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Veröffentlicht auf 25. Januar 2018

AAM und Drexler arbeiten zusammen, um neue leistungsstarke elektronische Differentialgetriebe zu entwickeln

DETROIT, 25. Januar 2018 -- American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. (AAM) und die Drexler Automotive GmbH haben eine Vereinbarung getroffen, um ihre Beziehung auszubauen und Hochleistungsdifferentiale und Differentialtechnologien vom Premium-Markt auf den allgemeinen Markt für Pkw, leichte Nutzfahrzeuge/leichte Lkw, Crossover-Fahrzeuge und SUVs zu bringen.

Die erweiterte Beziehung zwischen AAM und Drexler integriert elektromechanische Sperrdifferentiale (eLSDs) sofort in die Familie der Differentialprodukte von AAM TracRite. Diese Systeme verbessern das Fahrzeughandling und die Traktion für Fahrzeuge mit Allrad- oder Hinterradantrieb erheblich. Das System, das in großem Umfang in Hochleistungsfahrzeugen von Premium-OEMs eingesetzt wird, bietet eine aktive Drehmomentsteuerung der Räder, indem es die Drehmomentanfragen des Fahrzeugs in ein präzises Drehmomentverhalten der Achsen übersetzt.

„AAM und Drexler arbeiten zusammen, um dem Markt eine ausgereifte Differentialtechnologie anzubieten, die dem gewöhnlichen Fahrer neue Arten der Begeisterung ermöglicht, indem sie Handling und Traktion auf ein neues Leistungsniveau hebt“, so Alberto Satine, Geschäftsführer – AAM-Antriebsstrang. „Durch die Kombination der Design-, Konstruktions- und Fertigungskompetenz von AAM und Drexler können wir unseren Kunden die hochwertigsten und fortschrittlichsten Antriebsstrangsysteme bieten.“

Das PowerDense® Vierritzel-Differenzialdesign des Systems unterstützt die Modularität der Achsen mit offenen und eLSD-Differentialen auf kleinstem Raum. Darüber hinaus ermöglicht das skalierbare Kupplungs-, Betätigungs- und Differentialdesign der Technologie ein breites Spektrum von Anwendungen und Fahrzeugsegmenten.

„Die globale Größe und die hohe Fertigungskapazität von AAM machen das Unternehmen zum perfekten Partner für Drexler”, so Herbert Drexler, Gründer von Drexler Automotive. „Wir freuen uns darauf, Differentiale zu konstruieren und zu entwickeln, die den Bedürfnissen unserer globalen OEM-Kunden entsprechen.”

Das elektromechanische eLSD TracRite wird noch in diesem Jahr in Produktion gehen.

Mit mehr als 40 Jahren Erfahrung im Motorsport und zwei Jahrzehnten als erstklassiger Zulieferer für europäische Premium-Automobilhersteller entwickelt und produziert Drexler Hochleistungs-Sperrdifferentiale, Renngetriebe, Antriebswellen und Radnabensysteme. Weitere Informationen finden Sie aufwww.drexler-automotive.com.

 

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