20 millionth synchronizer unit on the field
The market leader for transmission components increasingly focusing on transmission solutions
(firmenpresse) - Since 1983, Oerlikon Graziano has manufactured more than 20 million synchronizer units for agricultural vehicles, construction equipment, trucks, sports cars and a variety of off-highway vehicles: “We are the market leader in tractor synchronization and are helping farmers, particularly those in emerging countries, become more efficient,” says Andrea Serra, Product Manager for Synchro and Powershift Design at Oerlikon Graziano. Looking ahead, Oerlikon Graziano plans to complement its proven standard components offered as part of “Shifting SolutionsTM” by focusing more intensely on customized transmission solutions. The aim is to optimally help customers manufacture products that are both more efficient and get better mileage.
Since producing its first synchronizer unit in 1983, Oerlikon Graziano, a member of the Drive Systems Segment, has manufactured more than 20 million of these basic transmission components. The annual production total has climbed to around 1 million units. The company is the world market leader in the area of synchronizers for transmissions used in agricultural vehicles like tractors. The synchronizer’s are also employed in the transmissions of sports cars, trucks, construction equipment and other off-highway products where maximum efficiency and toughness are essential. The company’s leading customers include such well-known manufacturers of agricultural and construction machinery as CNH, John Deere, Massey Ferguson and Caterpillar as well as the sports car companies, Lamborghini and Aston Martin.
Synchronization reduces fuel consumption
Synchronizer units are key components in manual transmissions: when a driver shifts from one gear to another, the ring handles the job of coordinating the speed of the gear and drive shaft. As a result of their conical form, the synchronizer act like a brake between the gear and the clutch sleeve: the next gear can be engaged only if both components are moving at the same speed. “By minimizing the loss of torque when power is transmitted from the engine to the wheels, the synchronizer units boost the efficiency of high-performance engines and help improve gas mileage in the process,” Serra says. Thanks to optimal design and exceptional material characteristics, state-of-the-art synchronization systems like those used in today’s agricultural or commercial vehicles can handle approximately 1.5 million shifting cycles. The most important innovations achieved in recent years include servo synchronizer technology that reduce drag torque by up to 50 percent compared with double-cone solutions and synchronizer units containing new types of friction materials like carbon.
High performance delivered by customized integrated solutions
The manufacturers of agricultural vehicles, construction equipment and other off-highway products face the challenge of lowering fuel consumption. An integrated transmission system in which all individual components optimally work with one another plays a major role in efforts to reach this goal. With “Shifting SolutionsTM” Oerlikon Graziano has created a new product line that gives manufacturers the opportunity to obtain a transmission solution that is created especially to meet their needs. “In particular, our customers in the high-performance segment can measurably boost the efficiency of their vehicles and further lower fuel consumption by using a complete customized solution,” Serra says.
End-to-end expertise facilitates optimization
The crucial factor for “Shifting SolutionsTM” is the high level of development and production expertise that Oerlikon Graziano possesses in the area of synchronization and power-shift transmissions. From planning to development and production, Oerlikon Graziano can provide all steps from a single source. At the start of the process, the area of application for the transmission system is defined in close coordination with the customer. To achieve an optimal complete solution, the company uses sophisticated planning and design techniques, cutting-edge production technologies, comprehensive analytical instruments and extensive inspections and vehicle tests. The entire process is supported by a seamless quality-control system.
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About Oerlikon
Oerlikon (SIX: OERL) is a leading high-tech industrial group specializing in machine and plant engineering. The Company is a provider of innovative industrial solutions and cutting-edge technologies for textile manufacturing, drive, vacuum, coating, and advanced nanotechnology. A Swiss company with a tradition going back over 100 years, Oerlikon is a global player with around 12 700 employees at around 160 locations in 34 countries and sales of CHF 2.9 billion in 2012. The Company invested in 2012 CHF 106 million in R&D, with over 1 000 specialists working on future products and services. In most areas, the operative businesses rank either first or second in their respective global markets.
About Oerlikon Segment Drive Systems
Oerlikon Segment Drive Systems, with its brands Oerlikon Graziano and Oerlikon Fairfield, is a leading worldwide provider of complete drive systems, gearing solutions and transmission components, with a product portfolio providing transmissions for high performance cars, complete solutions for all-wheel- drive vehicles and agricultural tractors, as well as Torque-Hub® planetary drive for industrial machinery and off-highway mobile equipment. The know-how and the capabilities allow the Segment to lead the full deployment of a development program from conceptual and simulation phases to mass production, for complete mechatronic driveline systems as well as for single gearing components. With more than 80 years in the market of power transmission, Oerlikon Segment Drive Systems is focused on Automotive, Off-Highway and Industrial key markets. Excellent manufacturing, engineering and innovative expertise have made both Company the “Global Drive Systems Solutions Provider” of high-tech solutions in all mobility markets.”
Stella Roagna
Oerlikon Graziano S.p.A.
Drive Systems Segment
Head of Marketing & Communications Manager
T +39 011 9570 206
F +39 011 959 1259
stella.roagna(at)oerlikon.com
www.oerlikon.com/drivesystems
Stella Roagna
Oerlikon Graziano S.p.A.
Drive Systems Segment
Head of Marketing & Communications Manager
T +39 011 9570 206
F +39 011 959 1259
stella.roagna(at)oerlikon.com
www.oerlikon.com/drivesystems
Datum: 14.07.2013 - 21:46 Uhr
Sprache: Deutsch
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type of sending: Veröffentlichung
Date of sending: 14.07.13
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