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Eaton Corporation
Eaton Corporation
12/06/2012 | Press release
Eaton Helps Improve the Efficiency of Trucks Operating in Challenging Conditions with New Portfolio of UltraShift PLUS Transmissions
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Eaton Helps Improve the Efficiency of Trucks Operating in
Challenging Conditions with New Portfolio of UltraShift
PLUS Transmissions
Date: September 18, 2012
HANOVER, Germany … Diversified industrial manufacturer
Eaton Corporation today announced at this year's IAA
Commercial Vehicle Show in Hanover the launch of its
UltraShift® PLUS transmission family, aiming at improving
the operating efficiency of trucks by reducing vehicle
downtime and delays to global supply chains, especially in
challenging conditions.
Under the umbrella of UltraShift PLUS transmissions, Eaton
has developed several models that are each tailored for
operations in various challenging applications. In regions
such as the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China)
countries where vehicles face strong challenges from harsh
terrains and severe weather conditions, the different
models of the UltraShift PLUS family provide high
durability and can be applied to a broad spectrum of
vehicle applications, including long distance, construction
and off-road.
The UltraShift PLUS family provides the greatest breadth of
ratio, torque and vehicle combination weights of any
automated manual transmission available providing truck
builders with the right transmission for their specific
applications.
Using electronic shift actuation and intelligent gear
selection to determine the optimal shift points for
efficiency and performance, the UltraShift PLUS
transmissions create faster and smoother engagements, based
on real-time information regarding gradients, weight
calculations and driver throttle commands. They are ideally
placed to meet the needs of customers running vehicles in
extreme conditions, offering a significant advantage in
torque and ratio coverage along with unlimited load weight
rating.
Further technical benefits of the UltraShift PLUS
transmissions include: a Hill Start Assist feature to
prevent rolling back on an incline; automatic, manual and
low mode selections; significantly improved
maneuverability; thru-shaft power take off; and, an oil
level monitor to enable easy fluid level checks.
"As commercial vehicle fleets in the BRIC countries expand
to meet demand from global supply chains, fleet managers
are increasingly seeking intelligent solutions to optimize
fleet and hauling efficiency," explains Staci Kroon,
Eaton's senior vice president Transmissions and Hybrid.
"Premium heavy duty solutions are in strong demand in
markets where overloading, poor road surfaces and difficult
weather conditions often combine to cause significant
delays." UltraShift PLUS is already proving highly
beneficial in long distance transport in Russia and South
Africa with global truck maker Freightliner. UltraShift MXP
units are also in active use in Australia, Korea and China,
where their reliability for mining and heavy haul
applications are invaluable.
"In addition to Eaton's reputation for reliability,
durability and its versatile product portfolio, OEMs are
also keen to partner with us due to our ability to offer
engineering support on the ground to the end user through
our Application and Commercial Engineering (ACE) teams,"
notes Mrs. Kroon.
Eaton's engineering support teams provide assistance to
fleets using UltraShift PLUS technology for diverse
commercial applications, including linehaul, heavy haul,
logging, mining, oil field, construction, agricultural and
off-highway vehicles.
The UltraShift PLUS famility of transmissions include the
Vocational Active Shifting (VAS), Vocational High
Performance (VHP), Vocational Construction Series (VCS),
Vocational Multi Purpose Series (VMS) and Linehaul Active
Shifting (LAS) platforms. The Multipurpose Extreme
Performance (MXP) platform is available for off-road
applications such as: logging, mining, oil field and
construction, as well as regional use for city distribution
and refuse collection work.
About Eaton
Eaton Corporation is a diversified power management company
with more than 100 years of experience providing
energy-efficient solutions that help our customers
effectively manage electrical, hydraulic and mechanical
power. With 2011 sales of $16.0 billion, Eaton is a global
technology leader in electrical components, systems and
services for power quality, distribution and control;
hydraulics components, systems and services for industrial
and mobile equipment; aerospace fuel, hydraulics and
pneumatic systems for commercial and military use; and
truck and automotive drivetrain and powertrain systems for
performance, fuel economy and safety. Eaton has
approximately 73,000 employees and sells products to
customers in more than 150 countries.
Philipp Zimmermann, Eaton +41 21 823 47 99,
philippzimmermann@eaton.com
Belle Moss, Automotive PR +44 20 79521074,
bmoss@automotivepr.com
