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ASV Rolls out a Pair of New Loaders
ASV has introduced a pair of track loaders, the VT-75 and RT-65. Both models feature a Yanmar Tier 4 Final rated diesel engine. The VT-75 is equipped with a 74.3-horsepower (55.4 kW) engine, while the...
Application Briefs Energy
A Subsea Processing Milestone
Curtiss-Wright and Saipem have reached a significant milestone for the subsea applications industry: the completion of the qualification process of an all-electric seabed barrier fluid-less pump. Read on to learn more about it.
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A New Reckoning
As the industry worked through accelerated production volumes last decade, there were few concerns surrounding low capacity utilization in our fixed-cost-heavy North American ecosystem. With the benefit of stronger demand...
News Propulsion
HD Hyundai Rolls out a Slew of New Machines
HD Hyundai recently announced several new additions to its portfolio of off-highway machines. The expansion includes the HD100 dozer, the HX355A excavator, and a quartet of new models for its...
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Electronic Torque Limiting Boosts Machine Productivity
Electrification isn’t just a matter of switching out the diesel engine for an electric motor. It requires a thorough review of connected systems – particularly the hydraulic...
Original Equipment Transportation
Yanmar CE Adds to Growing Compact Track Loader Segment
The market for compact construction equipment is growing in North America, driven in part by high demand for compact track loaders (CTLs). CTLs and compact excavators have the highest demand, together generating nearly 68 percent of compact-equipment sales in the market.
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NVH-Fighting Plastic EV Motor Mount Wins Lightweighting Award
Most motor mounts, even for EV applications, are made of metal alloys. It makes intuitive sense: It’s a vibration-intensive mounting application that demands durability...
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SAE Updates Gasoline Fuel-Injection Standards, Additions Expected
The Gasoline Fuel Injection Standards Committee (GFISC) plays a pivotal role in developing and maintaining SAE’s Standards, Recommended Practices (RP) and Information...
Original Equipment Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Cat Reveals All-New 255 and 265 Compact Track Loaders
Caterpillar revealed its next-generation 255 and 265 compact track loaders at its Edwards Demonstration and Learning Center in Peoria, Illinois, in October. Based on D3 series, the...
Technical Innovation Energy
‘Electronification’ of Working Hydraulics in Compact Machines
Compact off-highway machines should be as maneuverable, versatile and energy-efficient as possible. Key to achieving these goals is the electronification of the working...
News Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Yamaha Unveils AWD and Electric Power Steering for Concept E-Bikes
If driving all four wheels of an automobile has advantages, it seems sensible that driving both wheels of a motorcycle or bicycle also would offer certain performance...
Technical Innovation Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Cummins Spools up New Turbo Tech
Cummins Inc. and Holset Turbocharger announced several technical revisions to their Series 850 turbocharger. The Series 850 turbo is intended for customers with high-horsepower engines ranging from 15-L...
News Mechanical & Fluid Systems
2024 Ford F-150 Sports Flashy Tailgate, Better Raptor Ride
To say Ford believes it has lightning in a bottle with the Pro Access tailgate debuting on the refreshed 2024 Ford F-150 would be an understatement. “We’re going to end the...
Articles Energy
Sensing to Solve EV Thermal Challenges
A common criticism of electric vehicles (EVs) is that extremes of heat and cold adversely affect their performance, particularly range. OEMs have been aware of the issue and have innovated and...
News Manufacturing & Prototyping
3D, No Waiting!
Few will dispute that additive manufacturing — commonly called 3D printing — has endured a development path of fits and starts. But as niche applications, an ever-increasing array of material choices — and the...
Articles Mechanical & Fluid Systems
New Approach to Viscosity Enables Complex Motions in Soft Robots
Cornell researchers have laid the foundation for developing a new class of untethered soft robots that can achieve more complex motions with less reliance on explicit computation.
News Energy
Handicapping the ‘Race Toward Zero’
Kelly Senecal did not set out to champion the multi-modal approach to vehicle carbon reduction. He’s the CEO of Covergent Science, a company specializing in computational fluid dynamics. A...
INSIDER Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Navy to Start Using Autonomous Cold Spray Metallization Technology for H-1 Helicopter Maintenance
Following years of rigorous testing and evaluation, a cold spray metallization technology that was initially demonstrated at Fleet...
News Manned Systems
Danfoss Targets Excavators with New Digital-Hydraulics System
Danfoss Power Solutions claims to increase the productivity of excavators while reducing their fuel consumption by up to 15% by swapping out the machine’s main hydraulic...
Articles Energy
Balancing the ‘Dominos’ in EV Thermal Management
Electric vehicle thermal management requires OEMs and suppliers to control many variables that potentially create excessive heat. Designing thermal-management systems (TMS) to...
News Energy
Advances in Virtual Powertrain Development
Powertrain engineers have various tools at their disposal to develop new technologies — empirical modeling, component simulation, multi-system environments and physical testing chief among...
Technical Innovation Transportation
Danfoss and Sany Extend Electrification of Off-Highway Machines
At Bauma 2022 in Munich, Germany, Danfoss revealed that its electrified powertrain system was driving a new electric crawler crane, the Sany SCE800TB-EV. This will be...
News Energy
Liebherr Reveals ‘Hybrid’ CFRP Cylinders and Parallel-Pump Concept
Reducing weight from components and systems is a major trend in passenger vehicles to boost fuel efficiency and driving range.
News Power
BMW Reapproaches Hydrogen
Automakers have raised and dashed hopes for using hydrogen to power cars and trucks, including General Motors’ notorious 2007 promise that it would sell 1 million fuel-cell vehicles annually (actual number:...
Articles Power
Hydraulic Fluids Evolve to Meet Critical Equipment-Design Trends
Driven by a number of factors, hydraulic equipment such as excavators, lifts, presses, bulldozers, cranes, injection molding equipment and more are rapidly evolving to...
News Automotive
SAE International Extends Call for Abstracts, Seeks Submissions for AeroTech Conference
Engineering Events staff at SAE International in Warrendale, Pennsylvania, have extended the call for abstracts through September 21 for the...
Technical Innovation Electronics & Computers
Rexroth Takes Aim at Electrification for Off-Highway Vehicles
Bosch Rexroth recently invited SAE Media to attend EMPAC, their Electrified Mobile Product & Application Conference in Schaumburg, Illinois. The show featured many of...
News Energy
EV, Give Me Heat!
Cabin heating and cooling, and their negative impact on vehicle efficiency and range, are among the challenges still to be solved in battery-electric vehicles. For drivers and passengers, interior comfort — being...
News Mechanical & Fluid Systems
GM: Ultium Heat-Pump System Boosts EV Range, Reduces Charge Times
On the same day that General Motors president Mark Reuss confirmed there will be a fully electric version of the company’s Corvette along with a hybrid model, the...
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Starliner to Perform Uncrewed Return Flight From International Space Station...
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EA-37B Compass Call: The US Air Force's New Electronic Attack Aircraft
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Archer Delivers First Midnight eVTOL to US Air Force
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Is the Department of Defense Stockpiling Enough Critical Materials?
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Modern Commercial Jets Create Longer Living Contrails Than Older Aircraft,...
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