PUBLICATIONS
LIGHT DUTY VEHICLE MARKET
HEAVY DUTY COMMERCIAL VEHICLE MARKET
“A Look at 2017 Safety Component and Options for Future Lightweighting.”
Lightweighting World Magazine, April 2018
“Application of Castings on Wheel-End and Suspension”
“When will there be a focus on lightweight brakes?”
The Brake Report, August 2017
“Is now the time for lightweight brakes?”
The Brake Report, January 2016
“The Sourcer’s Guide to Castings and Forgings.”
Performance Racing Industry Oct. 2013: pgs 94-103.
“NACFE Report: Lightweighting of Class 8 Tractors & Trailers”
NACFE
“Lightening Things Up for Diesels,”
Diesel Progress, June 2014
“Eck makes a strong case for aluminum heavy-vehicle axle and driveline components”
SAE Off-Highway, October 2011
“Development and Testing of Lightweight Aluminum Composite Brake for Medium to Heavy Duty Vehicles”
SAE Technical Paper 2010-01-1705, October 2010, co-authored with Matt Kero
“MMC brake drum 45% lighter than cast iron”
SAE Automotive Engineering
Patents
Method of Manufacturing a Metal Matrix Composite
United States 9,145,938
Co-inventors: T. Wood, N. Anderson
Assignee is Gunite Corporation
Lightweight Brake Drum for Class 8 Truck & Trailer
