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Construction/Off Road Equipment

Hybrid Drives for Construction Equipment
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Construction-equipment manufacturers are replacing traditional mechanical and hydraulic systems with hybrid-electric drives, reducing fuel consumption and emissions while raising productivity.

PBC Linear Hevi-Rail Bearings Help Technicians Refuel Nuclear Plant

PBC Linear Hevi-Rail bearings help technicians refuel nuclear plant

BioEnergy engineering conference

The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE), along with other organizations, is hosting BioEnergy Engineering ’09, the first comprehensive multi-disciplinary international bioenergy engineering conference in Bellevue, Wash.

Energy Harvesting & Storage

IDTechEx will host Energy Harvesting & Storage Europe 2009 in Cambridge, UK, to assess the applications, technologies and opportunities for energy harvesting and storage.

Off Highway Products: 10,000-psi Pump

Model 1810 pump joins the company’s line of triplex positive- displacement pumps

Off Highway Products: Flow-Control Valves

Heavy-duty priority flow control valves provide a simple and efficient way to supply auxiliary hydraulic power to mobile work tools and attachments

Off Highway Products: Mobile-Equipment Sensors

A new family of robust, inductive proximity sensors is designed for mobile vehicle systems

The Exosuit Diving Suit Stays Flexible Underwater

The Exosuit Swimmable Atmospheric Diving Suit lets divers go down to 1,000 ft while breathing regular air at atmospheric pressure for up to 3 days. Flexible joints and a three-fingered gripper give the user mobility and dexterity under the water.

Smart Hydraulics Boost Truck Spray Time
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Through clever use of hydraulic controls, Open Loop Energy (OLE) Inc. in Arizona meters out water at a rate proportional to the speed of the tanker truck applying it

Scanning for Ideas: Taking the Shock Out of Factory-Floor Vacuums

To cut down on such static shock, Nortech Vacuum Products has devised a line of static-conductive pneumatic vacuums that suppress static charges. All components are conductive, including the carbonfiber paint on the drum.

Faster Programming for Pavement Pounder

HydraForce Inc. in Lincolnshire, Ill., says software from Caterpillar OEM Solutions, Peoria, Ill., helped it program the electrohydraulics controls for the Multi-hammer Processor.

Bridges Dance With Earthquakes

The Northridge earthquake, January 17, 1994, was the most costly to hit North America, with damages totaling roughly $44 billion.

A better burner for oil and gas fields

Wells that pump oil and gas out of the ground often pull out flammable vapors and volatile organic compounds.

Ripping it up

The Multi-Ripper from Leading Edge Attachments Inc., Jefferson, Mass., uses the hydraulic rolling action on off-road equipment like excavators to rip into hard ground.

Smart trucks

Advanced electronics keep military and emergency vehicles on the go.

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