SAE International to Host Truck and Bus Transmission Seminar in Suzhou City, China

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May 03, 2012, 09:48 ET

Event sponsored by Lubrizol

WARRENDALE, Pa., May 3, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- SAE International will host a comprehensive seminar on automatic transmissions for truck and buses on June 12-13 at the Suzhou Marriott Hotel in Suzhou City, China.

Sponsored by Lubrizol, "Automatic Transmissions for Trucks and Bus Rapid Transit Vehicles: Performance Advantages and Challenges," is an industry seminar designed specifically for truck and bus rapid transit OEM/Tier supplier engineers in China.

During this two-day educational course, a team of industry experts will provide vehicle trend data and market drivers, detailed technical presentations on heavy-duty automatic transmission functionality and design considerations. In addition, a real-world case study is used to benchmark the performance of several automatic transmission fluids (ATFs) to determine if one ATF could be optimized for a specific region and severe application. The course includes industry roundtable discussions focusing on trends and future directions.

An added feature of this class is a collection of technology displays to provide further AT understanding and user-experience data. In addition, the registration fee includes lunch and refreshments both days along with a special networking dinner the evening of day one, designed to provide further opportunity to interact with transmission experts and industry colleagues.

Leaning objectives for the course include:

Understand vehicle trend data and market drivers for both heavy-duty trucks and Bus Rapid Transit Systems
Identify the benefits of heavy duty ATs for these applications
Describe the major components within an AT and their functions/benefits; in particular, hardware, electronic controls, lubricants and additives
Describe the implications of each component to the success of the AT design and usage
Discuss emerging trends in AT designs as they relate to future OEM strategies
Understand Lubrizol's findings of a Field Experience with Heavy-Duty Automatic Transmissions in Urban Buses.

For more information on this seminar, including a full list of seminar instructors, visit http://www.sae.org/pdevent/C1208. For more information about SAE International's full complement of professional development courses and programs, call 1-724-772-8522 or email [email protected] .

SAE International is a global association of more than 133,000 engineers and related technical experts in the aerospace, automotive and commercial-vehicle industries. SAE International's core competencies are life-long learning and voluntary consensus standards development. SAE International's charitable arm is the SAE Foundation, which supports many programs, including A World In Motion® and the Collegiate Design Series.

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Contact: Shawn Andreassi, SAE International, at [email protected] or 1-724-772-8522.

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