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JUNE 2013
trailers
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s part of its tried-and-tested differentiation
strategy, Faymonville is constantly expanding its
range of propelled vehicles and in this regard,
the self-propelled range SPMC for off-road heavy
transport is being expanded.
Managing Director, Alain Faymonville says, “We are
continuing to invest in stones and steel and in people
and machines.”
The development of a self-propelled modular transporter
(SPMT), is led by three prominent options:
• Innovativedrive systemwith the latest control electronics;
• Intuitive and user-friendly operating concept;
• Unique communication and diagnostic system
based on CAN-bus.
“With its innovative (SPMC) project (self-propelled
modular trailer with conventional steering), Faymonville
is pursuing the development and production of a new
Tailored innovations
Faymonville offers multi-faceted technical solutions,
individually-tailored and made to meet every need
and every budget.
maximum of 14km/h. “This traction propels the SPMC
to ‘head of the class’ within its category,” he notes with
satisfaction.
Also innovative, is the communication system based
on CAN-bus, supplemented by its own communication
protocol. These innovations will be combined with the
use of the most modern sensor technology for vehicle
monitoringanda substantial increase indata transmission,
offering greater driving performance, higher operating
comfort and better transport safety.
The operating concept is based on three considerations,
namely: intuitiveness; interactivity and user-friendliness.
Designed on the ‘safe and simple to use’ principle, the
system emphasises an interactive graphical control with
Touchscreen, which is also available for the first time,
for outdoor use.
New visualisation options guarantee situation-orientated
menu options, noticeably improving communication with
the machine. This produces an easier configuration of
complex vehicle combinations and substantially reduces
training costs.
SPMTs are generally used in off-road operations in the
most wide-ranging places throughout the world, and are
therefore generally ‘environment-dependent’, meaning
that the electronic drive control must be capable of
withstanding all climatic factors.
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Faymonville
Multimax trailer Hydro-
Shift is time-saving,
safe and easy-to-use,
while reducing
rear swing.
The Faymonville trailers
have a low tare weight
for a maximum stability
owing to the use of a
fine-grained steel.
drive head unit as the basis of the future self-propelled
platform, through simpler controls, combined with
improved driving and service comfort,” says Technical
Manager Guy Fickers, adding, “and one must not
forget the significantly increased transport safety.”
Head of the class
Compared to the mechanically-steered, self-propelled
vehicles available on the market, the SPMC drive
concept at Faymonville is based on an electronically-
controlled hydrostatic drive, with integrated control and
monitoring. This makes possible an optimal traction of
17 tons per axle line, with an increase in speed up to a
Multimax with width adjustable bed
Increased safety, improved comfort and significant time
savings are three advantages that distinguish the new
hydraulic widening of the Multimax loading platform;
a system that is particularly well-known and in high
demand in the French market, but which also offers
benefits for customers in other countries.
The first hydraulically-width adjustable Multimax’
have left the factory and are already proving their
effectiveness. After extensive on-road trials, the users
value the high operating service, based on the ‘simpler,
faster, safer’ principle. Whereas before the drivers still
