The Team
We are design engineers addicted to geared power transmissions. Our experience comes from the aerospace industry and motorsport (Formula 1). Even if we really enjoy working on very high power gearboxes, we are always focused on the customer requirements. We will give the same diligence wether it is a very light gearbox (UAV for instance) or a supercar gearbox.
The aerospace industry has developed our culture of rigour and quality, while motorsport has taught us to go beyond our certainties and push the limits while having very short development times.
We place the customer’s needs and satisfaction at the centre of our development process. Everything we do is always focused to insure that the product we design suits perfeclty the customer needs.
Finally, a large part of Involute Transmission activity concerns electric vehicles. We are proud to be involved in this new era of automotive industry.
Bespoke gearbox design and manufacturing is the leitmotif of our company. Our processes are adapted to this business. Therefore we can offer best-in-class race motorbike gearboxes perfectly suited to your needs. You can fully take advantage of your engine power curve while increasing the reliability.
The BE gearboxes designed by PSA-Peugeot-Citroën are strong gearboxes that are still very much used in race cars (especially on 2L engines). These gearboxes are fitted with synchronizers based on the “New-Process” system. Synchronisation is achieved by means of a threaded conical aluminium ring sliding against a steel flange attached to the pinion. Although satisfactory in everyday use, the aluminium rings become weak points when used in severe application, like in motorsport (rally, track, hillclimbing). This is mainly due to the fact that the cast aluminium used for the original parts loses its mechanical properties when the temperature rises sharply. This results in a much shorter life span of the ring as well as difficulties in synchronization, which is detrimental to performance and reliability. For this reason, Involute Transmissions designs and manufactures synchronizer rings in high performance wrought aluminium, which allows a very high endurance of the rings in competition. This aluminium is usually used in severe aeronautical applications. Unlike the original rings, they are screwed onto the bars, which makes replacement easy and affordable. These rings are suitable for all BE gearboxes (BE1, BE3 and BE4).