OEM Industry Update

On this week’s OEM Industry Update, we speak with Kimmo Rauma, Vice President of Danfoss Power Solutions, about the Electric Powertrain Integration for Heavy Commercial Vehicles (EPIC) consortium. As part of EPIC, Danfoss Editron is working together with Meritor Inc. and Electra Commercial Vehicles to develop advanced electric powertrains.  Each company will bring together its expertise to ensure...

On this week’s OEM Industry Update, we speak with Rod Dayrit, Director of Business Development, North America, Delta-Q Technologies, about the company’s new Charged by Delta-Q Program. The program helps ensure the company is introducing proven suppliers and products which work optimally with its charging technology. Dayrit says the intent is to maximize the offering available to OEM customers to h...

In this week’s episode of OEM Industry Update, we’re taking a look at development of electric-powered systems through interviews conducted during CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2020 with our sister site ForConstructionPros.com. Companies including Meritor Inc., Delta-Q Technologies, Kato and Green Machine offer their perspectives on the technologies they are currently developing which provide alternatives to die...

In this week’s episode of OEM Industry Update, we’re taking a look at emerging technologies which are helping create a smarter construction industry through interviews conducted during CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2020 with our sister site ForConstructionPros.com. Companies including ZTR, Digital Fleet, InEight, JLG and Trimble offer their perspectives on the technologies they are currently developing to creat...

In this week’s episode of OEM Industry Update, we’re taking a look at the continued evolution of automation technology for the construction industry through interviews conducted during CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2020 with our sister site ForConstructionPros.com. Companies including B&R Industrial Automation, Topcon, Doosan and Built Robotics offer their perspectives on the technologies they’re currently deve...

On this week’s episode of OEM Industry Update we speak with Drew Carruthers, Director of Product Strategy at CM Labs Simulations about the use of simulation to develop smart and connected machines. Use of simulation technology, such as the company’s Vortex Studio, enables engineering teams to iterate designs faster. It also allows for collaboration and scalability earlier in the design process, so...

On this week’s episode of OEM Industry Update we speak with Romain Nicolas, Business Developer – Simcenter Amesim, Siemens Digital Industries Software, about the benefits of system simulation technology. He says the basic principle of Siemens’ system simulation technology Simcenter Amesim is to provide engineers a simple way to assess the different interactions between components in a dynamic, tra...

On this week’s episode of OEM Industry Update, we spoke with Jim Downey, Vice President-Global Data Products, Power Systems Research, about the current state of the North American mining equipment market. He says mining equipment production is expected to rebound 13% in 2021 and continue growing over the next 5 years.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week’s episode of OEM Industry Update we speak with Sam Cockerill, CEO of Libertine FPE. The company is developing opposed free-piston engine technology which replaces crankshafts with software control. This enables every combustion event to be optimized through the use of real-time compression ratio control.  This enables engines to be cleaner and more efficient, says Cockerill. It also a...

On this week’s episode of OEM Industry Update we speak with Aviad Almagor, Division Vice President, Trimble’s Emerging Technologies, and Greg Lynn, CEO of Piaggio Fast Forward. The companies recently collaborated on integrating smart following technology into a Boston Dynamics Spot robot. This technology enables the robot to autonomously follow machines or humans without the need to control it usi...

On this week’s episode of OEM Industry Update we speak with Eric Raby, President & GM – Sales at CLAAS, about the current state of the North American agricultural equipment market. Raby says the industry is doing well at the moment due to an easy harvest in 2020 and favorable commodity prices. While there are some headwinds, such as supply issues which could impact the industry, overall he says th...

In this week’s episode of OEM Industry Update, we speak with Brett Pope, Director of Electric Vehicles at Volvo Trucks North America, to get an update on the Volvo LIGHTS project. The multi-industry project looks to demonstrate the viability of all-electric freight hauling. Pope says the project is progressing well so far and has already provided many insights for Volvo Trucks’ electrification eff...

In this episode of OEM Industry update we speak with Daniel Klein, Senior Engineer in Powertrain Innovation and Gilles Hardy, Senior Thermodynamic Engineer at FPT Industrial, about the company’s current testing of DME (dimethyl ether) as a fuel option in heavy-duty engines. The thermophysical properties of DME are similar to those of liquified petroleum gas (LPG) which Klein says helps make it sui...

This week on OEM Industry Update we speak with Jeremy Frenznick, Senior Director, CV Engineering at Dana Inc., about current electrification trends for drivetrains and commercial vehicles. He says a different design approach is needed for the new, more complex systems used by electric vehicles. Full-vehicle and architecture requirements now need to be taken into consideration, creating the need fo...

This week on OEM Industry Update we speak with Ryan Zic, Vice President of Sales, ROUSH CleanTech, and Albert Burleigh, Regional Executive Director, Blue Bird, about a fuel system which was purpose built for Blue Bird’s propane powered school buses. Zic says the companies worked hard to make an alternative fuel offering that is easy for customers to work with and for Blue Bird to integrate into it...

This week on OEM Industry Update we speak with Chris Fischer, Senior Commercial Vehicle Analyst, Power Systems Research, about the current state of the North American commercial vehicle market. He says truck demand continues to be strong and is expected to remain so through 2022 and possibly even into 2023. Inventory stocking and solid growth in single family housing are among the factors positive...

In this week’s episode of OEM Industry Update, we speak with the team from RISE Robotics -  Arron Acosta, CEO; Kyle Dell’Aquila, Co-Founder and Director of Business Development; and Ken Gray, Vice President of Business Development. RISE Robotics purpose built an electric actuator, called the RISE Cylinder, to overcome the many challenges associated with hydraulic systems. The RISE technology reduc...

This week on OEM Industry Update we speak with Stephen Whaley, Director Autogas Business Development at the Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) about a new study which compares the carbon intensity of propane and electric powered vehicles. The study found propane fueled vehicles have a lower overall carbon footprint compared to electric vehicles when evaluating how the two are produced as...

In this episode of OEM Industry Update, Samuel Reeves, CEO/Founder, FORT Robotics, says the world has hit a perfect storm of factors in which automation has gone from a science experiment to a necessity for the future of the world. This is being driven by labor shortages in applications such as construction and agriculture, and the need to improve safety in these applications. Learn more about you...

On this week’s episode of OEM Industry Update we speak with Patrick Collignon, the founder and CEO of Trova Commercial Vehicles (TrovaCV), about how the company is helping integrate electric drivelines into commercial vehicles. Increasing electrification will impact how vehicles are designed and manufactured, leading to a paradigm shift in the heavy vehicle industry. As such, TrovaCV is looking to...

In this week’s episode of OEM Industry Update, we speak with Gabriel Roberts, Director of Product Development at Jacobs Vehicle Systems, about advancing engine brake and valvetrain technologies. Roberts says valvetrains are becoming more complex as manufacturers work toward lowering emissions. As such, the company is designing valvetrains to be more modular and capable of performing several tasks...

In this week’s episode of OEM Industry Update, we speak with Barry Flannery, CEO and founder of Xerotech, about the company’s battery system development. Flannery says Xerotech is focusing exclusively on the off-highway market to aid OEMs who are looking to electrify or hybridize their equipment. By using a common platform which can be scaled to various machine types, economies of scale can be ach...

In this week’s episode of OEM Industry Update, we speak with Rob Fowler, CEO, Volta Trucks, about the development of a new operator cab for the Volta Zero electric truck. Because the company was able to start with a ground-up design for its electric truck, it was able to reimagine the operator cab to improve comfort and visibility. This helps with safety and productivity, as well as driver retenti...

In this week’s episode of OEM Industry Update, we speak with Rod Dayrit, Director of Business Development, North America, Delta-Q Technologies, and Mourad Chergui, Product Manager, Delta-Q Technologies, about electrification and charging trends the company is seeing. With the growth of electrification has come the increased use of integrated battery chargers, enabling the use of higher-power batte...

In this week’s episode of OEM Industry Update, we speak with Kevin Rhodes, Chief Engineer of Electrification at AVL, about the electrification trends the company is seeing currently. Rhodes says there is a lot of interest in everything from small mobility applications all the way up to heavy-duty off-road equipment. As development in this area continues to increase, it will help to bring down cost...