Recently added articles from Diesel Progress North American Edition:
The nine-foot hole.(TOP DEAD CENTER)
Oct 01, 2009; Osenga, Mike ... The rationalization of the human mind never ceases to amaze. Miss out on a job and it's, "Well, that wasn't a good situation for me anyway." Golfers are notorious, "lf I had shot a 77 it would have just screwed up my handicap." And my favorite of 2009, heard (of course) in a bar, "Hell, I ...
Learn the tricks of the cold-weather trade.(STREET SMARTS)
Oct 01, 2009; Winsor, Jim ... For many of us, October means Halloween or football on TV. For others, it means the frost is on the pumpkin--and that it's time to prepare your trucks and other engine-powered equipment for the season to come. Thankfully for the most part, the old bugaboo of getting balky ...
Deere redesigns golf course mowers; new E-Cut Hybrid fairway mowers reduce leak points, fuel usage and noise using electrically powered cutting units.(TURF EQUIPMENT)
Oct 01, 2009; Geske, Dawn M. ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The fairway mower line of John Deere Golf has received a redesign with the introduction of three new E-Cut Hybrid mowers. The 8000 E-Cut Hybrid fairway mower has an 80 in. cutting width using five 18 in. cutting units. The 7500 and 8500 E-Cut Hybrid ...
New ad manager at DGTP.(DIESEL HR)
Oct 01, 2009; ... John Blomberg has been named advertising manager at Diesel & Gas Turbine Worldwide (DGTW) magazine at Diesel & Gas Turbine Publications. As advertising manager, he will J. develop plans for manufacturers and service providers to increase sales and reach target audiences. Blomberg comes to ...
Navistar, Cat name truck JV team.(DIESEL HR)
Oct 01, 2009; ... Navistar International Corp. and Caterpillar Inc. have named the management team for its newly finalized NC2 truck joint venture, which will be headquartered in the Chicago, III., area. AI Saltiel has been named president of NC2. Saltiel was vice president of marketing and head of ...
Patterson named deputy chairman of JCB Worldwide.(DIESEL HR)
Oct 01, 2009; ... John Patterson, chairman and CEO of JCB Inc., has been appointed deputy chairman of JCB Worldwide. JCB said Sir Anthony Bamford, owner and chairman of JCB, honored Patterson with this role "in recognition of his experience and leadership." In his role as deputy chairman, he will also ...
Conger new Northwire president.(DIESEL HR)(Michael Conger)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2009; ... Northwire Inc., Technical Cable, has named Michael Conger the company's new president. He replaces Mark Kravik, who was president and owner since 1984 and is transitioning to chairman of the board. Prior to joining Northwire, Conger served in senior management roles in the railway and ...
Dateline.(Calendar)
Oct 01, 2009; ... SEPTEMBER * Sept 24.Mar 24 Diesel Progress Online Show VIII www.dieselprogress.com and Diesel Progress Magazine, Diesel Progress 20855 Watertown Road, Suite 220 Waukesha, WI 53186 Tel: (262) 754-4100 Fax: (262) 754-4175 E-mail: mosenga@dieselpub.com Web: www.dieselprogress.com ...
Industry needs to get out from under overcapacity.(TREND LINES)(Industry overview)
Oct 01, 2009; Yengst, Charles R. ... Late last year, we looked at the growing overcapacity problem facing the machinery industry. Back then, some probably thought there were more pressing issues facing mobile equipment manufacturers. But as things have gone on, overcapacity is shaping up to be the single biggest challenge ...
Integration and Packaging Drive Cat Tier 4 strategy.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Oct 01, 2009; Osenga, Mike ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] As the off-highway engine world moved steadily along the path toward 2011 and the start of Tier 4, two words, integration and packaging, began to take on increasing prominence. While similar words, used by some almost interchangeably, the ...
A call for Tier 4 collaboration: Cummins emphasizes cooperative approach is vital, establishes Tier 4x4 program to help manage machine integration efforts.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Oct 01, 2009; Brezonick, Mike ... From an emissions sense, the off-highway industry is in the midst of what might be considered a kind of perfect storm. The upcoming Tier 4 interim and Tier 4 final off-highway emissions standards, which take effect in 2011 and 2014 for engines between 174 to 751 hp, represent probably the ...
Concept installations give glimpse at Tier 4.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Oct 01, 2009; ... For those wondering what the future of engine-powered equipment will look like in the Tier 4 era, the answer seems to be: a lot like the present. At least that's how it appears in the case of two of the Tier 4 concept installations undertaken by the Industrial Machine Integration Team at ...
Moving fuel in a new direction: Motor Components focuses on OEM market with new fuel pump products; readies to emerge when market upturns.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(original equipment manufacturer)
Oct 01, 2009; Geske, Dawn M. ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Building on its long history, Motor Components LLC is on a steady track to emerge through the downturn of 2009. Through a series of company goals and a focus on engineering developments, the Elmira, N.Y.-based company is ready to move fuel in a new ...
Sealed connectors.(PRODUCT PIPELINE)
Oct 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Anderson Power Products has introduced the new SPEC (sealed power for environmental connections) Pak connectors for applications where a rugged or waterproof high power, signal and ground interconnect product is required. The SPEC Pak employs powerpoles to ...
Analyzing fuel ratios.(PRODUCT PIPELINE)
Oct 01, 2009; ... As industries try to extend their fuel supplies by blending fuels such as jet fuel or military JP8 with synthetic jet fuel, Wilks Enterprise Inc. has introduced the InfraSpec VFA-IR Spectrometer to analyze fuel blend ratios. The InfraSpec VFA-IR Spectrometer utilizes a detector array with ...
Interface converters.(PRODUCT PIPELINE)
Oct 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The OM-CONV-SER interface converter from Omega Engineering is an RS-485 half duplex to the RS-232 converter. It requires no external power, as it is powered from the computer's serial port. It is ...
Expanded tube fitting range.(PRODUCT PIPELINE)
Oct 01, 2009; ... Eaton Corp. has announced the expanded North American availability of its WALRing line of 24[degrees] profile ring metric flareless tube fittings to its Walterscheid product line. WALRing fittings combine Walterscheid two-edge cutting ring technology with an additional elastomeric seal to ...
Heating through hydrodynamics: Island City finds growing niches for Dynamic Heat Generators; mechanically driven units produce heat through fluid shearing.(ACCESSORY PRODUCTS)
Oct 01, 2009; Brezonick, Mike ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Now more than ever, heat is a significant issue in engines and engine-powered vehicles and equipment. But while much of the attention over the last several years has been paid to accommodating the generally higher heat loads brought on by low-emissions ...
Scouting out UTVs: case IH introduces 4x4 utility vehicles to ag equipment line; diesel and gasoline options.(UTILITY EQUIPMENT)
Oct 01, 2009; Geske, Dawn M. ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Case IH has added a new product category to its ag equipment line with the recent introduction of the Scout utility vehicles (UTV). Sold exclusively though Case IH dealers, the new UTVs are offered in two models--the two-passenger Scout and the two- or ...
No squeezing required: Scag launches Pro-V walk-behind mower with new V-Bar steering and drive system.(TURF EQUIPMENT)
Oct 01, 2009; Geske, Dawn M. ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Scag Power Equipment has come to market with another new innovation to its walk-behind mowers with the launch of its Pro-V zero-turn mower. The mower has a new control design that has eliminated the need to squeeze the handle during operation, helping to ...
