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Light Duty Vehicle Market
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Trends in Lightweighting in Metal Castings
Opportunities for lightweighting with metal castings abound through material choice and smart designs. Metal castings are found in almost all
Automotive Roof Lightweighting
For the Lightweighting World Magazine, Mayflower Consulting summarized a study on roof materials to reduce vehicle weight. The article provides
Enlighten Awards – Most Lightweighting is Powertrain Agnostic
Weight efficiency benefits for ICE, EVs and hybrids Perhaps the most well-known automotive award for vehicle-weight reduction, referred to as
Heavy Duty Commercial Vehicle Market
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Wear Evaluation of Niobium-Added Cast Iron for Brake Disc and Drum Applications
SAE Technical Paper 2020-01-1627, October 2020, co-authored with CBMM, Leal Consulting, and Metaprol. Preview
Lightweighting Confidence Report
NACFE is a non-biased source for trucking technologies that improve freight efficiency, reduce fuel and emissions. The Lightweighting Confidence Report
Lightening Things Up for Diesels – Diesel Progress
In commercial trucking, there is a significant effort to reduce the weight over the steer axle. Trailer bogies are adjusted;
Patents
Method of Manufacturing a Metal Matrix Composite
Lightweight Brake Drum for Class 8 Truck & Trailer
United States 9,145,938
Co-inventors: T. Wood, N. Anderson
Assignee is Gunite Corporation