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ZF celebrates active rear axle steering system Akc (Active Kinematics Control) which has established itself as a successful product with one million units produced since production launch in 2013

ConAct stands for Concentric clutch Actuator. The pneumatic release cylinder replaces the mechanical and hydraulic components as well as the clutch booster previously used in commercial vehicle transmissions. It is actuated by the vehicle electronics system.

The German company stated that a long-term supply agreement has already been signed with a major European OEM to equip its medium and heavy-duty trucks and buses with ZF’s latest brake chamber range.

ZF received several large-scale orders from North American vehicle manufacturers for its automatic 8-speed PowerLine transmission. The company has also signed a deal with Turkey-based Barsan Global Logistics, a global provider of integrated logistics services, to equip its commercial vehicle fleet w...

At the SMM Digital maritime trade fair, held at the beginning of February 2021, ZF launched the new AT 80 thruster model range, conceived to guarantee high performance with robust and economical ship operation. The model range «is available as a 360-degree steerable thruster and as a retractable pro...

ZF takes stock of its strategies for the evolution of mobility and announces the adoption of innovative processes and solutions on the market. These include the development and commercialization of new software, the creation of the Electrified Powertrain Technology Division and the integration of th...

Starting in mid-2020, the first ZF Ecolife 2 made its appearance in the buses driveline. The presentation was held at Busworld in Brussels in autumn 2019. The focus is on the lightness and strength of the components, as well as, clearly, on the impact on consumption. ZF Ecolife 2. Non just for batte...

Let’s talk about buses and mention a driving impression recently published by our colleagues from AUTOBUS magazine (here’s the link to the international magazine Sustainable Bus). The VDL Futura Fhd2-129 bus stands out for its driveline thanks to the collaboration with two giants such as DAF a...

The supervisory board of the global company ZF (here, we talk about R&D) has approved the foundation of a new division dealing with e-mobility. Namely, the new division is conceived for electrified drivelines for passenger cars. Such a change will happen at the very beginning of 2021 and coincid...

We’ve been writing about ZF and Wabco more than once in the last few months. Here’s a post about the beginning of the acquisition process, aimed at creating a primary global supplier of integrated mobility systems for commercial and industrial vehicles. Now, ZF has successfully completed the acquisi...