BorgWarner

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BorgWarner (NYSE: BWA) is a U.S. automotive parts supplier, known for its manual and automatic transmissions and transmission components, (e.g., electro-hydraulic control components, Transmission Control Units, friction materials, and one-way clutches), turbochargers, engine valve timing system components, and 4-wheel drive system components. The company has manufacturing facilities in the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Asia, and provides highly engineered drivetrain component solutions to all three U.S. automakers as well as a variety of European and Asian customers. BorgWarner has successfully diversified into several automotive-related markets, including ignition interlock technology (ACS Corporation est. 1976) for preventing impaired operation of vehicles.

Historically, Borg-Warner was also known for their ownership of the Norge appliance company(washers and dryers).

Formed in 1928 by the merger of Warner Gear, which was founded in 1901, Borg & Beck with roots to 1904, and two other companies, BorgWarner was best-known as the supplier of overdrive units for cars of the 1930s to the 1970s,[1] and as the developer of Ford's Ford-O-Matic automatic transmission introduced in 1950.[2]

The company is also notable for co-developing the first major non-diesel application of a variable geometry turbocharger with Porsche, the Variable Turbine Geometry (VTG) system, used in the 2007 911 Turbo. BorgWarner claims this technology will reach mainstream cars within 10 years. [3]

BorgWarner is currently the leading supplier of wet clutches and hydraulic modules for twin-clutch gearbox systems. With their DualTronic technology, BorgWarner has gained contracts with European automakers that want to use dual clutch transmissions.

The company's World Headquarters is based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. Robert S. Ingersoll formerly served as the company's CEO and Chairman. Borg Warner's Powertrain Technical Center (PTC) is also based in Auburn Hills, Michigan.

The trophy presented to the winner of the Indianapolis 500 each year is called the BorgWarner Trophy, provided by the company since 1936^[1].

Transmissions

• Borg-Warner Model DG transmission
• Borg-Warner Model 35 transmission
• Borg-Warner Model 65 transmission
• Borg-Warner T-56
• Borg-Warner T-85
• Borg-Warner T-86
• Borg-Warner T-96
• Borg-Warner T-10
• Borg-Warner T-18
• Borg-Warner T-19
• Borg-Warner T-176
• Borg-Warner HR-1
• Borg-Warner SR-4
• Borg-Warner T-4
• Borg-Warner T-5
• Borg-Warner T-90
• Borg-Warner T-50
• Direct-Shift Gearbox
• Borg-Warner M35 transmission
• Borg-Warner M44 transmission
• Borg-Warner M8 transmission
• Borg-Warner M11 transmission
• Borg-Warner M12 transmission

Turbochargers

• Variable Turbine Geometry (VTG)
• Regulated Two Stage (R2S)

Products

Transmission Systems

• One-Way Clutches
• Twin-clutch Gearboxes
• Transmission Bands
• Friction Plates
• Torsional Vibration Dampers
• Clutch Module Assemblies
• Transmission Solenoids
• Transmission Control Modules
• Integrated Mechatronic Control Systems

TorqTransfer Systems

• Synchronizers
• Transfer Cases

MorseTec

• Engine Timing Systems
• Variable Cam Timing
• Chains / Chain Systems

Thermal Systems

• Fan Drives
• Polymer Fans
• Radiator Shutters
• Fluid Pumps

Turbo & Emissions Systems

• Turbochargers
• Turbo Actuators
• EGR Systems
• Secondary Air Systems
• Electronic Throttle Bodies

Beru AG

• Diesel Cold-Start Technologies
• Ignition Technologies
• Electronics and Densor Technologies

References

1. ^ http://www.theautochannel.com/news/date/19980408/news011289.html History of the Borg-Warner Trophy

External links

• Company website
• BSU archives Warner Gear Division Collection (MSS 178), BorgWarner Corporation Collection (MSS 185), and UAW Local 287 of BorgWarner Records (MSS 165) - Ball State University Archives and Special Collections Research Center