Allison Transmissions – First Choice for Airport Service Vehicles
2012-12-20 Source：www.chinabuses.org:
Summarize：Well-known for reliability, safety, accurate maneuverability and low maintenance costs, Allison transmissions help airport service vehicles run in seemingly unending cycles, ensuring smooth domestic and international travel for millions of passengers every year. Allison-equipped passenger stairs, de-icing vehicles and shuttle buses appeared recently at the Inter Airport China exhibition.
www.chinabuses.org: Well-known for reliability, safety, accurate maneuverability and low maintenance costs, Allison transmissions help airport service vehicles run in seemingly unending cycles, ensuring smooth domestic and international travel for millions of passengers every year. Allison-equipped passenger stairs, de-icing vehicles and shuttle buses appeared recently at the Inter Airport China exhibition.
The shuttle bus is equipping with Allison transmission
Shenzhen TECKING Industry Co., Ltd (TECKING), a main airport equipment manufacturer, has been a loyal supporter of Allison Transmission. Zhijun Chen, Associate Sales Director of TECKING, noted, “Airport service vehicles have to run at least 16-18 hours every day at airports that are running day and night. A workman can stop and rest, but these vehicles cannot. Under such challenging circumstances, a manual transmission equipped vehicle can suffer high maintenance costs with clutch replacement required as often as every three months at a cost of several thousand Yuan. However, this can be totally avoided using an automatic equipped vehicle.”
Allison automatic transmission
Allison automatic transmissions protect the driveline with their unique torque converter and eliminate the need for clutch replacement. This can significantly reduce downtime, thus enabling vehicles to run without interruption. Meanwhile, Allison transmissions feature prognostics that automatically monitor operational parameters such as oil level, filter condition and general transmission health. Additionally, prognostics judge and notify operations when this maintenance is required, reducing waste and improving efficiency. All in all, Allison transmissions minimize unnecessary repairs and help avoid the high costs associated with clutch disc and clutch pressure plate replacement.
Allison transmissions have been a preferred choice for passenger stairs, Model 58 extended passenger stairs, catering trucks, disabled-passenger boarding vehicles and aircraft de-icing vehicles manufactured by TECKING. Their use at airports such as Beijing Capital International, Shanghai Hongqiao, Shanghai Pudong, Guangzhou Baiyun and with Air China has proven that Allison automatics are successfully meeting the demands of the world’s busiest airports. The result is safe and efficient airport service vehicle plane docking, as well as the comfortable transportation of passengers, due to high reliability and accurate maneuverability. Zhijun added, “Automatic transmissions are requested by many of TECKING’s customers in order to improve vehicle productivity and reduce downtime. They have been listed as required components for service vehicles at Beijing Capital International Airport.”
Safety is of primary importance for airport service vehicles, especially those working close to aircraft. Even the possibility of minor bumps or collisions has created the need for strict requirements regarding gearshift control. Since catering trucks, passenger stairs and lavatory service vehicles need to operate within close proximity to aircraft, precision is critical. Allison fully automatic transmissions have demonstrated the ease of operation with Continuous Power Technology™ that delivers smooth gear shifting, safety and accurate maneuverability.
XINFA Airport Equipment Ltd. (XINFA) has fitted all of its products with Allison transmissions since first partnering in 1997. Luan Youjun, general manager of XINFA, said, “Allison not only has product features such as reliability and safety, but also a wide range of products, which can be applied to different engines and airport service vehicles accordingly. Its global reputation adds assurance to our brand.” According to market research data, XINFA has currently taken up more than 70% of the China’s domestic airport shuttle bus market share, and successfully gained the confidence of airports and airlines in over 20 countries and areas, including Australia, Russia, Spain, Korea, Hongkong and Macao.
Allison transmissions provide reliable performance for many types of airport ground support equipment including tow tractors, aerial platform maintenance vehicles, passenger steps, shuttle buses, aircraft refuellers, catering trucks, emergency vehicles, lavatory service vehicles, runway sweepers, refuse trucks and de-icing equipment.
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