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Grammer to Present Innovations for Greater Sitting Comfort and Safety at IAA Commercial Vehicles

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Grammer to Present Innovations for Greater Sitting Comfort and Safety
at IAA Commercial Vehicles

24.09.2014 / 09:06

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Grammer to Present Innovations for Greater
Sitting Comfort and Safety at IAA Commercial
Vehicles

The showcased products are setting new standards of ergonomics, safety and
design.

Amberg / September 24, 2014 - By presenting a large number of innovative
products at IAA Commercial Vehicles, Grammer AG will underscore its role as
a leading developer and manufacturer of seats for commercial vehicles. The
highlights at this year's show are the truck driver seats MSG 115 with
electromotive accessed seat adjustment, an integrated haptic warning system
for bus driver seats, and new designs for aftermarket seats for commercial
vehicles. Grammer supplies products for both initial installation and
retrofitting trucks and other commercial vehicles.

Bus Driver Seat with integrated Haptic Warning System
For the first time, Grammer is exhibiting an integrated driver assistance
system to help bus drivers avoid inadvertently swerving out of their lane
and causing an accident. Called a "haptic warning system" or "lane
departure warning system" (LDWS), it targets original equipment
manufacturers. The system works silently without disturbing passengers. It
consists of two vibration motors that are integrated in the seat cushion on
the left and right and vibrate perceptibly if the vehicle passes over the
left or right lane divider, which is detected by infrared sensors on the
underbody.

The use of lane departure warning systems is a consequence of EU Directive
661/2009/EC. The new rules affect all trucks with a permissible gross
weight of more than 3.5 tons as well as all buses that seat more than nine
persons (if they have received a new type approval since November 1, 2013
or are newly registered).

Retrofit Seats in New Designs
Besides its proven line of truck seats, Grammer will also exhibit
aftermarket seats for forklift trucks and construction machines that
feature completely new upholstery designs. The colors are geared to the
look of each manufacturer's driver cabs and vehicles. In this case as well,
Grammer is setting standards with new designs and high-tech materials.

Company Profile
Grammer AG, Amberg, Germany, is specialized in the development and
production of components and systems for automotive interiors as well as
driver and passenger seats for offroad vehicles (tractors, construction
machinery, forklifts), trucks, buses and trains. Our Seating Systems
division comprises the truck and offroad seat segments as well as train and