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AL-KO wins Best Stand Award at the 2007 Melbourne Caravan Show

AL-KO is proud to announce that it won the award for the best stand in the caravan accessories category, at the Victorian Caravan, Camping and Touring Supershow, held at the Caulfield racecourse.

This year’s stand was a new design that reflected the new AL-KO corporate image.

New products were on display including the Airtop additional air suspension system for motorhomes, as well as the hydraulic disc brakes which generated a lot of interest. While a number of the traditional displays were there including the IRS Rubber Suspension Axle machine which demonstrates the operation of this very popular product.

“The AL-KO stand has always been a place where you can visit and learn more about the products that are underneath your caravan or camper trailer. They may not be the most glamorous of products, but they certainly are very important in ensuring that you have an enjoyable camping trip,” said Simon Healey, Marketing Services Manager for AL-KO International.

AL-KO will be at next year’s Victorian Caravan, Camping and Touring Supershow. We look forward to seeing you there and introducing some new and exciting products to the Caravan, Camper Trailer and Motorhome industry.

AL-KO New Zealand

As of February 2007 AL-KO New Zealand has moved into its new factory located at 1 Airpark Drive, Airpark Business Centre, Auckland Int'l Airport.

The new contact details are:

PO Box 201082

Auckland In'tl Airport

Auckland

Phone: 09 255 5611        Fax: 09 255 5612
     

AL-KO announces arrival of new Airtop Suspension for Motorhomes

On display at the Victorian Caravan and Camping Show for the first time, will be the AL-KO Airtop™ Suspension system.

AL-KO’s new Airtop™ product provides additional air suspension for motorhomes. For the discerning motorhome owner, the Airtop™ will offer a lot more driving comfort and safety as it provides greater spring stiffness as well as improved body roll stability.

The clever design of the AL-KO Airtop™ ensures that it is easy to use. Manual level control is set via an external air supply at a service station or a home compressor, while the left or right air bags can have their air pressure adjusted independently.

With the AL-KO Airtop™ fitted, ground clearance and rear slope angles can be adjusted. This can come in handy when driving your motorhome into tight fitting carports or onto a barge at a river crossing.

All this additional driving comfort comes with the benefit of being virtually maintenance free.

The AL-KO Airtop™ is available for Fiat, Ford and Peugot vehicles.

You can see the AL-KO Airtop™ on display on stand number 33 located in the grandstand at the Victorian Caravan and Camping Show.

New brake actuator fastest ever
Four years on from the successful release of the Sens-a-Brake trailer braking system in Australia, manufacturer Edge International Ltd has announced the release of the company's newest and fastest ever brake actuator.

Sens-a-Brake’s new MKV LT-1000 utilises the same air-over-hydraulic principal as earlier models, but with the addition of modern high-speed valve technology and enhanced software control, the actuators are now achieving full operating pressure in less than 0.29 seconds, almost halving the reaction time of the earlier model.

A high performance trailer braking actuator for heavier light trailers, the LT-1000's design permits this product to provide full hydraulic trailer braking pressure in a split second.

The LT-1000 requires no additional break-away controller of power supply, instead it utilises a fully integrated break-away design that minimises installation time and cost, while also eliminating any on-going maintenance. Simple 4 wire electrical installation uses the trailers 12 pin flat plug (Australasia), and just four bolts and one hydraulic line are required to complete the installation.

Sens-a-Brake's LT-1000 is designed to be operated with the Sens-a-BRAKE EVO electronic trailer brake controller which uses real time driver dynamics to create safe braking solutions. In addition to driving the LT-1000 actuator the controller is also designed to automatically recognise electric brake systems and will re-configure itself to become an electric brake controller.

The LT-1000 is suitable for both new trailer and retrofit installations and is supplied in an easy-to-install format with comprehensive operation and installation instructions.

For more information, visit the Sens-a-Brake website at http://www.sensabrake.com/