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INNOVATIVE SEATING SYSTEMS – ISRINGHAUSEN

SEATING: For decades, German company Isringhausen has supplied ISRI driver seats in original equipment quality that meet an array of vehicle manufacturers’ requirements and specifications, it says.

Millions of drivers place their trust in the quality of ISRI products, the company states.

ISRI seats are also available as an aftermarket option for various trucks, buses and coaches and earth-moving equipment. Isringhausen Pty Ltd provides sales, service and spare parts for ISRI seats to its Sydney customers, as well as providing these services to the Australian and New Zealand dealer network from its facility in Wetherill Park, Sydney.

Isringhausen says that it is the global market leader in the development and manufacture of innovative seating systems for commercial vehicles, as well as technical springs.

Fifty-two plants across 20 countries form the backbone of its manufacturing infrastructure.

The company has operated since 1919, when it began as a manufacturer of bicycle seats and springs. ISRI designed the first automatic self-levelling air suspension seat for commercial vehicles in 1972.

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ISRI IN AUSTRALIA

ISRI seats was sold in Australia by a licensee from 1977 until 1993, when the decision was made to establish a wholly owned subsidiary of Isringhausen in Australia.

ISRI drivers seats are now fitted to 90 per cent of new buses and coaches built in Australia, says Isringhausen, with a product range from static seats to fully featured air suspension seats with integrated lap-sash seat belts and driver- adjustable shock absorber.

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RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

ISRI seats are designed to meet or exceed internationally recognised ergonomic and safety standards, says the company, which is certified to the IATF 16949 Quality Management System Standard.

At the Isringhausen head office and factory in Lemgo, Germany, approximately 140 persons are actively engaged in product research, design, testing and development.

Photography: courtesy ISRI

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