the ladder with a certain angle, holding it raised from the ground, and then rotates toward the wall.
compose an open luggage rack - explains Marco Ubaldi - comprising just two side bars onto which the crossbars are secured, or a closed-loop luggage rack or a U-shaped semiclosed luggage rack. In all cases, the crossbars can be secured in two ways: with attachment resting on the bar, to be used when the roof is free of obstacles, or with attachment inserted into the bar, to be used on rooftops with a window or installations”.
A leader of the European recreational vehicle components market and boasting more than 40 years of experience, CTA designs and builds innovative solutions with the aim of improving safety and the comfort perceived inside the vehicle. The range of products includes: structures for safety belts, swivel plates for seats, TV/tablet brackets, ladders and luggage racks, comfort accessories for seats, all strictly Made in Italy. Some of the undisputed strengths of CTA branded products include versatility, reliability and light weight. CTA was the first manufacturer of anchoring structures for safety belts weighing just 12.5 kg, a generous 40% less than the lightest models available on the market. Today, it boasts an extensive range of structures which weigh just 8.5 kg for specific types of vehicles. These results were achieved thanks to ongoing investment in R&D, in the selection of innovative high-strength materials with increasingly low weights, and their use in the design of high-performance solutions, that are easy to install and simple to use. Quality, experience, creativity and staying constantly up-to-date, combined with passion and industry-specific skills allow CTA to partner with major European Original Equipment Manufacturers, with whom it devises customised projects that take into account all construction requirements, and provides technical support throughout every step of the development and launch of the product.
Bars: extruded aluminium
New Head of R&D Department Having been with the company for the last sixteen years, Marco Ubaldi was recently made head of CTA’s R&D department. Having grown in the R&D and design department, he has also dealt with type-approvals and safety belt anchoring structures for years. In his job, he constantly liaises with automotive customers and conducts studies for the positioning of belt anchoring structures. Ubaldi is aged 45 and is a huge motorhome enthusiast; his own motorhome is a kind of travelling workshop on which the various solutions coined in the design department are tested. The CTA R&D de-
partment is undergoing an implementation phase, with the introduction of new engineers whose task will be to devise the positioning of anchoring structures, also in relation to various regulations, and also carry out the necessary testing. They will also control production, working on the new ERP.
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