Gazette #59

Gazette News and information from CALDARO

No. 59

www.caldaro.com | +46 8-736 12 70

Simplicity in a pedal The P09 pedal is an amazing piece of design: beautiful, tough and endurable.

The driver will love it too, better ergonomics and high precision.

Aiming for new markets and segments!

It’s been a good year for Caldaro!

In 2016 we launched several new products, in particular, the joystick C15 and the pedal P09. By developing new streamlined premium products, we can attract new customers and reach new segments and markets.

When we have displayed them, the response has been great. We are also happy to see that our customer’s are doing well, and thankful for being part of their success.

We are represented in many niches and segments, with a wide range of different needs, usage and environments. This gives us a lot of know­ ledge that can cross over from one to another.

“We are also When developing new happy to products see that our we always customer’s put safety are doing well, first, to meet the highest and thankful safety refor being part quirements, and we have of their them tested success.” by experts to make sure they meet every demand we expect from certification.

Caldaro is growing. We are constantly looking for new skilled people to team up with us. We offer a creative working space with a positive spirit, for self-dependent sales engineers, product developers and designers.

We are also expanding globally, focusing on Central Europe, USA and Asia. We search for suitable distributors all around the world.

With this 59th issue of the Caldaro Gazette we want to tell you more about the pedal P09 and our marine controls. Maybe we’ll meet at Con­ expo in Las Vegas?

Claudio Talamo, CEO Caldaro AB

P09 – A MODERN DESIGNED ELECTRONIC PEDAL

Slim design, better er Let’s get rid of long hydraulic hoses; get an electronic pedal that also opens up for other smart tech options.

FOR YEARS, NOT ENOUGH attention was water,” explains Claudio Talamo, the given to how pedals were designed, reCEO of Caldaro. sulting in bulky products. Now Caldaro ”Understanding that our pedal has developed a new pedal that sets needed to endure such extremely modern standards with sophisticated harsh environments, we used an modern techniques. anodizing surface treatment to obtain ”It turned out that we could reduce super durability and resistance to outthe number of mechanical parts, and side conditions. We also added a layer use just one pivot axis as the only mov- of powder coating to make the pedal ing part,” says Erik Kauppi at Caldaro. even more resistant.” ”What’s the point of exposing the 10-MILLION CYCLE TEST sensors on the outside, if we could The P09 is available with different actikeep them inside the pedal housing?” vation forces, allowing it to be used as The result is the P09, a compact, both throttle and brake electronic pedal that delivers higher “The pedal was put pedal. ”The pedal was put precision and better through a 10-million through a 10-million ergonomics. It’s also cycle test.” cycle test. After that, a lot easier to install testers were blind­ an electronic pedal folded and asked to feel any distinction than a hydraulic pedal. Hydraulics between the tested pedal from a new need long oil hoses, which in turn, pedal. They couldn’t tell the diffe­ require high maintenance and added rence.” costs.

For safety reasons, it’s important MINING IS A CHALLENGE FOR PEDALS that the brakes have dual independent The Caldaro way is to work very closesensor circuits. That’s something the ly with customers, and learn about the P09 pedal as option addresses. working environment as well as special Another new feature of the P09 needs. is the low pivot point. Traditionally, ”I was visiting a mine and got the pedals have a high pivot point. Caldaro opportunity to study a pedal in a disrupted that idea, and came up with mining machine that had been used for the P09. just one year. The pedal was practi”When you think about it, a low cally eaten up by the environmental pivot point gives better ergonomics conditions containing moisture, salts, and better control for the driver,” minerals, and high acid content in the asserts Erik Kauppi. L

Konecranes: “We saw the benefits of electrification of the brake system” The P09 pedal used in the new Hybrid Reach Stacker helps the company to save diesel.

Timothy Arnesson works as a Machine Safety Engineer at Konecranes Lift Trucks in Markaryd, Sweden. He assures that their machines live up to the safety standards wherever they will be used. ”My job is to analyze the design of our trucks and make sure we use

the best components and systems to optimize productivity and uptime for the owner” Timothy says. ”I have been the project leader for designing, and putting into production, a hybrid reach stacker that runs on both diesel and electricity. I searched for a brake pedal that could fulfill a safety critical

rgonomics and endurance MADE IN SWEDEN All the work from development to production, is done in Sweden. Caldaro cooperates with customers from heavy industries who know what it means to use a pedal and combine their experience with handpicked experts from all over Sweden.

SUPER DURABLE SURFACE The surface is double protected, both anodized and powder coated. It withstands harsh environments and will be as good as new for a very long time.

SEALED AND SAFE All electronics are sealed and protected inside the cast pedal housing.

COMPACT AND SLIM Compact design demands less space for mounting. It’s very easy to integrate the P09 pedal in a machine’s construction.

ELECTRONIC IS BETTER THAN HYDRAULIC An electronic pedal has many benefits compared to a hydraulic pedal. No long hydraulic hoses are needed, which reduces the production cost as well as the maintenance cost.

function, and most companies couldn’t meet the specifications I needed. At Caldaro, I met a sales engineer, who was competent, interested, and willing to work with us to find a way to fulfill our needs.”

Timothy was pleased to learn that Caldaro delivered 3D-models to use in their own construction drawings and prototypes that could be adjusted by hand, then mounted in the machines for testing. The hybrid reach stacker SMV 4531 TC5 HLT is the first of its kind with combining diesel and electricity. ”We needed an electronic brake

YOUR LOGO! As an option you can place your company’s logo here!

LOW PIVOT POINT Improves both ergonomics and control precision.

Comfort is assured as an operator may rest his heel on the floor or floorboard.

pedal because we saw the benefits of electrification of the brake system.

When the machine brakes or lowers the loads, the energy is stored for later use.

This saves a lot of diesel for the owner.”

The first hybrid reach stacker uses the pedal P09

Published by: Caldaro AB Responsible publisher: Erik Kauppi Production: Navii AB

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MARINE CONTROLS IN FLEN

A precision job for precise maneuvers AT CALDARO’S PRODUCTION in order to maintain cost site for marine controls efficiency. in Flen, 90 kilometers “Our mission is to south east of Stockcreate specialized, holm, the quality custom hardware manager Stefan where the feeling, Hansson says that design and quality the staff are like are most imporclockmakers, tant”, continues technicians and Stefan. “In most developers, rather cases we know than operative the exact ship for employees: which we create a “Every control controller. In some lever consists of a host of cases, we even know the small, moving parts that fit name of the captain and together intricately, and all parts his or her preferences for the are custom-made. The staff performs feeling.” real craftsmanship, and everyone takes Caldaro’s suppliers are companies part of the whole development process within a range of 30 kilometers. That to achieve the unique feel means we have quick deli­ and quality that is Caldaveries, and the possibility “In most cases ro’s trademark.” to adjust the design from we know the The team in Flen has one day to the next. produced close to 200 “We are a tight-knit exact ship for different variations of group, and some of us which we create controls since they started have more than 30 years a controller.” in 1985. There’s absolutely experience. Everyone is no mass production here. engaged in the making of Some controls are available in batches our products, and ideas for how to make of a few hundred, others are made only them better can come from any individas a single, unique specimen. In each ual in the group. Both Caldaro and the case, however, the base design conforms products we sell are in a constant state to existing models as much as possible of progress”, says Stefan. L

Caldaro performs lifetime tests of the controls, in four weeks they go through 40,000 operations – in some cases equal to ten years of real use.

Most of our customers come from the water jet market, but the number of controls for propeller motors grows.

Mini-Helmer 360°: Modern and elegant Azimuth Control Lever Do you need a small, yet high-quality control lever for your next project? We have just added a brand new model to our Mini-Helmer series of professional controls. One handle serves for both thrust and steering – it turns 360°. You will notice the superior quality in the perfect surface finish and the incredibly smooth action, like the best clockwork!

It comes with dual independent hall-effect sensors as standard on both axis. You can get it with LED backlight or self-illuminated scales. We have made this model with the same mount panel size as the other Mini-Helmer models, so that it will be easy to interchange while maintaining a uniform look.

Self-illuminated scales is an option for the Mini-Helmer 360°.