Berco Complete Track Systems

1 A Company of ThyssenKruppGroup Complete Track SystemsThe Widest Undercarriage ChoiceThe n. 1 inUndercarriage6,000,000 Track Shoes 1,300,000 Rollers 180,000 Track Chains 380,000 Idlers and Sprockets250,000 Tons of product 12,500 Containers of productMOVING YOUR BUSINESS AHEAD4 BTSCOMPLETE Track SYSTEMSCUSTOMER SERVICEWe have a large dealer network covering morethan 90 countries in the world. They have been inbusiness for decades, they know the business andthey know it from their customers point of understand customers needsand theyknow that their success is tied to their customers supportour dealers with our professionalsales force. We train them, and provide them withthe right marketing tools and advancedtechnological Systems .

2 We have developed acomputer based integrated system BOPIS(BercoOnline Product Information System) enabling adealer technician to use a laptop computer fromthe field to consult our database and easily findthe right back you, wherever you are. We work withour dealers to establish a parts and servicepresence near you, in order to always have theright product at the right time in the right place. Itis customer satisfaction that has built our BercoTrack SATISFACTION Considering that more than 50% of yourmaintenance costs will go into maintaining theundercarriage, it is not surprising that Bercorepresents the best choice when the time comesfor the replacement. And the best choice isconfirmed by the large number of SatisfiedCustomersthat Keep Choosing BercoMOVING YOUR BUSINESS AHEADYOUR BEST UNDERCARRIAGE VALUES ince 1920 Berco has offered an innovative,reliable and economical solution to anyundercarriage need.

3 Whether for the originalequipment manufacturers(OEM) or theaftermarket, for a special machine or a mini-excavator, for a bulldozeror a miningexcavator, Berco can offer you the right answerto your specific engineering, innovative technology,comprehensive know how and state-of-the-artmanufacturing guarantee the total qualityof theproducts and services offered to you. Original Equipment Quality, Aftermarket Value AN EXPERT PARTNER YOU CAN RELY ONCustom made solutions and projectengineering support is available upon team of engineers can help you choose ordesignthe most effective and efficient solutionto your specific undercarriage need. They can help you reduce development andengineering time, tooling expenses and facilitycosts, while adding value to your business.

4 Berco , The choice of the leading OEMs WE CAREAll products shown in this document originate from references to Caterpillar (the Caterpillar word signs) arementioned to communicate that the aforementioned productsare only suitable for Caterpillar machines with thecorresponding model 9001 - ISO 14001 LEADERSHIP IN ENVIRONMENTAL DEVELOPMENTNot only do we careabout our customerssupplying quality products manufactured underISO 9001:2000certified processes, but, also, wecareabout the Environment. Since Jan 2000 Berco is ISO 14001certified andhas adopted Environmental Proceduresthroughout the entire manufacturing process. Wehave an Environmental Strategyand wecontinuously check on the progress made towardthe set More out of Less.

5 Reduction of energyconsumption, improved use of materials andminimization of waste, allows for a lower impacton the have given preference to environmentallyfriendly transportation like trains and boats and wehave begun redesigning our packaging in order touse recyclable materials. We have changed ourpainting processes and now use environmentallyfriendly water-based paint, with a reduction in theamount of pollutant emissions. We have adopteda closed loop cooling system that reuses the waterfrom our heat treatment processes instead ofemitting it into the environment. guarantee the manufacturing capacitynecessary to meet customers needs - interms both of quality and quantity. A newBerco division has been organized toengineer, manufacture and assemble awide variety of different Complete tracksystems: working according to thespecifications of both the designdepartment and the customer (co-engineering), the products made by thisunit (specialized in the production o f tracksystems Complete with undercarriagecomponents, frame, reduction gear, ) are Complete Track Systems productionunit not only specializes in themanufacture and assembly of completeundercarriage Systems (for manyapplications and many machine types andsizes), but is also capable of supplyingwelded parts for earth moving equipment( excavator arms and booms, loaderarms, drums, ).

6 The new Berco Track System division iscapable of providing the customer with acomplete manufacturing solution, usingthe combined resources of its threefactories. CNC machining centers(workpieces up to 4 meters long), CNCrobotic welding Systems , manual weldingcells and a wealth of experience in the fieldare the key factors in ensuring high levelsof quality and capability. Systems TAILORED TO CUSTOMER NEEDSIn order to respond to the growing interestshown by OEMs in turnkey solutions, Berco now offers a series of completeundercarriage Systems for a wide range ofapplications, such as pavers, drillingmachines, road planers, rice combineharvesters, new range of products is confirmationof Berco s ability to provide integratedsolutions, working together with thecustomer from the initial design stage rightthrough to the supply of the fullyassembled undercarriage - the completetrack system - with undercarriagecomponents, frame, hydraulics andtransmission Systems .

7 Ready for directinstallation on the machines on themanufacturer s assembly is proud of the services it can offerits customers, which include solutionsperfectly tailored to customers needs andspecifications, flexible engineering toachieve the best undercarriage solutionquickly and efficiently and comprehensiveproduct support that accompaniescustomers from the design stage rightthrough to installation in the SPECIAL PRODUCTION UNIT FOR Complete Track SYSTEMSWith this goal in mind Berco hasdeveloped a specific production plant to Complete Track Systems industrial areas ( construction,mining, forestry, agriculture, roadmaintenance, drilling, ) and iscapable of maximizing performanceand optimizing costs and has an extensive knowledge ofhow to produce undercarriagecomponents and is familiar with theway the parts actually perform in thefield when the machine is working.

8 As aconsequence Berco has decided toapply its know-how to Complete tracksystems that are treated as multi-bodies. Structural simulation is veryuseful for previewing machineperformance in the field. Using testequipment specially designed forundercarriage components,performance results can be obtainedfor single components ( a trackroller test rig that relates machine load,application, speed, oil and lubrication,geometric properties and thermalstatus). Subsequently, Complete multi-body simulation and prototyping makeit possible to test the system as awhole after the optimization of all theindividual the steps in the development, fromthe initial concept to the realization, areplanned together with the OEMcustomer to be sure that theundercarriage system will be able toCOMPLETE Track SYSTEMD esigning the right undercarriagesolution is a very complex task.

9 A lot ofvariables and constraints have to betaken into account, especially when theapplication is not standard and requiresad-hoc solutions and sure to create the cheapest and,at the same time, most reliableundercarriage class for a givenapplication is not as simple as it mayappear: Track rollers have to be scaledto be strong enough both to withstandconcentrated impulsive loads andsupport the machine in movement; theminimum dynamic performance of themobile equipment to install has to bedefined; the correct stiffness and strokeof the bearing assembly spring has tobe calculated accurately. These are justa few examples of the questions thathave to addressed and resolved whendesigning a Complete crawler finding the right answer and, mostimportant, a reliable and optimizedengineering solution, isn t always has been on the undercarriagecomponents and machine tools marketsince 1920.

10 Thanks to its expertise inthe undercarriage field, developed overmany years of activity, Berco can offera vast range of Complete solutions forcrawler system OEMs in widely differingBERCO, THE COMPETENT LEADER YOU CAN RELY ON cope with all the technical andoperational demands it will be this knowledge, together with themost advanced production facilities andISO9001:2000 quality standards, makeit possible to have a product thateverybody can rely not only develops completeundercarriage Systems capable ofsatisfying all customer needs but alsoprovides support throughout the entirelife of the product (from the first idearight through to field assistance) inorder to create a mobile equipment unitreally tailored to - the competent partner youcan rely offer a wide range of applicationsand sizes.