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Engines
Daimler Trucks bringing new medium-duty engine line to Detroit production facility
Daimler Truck North America LLC
Daimler Trucks is investing $375 million to add production of its new DD5 and DD8 medium-duty engines to its manufacturing facility in Redford, MI.
Engines
DEUTZ displays Stage V ready engines at Agritechnica 2015
DEUTZ Corporation
Among the technologies DEUTZ displayed at Agritechnica were its engines ready to meet the impending Stage V emissions regulations, as well as a CNG engine.
Engineering & Manufacturing
SAME Frutteto S ActiveDrive receives Tractor of the Year 2016 award
SDF (formerly known as SAME DEUTZ-FAHR)
The SAME Frutteto S ActiveDrive received at Tractor of the Year 2016 award in the "Best of Specialized" category at Agritechnica 2015.
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Engineering & Manufacturing
Yanmar compact excavator helps build track for Europe’s biggest indoor motocross event
Yanmar Construction Equipment Europe
A Yanmar SV100-2 compact excavator was used for various tasks during track construction for the Kings of Xtreme SuperCross 2015.
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Trends
NTEA-supported Vehicle Innovation Act introduced in House of Representatives
NTEA – The Work Truck Association
NTEA has voiced its support of the newly introduced Vehicle Innovation act that would earmark funds for R&D of alternative fuels and advanced vehicle technologies.
Operator Cab
Tunnel out productivity enhancements
Development of a new tunnel drilling machine provides opportunities for operator and machine productivity improvements.
Two automation packages are available for the DT922i which facilitate drilling by allowing operators to program drill plans for the machine to follow, ensuring better predictability and drilling accuracy.
Hardware
Ponsse wins Swedish Steel Prize 2015
SSAB
Ponsse was named winner of the Swedish Steel Prize 2015 for its innovative use of high-strength steel in its latest generation forest harvester.
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Drivetrains
Carraro and Bonfiglioli together to develop O&K Antriebstechnik
Bonfiglioli USA
Bonfiglioli assumes majority control and ownership of O&K Antriebstechnik, specialized in the design and manufacture of gearboxes for high power machines and crawler cranes.
Sonia Bonfiglioli (left), Bonfiglioli Riduttori SpA Chairman, and Enrico Carraro, Carraro SpA Chairman.
Engines
SAME Deutz-Fahr introduces CNG powered tractor at Agritechnica
SDF (formerly known as SAME DEUTZ-FAHR)
SAME Deutz-Fahr and Deutz AG collaborated on the conversion of a diesel engine to CNG which was then installed in a tractor and found to reduce pollutants without any performance loss.
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Market Analysis
FTR reports trailer orders exceed expectations again in October
FTR Transportation Intelligence
Despite trailer orders being down 7% in October, they were still higher than expected due in part to the large increase in refrigerated van and strong dry van and dump trailer orders.
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Engineering & Manufacturing
LiuGong delivers second TC250-4 Crane to the South Pole
LiuGong Machinery Corp.
LiuGong has shipped its second TC250-4 Crane to the South Pole where it will be used to assist operations at a Chinese research facility.
Hardware
Timken to build new bearing plant in Eastern Europe
The Timken Company
Timken is building a new plant in Romania which will produce tapered roller bearings for the global market.
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