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RF & Microwave Electronics

Enerdel Goes Off-Road with Its Hard-Carbon Lithium-Ion Battery Technology

At Smarter Shows' recent Battery Show in Novi, MI, EnerDel Inc. showcased two applications for its battery technologies.

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Propulsion

Construction Equipment Benefits from Advanced Electromagnetic Design Tool

Ricardo may look back on 2014 as THE year for TorqStor technology. Though it had been in development for about seven years, this was the year it won a Tech Award from...

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Technical Innovation
Electronics & Computers

Joysticks Increase Safety and Reliability While Reducing Weight

Joysticks are evolving rapidly, improving ergonomics to help improve operator efficiency and increase safety and reliability. The controllers are helping increase safety and...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

Volvo, ABB Partner on Fast-Charging Electric Buses

Volvo Bus Corp. and Swiss technology group ABB are collaborating to develop and commercialize hybrid- and full-electric buses that employ “open standards-based” dc fast-charging...

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Technical Innovation
Power

Ashok Leyland Develops Bimetal Brake Drum to Improve Heat Dissipation, Reduce Weight

To achieve weight savings in vehicles, OEMs and component suppliers are increasingly using ultra-high-strength steel, aluminum, magnesium, plastics, and...

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Automotive

Longer Truck Cabs for Europe?

European Union proposals affecting the length of semi-trailer trucks and cabs are set to have a dramatic effect on European cab-over truck designs and will also allow for folding aerodynamic aids to be fitted...

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Software

Achieving Grid Convergence in Large Internal-Combustion Engine Simulations

CFD simulations can be a powerful tool when designing an internal-combustion engine; however, the results of CFD simulations often change as the grid is refined....

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Energy

Lead-Acid Rules as Forklift Battery, but Alternatives Pursued

When it comes to electrification, forklifts are both ahead of the car market and behind it, and they are likely to stay that way for the near future.

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Technical Innovation
Energy

Improving Lignocellulosic Biofuel Biorefining

When making cellulosic ethanol from plants, one problem is what to do with a woody agricultural waste product called lignin. New research from scientists at Georgia Institute of Technology,...

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Power

Dana Brings CVP Technology to Lighter-Duty Equipment

Dana Holding Corp. took advantage of the venue of CeMAT to announce progress with its VariGlide technology, a new transmission design that incorporates continuously variable planetary...

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Mechanical & Fluid Systems

New Power Steering Concept Uses Variable Displacement Pump

Modern on-highway vehicles have been making steady strides when it comes to employing technological advances featuring active safety systems. However, off-highway machines are...

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Power

Hatz's Next-Generation Industrial Compact Engine

This past January, Hatz Diesel began series production and sales of its brand new four-cylinder 4H50TIC diesel engine. Hatz announced at ConExpo that during the development of the 2-L...

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Technical Innovation
Defense

Igus Develops 3D-Printable Bearing Material with Low-Friction Properties

igus has developed what it claims is the world’s first tribologically enhanced plastic filament for 3D printers, which are used to print full-size, three-dimensional...

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Technical Innovation
Power

Cummins Has a V8 for Commercial Applications

After some self-described “false starts,” Cummins has officially launched its ISV5.0, a new commercial 5-L V8 diesel engine designed for North America to power pickup and delivery vehicles,...

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Technical Innovation
Automotive

High-Strength Sheet Steel That Bends

Basic car structures have traditionally been stamped from sheet steel, but stricter fuel-economy standards have the auto industry turning increasingly to more costly alternative materials including...

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Technical Innovation
RF & Microwave Electronics

Bosch Rexroth Leverages Automotive Experience for Construction Equipment

Bosch has developed a number of technologies to improve the efficiency of the internal-combustion engine. One of these is start-stop technology, which contributes to...

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Software

Fuel Savings Modeled for Hybrid-Electric Front Wheel Loader

Fuel efficiency and reduced emissions are two of the top considerations in all organic fuel power generation, including diesel engines. Alternative powertrain concepts including...

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Transportation

Caterpillar Equipment Gets Smarter for Productivity Results

While “connectivity” has become an important part of the nomenclature as of late to both the automotive and on- and off-highway heavy-duty industries, it could be argued that...

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Manned Systems

Variable Trailer Design Drastically Cuts Aerodynamic Drag

Tractor-trailer design is significantly influenced by legal conditions regarding the vehicle dimensions and the provision of a maximum transportation volume.

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Propulsion

Refining Heavy-Duty Diesel Fuel Systems

How are heavy-duty diesel fuel systems likely to evolve in Europe, now that Euro-VI, the tightest yet emissions regulations applied to heavy trucks and buses in the European Union, have come into...

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Technical Innovation
Transportation

Identifying Operating States for Equipment and System Diagnostics

Machinery diagnostics require analysis of the time series of sensor and control signals. To analyze the time series data, different operating states that describe the...

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Technical Innovation
Transportation

Voith Improves Efficiency of Transmission Components With Structure Optimization Software

As environmental standards become stricter and consumer demands for vehicles with greater fuel efficiency rise, automotive suppliers need to support...

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