Global commercial vehicle component, driveline and transmission specialist, Eaton has announced it has introduced its new Advantor series of automated manual transmissions (AMTs) which it says will be on display at this week’s IAA Transportation expo at Hanover in Germany adding that the new series has been designed for commercial vehicles with internal combustion engines (ICEs).
Eaton says its Advantor AMTs leverages its long history of innovation and reliability in automated transmission technology and will be front and centre in Hanover.
“The Advantor series has many product features that bus and truck manufactures globally will find attractive, particularly in emerging markets such as South America and Asia-Pacific regions,” said Marcos Janasi, business unit director of Commercial Powertrain for Eaton’s Mobility Group.
“Our new transmission series is designed to deliver significant fuel efficiency and enhanced performance across a variety of vehicle duty cycles, and to provide reliability and ease of service,” said Janasi.
The company says that several versions of its Advantor AMT will be made available on the market in the next 24 months, including the Advantor-6, which was developed for the light-duty truck and bus segment, as well as the Advantor-8, which it says will target the medium-duty bus market.
The company says that other versions will be designed to meet the needs of the broader commercial truck market.
Eaton claims that the Advantor series leverage scommon components in order to reduce complexity, improve serviceability, and to deliver a better driving experience.
Eaton says it will also showcase its central drive transmission solutions, which it says are designed to be compatible with any electric motor/inverter/battery system and to be used in central drive applications, where the electric motor and transmission are in the traditional location in the vehicle.
Eaton says the medium- and heavy-duty versions of its four-speed EV automated transmission will deliver superior performance on grades and in acceleration for electric commercial vehicles, while offering more flexible gear ratios compared to competitive technologies. The company claims that the compact architecture is designed to improve system efficiency, enabling longer vehicle range and battery life.
Eaton says its heavy-duty four-speed transmission was recently recognised at the 2024 Automotive News PACEpilot Innovation to Watch and is currently in production.
Rounding out Eaton’s portfolio at the IAA is its innovative ultra-compact four-speed EV transmission, which offers a substantial increase in torque density, unlocking increased payload, extended range, more packaging availability for batteries, and flexible configurations.
Eaton describes itself as an intelligent power management company, claiming it is dedicated to protecting the environment and improving the quality of life for people everywhere.
The company says it makes products for the data center, utility, industrial, commercial, machine building, residential, aerospace, and mobility markets., claiming it is guided by its commitment to do business right, to operate sustainably, and to help its customers manage power, today and well into the future.
The company say that by capitalising on the global growth trends of electrification and digitalisation, we’re accelerating the planet’s transition to renewable energy sources, which it says will help to solve the world’s most urgent power management challenges, and build a “more sustainable society for people today and generations to come.”
Eaton, which was founded in 1911 and has been listed on the New York Stock Exchange for more than a century, reported revenues of $AUD34.32 bilion ($US 23.2 billion) in 2023 and says it serve customers in more than 160 countries.
