Over the last 15 years, there has been
significant growth in the number of
transmission types as well as their complexity: manual, conventional automatic, dual clutch, automated manual, continuously variable, split power and pure EV transmissions.
Anyone even remotely involved with
the gear industry knows that Gear
Expo is B-I-G. Every two years, it is
an invaluable opportunity for buyers,
sellers and just-lookers to come
together and glorify gearing.
When it came to picking a personal favorite booth at Gear Expo, AGMA Vice President of Marketing Jenny Blackford donned her proverbial TAG
Heuer watch and embroidered silk apron and decided to keep her allegiance neutral.
An all too common — and disturbing
— question these days:
Are you having trouble finding skilled workers? Taking that a step further begs the next question — Are you having trouble finding customers with
“Highway vehicles release about
1.7 billion tons of greenhouse
gases (GHGs) into the atmosphere
each year — mostly in the form of
carbon dioxide (CO2) — contributing
to global climate change. The
CO2 emissions of a car are directly
proportional to the quantity of
fuel consumed by an engine. In 2013, U.S. greenhouse gas emissions from transportation were second only to the electricity sector — an increase of about 16% since 1990.” (EPA.GOV).