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The formula for innovation: Customer collaboration with applications engineering

2015-04-15

The global mobile equipment market is always evolving and adapting to meet customers’ needs, driven by new government regulations, as well as market demands for more flexibility, functionality, energy efficiency, and lower costs, says Bosch Rexroth's Gunther Nunweiler.

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Making the revolution--Driver assistance systems

2015-04-15

Imagine a company being able to deliver feature-packed products at a competitive price and saving important R&D dollars along the way. A healthier bottom line for this company will lead to even more R&D to create the next generation of features and, ultimately, successful autonomous vehicles, says dSPACE's Mahendra Muli.

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Enabling the future of harvesting through flexible HIL testing

2015-04-15

Given the pace of innovation, the goal of autonomy and automation will force more and more features into the electronics of off-highway vehicles, according to Ian Fountain, NI's Director of Application Segments.

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The good, the bad, and the biodiesel

2015-04-15

Biodiesel fuel is a viable supplement for traditional fossil fuels, as long as manufacturers make the necessary changes in equipment to accommodate these new types of fuels, according to Freudenberg-NOK's Joe Walker.

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Increasing productivity: Top trend for the off-highway industry

2015-04-15

Today’s emphasis on improving fuel efficiency and reducing emissions is just the beginning. In the future, increasing productivity will be the most critical trend for the off-highway industry, says BorgWarner.

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Shell Oil conference focuses on transportation alternatives

2015-04-14

Megacity growth and energy demand are driving a diverse future mix of autonomous vehicles, car sharing, and cycling, among other more sustainable future-transportation solutions.

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Innovation is at the core of engine design

2015-04-14

Cummins' Jim Trueblood says the company's Tier 4 Final program was driven by the core philosophy to utilize new or improved technologies, systems, and components that would meet the durability and reliability levels demanded for tough high horsepower applications.

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Separating the right signals from the noise

2015-04-13

Telematics has become a megatrend as more companies of every size see value in having a 24/7, real-time overview of their machines, according to Danfoss Power Solutions' Marc Weston.

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Severe-duty transmissions

2015-04-13

Allison Transmission Holdings' new 9832 Oil Field Series model offers 3200 hp (2386 kW) for pressure pumping in tough environments.

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Ohio State's ‘Bullet’ EV has a short range, but could surpass 400 mph

2015-04-13

The Ohio State University student team revealed the vehicle it will use to try to break its own world land speed record—307 mph—with an over 400-mph mark. The 38-ft-long (11.6-m) vehicle contains 2000 A123 pouch cells and runs a four-wheel-drive system with two motors design-rated at 3000 hp (2238 kW).

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Designing toward future-proof technology

2015-04-13

Demands for optimized fuel usage, higher efficiency, and cost reduction set the trends for innovation in the off-highway sector, says ZF's Hermann Beck.

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Truck racing demonstrates new technology, aero design

2015-04-13

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As equipment innovations evolve, tires must keep up

2015-04-13

The basic concept of the tire hasn’t changed since stone rollers used to help build the pyramids--it’s the way we make them and the design that has changed, says Ydo Doornbos of Trelleborg Wheel Systems Americas.

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Electronic governor option

2015-04-13

Kohler Engines has introduced an electronic governor as a new option on the company’s Command PRO horizontal shaft gasoline-powered engines.

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Halla Visteon expands HVAC production capability in India

2015-04-13

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New trends in operator awareness and visibility in off-highway equipment design

2015-04-13

Southco's Bob Straka believes the desire for increased ergonomics and streamlined, aerodynamic equipment designs are leading factors influencing the future of off-highway design.

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Zen Technologies, Rockwell Collins develop next-gen flight simulator for Indian market

2015-04-11

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Indian Air Force to acquire 36 Rafale fighters

2015-04-10

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Airbus Helicopters’ EC130 T2 enters Indian market with two launch customers

2015-04-10

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Lanxess develops new modeling approach to simulated composites’ cooling behavior

2015-04-10

A new tool to precisely simulate the thermal processes in Lanxess’s weight-saving Tepex continuous-fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composite was announced by the company at the recent Plastics in Automotive Engineering conference at Mannheim, Germany.