• The British Gear Association, formed two years ago to
12th May 1988, Page 16
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halt a decline in an area in which the UK was once pre-eminent, has made its first Company of the Year Award to Eaton Truck components for its contribution to the gear and transmission industry in the UK.
In the 10 years from 1976 Eaton, with its European engineering centre in Manchester, invested $630 million in research and development. The results include a range of new transmissions: the Twin Splitter series designed for vehicles of up to 44 tonnes with engine outputs of 276kW and maximum torque of 1815Nm; a range of five-, sixand nine-speed synchromesh gearboxes covering a wide span of input torques from 390 to 980Nm; and the Semi Automated Mechanical transmission based on the Twin Splitter gearbox.