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The company premises included a warehouse for spare-parts stor- age and this enabled them to shorten the maintenance and down- time of their customers.
Wong took pride in the company for being the only Chinese axle brand distributor in Malaysia that provided technical support, war- ranty on spare-parts and after-sales service. “We have the exper- tise as we come from a family that had many years of experience in commercial vehicle body building. In addition, I took up a me- chatronics course, which equipped me with the knowledge and skill to design and synthesise mechatronic products, systems and processes as well as demonstrate an innovative approach to de- sign realisation. We subscribe to the importance of technical sup- port and have set up our own technical support team. This allows us to provide value added services to our clients, for instance in detail drawings, data sheets, specifications, suspension, design, construction and assembly.”
Another strength the company boasts of is that it could provide customised axles (even for only 1 unit) that suited the respective applications and requirements.
Among the new products is the L1 Self-steering Axle that was in- troduced last year. Wong pointed out that the self-steering axle was especially useful on tight and winding roads. It was described as a winner owing to less tyre wear, lower fuel consumption, better manoeuvrability and straight line driving to ensure smoother driv- ing, even during sudden turnaround, and prevent damage to the suspension as well as ensure the safety of transportation.
“The factory claims that the ratio of tyre saving is 1 to 3, meaning that if one has to replace tyres within 8 months previously, by using our L1 Self-Steering Axle, the tyres could last up to 24 months. We are conservative and would say that with the L1 Self-Steering Axle, one would at least achieve a ratio of 1 to 2. Though the pricing is 5 to 6 times higher compared to the normal axle, it is still worth investing in,” he added.
In the pipeline are the L1 500,000km Axle and 10T Light- weight Axle. Featuring a one-piece axle beam, he said the L1 500,000km offered high over-load capacity. With its mainte- nance free bearing units, it could achieve a working life of more than 500,000km.
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公司，让黄瑞濠深感自豪。“我们拥有这方面的专门知 识，主要是因为我们来自拥有多年丰富商用车车身制造 经验的家庭。此外，我还特别攻读机电一体化课程，以 取得设计和合成机电一体化产品、机电一体化系统及程 序的知识与技能，实现创新的设计方式。我们了解技术 支援的重要性，并成立了我们自己的技术支援团队。这 使我们能够为客户提供附加值服务，比如说详图、数据 表、规格、悬挂系统、设计、施工与组装。”
该公司的另一个优势是它能够提供量身打造，适合各种 应用与需求的车轴(即使只是一个)。
去年推出的L1自转向车轴，是该公司的其中一个新产品。 他指出，L1自转向车轴在卡车行驶于紧凑、蜿蜒的道路上 时特别有用。它被指可降低轮胎磨耗、更省油及拥有更好 的操纵性。不论是直线驾驶或急转弯，都可提供更顺畅的 驾驶，避免悬挂系统受损，确保更安全的运输。
“工厂宣称轮胎的节省比例为1比3，意味着如果过去需 要在8个月内更换轮胎，在采用了我们的L1自转向车轴 后，轮胎可维持到24个月。我们比较保守，因此我们会 说L1自转向车轴的用户，能够至少达到1比2的轮胎节 省。虽然L1自转向车轴的价格比一般的车轴贵5至6倍， 却仍然值得投资。”他补充说。
他说，接下来要推出的新产品有L1 500，000 km 车轴和 10公吨轻量化车轴。 据他指出，L1 500，000 km的特点 是单件式轴梁，可提供高载荷。它的免维护轴承，使它 可达到超过500，000 公里的使用寿命。
“此车轴的轻量化设计，能够降低高达120公斤的3轴拖 车整体重量，改善拖车的油耗和运输能力。此外，它还 能够节省成本，因为它的轮毂单元在车辆运营寿命期间 完全无须维护，可减低大约8，000至12，000美元的运营 成本。”
他说，这个新产品的目标是那些24小时使用他们的卡车 的物流公司。“这个产品最适合那些每一部卡车配有3名
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