ZF looks to the future with HVT and hybrid technology
ZF will focus on efficiency and reducing fuel consumption at this year’s show. The transmission and driveline component manufacturer will present its Ergopower efficiency package that combines the cPower continuously variable transmission with the ZF Hybrid module that should be commercially available in the future. cPower is a hydromechanical variable transmission that combines hydrostatic drive pumps with a mechanical powershift gearbox. Available for use in a range of machines, including wheeled loaders,
January 6, 2017
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2304 ZF will focus on efficiency and reducing fuel consumption at this year’s show. The transmission and driveline component manufacturer will present its Ergopower efficiency package that combines the cPower continuously variable transmission with the ZF Hybrid module that should be commercially available in the future. cPower is a hydromechanical variable transmission that combines hydrostatic drive pumps with a mechanical powershift gearbox. Available for use in a range of machines, including wheeled loaders, telehandlers, graders and wheeled excavators, ZF claims that HVT can save up to 25% in fuel costs. The firm’s hybrid system will be able to be used with all forms of ZF transmission and could be incorporated in the transmission or separately in the machine for additional fuel consumption benefits.
Spanish company PRENSOLAND seeks to push the boundaries of concrete pre-casting technology with its new machinery and equipment developments. Novel technologies are now being introduced what are said to be more versatile with regard to the size and shape of product as well as the manufacturing quality and mechanical properties.
The Loadrite L2150 wheeled loader bucket weighing system is said to offer increased accuracy and reliability. The system is said to ensure haul trucks can be loaded properly, improving overall productivity by ensuring operational efficiency. Using this weighing system trucks are neither under-loaded nor over-loaded, with the ensuing associated productivity losses and excess machine wear problems respectively, all but eliminated. Aimed at use in large quarry operations the new Loadrite L2150 unit is said to
High mobility is claimed for CIFA’s mobile concrete batching plant, the CIFAMOBILE 50. “This is the first ever CIFA concrete batching plant we’ve built. It’s highly mobile and can be transported on wheels,” said Marco Brambati, director of marketing and business planning at the firm. The machine features a mixer that can produce 1/3 of concrete/cycle. This DNA 1.0 mixer is the smallest in the CIFA range (while the largest has a 3m3 capacity) and can deliver up to 50m3/hour of ready-mixed concrete. The plant
Innovative simulation technology is now available from German specialist, CONWORLD. The company claims its technology can be used for operator training, with simpler systems also available for gaming. The company says that its simulator systems can be used to educate construction machine drivers at the beginner level and save on diesel fuel, as well as reducing the risk of damage to costly machines and potential accidents.
