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CFD Helps Cut Tractor-Trailer Drag Coefficient by 10%
Air management for trucks is likely to be a focus for vehicle designers as manufacturers look to reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions to satisfy global regulations. That is the...
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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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Electrohydraulic Power Steering Pursued for Heavy-Duty Vehicles
Energy savings is one of the most significant concerns in the development of new vehicles, particularly power-steering systems, as over 70% of the fuel consumed by conventional...
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Dana Reveals 'Dual-Range Disconnect' 6x4-6x2 Tandem Concept
Many technologies that improve the fuel efficiency of heavy trucks were announced at the recent Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS) in Louisville, KY, one such innovation being a...
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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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Truck Racing Demonstrates New Technology, Aero Design
Season two of the T1 Prima Truck Racing Championship took place this spring at India’s F1 track, the Buddh International Circuit (BIC), with Stuart Oliver of Team Castrol Vecton...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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New Yeast Strain Enhances Biofuel Production
A team of researchers from the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a new, mutant yeast strain that could lead to a more efficient and economical...
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Cabin Key to Komatsu America's New T4F Hydraulic Excavator
With an operating weight between 87,388 lb (39,638 kg) and 89,248 lb (40,579 kg), Komatsu America's PC390LC-11 hydraulic excavator has upgraded cab features and an enhanced power...
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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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Toro Introduces Its Largest Compact Utility Vehicle
The Toro Co.'s newest addition to its compact utility loader (CUL) lineup is the Toro Dingo TX 1000, which is the strongest member of the family with a rated operating capacity exceeding...
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Dana Rexroth Completes Validation Testing on R2 HVT
Engineers at Dana Rexroth Transmission Systems have completed final validation testing of the R2 hydromechanical variable transmission (HVT), with the start of production expected in 2015...
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Case N Series Goes Tier 4 Final
Case Construction Equipment's new 580N EP, a lower-power version of the company’s 580N backhoe, is geared toward contractors just getting started and the rental market, with lower owning and operating costs...
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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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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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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...
Articles Materials
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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Glycol Quenching Heat Treating
Al-Fe Heat Treating adds glycol quenching to its aluminum heat treat services for the military, automotive, and aerospace industries. Glycol quenching improves over traditional heat treating by allowing for...
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Pressure Switch
Gems Sensors & Controls’ Model PS61P OEM subminiature pressure switch offers reliable medium-to-high pressure monitoring within space-constrained applications. The design incorporates a hardened alloy steel piston...
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Caterpillar Updates Its D7E Diesel-Electric Dozer
After first appearing on jobsites in 2009, Caterpillar’s latest D7E dozers feature three new “productivity boosting” dozing features for optimized performance during grading work.
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The Off-Highway System
In a speech given in late February, Samuel R. Allen, Chairman & CEO of Deere & Co., had some good words for 2014, and some cautious words for 2015.
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Flexible, ‘Invisible’ Assembly Lines Gain Popularity
Interest in automated guided vehicles (AGVs) to convey product from one station to another on the plant floor assembly line continues to grow as manufacturers look for greater...
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High-Performance PEKK-Based 3-D Printing a First
Oxford Performance Materials Inc. (OPM) launched in December the first two grades of its OXFAB 3-D printing technology—OXFAB-N and OXFAB-ESD—suitable for aerospace and other industrial...
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Old Is New in Powertrain Laser Welding
Using lasers is often the best choice for welding, especially in precision parts where weight is a premium, such as in powertrain and engine components. Why? Given a proper fit-up, manufacturers can...
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