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GHG Phase 2 Regs, Autonomous Vehicles Present Challenges, Opportunities

PACCAR Technical Center works closely with all of the company’s truck divisions—DAF in Europe, Peterbilt and Kenworth in North America and globally—and has two...

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Transportation

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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RF & Microwave Electronics

Customizing, Updating Software Gets Easier

Programmers are constantly finding new ways to make it simpler to alter software—whether they’re changing programs for a new vehicle or updating software in the field. While some development...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

Autocoding Shortens Development Time, Simplifies Validation

Software continues to become a more important factor for providing new features and functions, making code writing and validation a mainstay of design cycles. Automated code...

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Electronics & Computers

U.S. Army Shifts from Radios to VoIP Technology

The U.S. military is moving closer to its goal of letting disparate groups of warfighters communicate freely. The U.S. Army has adopted an Internet Protocol-based communications system that...

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Transportation

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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Manufacturing & Prototyping

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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Electronics & Computers

MEM Inertial Accelerometer

The Model 1525 Series microelectromechanical (MEM) variable capacitive accelerometers from Silicon Designs Inc. are a low-cost, integral, inertial accelerometer family. The nitrogen-damped, hermetically sealed...

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Automotive

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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Manufacturing & Prototyping

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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Electronics & Computers

John Deere Electronic Solutions' Modular Inverter for Hybrid Electric Vehicles

John Deere Electronic Solutions developed its PD400 modular inverter for high voltage/high power hybrid electric off-highway and heav-duty vehicles. The...

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Power

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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Transportation

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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Power

High-Performance Roto-Translating Valve for Fault-Tolerant Applications

New X-by-wire systems under study for commercial and heavy-duty vehicles such as agricultural tractors are increasingly real autonomous systems, capable of autonomously...

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Energy

Alternative Starter

Mitsubishi Electric has launched its new, "full-featured" Diamond Power S60 (DPS60) starter as an upgrade for Freightliner and Western Star trucks using the Detroit DD15 and DD16 engines. Available through all North...

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Electronics & Computers

Universal Sensor Transmitter

Knick USA has introduced to the North American market its PolyTrans P 32000 universal sensor transmitters. Measurements of temperature, strain, force, and position are common within a range of market sectors, and are especially true within control and monitoring and safety shutdown systems. As a result, commercial...

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Electronics & Computers

Bluetooth Embedded Amplifier for Fluid Power

Sun Hydraulics Corp. has announced a new way to configure embedded amplifiers without using a PC or connecting with wires, calling the development “a major advance in the fluid power industry.” A new version of Sun’s Embedded Amplifier series can be configured via an iOS or Android app using...

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Transportation

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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Mechanical & Fluid Systems

Compact Motors

Benefiting from Poclain Hydraulics’ know-how in turret rotation solutions, the new range of MZ motors are more “concentrated” for integration into machines like mini and medium-sized excavators, as well as forestry,...

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Transportation

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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Power

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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Transportation

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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Power

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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Manufacturing & Prototyping

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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Software

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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RF & Microwave Electronics

Condition Monitoring Sensor

Gill Sensors & Controls GScondition monitoring sensor range family reduces unplanned breakdowns in industrial machine applications. Installed in the sump or oil line, the compact, all-in-one sensor retains and...

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Automotive

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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Manufacturing & Prototyping

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...