Category: Industry topics
ZF: A Pacesetter for Next Generation Mobility
Long viewed as a powerhouse in the global automotive industry, ZF continues to go from strength to strength on both a global scale and here in Oceania. A global technology company, ZF supplies systems and components not just for passenger cars, but a whole gamut of vehicles including commercial vehicles and industrial/off highway to enable […]
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ZF Drives the By-Wire Future of Mobility
ZF’s vehicle motion control portfolio and systems expertise across braking, steering and active suspension uniquely positions the Group to realise fully automated by-wire vehicle control New by-wire steering system completes ZF by-wire suite and creates new level of design & engineering freedom ZF Group leads the way in steer-by-wire industrialisation with multiple OEM awards in […]
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EVOLVE TOP TEN: Lost Australian Race Tracks
Over 30 Australian race tracks are sadly no more. Fewer tracks mean fewer opportunities for racing, which in turn means smaller grids, lesser sponsorship, fewer fans, and so on… It’s a long-term trend, and one state governments seem unwilling to address. In the coming years we look to lose Victoria’s Sandown Park and Calder Park […]
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Lord Howe Island: Heaven On Earth
Lord Howe Island is the boomerang-shaped remain of a shield volcano which has eroded over seven million years to just one-fortieth of its original size. It’s a small, dot of an island in the Tasman Sea approximately 600km east of Port Macquarie and is just over 10km long and 2km wide and its broadest point. […]
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Cars & Coffee: A Global Phenomenon
It’s been said that the first motor race happened not long after the first two cars rolled of the production line. The first car club formed not long after, with another ten or so. But what to do afterwards? Coffee, of course. And so was born Cars and Coffee. These are a fun, vibrant, and […]
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Electric Park Brake Pioneer ZF Surpasses 200 Million Units
ZF, a world leader in foundation brake systems, has produced its 200 millionth Electric Park Brake (EPB) unit, the first company in the world to have reached this milestone. The inventor of the EPB motor-on-caliper brake more than 20 years ago, ZF’s EPB is now in its sixth generation and is the true embodiment of […]
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