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Confidence Comes Free with New-Technology Training Programs

Around the world, manufacturers are innovating at a breakneck pace. From 3D printers and smart watches to delivery drones and self-driving vehicles, I often find myself wondering,...

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Power

What’s an IOPU and Why Should You Care?

Once upon a time, in the not too distant past, installing a diesel engine into a piece of equipment was a relatively straightforward exercise. One simply needed to find a location with an adequate...

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Test & Measurement

Enabling the Future of Harvesting Through Flexible HIL Testing

It seems as though everywhere you turn today, you see a car commercial showing off new features and capabilities that brings us one step closer to the Holy Grail goal of...

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Propulsion

Innovation Is at the Core of Engine Design

A new era in high horsepower (HHP) engine technology began on January 1, 2015, the official start date of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Tier 4 Final emissions regulations for...

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Propulsion

Severe-Duty Transmissions

Allison Transmission Holdings' new 9832 Oil Field Series model offers 3200 hp (2386 kW) for pressure pumping in tough environments. The 9832 OFS was specifically built to deliver continuous torque and maximum...

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Propulsion

Electronic Governor Option

Kohler Engines has introduced an electronic governor as a new option on the company’s Command PRO horizontal shaft gasoline-powered engines. The new feature monitors and electronically controls engine speed to...

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Electronics & Computers

New Trends in Operator Awareness and Visibility in Off-Highway Equipment Design

Taking a cue from the automotive industry, off-highway equipment design is evolving to accommodate the needs and preferences of the operator. The desire for...

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Electronics & Computers

Separating the Right Signals from the Noise

The need to maximize asset availability and performance represents an ongoing challenge for the off-highway industry. Telematics has become a megatrend as more companies of every size see value in...

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Power

Designing Toward Future-Proof Technology

Resource shortages, rising market requirements, and legal provisions like Tier 4 force the construction machinery industry all over the world to rethink designs.

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Executive Viewpoints
Design

As Equipment Innovations Evolve, Tires Must Keep Up

Technological advances touch every aspect of our lives today. We wake up to alarms, read emails on smart phones, trust a GPS to tell us how to get to our locations, and shop online.

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Manufacturing & Prototyping

Bringing Intelligence into Fluid Power Systems

In today’s world of hydraulics, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) must determine how to deliver innovative solutions that meet the stringent customer requirements for better efficiency,...

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Mechanical & Fluid Systems

Re-Phasing Hydraulic Cylinders

Bailey International LLC offers a line of Chief TCR re-phasing hydraulic cylinders that are engineered to be a high-quality, value-priced solution for OEM agricultural applications such as seeding, tilling,...

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Electronics & Computers

Voltage Controlled Oscillator

Crystek’s CVCO55CCQ-3500-3500 VCO (voltage controlled oscillator) operates at 3500 MHz with a control voltage range of 0.3 to 4.9 V. The VCO features a typical phase noise of -115 dBc/Hz at 10 KHz offset and has...

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Electronics & Computers

Hydraulics Still in Control of Off-highway Needs

Aggregations of electric vehicles will begin serving as “virtual power plants” to balance the electric grid by sourcing and absorbing power.

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Transportation

DEF Delivery Modeling for SCR Systems

Aggregations of electric vehicles will begin serving as “virtual power plants” to balance the electric grid by sourcing and absorbing power.

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Transportation

Off-highway Calibration Challenges — Big and Complex

The U.S. EPA Tier 4 Final emissions regulations are set for final phase-in during calendar year 2015. This final phase-in period focuses on large engines, producing greater than 560 kW...

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Transportation

Development Trends for Heavy Engines

Compliance to today’s emission legislations for heavy-duty (HD) diesel engines in commercial vehicles (CVs) demands a reduction of NOx and particulate matter emissions in the entire engine operating...

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Test & Measurement

Cybersecurity, Safety Issues Require Government/industry Cooperation

Two days after serving as the “designated survivor” during President Obama’s 2015 State of the Union address, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx served as...

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Original Equipment
Power

Western Star Focuses on Efficiency for New 5700XE

Fuel efficiency is increasingly becoming a significant driver in truck OEMs’ vehicle development plans, and that certainly was the case when Western Star set out to develop the all-new...

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Propulsion

Focus on Alternative Powertrain Technologies for ICPC 2015

Every two years AVL organizes the International Commercial Powertrain Conference, a major event for the on- and off-highway commercial vehicle industries. On May 20-21, 2015, experts...

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Propulsion

GKN Develops Electric Flywheel Hybrid System for Buses

The core of GKN’s Gyrodrive flywheel hybrid system was developed by Williams Hybrid Power for a kinetic energy recovery system (KERS) designed for the Williams F1 team. GKN acquired...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

Fan Driver

Melexis introduces the MLX90297, a 600-mA single coil fan driver integrated circuit developed for energy efficient cooling system designs. A high sensitivity Hall-effect sensor with two half bridge output stages reduces the number...

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Electronics & Computers

Efficient Mid-Range Alternator

Remy International's Delco Remy 38SI high output alternator features remote sense to reduce battery charge time and a unique stator design that improves horsepower requirements and fuel savings. According to the...

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Propulsion

Versatile Transmission

Oerlikon Drive Systems features its Graziano PST forklift transmission on the Dengelift SD5804 airport transfer vehicle. The SD5804 is capable of lifting a 1000 kg (2205 lb) payload to 5.8 m (19 ft) when stationary. The...

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Original Equipment
Energy

Deere Offers up Supersized Crawler Dozer

Deere's new 1050K crawler dozer was designed and is being built in Iowa, after "years of research and extensive customer feedback," according to the company. It is the largest and most powerful dozer ever built by Deere and it is geared toward mining, quarrying, road building, and other large-scale...

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Power

Making Strides in Sustainable Transportation

A material scientist by training working on processing, manufacturing, and characterization development for advanced energy storage systems, Claus Daniel, Ph.D., organized the Lightweighting...

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Transportation

Rotary SI/CI Combustion Engines: A Thing of the Future?

Today’s small piston engines can be inexpensive, and have suitable reliability to serve a variety of applications including scooters, motorcycles, ATVs, boats, lawn and garden...

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Transportation

Aftertreatment Comes With Challenging Diagnosis

Regulations including U.S. EPA Tier 4 have altered design concepts, ramping up the importance of monitoring fuel usage and emissions. Engines and aftertreatment systems must remain in...

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Transportation

Taking on NVH Reduction Techniques

The internal-combustion engine and other types of vehicle propulsion systems produce various forms of vibrations that may be undesirably transmitted to the vehicle frame. These vibrations may be high or...

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