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Green Cleaning Solvent

Honeywell introduces Solstice performance fluid (PF) with improved cleaning power for metal and plastic parts. Solstice PF effectively cleans oils, greases, and other substances commonly encountered in off-highway, military, and aerospace equipment repair and features a global warming potential (GWP) of 1, which is...

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Coating Process

The Bluestop chrome coating process from Nelson offers protection for chrome-plated exhaust components against discoloration. The multi-step, clear-ceramic coating process features temperature resistance greater than 1000°F...

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Manufacturing & Prototyping

Corrosion Inhibitor

Cortec’s EcoLine 3680 is a certified bio-based, biodegradable, ready-to-use temporary coating for multimetal protection. EcoLine 3680 is formulated with renewable raw materials and provides indoor and outdoor multimetal...

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Surface Coating

Ultra-short pulsed laser deposition (USPLD) surface coating technology from Picodeon enables creation of porous or dense aluminum oxide (Al2O3) coatings on heat-sensitive substrates in various industrial metallization...

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Material Selection

A dry-tech box from igus is a sample kit designed to help engineers find the right material bearing for an application. The box contains a set of card overlays, which filter the bearing choices by criteria, much like the...

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Aerospace

Energy-Efficient Steels

Ruukki offers Optim and Raex hot-rolled, energy-efficient steels. Optim reduces energy costs for equipment while enabling high-strength performance and is suitable for frame structures on commercial vehicles, mobile...

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Aerospace

Protective Film

Xpel’s Ultimate paint protection film offers clarity and long-term durability to protect vehicles from stone chips, scratches, and abrasions. The invisible urethane film features a clear coat and special elastomeric polymers...

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Toughened Nanocomposite

Zyvex Technologies introduces a second-generation nanocomposite toughened with Arovex HT, a prepreg that improves the durability of carbon-fiber products using carbon nanotubes. Offering fracture toughness with a 200%...

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Propulsion

Proven Solutions to Enhance Customer Value

Frank Manfredi, President of Manfredi & Associates said in a recent interview: “It is hard to imagine that there would be another level of emissions regulations, because if you operated a...

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Propulsion

Industry Seeks Partners with Proven Performance and Reduced Risk

Many OEMs will attest that the repercussions of Tier 4 regulations continue to challenge the tried and true methods of decades-long systems engineering. Large Tier 4 programs...

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Power

Off-Highway Engines: Challenges and Competitive Innovations for Sustainable, Long-Term Growth

The off-highway market is a highly complex environment. The large range of engine applications and requirements, combined with successive rounds...

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Propulsion

Optimizing Cooling and Air Systems for Increased Efficiencies

Off-highway vehicles operate in the harshest environments, performing in dirty conditions, under tremendous loads, over uneven terrain and in extreme temperatures. Final Tier 4...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

Intelligence and Integration Will Drive Mobile Technology Forward

When we consider the challenges facing the off-highway industry over the next 20 years, there is an important dynamic underway between the technological issues that our...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

Cable and Hoses

Philatron offers corrosion-resistant Stallion ABS power cable and rugged Alaskan Stallion air hoses. Stallion cable was designed without metal, nylon, and plastic for indestructability and uses Xenoy polycarbonate plugs...

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Electronics & Computers

Shunt Resistors

KOA Speer Electronics expands the power shunt resistor line to include the 5-W PSI and 3-W PSE series for higher current applications and large current detecting with a smooth flow. Resistors feature a flat rectangular...

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Materials

TPE Diaphragms

Custom diaphragms molded of co-polyester thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) from Minnesota Rubber and Plastics improve tensile strength while preventing the threat of pin-hole seal leaks caused by rubber tear in the weave of...

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Test & Measurement

Calibration Analysis Software

XCal-View software from Renishaw offers improved functionality and flexibility for laser calibration data analysis. XCal-View is compatible with Renishaw’s ML10, XL-80, and XR20-W rotary axis laser calibration...

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Conduit System

The Maulflex conduit system from TE Connectivity is a lightweight, flexible, customizable shielded electrical conduit system for rugged environments in ground support test equipment cables. The system protects integrated...

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Software

Noise Reduction

Multiquip recently chose Exa to evaluate and reduce noise propagation from its containerized power generators. Exa's aeroacoustic and aerodynamic simulations were used to evaluate and optimize the generator design. Exa products...

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Test & Measurement

General-Purpose Accelerometer

Meggitt Sensing Systems introduces a line of Endevco general-purpose isotron IEPE accelerometers designed to meet the needs of various test applications. Features include hermetical sealing, transducer data sheet...

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Software

Browser Automation

Elysium’s CADfeature 11.3 is a feature-based program for repairing, migrating, and reporting on product engineering data in manufacturing. The version improves creation of master CAD models; enhancements offer a more...

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Model-Based Solution

Atego Vantage is an integrated solution combining model-based systems and software engineering (MBSE) with asset-based modular design. These combined approaches as model-based product line engineering (MB-PLE) can reduce...

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Manufacturing & Prototyping

Acrylic Tape

Adchem offers 488M Red 8-mm (0.31-in) high caliper acrylic adhesive double-sided tape with 3.5 mm (0.14 in) per side. Manufactured on a red polypropylene release liner, the tape is suitable for bonding wood and wood materials,...

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Rethinking Profitability — A Business Accelerator Model

Trelleborg has developed a strategic perspective on people, processes, and products using a total value assessment to more accurately quantify and achieve long-term business benefits.

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Electronics & Computers

Fostering Innovation Via System Integration

Wanting a better product at a lower cost is not a new phenomenon in the off-highway industry. However, there is definitely a push today for improving machine productivity with the goal of greater...

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Power

A Simulation-Led Future for Off-Highway?

In common with the entire automotive industry, designers of off-highway vehicles are under ever increasing pressure to reduce program development times and costs, while at the same time meeting...

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Manufacturing & Prototyping

Integrating Factory Automation into the Off-Highway Industry

In most industries, companies are faced with constant pressure to increase productivity and decrease operating costs. The off-highway industry is no exception, and operators,...

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Manufacturing & Prototyping

Unmanned Equipment Presents New Design Challenges

If the last 20 years have been any indication of the speed at which the off-highway industry can and will advance, the next 20 years will be no different as next-generation machines and...

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Power

The Future Lies in Emissions, Comfort, and Performance

The key factors in the next 20 years in the off-highway industry lie in reducing emissions to meet regulations, increasing comfort-levels for drivers, and increasing vehicle...

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