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Polymeric Lead-Free Bearings
The new lead-free bearing system from Mahle Engine Components (Farmington Hills, MI) combines highly engineered polymeric coatings with robust lead-free bearing linings for heavy-duty truck engines. The company claims the new system delivers improved performance compared to existing bearing linings that include lead....
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Focus for 2017: Cyber, Connected-Car, EV Charging, Vehicle Autonomy
Our new section, SAE Standards News, aims to update readers on the extensive activity in the SAE Global Ground Vehicle Standards development arena, by more than 800 ground...
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Expediting Engine Design
Creating or updating a new engine today is more complicated than ever. Most heavy-duty and off-highway engine makers are expanding their product lines, responding to an increasingly diverse global marketplace. A...
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INDUSTRY 4.0: The Smart Factory Arrives
A new “data-driven” manufacturing facility that Faurecia opened in Columbus, IN, in October 2016 embodies perfectly the premise and promise of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT): a smart...
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Cat Explores Drones Inside Factories
At a recent year-end press briefing, Caterpillar not only detailed new iron but also some of its “digital” activities, such as augmented reality in the cab and drones at the worksite. Caterpillar has...
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Sea Machines Demonstrates Self-Driving Boats and Ships
Sea Machines Robotics is developing autonomous technologies that it believes will revolutionize the marine sector, enabling smarter, safer and more efficient operations via self-aware and self-driving boats and ships.
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EPA’s Grundler Talks Phase 2, Potential NOx Standard
As the Director of the Office of Transportation and Air Quality (OTAQ) for the U.S. EPA, Christopher Grundler and his staff of nearly 400 employees strive to protect public health and the...
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Noise and Vibration-Resistant Rotary Latch
Southco, Inc. (Concordville, PA) has launched the stainless steel R4-10 rotary latch with integrated bumper that can be combined with the company’s line of mechanical and electronic actuators and...
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Eaton Demonstrates Waste Heat Recovery, Variable Valve Actuation for HD Diesels
Eaton demonstrated a range of waste heat recovery (WHR) technologies for heavy-duty diesel engines at the IAA Commercial Vehicles show in Hanover, Germany, as...
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Tech-Heavy Iveco Z Truck Concept Spawns 29 Patents
Designed in collaboration by CNH Industrial’s Design Center and Innovation department, the Iveco Z Truck concept that debuted at the IAA Commercial Vehicles show in Hanover, Germany, is...
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John Deere Emphasizes Drivetrain Electrification for Mining, Construction
John Deere has invested in the integration of its engines, drivetrain components and power electronics into complete electric powertrain solutions for mobile...
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Hyliion Develops Add-On Hybrid System for Semi-Trailers That Reduces Fuel Consumption by 30%
Hyliion has developed an add-on hybrid system for tractor-trailers that will reduce fuel consumption by about 30% with a return on investment of...
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Biodiesel Hoses
GH100 and GH101 hoses from Eaton (Eden Prairie, MN) are suited for high-percentage biodiesel blend and high-temperature oil applications. Engineered for maximum performance in systems with a variety of fuel types, the hoses...
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Arc Suppressors
NOsparc arc suppressors from Arc Suppression Technologies (Bloomington, MN) are designed for both AC and DC power applications. The AC products are currently produced to operate between 100-V AC and 480-V AC while DC products...
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Inductive Sensor Technology
Baumer's (Southington, CT) inductive sensor technology measures a distance on a target with high speed and high precision, enabling equipment condition assessment. Thus maintenance, output quality and cost of...
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Deutz and Liebherr Form Diesel-Engine Strategic Alliance
Engine manufacturer Deutz AG and Liebherr Machines Bulle S.A., developer and producer of diesel and gas engines, recently agreed on the key aspects of a strategic alliance for...
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Fan Selection Application
The OPTIMISER 10 Fan Specification App, from supplier of high-performance axial-flow fans Multi-Wing America (Burton, OH), is a resource for original equipment engineers to specify the most-efficient, tailor-made...
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UPS Launches Hydraulic-Hybrid Propulsion into Chicago Service
United Parcel Service (UPS) has begun converting 50 of its gasoline-engine delivery trucks in the Chicago-metro area to hydraulic-hybrid propulsion. The first converted vehicles...
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Pre-Heater System
The Eberspaecher (Ontario, Canada) Hydronic S3 Economy 5-kW (6.7 hp) engine pre-heater offers compact dimensions and flexible installation options for retrofitting in a large number of day cabs, sleepers, off-highway and...
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Enhanced Cat 3500 Engine Boosts Power 20%, Trims Fuel Usage by 10%
The 3500E, the latest iteration of Caterpillar’s venerable 3500 engine family, provides up to 20% greater power density, 10% greater fuel efficiency, enhanced durability...
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Rapid Overmolding Process
Proto Labs Inc. (Maple Plain, MN) has expanded its rapid injection molding offerings with the launch of its new overmolding process. The company claims this new capability can produce 25 to 10,000+ custom overmolded...
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Flying Probe Technology and High Frequency Testing
The push toward miniaturization in the electronics industry has left designers little or no room for test points, and the expansion of high frequency (HF) technologies has resulted in a growing need for test equipment that has the capability to verify these types of generally very small circuits....
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SIDACtor Protection Thyristors
Littelfuse, Inc.’s (Chicago, IL) new series of SIDACtor protection thyristors in DO-214AB (surface-mount) packages are designed to protect low-data-rate interfaces and outdoor data interfaces in general...
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Heavy-Duty LVIT Inductive Linear Position Sensors
Alliance Sensors Group (Moorestown, NJ) has expanded its sensor product offering with the addition of the LR-27 LVIT (linear variable-inductance transducer) Series Inductive Linear Position...
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Touch Takes Hold, Switches Lend a Hand
System developers are leaving no technology unturned in their effort to boost performance by improving comfort. Touch screens dominate human-machine interface (HMI) development, but rotary knobs and push...
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U.S. Army Marches Toward Driverless Future
Four tractor-trailer rigs barreled eastbound on Interstate 69 in rural Michigan, their non-reflective olive drab and desert-tan paint and blast-resistant glass the giveaways that this was a U.S....
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Full Electric Drivetrain for HD Vehicles the Result of Supplier Alliance
Engineers at Colorado-based UQM Technologies have collaborated the past several months with their counterparts at Eaton’s Vehicle Group and Pi Innovo, both located...
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Quiet Your Inner Cab
Off-highway cabs are never going to be sanctuaries of silence, but they’re getting closer. Elements as diverse as glass, electronics and push buttons are being selected in part for their benefits in reducing sound levels.
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Automotive Influence on Off-Highway Cabs
Describing new features and technologies for off-highway vehicles as “automotive-style” sometimes comes off as marketing hype—words meant to tap into views that passenger vehicles are more...
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