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A broad range of capabilities for designing automatic, manual, continuously variable, and hybrid transmissions and transaxles and their components are available at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI).
 

Examples of gearbox designs are:

• Toroidal CVT

• Automated manual

• Hybrid transmission

• Multi-speed automatic

• Single-speed

Transmissions and components are designed to the prototype level or to the production level as required by our clients. Design for manufacturing and assembly (DFM/DFA) are incorporated throughout the design process.
 

Prototyping

SwRI has complete prototype fabrication and rapid prototyping capabilities for any transmission component including:

• Gears, splines, and clutch drums

• Ferritic and nonferritic castings

• Transmission cases, pump housings and tail pieces

• Springs, gaskets

• Solenoids, wirings and switches

• Pistons and spool valves

• Toroids and sheaves

• Oil pans – steel or aluminum

• Transmission control units

For more information about drivetrain engineering design capabilities at SwRI or how you can contract with SwRI, please contact Douglas Fussner at dfussner@swri.org or (210) 522-3972.
 

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Southwest Research Institute® (SwRI®), headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, is a multidisciplinary, independent, nonprofit, applied engineering and physical sciences research and development organization with 11 technical divisions.

August 06, 2008