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Liebherr goes all in on hydrogen fuel

2022-11-29
SAE Media sat down with Liebherr’s Ulrich Weiss, managing director of components and combustion engines, to discuss the company’s investment and development of hydrogen ICEs, their advantages over other forms of alternative propulsion, and the challenges that lay ahead for industry-wide adaptation of this technology.
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LifeBelt prevents submarining

2014-03-10
LifeBelt is a webbing strap placed in the seat base, just below the seating surface, which is continuous with the standard seat belt and is loaded when the seat belt loads. Its effect is to form a loop around the upper leg area which encloses the pelvis and prevents submarining.
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Light-metal shot blasting

2015-07-27
Walther Trowal’s new continuous feed tumblast machines have been specially adapted for shot blasting of light metals like aluminum and magnesium.
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Lighter Volvo XC90 is engineered for "premium cool"

2015-07-15
The all-new 2016 XC90 is built on the mixed-materials SPA chassis and includes PHEV propulsion among its 4-cylinder-only powertrain packages. It shows the future direction of Volvo cars—including automated driving.
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Lighter, more powerful 3rd-gen Pilot debuts Honda’s NPD process

2015-10-21
The 2016 SUV is nearly 300 lb (136 kg) lighter than its predecessor, yet maintains its high safety standard thanks to a new-generation ACE body structure and the available Honda Sensing suite of advanced safety and driver-assistance technologies. Honda also debuted its digital product development-and-manufacturing process with the new Pilot.
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Lightweight CV joint system

2016-03-07
GKN Driveline has developed a family of lightweight constant velocity joint systems that enables rear-wheel drive platforms to save more than 4 kg.
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Lightweight castings

2014-02-18
Grede is developing lightweight chassis, powertrain, and drivetrain components—including safety-critical systems—for several heavy-equipment manufacturers using a patented ductile iron alloy called SiboDur.
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Lightweight constant velocity joint

2017-10-04
GKN Driveline’s VL3 constant velocity joint system is a lighter, more efficient and stronger CV joint that delivers increased torque in a more compact design.
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