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Premium Lighting for the Off-Highway Sector

The NightViu lighting series from Continental was developed for construction applications. With uniform illumination at automotive level, the series provides better visibility in the work area. The aluminum housings are designed for extreme off-highway environments. They are protected against water and dust in compliance with the IP6K8 standard. The lights also withstand temperatures between 40°C and more than 90°C and pass vibration tests of up to 12 g root mean square.

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VSWAS 23.5R25 Snow Tire

Bridgestone Americas announced the VSWAS 23.5R25 V-Steel Snow Wedge All Season tire, a size expansion to the Bridgestone Off-theRoad (OTR) line of radial snow tires. Designed for grader and loader applications, it provides efficient performance in deep snow with a tread pattern that reduces stone holdings. The VSWAS 23.5R25 is also designed for year-round use, negating the need for seasonal tire change-outs.

Features include: • Deep siping design • Special tread design • Cut-resistant compound

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Ion-Conductive Polymer Membrane for Air Batteries

Toray Industries, Inc., announced an ion-conductive polymer membrane for air batteries. Used in separators, this membrane should help improve the safety and longevity of lithium-air batteries. It will also extend the cruising ranges of electric vehicles, industrial drones and urban air mobility systems.

Toray designed a polymer that enables lithium-ion hopping and leverages molecular design technology for highly heat-resistant aramid polymers. The result was a nonporous polymer membrane with an ion conductivity of 3×10-5 S/cm. This high conductivity enables batteries to operate despite the membrane being nonporous.

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48-Volt Aftertreatment Heater Controller

Power management company Eaton introduced a 48-volt programmable power electronics control unit. This equipment is for electrically heated catalysts that can be used by commercial vehicle manufacturers to meet tightening global emissions regulations. The control unit quickly warms up the exhaust aftertreatment catalyst and keeps it warm during low-engine-load operation.

This controller is designed to: • Receive power commands from the aftertreatment system • Provide soft-start and soft-stop capabilities for assisting in maintaining system voltage control • Deliver diagnostic feedback of the heater element

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Traction Inverters

The latest Curtiss-Wright Tractor Inverters are for use in hybrid and pure-electric applications for on-highway and off-highway commercial vehicles.

The latest models launched as 420kW vehicle-grade traction inverters for single or dual motor applications. Both models operate with multiple motor technologies, including AC-induction, permanent-magnet-synchronous and interior-permanent-magnet types, to ensure improved range, longer battery life and lower operating costs.

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