Popular articles

Probably every transmission repair specialist was keen on LEGO constructions or at least enjoyed making some minor things with their hands. Here's the game taken to a new level of creativity!

Modern auto industry is full of sophisticated drivetrain technologies which are supposed to make your driving experience even more pleasant and trouble-free. Despite a great abundance of sophisticated technical solutions, it is highly likely that very few people know a transmission solution operating like a manual CVT.

Over recent years engineers developed a lot of gear shifting solutions for different car brands, which may seem a bit unusual for oldtime drivers. In this article we will review the most peculiar gear stick technologies and provide video materials related to these technologies.

Only few people know about transmission concepts which were popular 70-90 years ago. For men of today, these gearboxes may seem very unusual and weird, but even now some gearboxes that date back to those years are quite competitive in comparison with modern transmissions.

Nowadays Extroid CVTs are commonly known as “toroidal” due to the fact that the working surface of driving and driven discs in this transmission has the form of a torus. Extroid CVT is not a V-belt transmission, but a friction drive CVT.

ZF’s Special Service for Repair Shops is Now Available for North America


ZF’s Special Service for Repair Shops is Now Available for North America

ZF Aftermarket has adjusted its [pro]Tech Workshop Service concept for potential customers in North America. European repair shops have been participating in this program for more than 7 years!


This initiative is aimed at intensive training of repair specialists and repair shop owners managed by ZF professionals by means of practical training sessions, online consulting, hotline calls, and access to the online data portal. According to ZF training specialists, this concept truly helps technicians to fill the knowledge gaps in practice, share their experiences with colleagues, and most importantly to improve quality of their services.




Practical training with ZF experts


According to ZF representatives in North America, [pro]Tech gives repair shops a great opportunity to become familiar with the latest trends in the repair industry and to learn the most efficient repair methods. Thanks to advanced technical capacities of ZF, training participants acquire technical knowledge which will ensure high competitiveness of their businesses in the future.


Theoretical data (manuals, catalogues, bulletins, etc.) provided within the framework of this concept undoubtedly play an important role in development of each specialist, but ZF [pro]Tech has become a huge success in Europe mainly thanks to its practical trainings. The training process itself reminds a daily repair shop routine, participants learn new repair methods while working with real spare parts and real cars to avoid any errors in their repair shops


Learn more about ZF [pro]Tech concept


The ZF [pro]Tech project was launched in Germany in 2012 and initially it included ten training courses. Now it has grown into more than sixty courses per year in a dozen countries worldwide. The courses have a strong focus on practical activities which complement the theoretical knowledge, and are permanently updated along with ZF’s development in different fields. The course content ranges from repair and maintenance of different ZF transmissions and related components to dealing with problems in chassis units. ZF [pro]Tech also looks into the future by paying attention to technologies implemented in hybrid and electric cars.

To learn more about this innovative concept and to apply go to www.protech.zf.com

Popular articles

Probably every transmission repair specialist was keen on LEGO constructions or at least enjoyed making some minor things with their hands. Here's the game taken to a new level of creativity!

Modern auto industry is full of sophisticated drivetrain technologies which are supposed to make your driving experience even more pleasant and trouble-free. Despite a great abundance of sophisticated technical solutions, it is highly likely that very few people know a transmission solution operating like a manual CVT.

Over recent years engineers developed a lot of gear shifting solutions for different car brands, which may seem a bit unusual for oldtime drivers. In this article we will review the most peculiar gear stick technologies and provide video materials related to these technologies.

Only few people know about transmission concepts which were popular 70-90 years ago. For men of today, these gearboxes may seem very unusual and weird, but even now some gearboxes that date back to those years are quite competitive in comparison with modern transmissions.

Nowadays Extroid CVTs are commonly known as “toroidal” due to the fact that the working surface of driving and driven discs in this transmission has the form of a torus. Extroid CVT is not a V-belt transmission, but a friction drive CVT.