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White Paper Sheds Light On Use Of Continuously Variable Transmissions
For the U.S. Outdoor Power Equipment Industry
MINNEAPOLIS, March 20, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Continuously variable
transmissions (CVTs) and their emerging role in the U.S. outdoor power
equipment (OPE) market are the subject of a fascinating new white
paper issued by General Transmissions, Inc.
Written in plain language, the white paper - titled Continuously
Variable Transmissions Are Ready To Roll Into The Outdoor Power
Equipment Market - will be of great interest to anyone with a desire
to learn more about CVT technology as applied to products such as lawn
tractors, snow throwers and self-propelled walk-behind lawn mowers.
(The white paper can be downloaded here: http://1drv.ms/1cC3ySQ.)
Anticipating further demand by OPE manufacturers for CVTs, General
Transmissions produced the white paper to help inform American readers
about the technology and its application in the OPE industry. CVTs are
already widely used in outdoor power sports equipment such as
snowmobiles and ATVs, but they are not nearly as popular - yet - in
OPE products.
Using the example of a real-world installation of a CVT in a
commercially available lawn tractor in the U.S., the white paper goes
to great lengths to explain how a belt-driven CVT functions. It also
details how the functional aspects of CVTs translate into operational
benefits not only for manufacturers of OPE equipment but also the end
users - consumers and lawn care professionals alike.
Benefits to using CVTs over more traditional OPE drive systems include
greater operating efficiency and maintenance-free operation, as noted
in the white paper.
CVTs are just beginning to take hold as a mainstream drive system for
the OPE market in the U.S., due in no small measure to the dedicated
work of companies such as General Transmissions (GT) with their
special focus on developing the technology for OPE use.
The basic concept of a belt-driven CVT is one of elegant simplicity,
the white paper relates, involving the use of a drive belt and two
pulleys to transfer engine speed to the drive components of lawn
tractors, mowers and snow throwers. But there's much more to the
sophisticated CVTs that companies like GT build, as white paper
readers will discover.
General Transmissions is a family business, founded in 1991.
Headquartered in Les Herbiers, France, General Transmissions also has
facilities in Mexico and China. General Transmissions is a global
leader in lawn care transmissions, originally for walk-behind mower
and, more recently, riding mowers and snow blowers. For more
information, visit the company's website at
www.generaltransmissions.com.
Contact: Doug Hovelson
Big Thunder Public Relations
612-722-5501 (office)
Read more news from General Transmissions.
SOURCE General Transmissions
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/Web Site: http://www.generaltransmissions.com
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