The MAZ-MAN company and Palfinger AG concern, Austria, started joint production of trucks with hydraulic manipulators for different purposes, the Business Links Agency told with reference to these companies on 30 September.

Belarusian experts will be able to see the models of these trucks at the Belexpo National Exhibition Center in Minsk on 20-23 October. The exposition is expected to consist of five trucks.

MAZ-MAN in cooperation with Palfinger will offer their customers new machinery and technologies that help increase the economic efficiency of their work. Equipping the trucks with hydraulic manipulators allows using one unit of machinery instead of two. The application of the European technologies and components provides quality and reliability of the products.

Founded in 1932, Palfinger is the major manufacturer of hydraulic manipulators in Europe. Every third hydraulic manipulator in Western Europe is made by Palfinger.

The Belarusian-German joint-stock company MAZ-MAN manufactures heavy load trucks. The company was founded by German automobile concern MAN Nutzfahrzeuge, Belarusian automobile plant MAZ, and Lada OMS Holding in 1998. The company’s shareholders are II&V GmbH (Austria, 48.2% of shares), MAZ (Belarus, 44.43%) and Trustbank (Belarus, 7.37%). MAZ-MAN has been an official dealer of the MAN company in Belarus since 2005.