Twin Disc

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Twin Disc, Inc.
Company typePublic
NasdaqTWIN
Russell 2000 Component
FounderP.H. Batten
HeadquartersNivelles, Belgium, ,
Key people
John H. Batten (President, Chief Executive Officer)
David B. Rayburn (Chairman) [1]
Websitehttp://www.twindisc.com/

Twin Disc, Inc. designs, manufactures and distributes power transmission equipment for a wide range of applications, including marine, off-road vehicle and industrial. The company was founded in 1918 to manufacture clutches for farm tractors.[2] It is now a worldwide company with subsidiaries or sales offices in Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, and South America.

United Kingdom

Twin Disc torque converters (formerly made under licence in the United Kingdom by Rolls-Royce) were fitted to the British Rail Class 125[3] diesel multiple units and some export diesel locomotives, e.g. NZR TR class.

References

  1. ^ http://ir.twindisc.com/directors.cfm
  2. ^ "Twin Disc History". Twin Disc.
  3. ^ Haresnape, Brian (1985). British Rail Fleet Survey 8: Diesel Multiple-Units - The First Generation. Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 55. ISBN 0-7110-1495-7. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)