Eighty years of co-operation between Algol and Knorr-Bremse

Algol and the German company Knorr-Bremse AG are currently celebrating a
milestone year in the history of their co-operation. Algol has represented
Knorr-Bremse, specializing in brake systems for rail fleets, in Finland for
exactly eighty years now.

In practice, the co-operation agreement concluded by the companies in 1922 has
run tandem with all the phases of Finnish railway engineering from Ukko-Pekka
steam locomotive to the high-speed Pendolino; from pneumatic valves for steam
locomotives to the eddy-current brakes and modular brake control on high-speed
trains.

The Knorr brake system has a market share in Finland of over ninety per cent.
The system is used in rail fleets on trains in long-distance and commuter
traffic, underground trains and trams. At Algol, the Technical Division has
specialized in the product area right from the start of co-operation.

Knorr-Bremse AG, established in 1905, is today an international group operating
in 22 countries. As a developer of brake systems for rail fleets, it is a
pioneer in its sector. As s supplier, it is a market leader globally. Net sales
from the sector come to approximately 800 million euros, of which the company
spends about ten per cent on research and development. In the Group, the sector
employs 5,000 people all over the world.

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