Federal-Mogul Powertrain introduces new GDC coating8/8/2016 9:52:59 PM |
Federal-Mogul Powertrainhas announced an upgrade to its GOETZEDiamond Coating (GDC) for piston rings, a technology that has been used in heavy-duty diesel engineapplications for more than a decade. The new coating, GDC60, features higher diamond content than the established GDC50 to further reduce wear and has demonstrated lower friction and greater scuff resistance during testing."GDC60 will ena... |
Engine Maintenance4/25/2016 12:25:27 AM |
A mechanic tells you your engine is worn out and needs to be rebuilt or replaced, but how can you quantify what is actually wrong? Definitively determining the condition or health of your engine is anything but subjective; unsurprisingly, all that’s required are the right tools and the requisite knowledge for their proper use.Any enginerelies on compression of a gas, air, or a fuel/ai... |
Ricardo contributes to clean diesel engine technology research3/29/2016 9:15:28 PM |
Ricardo has announced its participation in the European Union backed REWARD project.The REWARD (REal World Advanced technologies foR Diesel engines) scheme is part-funded under the European Union’s Horizon2020 Framework and is a research collaboration between 16 partners in 10 different European countries that aims to develop the know-how and technical capabilities to produce cost-effective... |
Automotive Crankshaft Market to Grow 3.92% Between 2016 & 2020 - Key Vendors are Arrow Precision, Tianrun & ThyssenKrupp3/29/2016 6:47:55 PM |
The global automotive crankshaft market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 3.92% during the period 2016-2020.A crankshaftfollows a simple mechanism. Combustion in the enginecauses pistons to move up and down; this energy is transferred to crankshaftsthrough connecting rods that are attached to the crankshaft-bearing surface, called a crank pin. Crankshaftsconvert the reciprocating motion of pistons... |
Cummins Forming New Distribution Joint Venture in Middle East3/29/2016 6:07:47 PM |
Cummins (NYSE:CMI), a diesel engine manufacturer, said Tuesday it is forming a new joint venture in the Middle East with Saudi conglomerate The Olayan Group. The new 50:50 joint venture, which will be named Cummins Arabia, will consolidate the distribution of Cummins products in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. It will be headquartered in Saudi Arabia. Shares were marginally low... |
Diesel Engines Then and Now - How the Emission Reduction Devices Were Developed3/29/2016 1:43:54 AM |
The first Diesel engines were started 130 years ago, but they have moved a long way since then.Like their gasoline counterparts, the compression ignited engines have evolved from the rough units of the late 19th Century to reliable and refined units of today. However, the Dieselgate scandal showed us that getting them to match modern emission regulations is not easy.At first, Diesel engines start... |
Cummins-built engine is getting new life3/29/2016 1:19:20 AM |
A piece of Cummins history has returned to Columbus after being left for nearly eight decades in the South Dakota oil fields.Half buried in the open prairies near Bison, South Dakota, an old truck sat forgotten, rusting under the big sky.The truck’s engine wasn’t really a fit for the old truck. Scraps clinging to the rotted frame belonged to an International Harvester truck from the 1... |
Cummins shows muscle in the Beijing International Road Transport Exhibition6/6/2013 8:26:10 PM |
The Exhibition of Beijing international road transportation, urban public transport and Auto Parts in 2013 was convened in Beijing, which attracted hundreds of bus cooperation and auto parts firms to attend it. Cummins have showed a full range from light to heavy passenger cars, including four diesel engines, namely that is ISF3.8, ISB6.7, ISL8.9, ISM11, and the power was distributed from 107 to ... |