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The Hoisting Experts Muscle UpSystematic power boost: optimised TITAN TH 3, TH 5 and TC2 hoisting winches

ROTZLER’s tried-and-tested TITAN hoisting winches provide safe and reliable assistance for lifting heavy loads – any time, anywhere. Whether you’re drilling for oil in Alaska or digging wells in Africa, catching fish in Icelandic waters, building tunnels in Australia or loading trucks in Italy, TITAN winches always help you get the job done.

Scaling great heights with TITAN

ROTZLER’s extensive systems for hoisting operations have now been further optimized with TITAN TH 3, TITAN TH 5 and TITAN TC 2 winches.The TH 5 winch not only provides 57 kN of heavy-duty hoisting force on the first rope layer, it is also lighter in weight and more compact in com-parison to other winches within the 5-tonne performance class. With a hoisting force of 41 kN on the first layer of rope, the TITAN TH 3 equally combines robustness with compact design. The TITAN TC 2 has also become faster and stronger thanks to a new 36 cc engine.

All in all, the TITAN range covers winches with hoisting forces of 9.5 kN to 57 kN on the first rope layer.

The systems also include acces-sories and optional functions, for instance top rollers or pressure roll-ers, end-of-rope control features, etc.

One of the latest features is the new version of the ROTZLER pressure roller and end-of-rope control for TITAN hoisting winches. The advan-tage over the previous version mainly lies in the more flexible mounting options of the new construction. The pressure roller can now be mounted on the winch at one of four positions to suit the desired rope exit, which also serves to optimize rope entry at the same time.

A further benefit of ROTZLER’s new pressure roller over other models on the market is that it runs over the entire drum width and that a sepa-rate roller is available for the end-of-rope control function. In daily use, this means that all layers of the rope make full contact with the drum and not just the final one. Moreover, the new position of the electric end-of-rope control ensures it is well pro-tected against mechanical damage. The pressure roller and end-of-rope control therefore actually fulfill two independent functions – a solution that welcomed in the market.Thanks to the new pressure roller being even more compact than before, it is additionally suitable for use in cranes found in maritime applications. On top of that, all ROTZLER TITAN hoisting winches that are already in industrial use can easily be retrofitted with this new pressure roller.Furthermore, ROTZLER provides a new top roller for 43 kN (max.) hoist-ing force to supplement the previous

New Orleans – City of Music, Culture and Festivals

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Winch Expert counts on TITAN 3

Bridge Inspection Work with TITAN

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New Dual Operation Control Unit

Winch Applications for Coal Mining

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Investment in the Future:New Steelwork Department

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Unimog – A Jewel on Four Wheels

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ROTZLER at the IDEX Show 7

Donation for String Instruments

On Track for Retirement

Reader Survey: Your Opinion Counts! 8

range for hoisting forces of 15, 30 and 58 kN. The new model has been further weight and size-optimized in comparison to the previous designs. For crane operators, this means the top roller can remain in place on the crane after it has been folded down and does not have to be removed again – which not only makes it user friendly, but also saves time and means less work.

TITAN TH 3 winch including new pressure roller

The pressure roller improvesrope payout

Easy removal of obstacles

TITAN winches are certified for integration in ships

Another feature of TITAN winches is their certification by Germanischer Lloyd for integration in ships. The so called ‘Approval Certificate’ guaran-tees that TITAN hoisting winches satisfy the strict criteria imposed by Germanischer Lloyd and are therefore safe for use in maritime applications. For more information on TITAN hoisting winches, please visit www.rotzler.de.

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New Orleans – City of Music, Culture and FestivalsThe “cradle of jazz” on the Mississippi

The south of the USA is the destination of our INFORM special this time. New Orleans, the Creole capital of Louisiana, to be precise.

Multicultural History

Originally given the French name of La Nouvelle-Orléans in honour of Philippe II, the Duke of Orléans, the city on the banks of the Mississippi was founded in 1718 and became the capital of Louisiana only four years later in 1722. The multi-cultural character for which New Orleans is known stems from these early days, during which the city passed from French to Spanish rule in 1762. In the year 1795 the Spanish granted the USA residency rights, but in 1800 the then Spanish colony revert-ed to the French again. On December 20th, 1803 the city was handed over to the USA, which had bought the entire territory to the west of the Mis-sissippi for US$15 million.The history of New Orleans is also marked by its close connections to the slave trade. Being a major immigration port meant the city saw the influx of many West Africans who brought their

Party time: the famous Mardi Gras (Shrove Tuesday) carnival.

culture, including the Vodun religion, with them. The resulting French, Spanish, American and African mix gave rise to the cosmopolitan and multilingual charisma that typifies modern-day New Orleans.The famous ‘French Quarter’ – also known as the ‘Vieux Carré’ (old quarter) – is a vibrant blend of Spanish, French, Creole and American architec-ture. Tourists are drawn to its restaurants, shops, bars, clubs and, of course, the legendary Bourbon Street like the proverbial moths to a flame. But New Orleans also has its quiet spots. The tranquil-ity offered by New Orleans’ botanical gardens, for instance, is perfect for recharging depleted batter-ies and admiring more than 2,000 different plants, most of which are native to Louisiana. The huge variety of constantly changing flora also make the botanical gardens a feast for photographers, be they professional or amateur.Located in the city’s Garden District and hailed as ‘The Jewel of America’s Grand Avenues’, St. Charles Avenue is another must-see. The world-famous ‘Saint Charles’ streetcar is a great way to see the magnificent 19th century villas flanking the avenue.

The Big Easy in the Deep South

When you think of New Orleans, you think of music – and the music in question is jazz. And when you think of jazz, you think of a name you will find the city has paid ample homage to: its prodigal son, the legendary trumpeter and singer, Louis Armstrong. No surprise, then, to find Louis Armstrong Park, the Satchmo Summer Fest and Louis Armstrong Airport, to name but a few, among the many reminders of the great man.The musical genres that New Orleans has given rise to include Dixieland jazz, with its traditional horn-driven sound, and rhythm ‘n’ blues. Every night of the week, the streets of the Big Easy, how New Orleans is also called, are still alive. But

New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina in August 2005.

The ‘French Quarter’ is the place to be: bars, clubs and shops.

among all the music festivals and events, there is one known above all others the world over: the Mardi Gras. The tradition of celebrating ‘fat Tues-day’ with a colourful carnival parade stems from Paris. The most diverse music and parade ‘krewes’ toss throws – inexpensive trinkets like beads, cups and doubloons – to the people along the procession routes taken by their flamboyantly decorated floats.With its numerous events, museums, art galleries and the oldest opera house in the USA, New Orleans is sure to accommodate any cultural taste. No other city in the USA is comparable to this exciting metropolis, which is constantly adding new threads to the intricate tapestry of its cultural landscape.

Find more information on:www.neworleansonline.com

The Big Storm

Footage of the devastation wrought on New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina went around the world in August 2005. Prior to its evacuation on August 28, 2005, some 455,000 inhabitants called the city home.By now, this figure has dropped to 270,000. Many people have either not been able to return for financial reasons, or are too scared of further flooding to chance living in the area again. But despite all this, New Orleans continues to be the pulse of the Mississippi and is keeping its unique history and culture alive.

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This dredge is used as a floating platform. With its large pumps it sucks dirt, sand or gravel from the bottom of a waterway.

In the North American market, TITAN winches from ROTZLER are used in a wide range of appli-cations including dredging and drilling. Locat- ed 50 miles east of the City of New Orleans is a company that has specialized in these appli-cations: Hydra Works LLC in Slidell, Louisiana. INFORM talked to the owner, Mr. Gene Bourgeois.

INFORM:Mr. Bourgeois, what is the main focus of your business?

Gene Bourgeois:Hydra Works deals with winches for applications in oilfields, the marine sector, drilling rigs, the mining industry and others, where moving and positioning material is required. Predominantly we sell winches for dredge related applications.

INFORM:Can you tell us something about the history of Hydra Works?

Winch Expert counts on TITANInterview with Mr. Gene Bourgeois, Hydra Works LLC

INFORM: In 2005, the New Orleans area was disastrously hit by Hurricane Katrina. How did you personally experience the catastrophe?

Gene Bourgeois: Our city, Slidell, was located much closer to the eye of the hurricane than New Orleans and it was hit much more severely. Like many others, I lost my home in the storm, and had to rebuild. Most of the destruction was cleaned up, but still – four years later – the reconstruction in Slidell, as well as in the whole New Orleans region, is ongoing.

INFORM: Thank you very much for this interview.

Three TITAN TH 2 winches are mounted on the dredge.

Gene Bourgeois:I’ve been in the hydraulic business for 31 years now.Six years ago, I founded Hydra Works. We are a team of 8 and provide all services around winches including field service and repairs.

INFORM:So you are a real expert and well-respected au-thority on winches with so much experience. What is your opinion on TITAN winches?

Gene Bourgeois:TITAN winches are requested wherever exception-al performance with compact design is required. They are well built for marine applications and hold up in salt water environments. Our customers also appreciate the rope storage capacities, the line pull and speed. Some of our customers used other winches and were not satisfied. After they tried ROTZLER’s they exclusively use TITAN winches.

When the dredge is on water, a large metal de-vice called a ladder is extended into the water.On the end of the ladder is a suction hose, as well as a mechanical unit which loosens up the underwater soil. That soil is pumped through the machine and out through tubing which extends onto the shore. As the machine works further and further from shore, as much as 2,500 more feet of tubing can be added.

ROTZLER TITAN winches are used on dredges for several purposes, such as for port and starboard swing of the boom plus the elevation of the ladder hoist. They also can be installed as port spud hoists. However, they must meet strict requirements if the dredge is to be an efficient tool.

How dredges work:

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EngineeringEngineering

way to represent various winches in a display that had originally been designed for single winch operation. The new control unit therefore features a key for switching between the correct operating modes for TREIBMATIC TR 200 and HZ 010 winches. The respective operating mode can be identifi ed by a pictogram shown on the display screen. Another new feature of the display is the speed of the winch, something that was not possible to show before now.

One Hand for Two WinchesPractical dual operation control unit

ROTZLER provides various control units for oper-ating winch systems with several addressable components. The new dual operation module now enables simultaneous operation of two winches, each fi tted with its own controls, using only a single practical standard control unit. Up to now, this required a multifunctional control unit designed for use with complex systems. The biggest challenge in adding the dual function to the compact standard control unit was fi nding a

All this spells practical advantages for winch operators: simple, single-handed operation, a small and lightweight control unit as well as cost savings.The new module was designed and built by ROTZLER’s own Control Technology department, which deals with developing and enhancing control components (hard- and software).

For further information, please visit:www.sandvik.comwww.rotzler.com

Winch Applications for Coal MiningRoof-support carrier equipped with ROTZLER HZ 200 winch

For applications supporting soft and hard rock mining, ROTZLER provides strong and safe winch sys-tems. ROTZLER supplies the HZ 200 winches to go with a retrieval sys-

tem that was jointly developed by ROTZLER and Sandvik Mining and Construction Canada Inc. for the fl ame-proofed and articulating TS650 SH shield hauler.The TS650 SH is fully fl ameproof, designed to run in explosive gas-eous and coal-dust environments. Weighing in at 55,000 kg, the TS650 SH uses its 1,400-mm fork to carry loads equal to its own weight. The ROTZLER HZ winch was selected as the smallest and low-est weight winch supporting the vehicle.The HZ 200 winch is capable of providing a constant pulling force of 250 kN, which can be nearly doubled to 490 kN with the use of a doubling

snatch block also supplied by ROTZLER. Thanks to its compact body dimensions, it was possible to integrate the winch in-between the vehicle's forks system. Complying with underground safety standards the fully hydraulically operated winch comes with approximately 15 metres of rope.Aside from the joint cooperation between Sandvik Mining and Construction, there are long-time

relationships established between ROTZLER and European Sandvik Business Units deal-ing with drilling rigs and rock drilling.

Retrieves roof-supports in long-wall coal mining applications: The TS650 SH shield hauler with ROTZLER HZ 200 winch in the front

The HZ 200 winch is fi tted between the fork system of the shield hauler.

HZ 010 winch TREIBMATIC TR 200 winch

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Bridge inspection in action

A load is transferred over the bridge to the platform below – both safely and conveniently.

Bridging the GapSafe and convenient bridge inspection work with TITAN winches

For more information:www.moog-online.dewww.hiab.comwww.rotzler.com

The ROTZLER hoisting system for crane applications:

• reliable

• safe

• compact

• effi cient

• strong

• economical

• fl exible

• precise

• smooth

• user-friendly

Following on from a report on bridges in a for-mer issue of INFORM, we now take a look at how tricky it is to maintain these sophisticated architectural structures.

Precariously positioned at the edge of a bridge, a steel giant slowly lowers a long arm over the bridge and comes to rest underneath it to create a platform. An inspection team can then descend to the platform and start inspecting the underside of the bridge. The fascinating machinery that makes this job possible is manufactured by Moog GmbH from Untersiggingen in the Deggenhausertal district near Lake Constance. The company is the leading manufacturer of bridge inspection units and access technology for tunnels. Moog repre-sentations in Hong Kong, China, and Virginia, USA, go to underscore the company’s interna-tional orientation.

A bridge inspection or platform unit takes about three to four months to build. Once all the specifi cations and fi tting options have been clarifi ed, the carrier vehicle is chosen in accordance with customer wishes. Some platform units are directly truck-mounted, while others are trailer-mounted. Excellent pneumatic shock absor-

bers, a low driver’s cab and a strong auxiliary drive are all of great importance when selecting the truck. Furthermore, a HIAB crane fi tted with a ROTZLER TITAN hoisting winch are often part of the specifi cations, too, as was the case with a 16-m platform unit delivered to a customer in

Austria. Suitable for bridge widths up to 16 metres, this trailer-mounted platform unit is capable of bearing loads of up to 800 kg, is designed to enable aerial inspections and comes with addi-tional scaffolding.

“All platform units delivered to Austria include a crane that enables work above the sound barriers, which are several meters in height”, said Christine Moog, general sales manager and daughter of the company’s founder. In Western Europe, the crane solution has proved to be extremely popular, par-ticularly for operations requiring aerial inspection work. “In producing our platform units, we often use our HIAB 026 T model along with a ROTZLER hoisting winch system”, Christine Moog, who holds a degree in engineering, went on to explain. Although the crane is light in weight, it is still ideal for handling heavy loads.

Bridge inspection teams rely heavily on safe and effi cient equipment that can supply the necessary material where it is needed – namely under the bridge. Christine Moog knows that “a crane fi tted with a ROTZLER hoisting winch system simply ticks all the boxes”.

TITAN Hoisting Winch+ Accessories + MCD = Maximum Safety Team

Complete ROTZLER Hoisting System

ROTZLER Top Roller

The top roller deflects the rope and ensures that the rope is pro- tected while the winch is operating.

In conjunction with the ROTZLER MCD, a signal is generated when the hook reaches the roller – in conformity with current standards.

ROTZLER Snatch Block

The hoisting force of the winch can be doubled by using a snatch block.

It is very smooth-running due to its special bush bearing.

ROTZLER Hook Fixation/Weight

The hook attachment prevents the hook from being pulled too far into the top roller and pre-tensions the rope by means of its weight.

The swivel hook enables precise load positioning and is fitted with a robust safety catch.

ROTZLER Swivel Hook ROTZLER

Ropes

Rotzler’s standard ropes are matched to the hoisting force of each Rotzler’s winch model and conform to European standards.

Single Pull Double Pull

Top Roller

Hook Fixation/Weight

Snatch BlockSwivel Hook

Ropes

TITAN Hoisting Winch

Loading Cranes ROTZLER – Winches make life easier

ROTZLER MCD

Measuring Control Device for constant load and rope-end monitoring.

MCD(Measuring Control Device)

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KaleidoscopeKaleidoscope

The universal vehicle for any terrain: ideal for civilian and military operations. (Winch: ROTZLER TREIBMATIC (left), ROTZLER HZ (right))

Unimogs save the day: the “rapid response team” of the Qatar state fire brigade uses Unimogs for its for rescue operations. (Winch: ROTZLER TREIBMATIC)

60 Years of Unimog – A Jewel on Four WheelsA legend among utility vehicles

Much like Marilyn Monroe hailed diamonds to be a girl’s best friend in her famous song, so too is the Unimog often referred to as “a man’s best friend”. INFORM wanted to know what makes this legendary vehicle, which has been an automotive success for more than 60 years, so attractive and irresistible.

With its many variations and areas of application, the Unimog – as a contraction of the German for “universal motor machine” – really does its name justice. For instance, Unimogs are just as much used in the fields of agriculture and forestry as they are for military and municipal operations.There is barely an obstacle that a Unimog cannot overcome. The vehicle’s permanent four-wheel drive, 100% climbing power and very high ground clearance mean it can safely traverse rough terrain, including rocks and boulders, and even ford rivers.This is also why the Unimog is so popular for ral-lies and safaris, in which the “adventure” factor naturally plays an important part for the drivers. Kitted out with special equipment and bodywork, these vehicles turn into real miracle workers. For instance, in 1982 history was made when two Unimogs came in both first and second at the Paris-Dakar rally in the truck rating. Another fan-tastic victory was won at the Dresden-Breslau rally in 2008 when a Unimog easily took first place in the overall rating and outperformed almost 200 other competitors. (Read more about the rally at www.rotzler.de.)However, vehicle performance alone is not enough: the technical equipment, which also includes a high performance winch, must be first-class as well to provide the necessary supplementary sup-port. Depending on the specific problem at hand, the winch can be used for self-recovery purposes

or for special applications such as rescue opera-tions or municipal and communal tasks. In every case, reliability and speed are key.ROTZLER winches play a major part in completing tasks like these. Made for heavy-duty use, indi-vidually integrated into each respective vehicle chassis and easy to operate, they are a depend-able partner for Unimog drivers in just about any situation: winning a rally, responding to a fire bri-gade call-out or recovering stuck vehicles of utility companies when performing maintenance work on overhead lines.

Perfect Winch Integration in Unimogs

In each case, the integration of a ROTZLER winch into a chassis is customized to suit the individual vehicle and can be undertaken in one of various ways. Some winches are centre-mounted behind the driver’s cab, some are fitted at the tail end of the vehicle behind the rear axle and some can even be mounted on one side of the vehicle.Whichever solution is chosen, we always deter-mine the best possible and most space-saving method for the respective vehicle and its specific field of application.

Advantages of chassis integration over front-mounted winches:• flexible, optimum integration in the vehicle chassis• optimum weight distribution over front and rear axles with centre-mounted winches• no strain on front axle with rear-installed winches• major weight advantage (with ROTZLER TREIBMATIC)• no change of regular vehicle length• optimised rope payout• automatic rope payout if using a drum winch• diagonal pull up to 25°• no change of vehicle’s regular angle of driving slope• mountable with pull to the rear or the front• less risk of collision (visual clarity)• addition of supplementary gear (e.g. snow plough) is not compromised with rear- or centre-mounted winches• driver’s cab can be tilted without having to dismantle winch parts• state-of-the-art technology

A first at the Dresden-Breslau rally: a Unimog won in the overall rating and outperformed 49 trucks and 148 off-road vehicles (Winch: ROTZLER HZ)

208 hp: German army vehicle for fighting forest fires (Winch: ROTZLERTREIBMATIC)

Precision work for RWE Westfalen-Weser-Ems: specially mounted winch with pull to the rear as well as a rear-mounted ROTZLER prop for superior stability during recovery operationsplus high pulling force. (Winch: ROTZLER TREIBMATIC)

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New Steelwork Department Optimises Throughput TimesROTZLER invests in the future of the company

ROTZLER attaches great importance to constantly optimising company processes and this latest strategic decision is an investment into the core competence of the company, to quote CEO Juer-gen Rotzler on the new steelwork department at the Steinen site. “The new department will enable us both to produce our high-quality and complex steel structures at short notice and integrate them into the production of winches, systems and vehicle bodies. That also means we can now respond even more quickly to the requirements of our customers in very diverse markets,” Juergen Rotzler explained. In addition to ensuring greater planning reliability, the new department will neces-sarily improve both company efficiency and effectiveness – and thus strengthen our competi-

tiveness. As the head of a team of 10 employees, master craftsman Lothar Schneider ensures just-in-time supply of any structural steelwork needed for further production.

This particularly applies to manufacturing high-quality parts in small lots or even one-off parts. A shift work system ensures the department can provide the requisite service at all times.Among others, the investments made into the department include a brand new state-of-the-art machining centre for milling work to replace the conventional boring and milling machine used before. The new device is set to make a big differ-ence to ensuring the rapid supply of precision parts needed for vehicle bodywork. As a result,

parts approved by ROTZLER’s design engineers can then ideally be produced overnight and so be available the next morning.

ROTZLER has already used a welding robot for producing precision parts for many years and has now added a second workstation to increase both capacity and speed. All welding processes are carried out in line with the international DIN EN ISO 3834-2 quality standard, in accordance with which ROTZLER has been certified since 2006.Customers will benefit from these investments in the form of quicker deliveries, even if larger lot sizes are required. In addition, vehicles brought to the Steinen site for kitting out will be ready that much sooner.

State-of-the-art milling technology: the new machining centre will help to optimise work processes.

The Winch Experts at the IDEX in Abu DhabiFull-service range proves popular among trade fair visitors

As the largest military fair in the Middle East and North Africa, the IDEX is a key marketplace for military equipment and technologies. More than 900 international exhibitors were represented at this year’s fair in Abu Dhabi.ROTZLER has numbered among the exhibitors for many years, with the company being presented as a reli-

ROTZLER presented itself as a systems provider at this year's IDEX fair.

able partner for recovery operations. Visitors to the ROTZLER booth showed particular interest in our competence in developing high- quality winch systems, electronic control units and system analysis tools. During talks with Juergen Rotzler, CEO, and Josef Himmels-bach, Sales Manager, many visitors were impressed by the fact that

Welding robot with two workstations for precision welding

Vehicle bodywork at ROTZLER’s Steinen site

ROTZLER seems to be the only manufacturer worldwide to provide state-of-the-art technology and ser-vices of this kind. Moreover, visitors particularly appreciated ROTZLER’s full-service range of reliable and durable products with low life-cycle costs.

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Music Class for Steinen Primary School

learn the associated bowing techniques. The indi-vidual lessons will be planned in close cooperation between teachers from both schools. This kind of music education makes it possible to spot talent in children at an early age that would perhaps otherwise have no access to musical mentoring, as also shown by the positive results achieved at other schools, for instance with children suffering from speech problems or who speak German as a second language. In addition, making music in a group helps chil-dren to improve their ability to concentrate and boosts their social skills. The low-cost facility planned by the primary school is also directed at families who would otherwise not be able to afford musical tuition for their children for financial reasons. In special cases, the school’s parent-teachers’ association will fund these special music

Renate Schulze-Schyja, Deputy Headmistress of the primary school in Steinen, and Susanne Kagerer, teacher at the ‘Mittleres Wiesental’ music school, were delighted to receive a gift of musical instruments for a new project at the school, all made possible by the financial support of the local winch manufacturer, ROTZLER.

Musical tuition for strings is set to begin after the summer holidays in 2009. The idea is to give 20 (second-year and above) pupils an opportunity to learn to play the violin, viola, cello or double bass. In cooperation with the ‘Mittleres Wiesental’ music school, a holistic concept was developed for this special project. Accordingly, the children will first slowly learn to pluck the tunes they already know from their regular music lessons to accompany vocals within the group and then later begin to

Publisher:ROTZLER GMBH + CO. KGWinches, capstans and winch systemsRobert-Bosch-Strasse 479585 Steinen, GermanyPhone +49(0)7627 701-0Fax +49(0)7627 701-166E-Mail: info@rotzler.deInternet: www.rotzler.de

Responsible, editorship:Bettina Stillich, Marketing Manager

Creation: Thomas Hecht, hecht visuellTranslation: Francesca Deakin

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Photograph courtesy of / Copyright:Cover: Liebherr, Hiab, Canadian Coast GuardPage 2: iStockphoto, Panthermedia,“United States Coast Guard” (public domain)Page 3: Hydra Works LLCPage 4: Sandvik Mining and Construction Inc.Page 5: Moog GmbHPage 6: Rosenbauer, Hellgeth, Ziegler, Hannes DraxlerPage 3 and 8: Markus Olivieri (Cartoons)all other pictures: ROTZLER GMBH + CO. KG /ROTZLER INC.

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Imprint

Another one of ROTZLER’s long-standing employ-ees recently left the company to take his well-earned retirement. After 33 years of working for the company, it was time for Hans Guth (63) to down tools for the very last time. During a small leaving party held in honour of the highly popular and esteemed employee, CEO Juergen Rotzler as well as managers and employees looked back on Hans Guth’s career and thanked him for his many years of service and cooperative, helpful manner. Hans Guth began his time at ROTZLER in January 1976 as a locksmith in the winch assembly depart-ment. Soon afterwards he switched to the testing department, which maintained an outpost at the old Kleinkems quarry near the small town of Efringen-Kirchen in the far south of Germany. This is where ROTZLER winches were put through

Smiling faces thanks to ROTZLER’s donation: Florian, Riza and Yasmin, Susanne Kagerer, Renate Schulze-Schyja, Frank Pfister and Renate Berger.

Reader Survey: Your Opinion Counts!INFORM online or printed?

We aim to provide you, our customers and business associates, with the best-possible service and to this end, we are interested in your opinion. Would you like to continue receiving our INFORM as a printed issue or would you prefer an online version for down-load on our website at www.rotzler.de? What do you like about INFORM and what do you think we could improve on? Which topics would you like to know more about?

ROTZLER makes donation for string instruments

On Track for RetirementHans Guth leaves ROTZLER after 33 years of service

their paces by Hans Guth and his colleagues with a view to ensuring the company’s high quality standards were always met. From 1994 onwards, he was responsible for managing and ensuring the availability of trade fair exhibits. Thanks to his calm and careful nature, he always succeeded in completing ROTZLER exhibits on time for numerous international fairs around the world. At many exhibitions, for instance in Munich, Hanover and Paris, he even supervised the necessary construction work on-site at the trade fair centre. For his retirement, Hans Guth has taken up a hobby that is just as much interesting as it is time-consuming: a model railway. As a permanent reminder of his colleagues and time at ROTZLER, he was presented with a model ROTZLER carriage featuring a crane and a winch.

Whether you have praise or criticism, suggestions or wishes to voice: your opinion matters. And you can naturally send us interesting reports or photos of your experiences with ROTZLER winches as well. Why not seize the opportunity and write to us at: marketing@rotzler.deAll submissions will be rewarded with a small thank-you gift and the first 20 will receive our “DaWinchy” soft-toy bear.

lessons for particularly socially disadvantaged children. “We are delighted that this project, which has been envisaged for such a long time, can now finally get off the ground thanks to our donation”, said Frank H. Pfister, authorised signatory at ROTZLER, as he and Renate Berger, HR manager at ROTZLER, presented the cheque to Renate Schulze-Schyja.

The perfect leaving present: a mini ROTZLER carriage for the model railway