Reinova & Sattelo for the thermal management
Reinova & Sattelo, together to develop a competence centre for the thermal management of electric cars
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FPT Industrial at Fenatran
From 7th to 11th November 2022, FPT Industrial exhibited at Fenatran 2022, one of the most important transport trade shows in the world in Brazil
Machine learning and AI are crucial in today’s design environment. The tools developed by Ricardo
Ricardo developed some valuable tools based on machine learning and artificial intelligence in order to assist designers in managing the complexity dictated by the evolution of powertrain, since traditional design techniques are no longer sufficient. We spoke with two of Ricardo’s specialists, Peter...
Double ‘h’ Koenigsegg Gemera: hybrid hypercar
The state of the art of hybrid technology: Koenigsegg Gemera Koenigsegg Gemera. During the month of May we will accompany you with this Swedish hypercar. A concentrate of technology that we will tell you in episodes and that you can find, in reduced form, on the next issue of Diesel International, a...
A seal with an integrated bearing: Freudenberg makes steering easier
Freudenberg Sealing Technologies has introduced a seal that comes with an integrated bearing: more into details, a plastic rotating bearing is combined with a seal in a single, precisely matched unit. The design offers significant weight, cost and friction advantages over separate bearings and seals...
Volkswagen and coronavirus
From headquarters came out the road map: Volkswagen and coronavirus Volkswagen and coronavirus. The German automotive Group is ready to start again. Here’s what they’re letting us know from headquarter (before starting, find out more about VW and mobile charging stations). “The plants of...
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AS Labruna at the DPE Rimini with LF and start-up MOVe
AS Labruna was present at the DPE - International Electricity Expo in Rimini with LF, FPT Industrial dealer for North Africa, and MOVe, startup for the electrification of on-road vehicles, such as the Metrocab of Fresia
FPT Industrial: let’s go, XC13
The XC13 surely sounds agnostic in FPT Industrial’s unofficial nomenclature; it comes, indeed, with a tripartite certification: Euro 6E (winking an eye at the upcoming Euro 7), methane gas and also biofuel, with a link to hydrogen. Andrea Abbà, FPT’s product marketing manager, told us about dialogui...
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Magneti Marelli is now part of Calsonic Kansei
Calsonic Kansei has recently completed the acquisition of Magneti Marelli from Fca CK Holdings, Calsonic Kansei holding company, has recently completed the previously announced acquisition of Magneti Marelli, from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA). The resulting business will operate under the name of...
Mild Hybrid: the secret weapon of the Koreans
Mild Hybrid: diesel is still at the top in Italy The Mild Hybrid seems to be the next chice. Listening to the automotive world, diesel engines seems to be already in the past and the real future is in the electric. Then, however, if you take a look at the sales statistics of March 2019 […]
Knorr-Bremse acquired the steering business of Hitachi Automotive
Knorr-Bremse completed the acquisition of the commercial vehicle steering business of Hitachi Automotive Systems Knorr-Bremse, the global supplier of braking systems and of other rail and commercial vehicle subsystems, completed the acquisition of the commercial vehicle steering business of Hitachi ...
GlideValve Engine Technology and its camless valvetrain concept
GlideValve camless valvetrain design can work on all kinds of engines GlideValve is working on an innovative camless valvetrain concept to answer the call of the automotive industry that continues to look at new ways to meet tightening regulations. Tested on a single cylinder prototype engine and de...
France tries to “save” Euro 6D-Temp diesel
Euro 6D-Temp diesel like petrol. France tries to adapt the anti-pollution stamps Euro 6D-Temp diesel, France decides to give it a secon tought. Or, at least, these are the intentions of the Ministry of Economy after years of demonization of diesel with no exception. All in the name of the environmen...
Oerlikon Graziano. Hybrid and electric technologies at CTI Berlin
Oerlikon Graziano showed its hybrid and electric technologies at CTI Berlin Oerlikon Graziano, gear and drive solutions provider, together with Vocis, showed its latest hybrid and electric technologies at the last CTI Symposium 2018 in Berlin. The ‘star’ was the H-Ram, the company’s inno...
