Melbourne is soon to be in the spotlight again as the start of the grand prix season is about to happen this weekend. Much has been made of the substantial rules changes for this year.
The technical regulations for 2014 are undergoing the biggest change in recent history.
For more information about the new rules and what the teams are doing about them, follow this link to Craig Scarborough’s fantastic website.
Australian driver Danial Ricciardo gets his first shot at the big time in a competitive machine, joining 4 time World Drivers Champion Sebastian Vettel at Red Bull. The new RB10 hasn’t had the best of pre-seasons, so Ricciardo’s competitiveness may not be on display until the car is sorted as the year progresses.
In reminding everyone that All Torque Transmissions distributes the Italian-made Mecvel screwjacks and actuators, Mecvel have pointed out some of the applications they have had success with.
Mecvel have directed us to the attached video, which outlines how screwjacks would commonly see service.
Please enjoy the catchy tune…
February 2014 Performance of Manufacturing Index results have been posted by PriceWaterhouseCoopers / Australian Industry Group, with Australia recording a contractionary 48.6.
Click here to view the result précis pmi_feb14
All Torque Transmissions supplies industrial gearboxes. The term ‘industrial gearboxes’ refers to gearboxes that are (not surprisingly) used in industrial applications – things like gearboxes on mixers, conveyors and pumps.
When people search on the internet for automotive gearboxes, All Torque sometimes comes up in the results and then we get the phone call. We would like to thank everybody for calling us, yet the fact remains we do industrial transmissions only and have nothing to do with supplying automotive transmissions.
If you are looking for an automotive gearbox, try searching by the make and model of car that you have, which will help narrow the focus of your search. Similarly, if you also include the geographic area that you are in, that will assist in finding the right suppliers.
If, on the other hand, you are looking for:
… you’ve come to the right place!
The Reeves Drive (also known as Variable-Diametre Pulley (VDP)) is a form of Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) that has been around for 100 years. The technology is well-proven, and today is still utilised in the Reeves mechanical speed variators that we manufacture at All Torque in Preston. 
Even with many years under it’s belt, Reeves drives are still finding their way into many new applications, with many automotive manufacturers employing the pulley and belt system in their new CVT systems.
A run through the list of marques using CVT to aid with vehicle efficiency is impressive. Some manufacturers are employing a chain driven CVT (much like the PIV drive) whilst others are running the pulley and belt (Reeves) configuration.
CVT was deemed to be so good that it was outlawed in Formula One in 1994, for fear that those teams that could successfully implement the technology would have an unfair advantage over teams using traditional transmissions.
We are very happy that the world is catching on to just how effective the Reeves drive is in transmitting torque over varying speeds. You can rest assured that our Reeves Motodrives won’t be outlawed at any time!