CVTs and hybrid transmissions for construction

Executive Viewpoints-Vehicle Development Insights from Industry: Off-Highway 2020 and Beyond-CVTs and hybrid transmissions for construction.

ZF contends successfully with the current economic situation with new technologies. Innovation potentials and synergy effects from all areas of the group are used to emerge from the current crisis strengthened.

To take account of the demand for more productivity and efficiency as well as for enhanced driving comfort, ZF has concentrated over the last years on the development of alternative transmissions. Combining mechanical and hydrostatic driveline concepts, as in the powersplit CVT (continuously variable transmission), has proved particularly sustainable.