October 2017

The State of the Industry issue contains dozens of interviews with top executives at leading equipment manufacturers and system suppliers. In this issue, we get a chance to look ahead and predict how the market and technological trends of the moment will impact the future of the heavy-duty equipment design, development and distribution.

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Operator Interface
Customization is Now Commonplace
OEMs used to accept the minimum to make the machine move. Now, they are requesting more of what they want and pushing for a definitive brand identity.
October 18, 2017
Keith Simons
Electronics
Cloud Connected Vehicles Will Be Standard
Demand and opportunity in the connected systems realm has refocused attention from solution fulfillment to creating solutions that will provide insights about vehicle and system performance.
October 18, 2017
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Emissions Control & Exhaust Systems
Clean Air Efforts Continue to Drive Solutions
October 18, 2017
Ben Patel
Sensors
Secure Data Vital to Automation Success
Due to the lack of wired infrastructure between mobile vehicles, a stable and secure wireless data transmission must be provided between the cloud and the mobile equipment.
October 18, 2017
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Agriculture
The Future of Farming and Diesel
New Holland Agriculture is looking ahead and finding ways to create a tangible vision of the future of its industry and how it plans to power agricultural equipment in a sustainable and efficient manner.
October 18, 2017
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Engines
Diesel Engines Vital to High-Horsepower Applications
Diesel and gas engines are the perfect foundation to be combined with energy storage and electric machines as hybrid solutions.
October 18, 2017
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Trends
Rubber-Tired Pushloading Dozers
Three distinctive developmental routes were used to create wheeled tractors for pushloading applications.
October 18, 2017
With the double-jointed articulation typical of this design, the Allis-Chalmers 555 push tractor had a turning radius of roughly half its length. It was offered only in 1962 and 1963.
Engines
A Misconception of Diesel's Dissolution
The conversation of diesel's eventual elimination is unrealistic for some, especially if CO2 levels can be better managed.
October 18, 2017
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Drivetrains
On the Eve of Strong Hybridization
Though the heavy-duty equipment market has been slow to adapt hybrid technology due to reliability and high cost, electrification is the future.
October 18, 2017
Carboni
Engineering & Manufacturing
Production-Level 3D Printing Gains Momentum
The feasibility of 3D printing end-use parts has grown in recent years, and now brings the challenge of making it a normal part of the production process.
October 18, 2017
A digital twin of the Stratasys Robotic Composite 3D Demonstrator inside Siemens’ NX software simulates multi-axis fused deposition modeling of a lightweight composite part.
Software
Information at an Engineer’s Fingertips
Component manufacturers are developing their own software products to help ease the design process for OEM customers.
October 17, 2017
Valves can be moved around a 3D manifold block within Eaton's software to accommodate various design requirements.
Engineering & Manufacturing
Manufacturing a Cleaner Planet
Equipment and component manufacturers around the globe are investing in more sustainable manufacturing practices to reduce their carbon footprint.
October 10, 2017
SSAB's HYBRIT joint venture aims to develop a steelmaking process that emits water instead of carbon dioxide.
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