Aerials - Rosenbauer

Metz – AerialsAerials – MetzThe Metz L32A-XS.The revolutionary articulation concept.Parked cars, overgrown foliage, narrow streets. Aerialladders are used in ever-tighter spaces. Our responseto that is the Metz XS. It enables far more flexibility indeployment location. Its compact action radius gives firstresponders in the tightest of spaces access to deploymentareas that were previously inaccessible.And that’s not all: Simple solutions are often the best.With the Metz XS, our engineers have once again proventhat there are simple and uncomplicated ways to meetthe demands of firefighters.LadderThe robustness of the Metz ladderset is what made the XS conceptpossible. Box-joint construction incombination with fine-grained steelgive Metz ladders enormous reservesof strength.The Metz XS articulation conceptWhat’s special about the Metz XSis its innovative articulated boom:The pivot point on the ladder movesinward, like a jack knife. The laddersections open to a distance of threerungs. That enables the articulatedsection to be lowered at an angle,achieving a new dimension on maneuverabilitydespite the additional900 mm length of the cage boom.The Metz XS has a cage boom lengthof up to 4.6 m without the need foran additional drive, which reducesthe minimum action radius to anunprecedented 7.4 m.Even with the new articulated boom,the Metz XS offers exemplary outreachvalues:OperationThe action radius and placement ofthe cage in front of the driver’s cabdo not require any extra operatingsteps. In the field every step can beperformed intuitively.Jacking systemThe Metz horizontal-vertical jackingsystem is the ideal combination forthe XS. It can be deployed flexiblyover or between obstacles and at thesame time secures the deploymentarea.450 kg rescue cageThe XS is also equipped with our proven450 kg rescue cage. This product, developedto meet the demands of firefighters,sets the standard for aerial ladders.67