America’s agriculture industry is facing a labor crisis. In
California, the country’s top agriculture state, more than 40% of
farmers in the past five years have been unable to find enough
workers to...
Posted On 01/25/2021
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The electrification trend is clearly impacting the automotive
industry’s reliance on internal combustion engines (ICE). It is
even affecting change in off-road segments, such as construction.
With the...
Posted On 01/22/2021
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Since the 1960s, the diesel internal combustion engine (ICE) has
reigned as the powerplant of choice for off-road heavy equipment,
offering high levels of power and torque relative to weight...
Posted On 01/22/2021
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There is hardly any question that the 21st century is bringing
about a revolution in construction processes and equipment. Many of
the aspects of what’s traditionally thought of as manual labor...
Posted On 01/22/2021
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Internet of Things (IoT) technology enables otherwise unconnected
objects to be connected digitally. The technology already is
transforming industries such as automobile manufacturing,...
Posted On 01/22/2021
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A cramped, crowded, urban construction zone hardly seems the place
for a 100-ton excavator or dozer. That’s why, in the 1980s, compact
versions of these and other standard construction machines...
Posted On 01/15/2021
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As we embark on an era where technology has seemingly evolved every
aspect of our lives, the agriculture industry as
well is undergoing an evolution. New technologies,
including drones, robots, GPS,...
Posted On 01/15/2021
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Difficulty and danger have always been inherent in the mining
profession. Miners typically face risks ranging from flying debris
to mine collapse, to vehicular incidents. But as mining operations
move...
Posted On 01/15/2021
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As industry supply chains become more global and more complex, it
behooves stakeholders to seek out ways to work with greater
efficiency, reduce errors, increase equipment lifetime, and simply
do more...
Posted On 01/15/2021
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Increasing customer demand requires new process applications with
needs for reliable lubrication and resistance to galling under
stringent conditions of temperature, pressure, vacuum,...
Posted On 01/12/2021
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Thermal interface materials are used to eliminate air gaps or voids
from adjoining rough or un-even mating surfaces. Because the
thermal interface material has a greater thermal conductivity than
the...
Posted On 01/11/2021
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In 1933, Kenworth Motor Truck Co. became the first American truck
manufacturer to introduce the Cummins 4 cylinder, 100 hp, HA4 model
diesel engine as standard equipment. By 1938 the first...
Posted On 01/08/2021
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Clean energy consultancy Gladstein, Neandross and Associates, in
its recent report on sustainable fleets¹, predicts another decade
of diesel-powered heavy trucks leading long-haul. Diesel...
Posted On 01/07/2021
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As the automotive industry moves toward more automated, connected
vehicles, engineers are challenged to identify technologies that
can process and transfer large volumes of data in real-time...
Posted On 01/06/2021
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The popularity of electric and zero-emissions vehicles is growing
substantially, although their share of the overall automobile
market remains relatively small. Automobile manufacturers are
spending...
Posted On 01/06/2021
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In today’s production environment, compressed air is widely used to
automate processes, provide motive power, and package products. A
clean, dry, reliable compressed air supply is essential to...
Posted On 01/06/2021
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Innovations in rail travel are making trains faster, safer, more
efficient and environmentally friendly. Of all the transportation
modes, rail is leading the way in new technologies. Electric
railways...
Posted On 01/05/2021
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Whether it’s a 25-foot pleasure boat, million-dollar yacht, luxury
cruise ship or large tanker, they all have one thing in common:
they need potable water. That’s why marine desalination...
Posted On 12/29/2020
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In the quest for a decarbonised society there is no doubt that
Hydrogen as an environmentally friendly fuel source is gaining a
lot of popularity to become the fuel of the future. And the
hydrogen...
Posted On 12/16/2020
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If your dust is combustible, you need to be concerned with the
risk. According to a report published by Dust Safety Science¹, 34
dust explosions and 115 fires were logged globally in just the
first...
Posted On 12/09/2020
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