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Wave Spring Series
The Crest-to-Crest Wave Spring Series from Smalley (Lake Zurich, IL), which features the company’s C (imperial) and CM (metric) Series, has been expanded. Standard sizes are now available from stock down to 0.188 in and 5...
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Axial Piston Pumps
Hawe Hydraulics plans to show a variety of axial piston pumps at ConExpo/IFPE 2014, including the new V60N-130 pump type that is a member of the well-established V60N series. The company claims that the V60N-130 pump, in...
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Altair Enlighten Awards: 2017's Best Mass-Cutting Innovations
For the fifth consecutive summer in northern Michigan, the spotlight shone on vehicle mass-reduction innovations when Altair and the Center for Automotive Research (CAR)...
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Wärtsilä Virtualizes Marine Engine Design and Testing
The costs of building and running prototype engines are high, but they’re extremely daunting when each cylinder of a marine engine provides more than 1000 kW (1340 hp). That’s...
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Sleek Design, Powertrain Advances Distinguish Volvo’s New VNL Trucks
The new Volvo VNL series is the beneficiary of the truck maker's SuperTruck program, applying lessons learned and advanced technology to achieve an up to 7.5%...
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Expect Smarter Engines, More Compact Aftertreatment from JDPS
Dr. Xinqun Gui, Manager of Technology, Control Systems and Emissions Compliance for John Deere Power Systems (JDPS), considers himself to be “fairly conservative” in terms of his...
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Heavy-Haul Planetary Drive Axles
Marmon-Herrington’s (Louisville, KY) new 90,000 lb (40,825 kg) Sisu tandem axle set and new 136,000 lb (61,690 kg) Sisu tridem axle set are double reduction planetary drive axles designed for heavy-duty...
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Synchronous Step-Down Controller
The LTC7800 from Analog Devices, Inc. (Norwood, MA), which recently acquired Linear Technology Corp., is a synchronous step-down DC/DC controller that operates at up to 2.25 MHz for reduced circuit size and...
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LVIT Linear Position Sensors
The ILPS-45 series inductive, contactless linear position sensors from The Sensor Connection (Bloomfield Hills, MI) use linear variable inductance transducer (LVIT) technology and are specifically designed for...
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Bulk Material Simulation
EDEM for ANSYS simulation tool from EDEM (Edinburgh, Scotland) enables engineers to add realistic bulk material loads as standard in ANSYS structural analysis without the need for Discrete Element Method (DEM)...
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‘Smart’ Oil Cap Brings Low-Cost Connectivity to Perkins Engines
Perkins launched what it calls the world’s first low-cost engine level telematics device—the Perkins SmartCap—at its Seguin, TX, facility in June. The “smart” oil...
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Connected Commercial Vehicles Bring Cybersecurity to the Fore
The 2017 edition of the SAE Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress (COMVEC) has been moved up a month to September 18-20 and gets a new home in Rosemont, IL, not to mention a...
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8-In Color Display
MTA’s (Codogno, Italy) Sea Hawk 8-in color display has been chosen to be fitted on all seven models of CASE Construction Equipment’s new G-series wheel loaders, which were recently introduced on the market. The wheel...
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Flexible High-Temperature Hose
Conti Excelsus from ContiTech (Louisville, KY) is an extremely flexible high-temperature hose with external reinforcement for truck and off-highway applications. Its flexibility comes from a special braid made of...
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Appraising the Potential for Platooning in the U.S.
Connected and automated vehicles (CAVs) are receiving significant attention as a technology solution to realize safer, more cost-effective and efficient operation of several transportation...
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Smart Sensors Drive Automated Systems in Off-Highway
Smart sensors are helpful in developing automated routines that can save a great deal of time for the operator and either increase efficiency or reduce setup time. Microcontrollers and...
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Model Maturity Assessment and Certification—a Vision
In the past couple of decades, the performance, reliability, and safety assessments performed using predictive capability for electromechanical systems have been on the rise. Such...
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SwRI-Led AC2AT Consortium Pushes Diesel Emission Control Systems Development
As regulations drive criteria pollutant and fuel economy standards, researchers in Southwest Research Institute’s Advanced Combustion Catalyst and Aftertreatment...
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Daimler Launches Intelligent Truck Axle with Active Oil Regulation
Daimler has announced the first intelligent truck axle for its European Mercedes-Benz Actros trucks. The axle contains New Final Drive (NFD) technology that actively...
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Paccar Introduces New Vocational-Truck Axle in North America
Paccar is adding a new proprietary front axle for a range of Kenworth and Peterbilt vocational vehicles in the third quarter of 2017. The new 20,000- and 22,000-lb wide track...
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Army, SAE’s DATC Team to Fast-Track New Combat-Vehicle Development
Officials for the U.S. Army this week took the first step to structure a faster and more-responsive development process they hope that by 2022 will create prototypes for a...
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IoT Connections Transform Manufacturing, Vehicle Validation
Commercial vehicles are at the forefront of the Internet of Things (IoT) movement, leveraging the connectivity that many have deployed for years. Equipment manufacturers are using...
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Next-Gen Automated Transmissions Coming from New Eaton, Cummins JV
Eaton and Cummins announced on April 10 a new joint venture, Eaton Cummins Automated Transmission Technologies, to design, develop, manufacture and service next-generation...
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Using Power Dense Flywheel Hybrid Technology to Cut Fuel Consumption of OH Equipment
Flywheel hybrid system developer Flybrid is creating a family of flywheel modules designed to enhance productivity and cut operating costs of off-highway...
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Driving Business Value On-Highway and off with IoT
Whether on-highway, off-highway, above ground, or underground, vehicles operating in all these often harsh and remote environments share similar characteristics: they require ongoing...
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Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors
The new line of axial-lead aluminum electrolytic capacitors from Cornell Dubilier Electronics, Inc. (Liberty, SC) are suited for applications demanding very high-performance under all operating conditions. According to the company, the ruggedized HHT is the only axial-lead electrolytic featuring a glass-to-metal...
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Marmon-Herrington Launches Infinitely Variable Transmission, Variable Power Divider at ConExpo
Marmon-Herrington introduced at ConExpo 2017 its infinitely variable transmission (iVT) and variable power divider (VPD) technologies, both part...
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