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Alt Fuels Make Inroads Despite Obstacles
Commercial vehicles are beginning to adopt alternative energy sources, but the transition remains slow. Batteries and an array of renewable fuels are seeing more usage, but costs and infrastructure...
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Work Trucks Strive to Curtail Addiction to Fuel
Reducing fuel consumption was a focal point of several trucks unveiled in March. Electric drivetrains and four-cylinder engines were among the tactics disclosed at the Work Truck Show in...
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Insert Molding
Proto Labs Inc. (Maple Plain, MN) now offers insert molding service, expanding on the company’s rapid injection molding offerings. The company claims this new capability can produce 25 to 10,000-plus insert-molded parts in 15...
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Ford Sets Tech-Paper Record as SAE Boosts Quality Standard
SAE International and its industry partners are continually improving the quality and topicality of technical papers published annually. And as the paper review process has become more...
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Lightweighting Hinges on the Details
In the ongoing design and engineering crusade that is vehicle lightweighting, grams count. In some cases, tenths of a gram count. Regardless of how fuel price has moderated in the U.S. in recent years,...
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Alternative Powertrain Tech for CO2 Reduction a Focus at ICPC 2017
Focusing on technologies and strategies impacting truck and bus, agricultural tractors, and construction machinery, the biennial AVL International Commercial Powertrain...
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International Develops New, Lighter A26 Engine to Replace N13
Any time a new engine is announced, it is major news. Pairing a new engine with a new approach to engine development is even bigger news. International Truck recently unveiled...
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Haptic Feedback for Gesture-Control HMI
Gesture control is becoming more commonplace in many of the devices we use in our daily lives, from games consoles, swiping and pinching on mobile phones, to point-of-sale devices such as ticketing...
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Camera and Sensor Wash System
Foreign materials like dust, mud, road salt, snow and other related debris can cause lens or sensor obstruction that will lead to degraded or non-functional system performance. Any vehicle using optical or sensor...
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Simulation Consultants
Noumenon Multiphysics (Pune, India) simulation consultants use an advanced understanding of physics and mathematics to build new simulation platforms or help customers optimally use simulation platforms. They collaborate...
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Static Application Security Testing Tools
PRQA (Boston, MA) features updates to its static application security testing (SATS) solutions for the C and C++ languages, QA·C and QA·C++. PRQA is a founding member of the MISRA (Motor Industry...
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Vibration and Acceleration Simulation
Mentor Graphics Corp.’s (Wilsonville, OR) Xpedition vibration and acceleration simulation product for printed circuit board (PCB) systems reliability and failure prediction addresses the challenges of...
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Model-Based Development Tool
UniPhi from SimuQuest, Inc. (Ann Arbor, MI) is an intelligent power tool that frees up time for innovation by automating error-prone manual tasks in the design and development of vehicle control systems and...
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Power Transfer Coupling
The TSC8300 is a new power transfer coupling from startup-company Twin Spring Coupling (Pearl River, NY) that is warrantied to 300 lb·ft (407 N·m) of torque. Increased flexibility with the same torque curves allows...
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Compact Pressure Transducers
OMEGA Engineering (Norwalk, CT) offers a new series of low-cost, compact pressure transducers with an all stainless-steel body and rugged construction. The new PX119 Series is designed to provide reliable pressure...
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High-Temperature Conduit and Fittings
Harnessflex TempGuard conduit and fittings from ABB Electrification Products (Memphis, TN) are designed specifically to protect and route high-temperature cables, providing an integrated system for engine wiring in temperatures up to 392°F (200°C). The company claims the Harnessflex TempGuard conduit and...
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Case Compact Dozer Loader Concept Spawns 30 Pending Patents
Called “Project Minotaur,” the Case DL450 compact dozer loader is a “first-of-its-kind” machine that combines the footprint and performance of a compact track loader (CTL)...
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Isuzu Motors Announces Heavy-Duty Natural Gas Engine for Off-Highway
Isuzu Motors America used the ConExpo-Con/Agg 2017 stage to announce its intention to produce a dual-fuel capable (natural gas and propane) off-highway engine by mid-2018,...
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JCB’s New 3L DieselMax: Tier 4 Without SCR
Off-highway powertrain and driveline specialist JCB said at Conexpo 2017 the company is starting production of its new entry-level engine, the 3.0-L DieselMax, with its first applications in OEM...
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Side-Object Detection for OTR Vehicles Displayed at Conexpo 2017
Preco Electronics invented the vehicle-backup alarm in 1962 and now seeks to set a similar safety milestone with the PreView Side Defender technology the company showcased at...
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Renault's New Zoe Vies for EV Range Crown
When switching on a pure electric car, the first thing any sensible driver will do is check the remaining estimated battery range. The figure displayed is often likely to create varying degrees of...
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Euro NCAP to Adopt Autonomous Vehicle Ratings
Euro NCAP will establish a separate category for autonomous vehicles, but there is not likely to be one for cars that are claimed to protect all occupants from serious injury or death. And while...
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Engineering with Simulation and Data
Making off-highway equipment, such as construction or agriculture machines, more efficient continues to be a priority after the final phase-in of the U.S. EPA Tier 4 Final emissions regulations.
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Sensor ICs, Semiconductors and Safety
What system-level risks and related safety implications are lurking within the vehicles you’re developing? Electrification, greater overall electronics content and the trend toward autonomous vehicle...
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Long-Body LED Indicators
Wilbrecht LEDCO, Inc. (St. Paul, MN), a Microprecision Electronics SA company, offers a long body nickel-plated panel mount LED suitable for various applications, including industrial control panels, transportation...
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Targeting 40% BTE with Advanced VCR
Nissan’s announcement at the 2016 Paris Motor Show that it will bring a variable-compression-ratio engine to production in 2018 (see AE November, 2016, p. 6) energized those in the advanced-ICE...
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3D Printer
Methods 3D Inc. (Sudbury, MA) introduces the 3D Systems' ProX SLS 500 Selective Laser Sintering production 3D printer featuring fast speeds, high print resolution and a range of engineered composite materials. According to the...
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Oil- and Abrasion-Resistant Cable
ÖLFLEX 409 P PUR control cable from Lapp Group USA (Florham Park, NJ) is an oil- and abrasion-resistant cable for industrial machine tools and appliances. According to the company, a special interstice...
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Sharpening the Focus on OBD-II Security
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 vehicle committees comprised of volunteers...
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