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Market Analysis
Lightweighting Meets Fuel Efficiency, Emissions Reduction Goals
Southco, Inc.
Using regionally serviced parts also helps OEMs reduce inventory without compromising service or productivity.
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Hardware
Using Complete Rotary Systems in Off-Highway Equipment Design
Southco, Inc.
Knowing when and how to implement complete rotary latching systems can help ensure reliable security, safety and ergonomics within heavy equipment designs
“Piecing together” rotary system components from different suppliers can potentially affect operation, leading to service disruptions and safety issues on the job site.
Market Analysis
A Connectivity and Technology Revolution is Underway
Volvo Construction Equipment
It’s fair to say that a revolution is happening in terms of connectivity and technology in all our lives.
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Electronics
Future Seminconductor and Battery Technologies Will Bring Opportunities for New Energy Density and High-Power Applications
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Fluid Power
Being Competitive in a Single Market is No Longer Sufficient
Hengli America Co. Inc.
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Equipment Market Outlook
A Pivot from Clean Air to Efficiency
Diesel Technology Forum
The Diesel Technology Forum (DTF) has studied and analyzed the perception and impacts of the VW situation on the diesel industry at large.
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Trends
The Raised Drive Sprocket
Historical Construction Equipment Association (HCEA)
A revolutionary sprocket design alleviates environmental and functional impacts on the track system.
Narrow-gauge (left) and high-clearance (right) Cletrac Fs displayed by Historical Construction Equipment Assn. Board Chairman Larry Kotkowski at the HCEA’s 2011 International Convention and Old Equipment Exposition near Penfield, IL.
Trends
The First Successful Crawler Tractor
Historical Construction Equipment Association (HCEA)
Soft soil led to the development of a tracked tractor to maintain traction without sinking.
This 1913 Holt 60 illustrates the original front steering design.
Batteries, Capacitors
Buses and Trucks Become More Different
IDTechEx
A brief look at research carried out this year for the upcoming IDTechEx Research report, “Industrial and Commercial Electric Vehicles 2016-2026.”
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Engineering & Manufacturing
Early Log Loaders
Historical Construction Equipment Association (HCEA)
Rough terrain created unique solutions to the logging industry's logistical needs.
A Clyde Universal Logging Machine hauls one log in by cableway while positioning another for loading onto a rail car passing beneath it. An incline carries the car over the track upon which the logging machine sits.
Drivetrains
The Future of Tires
TechSci Research
With several evolving market influences directly related to tire production and demand, including new markets and the outlook of existing economies, the next five years will prove vital for tire manufacturing.
Engineering & Manufacturing
The Railroad Pile Driver
Historical Construction Equipment Association (HCEA)
Pile driving was the solution to the problems of building a structurally sound railroad trestle, but adaptations needed to be made to suit the specialized requirements of driving angled piles to form a bent.
Self-propelled railroad pile drivers were built by Industrial Works as early as 1885, as evidenced by this Steam Pile-Driver Car.
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