Modern automakers have turned transmissions into high-tech showcases, chasing smoother shifts, better fuel economy, and […] ...

Toyota is facing a wave of litigation that cuts straight into its reputation for bulletproof reliability, with a new lawsuit ...

Gearboxes let engineers adjust servomotors’ operating speed and resulting torque. But understanding the two major types will lead to lower costs and better performance. Engineers have long used ...

With the many industrial gearboxes available today, it’s important to match the proper type of gearbox with the drive, motor, and load. When a machine needs a servosystem (drive and motor), the ...

Long before companies like Volkswagen and Porsche got the technology right with DSG and PDK, respectively, many automakers spent years trying and failing to make a manual gearbox work with no clutch ...

For acceleration and economy, automatics are winning. Stick shifts can’t handle high amounts of power, either. Even BMW may drop the clutch. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens ...

The pre-selector or self-changing gearbox may seem like a quaint, quirky, quixotic piece of tech, but in its heyday, it was less taxing on drivers than the non-synchro manual transmissions that were ...

Wind turbine gearboxes have been designed with a life-expectancy of 20 years, but the harsh reality is that they are not lasting for a quarter of that time, says Leyla Alieva, CEO and co-founder, NEOL ...

Lube for life” does not stop lubricant aging; it only delays service until degraded fluid triggers sudden, costly failures.

As the renewable energy sector continues to grow, so does the complexity of technology and equipment such as wind turbines, solar arrays, and transmission infrastructure. Gear oils and lubricants are ...

Automatic gearboxes aren’t exactly new. In fact, it could be argued that the very first production car, the 1886 Benz Patent Motorwagen, had one; it certainly didn’t have a clutch pedal. What’s ...