Technology Briefs - April 5 - 11
The Latest Headlines:
- Eaton Wins Hydraulic Contract for Army Vehicle Development
- Stonepath Group Opens German Facility
- Blue Vector, Intelleflex Release New RFID System
- Union Pacific to Run New Hybrid Locomotive in Calif.
- Stonepath Group Opens German Facility
Eaton Wins Hydraulic Contract for Army Vehicle Development
/h4>Diversified manufacturer Eaton Corp. said Monday it received a $2.15 million contract from Impact Engineering Inc. to develop a hydraulic launch assist system technology for the U.S. Army’s National Automotive Center.
The program, known as Hammer — for hydraulic hybrid, advanced materials and multi-fuel engine research — was established to help reduce fuel consumption in military ground vehicles, Eaton said in a statement.
Stonepath Group Opens German Facility
Logistics firm Stonepath Group said Monday it opened a new logistics center in Hamburg, Germany.The company did not say how much it invested in the facility.
Stonepath said the handling center will its multi-national client base and support its project services division, which is managing major energy installations and other large-scale logistics projects around the world.
“Establishing a presence in Germany is an important step as we expand to meet our clients’ requirements for global integrated logistics solutions, particularly in the project cargo arena,” said Lothar Kammerer, vice president of the company’s project cargo services division. Transport Topics
Blue Vector, Intelleflex Release New RFID System
Blue Vector Systems and Intelleflex said Monday they had released a new radio frequency identification system able to be used in supply chain management, asset tracking and manufacturing industries.The technology uses Intelleflex’s semi-active tags and protocol readers connected to Blue Vector's network-based RFID infrastructure, the companies said in a statement.
In supply chain applications, the tags can be used on loaded pallets, totes and containers to provide onboard electronic manifests, the two said. Transport Topics
Union Pacific to Run New Hybrid Locomotive in Calif.
Union Pacific Railroad said it was basing its first low-emissions diesel-hybrid locomotive in California to help reduce emissions in cooperation with federal, state and local environmental agencies.The locomotive, to be used in UP’s Fresno, Calif., yard, is powered by banks of storage batteries, and when the locomotive is not running, a small diesel engine on board will recharge the batteries, UP said.
UP said the unit, the world’s largest hybrid land vehicle in production, will cut emissions by 80% to 90% and reduce diesel use by 50% to 80% percent compared to a conventional diesel locomotive.
Jim Young, Union Pacific’s president, said that UP, the nation’s largest freight railroad, worked with the California Air Resources Board, the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Transport Topics
