Antonov signs deal with Chinese partner for 200,000 a year
Deal with Landai will see 200,000 a year of the innovative TX6 transmission built for the Chinese market from the end of 2011
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Antonov wins €35
million backing as it shifts its goals
Innovative transmissions group is looking for some short-term
wins from its two-speed technology as its six-speed deal
makes slow progress
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Hyundai develops its
own six-speed auto transaxle
Unit will go first into the Grandeur/Azura 3.3 litre and
then be rolled out across 16 vehicles. Hyundai claims
unique features such as a flat torque converter and hydraulic
pressure control
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GKN supplies control
for Infiniti all-wheel drive
It's shrunk the size of the control device that enables
torque to be transferred to front wheels when needed
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BMW will unveil electric
version of Mini at LA show
A two-seater electric version of the Mini will be unveiled
at Los Angeles and then go on a year-long trial in promising
North American markets
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Antonov says its six-speed
transmission hits targets
It's being tested by Chinese group Loncin and the company
says that performance targets have been exceeded
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ZF claims European first
for hybrid drive facility
Transmissions group says its electric motor plant is Europe's
first to be devoted to hybrid drives on an industrial
scale, and it's got a deal with Mercedes among others
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BorgWarner doubles capacity
for dual-clutch systems
Transmissions group spend €26 million on its plant
at Arnstadt in Thuringia as its gears up for 500 per cent
market growth
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BMW claims innovation
in both car and engines
Its X6 is a new class of vehicle, it says, and the way
it distributes power and the positioning of the turbocharger
are both new
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MAN links satellite
navigation to gear changing
Trucks group looks to improve fuel efficiency by combining
telematics information inside the transmission to optimise
gear change
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Kongsberg purchase moves
it into bigger league
The Norwegian group is buying Global Motion Systems, which
will quadruple its business in gear shift controls and
other systems for the automotive sector
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VW puts torque vectoring
on front-wheel drive
But it says it hasn't yet decided whether to go into production
with the system
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Two-stage turbo with
variable turbine geometry
That's what BorgWarner is trying out and it's fitted the
system into a Ford F-150 pick-up
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GM invests in virtual
clutch design systems
It's increasing its development of simulation systems
that will model drivetrain and transmission components
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Clutch coatings improve
anti-shudder durability
JTekt says its silicon-containing diamond-like coatings
improve durability eightfold compared with nitriding
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Thin clutch with sheet
metal backing extends life
ZF Sachs is trying a concept of a thin clutch facing with
a sheet metal backing to give extra life
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BorgWarner sees quadrupling
of double clutches
The power transmission group says it reckons demand
will rise fourfold within the next six years
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Dual-clutch systems are set to go worldwide
with low-cost versions under development
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Contitech's
CVT belt needs no lubrication
Continental's technology firm introduces a no-lube belt
for continuously variable transmissions
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Getrag gears up for shift
to electric drives
Getrag’s concept is a light four-wheel drive car.
A normal powertrain drives the front or rear wheels, while
an electric drive on the rear axle can boost performance
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Supercar
OEMs seek quick change to DCTs
Graziano Transmissions of Italy is developing a 750Nm
dual clutch transmission (DCT) for supercars
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Hoerbiger
in sync with its first DCTs
Hoerbiger Drive Technology has secured development programmes
for its dual clutch transmission parts
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Cherry picks inductive
sensor
The sensor
consists of a printed circuit board with sensor coils
and a metal damping element that makes it resistant to
disturbance from magnetic fields
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Gearsticks go
Vocis is developing driver/gearbox interfaces to replace
gear levers. These could be in luxury cars in five years.
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Maxwell to work on Mercedes
ultracapacitors
It's won a contract to develop technology that will gather
energy from regenerative braking systems for hybrids more
efficiently
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Paccar and Eaton move
collaboration up a size
They've got a medium-size hybrid unit for Peterbilt, Kenworth
and Daf trucks in 2008; now they're working on a heavy-duty
version
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GM sells off transmissions
firm to private equity
It has sold the Allison Transmissions business but retains
the heavy-duty trucks end of the firm
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Shifting dual clutch
transmissions
Dual clutch transmissions must keep pace with other developments
in the drivetrain
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Driveability assessments
pick-up
AVL and GM have developed new criteria for an analytical
tool to measure and score vehicle driveability objectively
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GM unveils its electric
Volt concept
It's aiming to have a mix and match powertrain technology
with an electric drivetrain and it's been unveiled at
Detroit
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Chrysler
to fit TRW steering sensors
The 2007 Dodge Caliber will be the first
to have the new generation of steering angle sensors fitted
as standard
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Airbag
stays put when the steering wheel turns
A new non-rotating airbag module offers ergonomic and
safety benefits, says TRW Automotive Systems
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BMW
works to eradicate IC engine's inefficiencies
The carmaker is focusing on the unnecessary
consumption of electrical energy and more efficient conversion
of energy into electrical power
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LuK
aims to put twin clutch into series production
The Schaeffler owned company says new
design is suited for drivetrains above 500 Nm
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Zytek
develops electronic drivetrain for Smart
The idea is that it might be an alternative
for the Fortwo, and DC has ordered 100 of them for a start
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Nexxtdrive
takes transmission technology into power take-offs
Nexxtdrive is developing its epicyclic
transmission technology to form a variable speed power
take-off (PTO).
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Xtrac
develops world gearbox
Xtrac has developed what managing director
Peter Digby calls a world gearbox in that it can be
either transverse or inline with up to 80 per cent common
parts. “We manufacture 200 at a time to keep the
cost down.”
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