Photo gallery: TCRA Annual Meeting 2023

On April 13-15, one of the transmission industry’s most notable events took place, as members of the Torque Converter Rebuilders Association (TCRA) had their annual meeting. For this year, which was the 25th time this gathering has occurred, the meeting took place in Charlotte, N.C. As always, it served as an occasion for industry friends and colleagues to get together, talk torque converters and enjoy a nice time in a new city.

Below, find a photo gallery with some of the highlights of this year’s meeting and the surrounding events. (Photos by Bobby Mace).

Things kicked off with the reception on April 13, hosted by Wolfpack Enterprises.

On April 14, attendees got to tour the facilities at RevMax, learning about the torque converter assembly process from the people who do it every day.

TCRA-featured-image — An evening reception on the 14the was held at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in downtown Charlotte.

In the July 2023 issue of Transmission Digest (our torque converters issue), you’ll hear more about the technical content of this seminar, so stay tuned for that.

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