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Thermal Simulation Tool
CoTherm from ThermoAnalytics facilitates the flow of information between CAE simulation products to streamline CAE workflow, improve simulation time and reduce test time and cost. Instead of working with complicated...
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Hermetic Sealing
Hermetic Seal Corporation (HSC), a unit of AMETEK Interconnect, has expanded its hermetic sealing capabilities to include state-of-the-art hermetic fiber-optic component manufacture. The glass-to-fiber-optic seal (GTFOS)...
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Modular Area View Kit
A modular area view kit (AVK) from First Sensor aids in the setup of 360° all-around view systems for applications in special vehicles and machines. AVK allows users to quickly and easily build up, develop and test a...
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Climatic Wind Tunnel
T/CCI Manufacturing’s Climatic Wind Tunnel in Decatur, IL allows customers to simulate any real-world condition by controlling humidity, wind, temperature, solar and road conditions up to100 mph. Because the system can...
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Test Bench for Large Couplings
KTR has started up a test bench for large couplings that covers a performance range up to 500,000 N∙m at its headquarters in Rheine. The test bench allows the company to calculate mechanical coupling parameters...
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Advanced Fleet Management
The AirLink GX450 mobile gateway from Sierra Wireless incorporates an advanced fleet-management feature that enables collection of OBD-II vehicle telemetry data. This added functionality will enable large...
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The Need for Reliable Engine-Off Cabin Cooling in Off-Highway Machinery
Increasingly stringent anti-idling laws continue to exert pressure on the off-highway industry to minimize the release of CO2 emissions and diesel particulate matter...
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Electrification and Digitization Offer Opportunities in Off-Highway
The Off-Highway Systems Business Unit of ZF has significantly increased its range of products in recent years with a focus on new technologies and applications. In...
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How OEMs Can Keep up with New Product Innovations
To compete in the off-highway equipment market OEMs must continually invest in new equipment designs to meet ever-increasing emission regulations, equipment accuracy and aesthetic model...
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Off-Highway Borrows from Aerospace for Thermal Insulation
It’s 2016, and EPA Tier 4 Final is firmly in the rearview mirror. So we can all relax, breathe a big sigh of relief and never worry about increasing emissions standards ever again....
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Dynamic Testing and Design Technology for Off-Highway Exhaust Systems
As the industry readies itself for Tier 5 emissions compliance in 2019, it makes sense to look back at recent technological milestones to plot the trajectory of future...
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Autonomous Operations for Heavy-Duty Trucks Are Coming down the Road
Although some commercial vehicle fleets and owners remain skeptical about autonomous driving and the implications for their big rigs traveling down the highway, the fact...
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Antenna Design Turns Entire Vehicles into Broadcasting Equipment
High-frequency antennas transmit radio waves across vast distances and even over mountain ranges using very little energy, making them ideal for military communications. These...
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Army Scientists Synthesize High-Performing Energetic Material
Scientists at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory recently synthesized a new material called bis-isoxazole tetranitrate, or BITN, with potential applications in propulsion and...
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Shedding Light on Lightweight Castings
Driven by rising demand for lighter weight components in automotive, heavy-duty trucks and off-highway vehicles, a new wave of technology and operational initiatives is taking center stage in the iron...
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Can Hybrid-Electric Drivelines Be a Solution for Off-Highway Vehicles?
Today's construction, agricultural and mining machinery is driven almost entirely by high-performance diesel engines. Although these units are relatively economical,...
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Greener, Meaner, Leaner Drive Systems for Off-Highway
Expected to come into force in 2019 for mobile machinery and equipment in Europe, the future European Union Stage V off-highway emissions standard harbors new challenges for the entire...
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Solving Cold-Weather Starting Problems in Emissions-Controlled Diesel Engines
Dealers who sell and service diesel-powered off-highway equipment and the operators who depend on this equipment know firsthand the problems cold weather can...
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Engineering Simulation Tool
Engineers across disciplines will realize step-change improvements in the way they develop products using ANSYS 17.0. This next generation of ANSYS delivers 10× improvements to product development productivity,...
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High-Pressure CNG Hoses
Eaton’s high-pressure 35NG hose and low-pressure NG-TW hose for compressed natural gas (CNG) applications are certified to ANSI NGV 4.2 Class A and D, and ANSI NGV 3.1 Class B and C. Primarily used in dispensing and...
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Raising the Bar on Engine Performance at Emissions Changes
The next level of off-highway emissions regulations to impact the industry is the European Union’s (EU) Stage V standards, planned to take effect in January 2019. While Stage V...
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Moving Hydraulics Forward with Smarter Machinery
Hydraulics are changing. Conventional hydraulic systems are frequently considered unstable and unpredictable. One small action, like the heavy-handed jerk of a joystick, can trigger a chain...
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Connected-Vehicle Technologies Transform Drivetrains into Rich Sources of Intelligence
While connected technologies for passenger vehicles are moving toward more widespread, everyday use, the benefits of improved performance, safety,...
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Volvo CE Launches Its Largest Excavator and Articulated Hauler
During the company’s nearly hour-long briefing at Bauma 2016 in Munich, Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) President Martin Weissburg underscored how the company remains...
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Position-Control Torque Arm System
A position-control torque arm system from Mountz improves and automates the fastening process while reducing manufacturing costs. The compact position-control device features a touch-screen display that is...
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Development Kit for Gesture Recognition
Microchip Technology Inc. has introduced a development kit for integrated 2D projective capacitive touch (PCAP) and 3D gesture recognition on displays. The DV102014 kit will provide designers access to...
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Advanced Materials for Catalysts
SDCmaterials will partner with Car Sound Exhaust System and supply the company with material for its catalytic converters. SDC's Nano-on-Nano formulation, applied to exhaust-treatment catalysts, requires as...
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Autonomous Underwater Munitions and Explosives of Concern Detection System
The objective of Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP) Project MR-201002, Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) Munitions and Explosives of...
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Power-Line UAV Modeling and Simulation
The Army Research Laboratory Power-Line Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Modeling and Simulation (ARL-PLUMS) Software Tool allows a user to model, compute, and analyze the quasistatic electric and magnetic...
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