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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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Technical Innovation
Green Design & Manufacturing

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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Design

Cat 745 Articulated Truck Boasts Next-Gen Cab, New Machine-Control Features

The 745 is the first Caterpillar machine to feature a new numeric-only coding system, compared to the previous alphanumeric style.

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Transportation

Ashok Leyland’s ‘Circuit’ Series Is First Electric Bus Made in India

Ashok Leyland’s first Circuit electric bus is designed and engineered entirely in India, by Indians, for India, the company said in a recent product announcement. In line with Ashok Leyland's vision for the future of mass mobility, the country’s first ‘Made in India’...

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Materials

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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Transportation

SANY India Enters Mining Segment, Launches Range of Off-Highway Dump Trucks

The new mining business unit will be headed by Dheeraj Panda, who is the Business Unit Head and Vice President of Excavators at SANY India.

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Manufacturing & Prototyping

Linear Potentiometers

H.G. Schaevitz LLC Alliance Sensors Group (Moorestown, NJ) expanded its sensor product offering by adding resistive technology to its portfolio of linear position products. Environmentally sealed to IEC IP-64, the LP-22...

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Manned Systems

Phase 2 GHG Driver for Advanced Technology, Alternative Fuels

Opening day of the SAE 2016 Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress featured a well-attended symposium on Meeting the Challenges of Phase 2 GHG: Implications and Effects. A...

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Transportation

Active Vibration Damping for Construction Machines

Read on to learn more about an innovative concept for active ride control reduces machine oscillations based on frequency identification.

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Automotive

Consumer Electronics Come on Board

The tablets and smartphones that transformed consumer electronics are now poised to enter heavy-duty vehicle markets. They’re already becoming part of the maintenance and diagnostic world, while some...

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Technical Innovation
Manufacturing & Prototyping

Churning Toward Stronger, More Uniform Aluminum Casts

Macrosegregation is the uneven distribution of alloying elements within a solidified aluminum part, creating, for example, copper-poor regions. This is most likely to occur in the center...

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Regulations/Standards

PACCAR's Sproull Primed for SAE Commercial Vehicle Post

From his early days as a mechanical engineering student at the University of Evansville to today serving as a vice president at PACCAR, SAE International involvement has been a...

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Transportation

Volvo CE Adds A45G Articulated Hauler to Product Lineup, Increases Tonnage Across G-Series

With the addition of the new A45G articulated hauler to its product lineup, Volvo Construction Equipment offers increased payload capacities,...

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Transportation

Cat 14M3 'Most Technologically Advanced' Motor Grader for Construction

Caterpillar plans to showcase 40 machines at ConExpo-Con/Agg 2017 in March, one being its new 14M3 motor grader that features a larger engine, increased power to ground,...

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Technical Innovation
Automotive

Glowing Aerodynamic Add-Ons Could Boost Big-Rig Fuel Economy by 7-10%

“Headlight white” and “stoplight red,” the characteristic colors of the highway at night, could soon get a companion: “plasma purple”—that is, if a new...

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Transportation

F-150 and Mustang Hybrids Part of Ford's Global Electrified Vehicles Plan

Ford Motor Co. plans to introduce hybrid versions of its iconic F-150 and Mustang in the U.S. by 2020, the company announced at a press conference at its Flat Rock,...

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Aerospace

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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Manned Systems

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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Automotive

London Moves Toward Green Buses in Effort to Cut Pollution

London Mayor Sadiq Khan unveiled the world’s first double-decker hydrogen bus at the end of November as part of a commitment to phase out purchase of new pure diesel buses in the...

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Software

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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Robotics, Automation & Control

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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Power

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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Original Equipment
Green Design & Manufacturing

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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Manufacturing & Prototyping

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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Automotive

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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Green Design & Manufacturing

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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Technical Innovation
Manufacturing & Prototyping

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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Materials

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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Technical Innovation
Power

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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