Rosenbauer's Newest Aerial Innovations are a Hit at FDIC

By Neil Chaney on April 18, 2008 11:33 AM

Lyons, SD - (April 16, 2008) - Rosenbauer Aerials once again provides improvements to the fire service industry and generates interest at the 2008 FDIC show in Indianapolis, IN, with its new state-of-the-art single joystick aerial controller and turntable seat.

Many of the 28,000 FDIC attendees were able to see first-hand the newly-designed Aerial Command Seat (ACS) that affords great visibility for aerial operations. With the ACS, operators will have control of the aerial and waterway monitor functions at their fingertips.

The ACS is going to be an added benefit for operators' stations at the turntable while having personnel in the platform operating the aerial. It will add extra comfort on long lasting fires and reduce the stress on firemen standing for long periods of time.

The new, single joystick controls the aerial raise/lower function, as well as the extend/retract and left-to-right functions. By simply flipping a switch, the monitor's stream, pattern, up/down and left-to-right functions can equally be controlled from the joystick.

The joystick will also be able to activate the aerial's AC and DC lights, as well as switch the aerial speed between high and low. Four different lights on the joystick will illuminate to indicate which functions are selected.

The Can-Bus joystick uses the latest technology allowing our in-house staff to set-up each Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) to assure a safe, smooth and easy-to-operate aerial using this single control.