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Engineering & Manufacturing

SuperTruck 3 Program Participants Named

The United States Department of Energy (DOE)

The DOE announced which manufacturers will take part in the third SuperTruck program which aims to further improve freight efficiency.

DTNA's first SuperTruck demonstration vehicle which achieved over a 115% freight efficiency improvement.

Proximity Detection & Safety Systems

Improved Safety Through Advancements in Object Detection

Technology advancements are better enabling machines to see their surroundings to improve safety in heavy equipment applications.

Using its collision avoidance system, Lecia Geosystems can program geofenced obstacles and no go zones in two dimension to protect environmental green zones or any general temporary avoidance zones.

Batteries, Capacitors

Market Analysis Predicts Growing Interest in Non-Lithium Battery Sources

The battery industry is expected to grow overall, diversifying the types of technology available.

IDTechEx

Equipment Market Outlook

2022 Equipment Market Outlook

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February 2022 Economic Market Outlook

Tournapull Attachments

Historical Construction Equipment Association (HCEA)

Robert G. LeTourneau made several advancements in attachment designs for construction equipment.

1. One of Mr. R. G.’s numerous outside-the-box, as it were, ideas was a Tournapull-powered means of pouring concrete buildings in place as a quick remedy to housing shortages. His system to achieve this revolved around the Tournalayer, a wildly overwidth trailer for A and B Tournapulls. The Tournalayer carried the complete outside forms for the structure to be poured, and after the inner forms for the outer walls had been erected the Tournalayer would be backed so as to position the outer forms above them, and then the outer forms would be lowered over the inner.

Batteries, Capacitors

How Lithium Batteries Can Help with Forklift Lead Times

The long life cycle of lithium batteries increases equipment utilization to extend the use of lift trucks until the new equipment finally arrives.

forklift lithium battery

EPA Proposes Heavy-Duty Vehicle Standards to Promote Clean Air

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing new, stronger standards to promote clean air and reduce pollution from heavy-duty vehicles and engines starting in model year 2027.

heavy duty truck

Danfoss Tech Provides Drivetrains for Two Doosan Excavators

Danfoss - Danfoss Power Solutions

Danfoss Power Solutions’ Editron division has provided the drivetrains powering two new fully electric Doosan excavators - a 16-ton wheel excavator and a 30-ton crawler excavator. The first electric machines were delivered to customers at the end of 2021.

Doosan

Parker, Cummins Partner to Deliver Next Generation IoT-Enabled Services

Parker Hannifin Electronic Controls Division

This partnership enables customers to access diagnostic messages and receive real-time alerts for Cummins engines and Parker components in a single dashboard.

Taylor Machine Works

FPT Industrial Powers Case Construction's New E-Series Crawler Excavators

The new E-Series incorporates Stage V engines, which offer greater displacement while meeting stringent emissions requirements.

FPT Industrial

New Cummins B6.7 Propane Autogas Engine Offers Low-Carbon Option

The B6.7 Propane is suited for several applications, including medium-duty truck, vocational, school bus, and terminal tractor markets, making it a low-emissions solution designed to meet or exceed EPA and CARB regulations in 2024 and beyond.

PERC Cummins

Bendix Shrinks Carbon Footprint

Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC

Bendix's energy consumption reductions reach 16 million kilowatt-hours and the amount of landfilled waste drops to 10 tons.

Bendix

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