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Oshkosh’s $30B Humvee Replacement Makes Soldier Protection a Top Priority
First there was the Jeep. Then came the Humvee. Now, the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) will soon enter production as the 21st century mobility machine for the...
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Fuel-Saving KERS for Big-Rig Trucks
The average European heavy-duty truck burns from 31 to 38 L of diesel fuel per 100 km of travel (6 to 8 mpg), according to European Commission estimates and truck magazine tests. That might sound like low...
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APUs save Fuel, Serve as Driver Retention Tool
The American Trucking Associations (ATA) estimates the current shortage of drivers is roughly 35,000 to 40,000. The inability to find new drivers is a reality that many fleets face today, and...
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Honda's New Pioneer 1000 Side-By-Side Gets Purpose-Built 999-Cc Engine, Industry-First DCT
Honda has developed two new full-size side-by-side (SxS) models—the Pioneer 1000 and 1000-5—to complement its 2016 lineup, which also includes...
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Operator Safety, Productivity Focus of Volvo CE's Crawler Excavator
Incorporating a Volvo Tier 4 Final D4 engine, Volvo Construction Equipment's new EC160E crawler excavator offers an 8% improvement in fuel efficiency, and 5% improvements...
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Electromechanical Heavy-Duty Cylinders
Ready to install, electromechanical heavy-duty cylinders from Rexroth enable freely programmable motion sequences, even at high forces. The units are suitable for machinery and equipment as well as for...
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DEF Filters
Clean Solutions, a division of Donaldson Co., has introduced a convenient, effective solution to deliver clean diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) to protect selective catalytic reduction (SCR) systems on vehicles and equipment. The...
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Conveyor Coating System
mycon GmbH recently implemented and commissioned the first coating device that it fully developed during the past several years, for a large industrial company in Ostwestfalen-Lippe. The customer’s inquiry led to the...
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Cat Pipelayers Offer Power and Comfort to Operators
Independent, variable-speed winches for the boom and hook provide precise control, and an enhanced counterweight system ensures a low center of gravity in Caterpillar's new PL72, PL83, and...
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Komatsu America Adds to Intelligent Machine Lineup
The long track, low ground pressure D65PXi-18 introduced recently by Komatsu America Corp. was designed specifically for functionality in soft or wet conditions, offering improved stability...
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Case CE Upgrades 621F and 721F Wheel Loaders to Meet Tier 4 Final
Case Construction Equipment’s 621F and 721F wheel loaders now meet Tier 4 Final emissions standards. Like the Tier 4 Interim models, each model is equipped with a selective...
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Making Sense of Autonomy
Fully autonomous vehicles are just a sliver of the industry, but semi-autonomous technologies are paving the way for mainstream adoption. Strategies for sensing the vehicle’s surroundings will play an important...
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The Complicated Future of Off-Highway Engines
The latest twist for providers of engines for off-highway use is the recently proposed Stage V emissions regulations covering European Union countries. EU regulators will limit the allowable...
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Life-cycle Planning — Design and Calibration for Ultimate Efficiency
Extending the life cycle of products in the off-highway industry provides benefits to OEMs, purchasers, end users, and general society. Before Big Data technologies...
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Combustion Modeling in Heavy-duty Diesels
Diesel engines have found their way into most heavy-duty applications in the stationary, construction, industrial, and agriculture industries. They have a high power density and can easily operate on a...
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High-Strength Aluminum Powder Developed for Additive Manufacturing in Aerospace, Automotive
Metal laser melting has made a successful leap from rapid prototyping to an approved manufacturing technology, and the method is increasingly becoming...
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Additive-Manufacturing Database
The Senvol Database is a searchable database for industrial 3-D printing machines and materials. Users can search by over 30 fields, including machine build size, material type, and tensile strength. A design...
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Four-Quadrant Voltage Drop Simulator
EM Test now offers the VDS 200Q Series, a four-quadrant voltage drop simulator that can source and sink current using a programmed voltage in both positive and negative polarities. The amplifier generates dips and drops, short interruptions, and voltage variations to simulate a wide range of phenomena occurring...
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CNC Marking Tool
A new generation of BZ-Marker marking tools from Markator makes it possible to easily change the marking pin by using pliers to pull it out; it is no longer necessary to send the marking tool to the manufacturer to change the pin. The BZ-Marker is suitable for CNC machining centers to generate a durable marking on many different...
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High-Temp Fluorosilicone Elastomers
Dow Corning unveiled a significant enhancement to its Silastic fluorosilicone rubber (FSR) portfolio at the SAE 2015 World Congress, developing a more heat-resistant FSR technology for applications in which...
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Borla, Alphabet Energy Pursue Thermoelectric Waste Heat Recovery in Next-Gen Exhaust
Borla Performance and Alphabet Energy have partnered to jointly develop and commercialize a next-generation exhaust system for trucks that incorporates...
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Scania Supplies 200 More Trucks to Indian Mining Company
Indian mining company BGR Mining & Infra recently placed an order for 200 Scania P 410 tipper trucks, adding to the company’s current fleet of 246 Scania vehicles. BGR Mining...
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Eicher Polaris Creates Personal-Utility-Vehicle Segment in India
Eicher Polaris Pvt. Ltd. recently launched what it claims is India’s first personal utility vehicle (PUV), the Multix, creating a new category in the automotive segment....
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Deutz-Fahr Tractor Debuts Industry-First Hella LED Light Package
Deutz-Fahr collaborated with Hella to develop an industry-first LED light package for its line of 7 Series tractors. The Deutz-Fahr 7250 Warrior is equipped with 14 new Hella...
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Mounting Structure Stiffness Critical for Isolation Performance on Off-Highway Machines
Off-highway machine mounting systems, especially the cab mounting system, significantly affect the operator comfort in the cab by providing enough...
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Aluminum Frame Rails, New Alloy Castings from Alcoa Help Cut 2500 Lb from Tractor-Trailers
A custom tractor-trailer technology demonstrator built by Alcoa is outfitted with various current and “soon-to-be-available” aluminum solutions...
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Hyundai Launches All-New Crawler Excavator
Hyundai's new HX520 L is powered by a 331-kW (445-hp) Scania D13 engine, which is compliant with the Stage IV emissions standards. Hyundai has chosen a combined EGR and SCR technology solution that it says results in a reduction of fuel consumption of 3 to 6% depending on work cycles.
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John Deere Loads Updates into E-Series Articulated Dump Trucks
All three models of John Deere's new E-Series articulated dump trucks (ADT) were designed and built in Dubuque and Davenport, IA. John Deere’s new Tier 4 Final E-Series (370E,...
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Cat Designs Its 336F L XE Hybrid Excavator with Building-Block Technologies
Caterpillar says its 336F L XE Hybrid delivers an estimated fuel savings of up to 20% compared with its standard 336 counterpart with no compromise in performance...
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