Automechanika Innovation Award for MAHA’s MFP 3000 driving test bench

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MAHA’s MFP 3000 driving test bench has won the Automechanika Innovation Award 2014 in the Repair & Maintenance category. Additionally, the FVI tablet solution RCI has been named as one of the five best products in the IT & Management category.

At Automechanika 2014, the Allgäu workshop fitter MAHA Maschinenbau Haldenwang GmbH und Co. KG is once again demonstrating its outstanding innovation skills. Achieving success in two Automechanika Innovation Award categories simultaneously is a first in the company’s 45-year history. In addition to the award-winning products, MAHA will showcase many other innovations that significantly improve efficiency in inspection work and automobile service at Automechanika 2014.

MAHA’s success with the Automechanika Innovation Award 2014 is an important milestone in the 45-year history of the world’s leading workshop fitting company. “Our products being selected for awards is proof that MAHA’s capacity for innovation has constantly grown in a tough competitive environment. We are very proud of these awards. They bolster our position as the world’s leading company and show that we are prepared to take a pioneering role in the sector – with ingenuity, close links to the automotive branch and a bold approach to entrepreneurial risk”, says Klaus Burger, Manager for Sales, Service and Development at MAHA.

A test drive performed on the lift

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MAHA’s award-winning MFP 3000 is the first test bench that enables a test drive and the efficiency test for safety and driving assistance systems to be performed on a lift.

The MFP 3000 is mounted on a scissor lift. For the test drive, the vehicle is raised by the wheel-free jack until the wheels no longer touch the surface. The vehicle is thus securely fixed on the lift. A hydraulic system then presses the test rollers against the wheel and the test drive can begin, at speeds of up to 80 km/h (50 mph).

The steering wheel can be turned during the test drive to simulate cornering. The test process is fully automated. The drive and braking torques acting on the wheels are measured by the control electronics and displayed on a monitor.