Samsung Electronics is now supplying the first microwave ovens on the
market developed specifically for trucks to Volvo Trucks. This is the
result of development work lasting three years in Gothenburg and Korea
in cooperation with Waeco, an international fridge-freezer group.

Fridge-freezers have become standard features in trucks and now Volvo is
introducing microwave ovens as an option in its latest truck models. The
microwave oven has been developed to provide truck drivers with extra
comfort and security. The demand for the driver's cab in trucks to be a
second home is increasing because drivers spend long, continuous periods
of time on the road.

The microwave oven has passed tests measuring its ability to withstand
vibration and collision and measuring electromagnetic radiation levels.
High-impact crash tests equivalent to 20 G were carried out on the oven.
The materials used in the manufacture of the ovens were selected so that
these requirements could be met. The ovens also meet Volvo's EMC
requirements and emit no electromagnetic radiation that can affect other
electronic components in the truck.

Waeco, which has been working closely with Volvo Trucks for ten years,
first contacted Samsung three years ago. Waeco specialises, among other
things, in mobile heating and refrigeration, and in 1992 it launched a
fridge-freezer that was specially adapted for the driver's cab of a
truck. The development of a microwave oven is a natural next step.

Samsung Electronics Nordic has been responsible for coordinating the
project with manufacturers in Korea and the development group in
Gothenburg, and Samsung and Waeco have now started to deliver microwave
ovens to Volvo Trucks.

If you have any questions or require further information, please
contact:

Volvo Trucks
Ann-Charlotte Rosendahl, Product Manager, e-mail: ann-
 , tel.: +46 (0)31 327 20 16,
+46 (0)709 78 05 75.

Waeco
Bo Wolgast, Managing Director, e-mail:  , tel.: +46 (0)31
734 11 10.

Samsung Electronics Nordic AB:
Jesper Eklund, Product Marketing Manager, e-mail:
 , tel.: +46 (0)8 590 966 43,
+46 (0)703 72 66 43. www.samsung.se

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