Allison Transmission has introduced the provision of its TerraTran™ absolutely automated transmission within the vast physique mining dump (WBMD) marketplace for the primary time.
Allison has partnered with Xuzhou Development Equipment Group (XCMG) to combine the transmission into their XG110 WBMD vehicles. The primary sequence of 225 vehicles geared up with TerraTran have been delivered and are supporting mining operations in Brazil.
“We chosen TerraTran for our WBMD automobiles due its skill to boost automobile productiveness, maneuverability and total drivability,” mentioned Hu Deping, Vice Basic Supervisor, XCMG Heavy Car. “Our relationship with Allison is constructed on a basis of efficiency and high quality, and we belief that their merchandise will proceed to ship for our mining prospects.”
An uprate variant of the confirmed Allison 4000 Collection™, TerraTran is function constructed for the worldwide development and mining markets. Allison designed the propulsion answer primarily based on voice of buyer enter, which indicated the necessity for the confirmed reliability and sturdiness of the 4000 Collection transmission, however with elevated horsepower, torque and GVW functionality, whereas additionally including quick reverse functionality.
“Allison has greater than 65 years of expertise transferring earth, minerals and treasured metals all over the world,” mentioned Kartik Ramanan, Govt Director, World Off-Freeway, and World Buyer Help and Service Engineering, Allison Transmission. “The introduction of the TerraTran to the WBMD section marks yet one more milestone in Allison’s dedication to offering options that ship unrivalled efficiency and productiveness for our prospects within the mining market.”
Allison says it’s the solely provider of a complete lineup of merchandise for the mining section, providing transmissions constructed for 90 t to 136 t automobiles. TerraTran gives most energy of as much as 800 hp and may assist as much as 3,025 lbs/ft of torque. It additionally options seven ahead gears, two reverse gears in addition to hardened inside elements constructed to last more and carry out in even the harshest landscapes.
Allison Transmission additionally just lately debuted the 6000 Collection™ transmission for vast physique dump vehicles at Bauma China 2024. The 6625 WBD transmission is designed to satisfy the high-performance calls for of vast physique vehicles underneath rigorous working circumstances, providing unparalleled operational effectivity and lowered whole price of possession.
“The launch of the 6000 Collection transmission in WBD vehicles underscores Allison’s dedication to delivering specialised options to prospects in China and the export markets they serve,” mentioned Brian Geiselhart, Govt Director, Asia Pacific Gross sales, Allison Transmission. “The diversification of our portfolio helps Allison’s strategic development initiative to extend our market share in off-highway purposes exterior North America.”
The answer was developed primarily based on the 6000 Off-Street CollectionTM (ORS) transmissions, which have a confirmed observe document as dependable workhorses in mining vehicles worldwide. By way of shut OEM partnership with premium manufacturers corresponding to Lingong Heavy Equipment Co. Ltd (LGMG) and stringent subject testing in Indonesia, Vietnam and Chile, the Allison 6625 WBD transmission has confirmed its effectiveness within the WBD truck sector. Initially designed for heavy-duty automobiles together with off-highway vehicles, oil subject rigs and cranes, this transmission now helps higher-tonnage WBD vehicles, reaching a most gross automobile weight (GVW) of as much as 136 metric tons. Because the WBD truck market continues to develop and evolve, Allison says it’s “dedicated to repeatedly updating our product portfolio to supply prospects with a broader portfolio of options to select from primarily based on their distinctive wants.”
That includes Allison’s patented torque converter and Steady Energy Expertise™, the 6625 WBD transmission “permits clean, excessive torque begins and delivers steady highly effective output. To anticipate upkeep wants, the transmission options superior diagnostic capabilities, permitting drivers to watch transmission standing in actual time. The Shift Vitality Administration operate successfully protects the transmission clutch and reduces shift shocks.”
