Mechadyne's News Section
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Mechadyne's News
Engine Technology International Article
March 2010
Engine Technology International's March Issue contains a feature article on valvetrain development. It contains interviews with many experts in the field of advance valvetrains including one with our Technical Director, Tim Lancefield.
Read the article hereNew CEO at Mechadyne
January 2010
After serving as a Non-Executive Director for several years at Mechadyne, the Board is delighted to announce that Mike Hawkins has accepted their invitation for him to become their new Chief Executive Officer.
Mike has extensive experience and knowledge of the engine business that is highly relevant to Mechadyne and we are sure he will make a valuable contribution to Mechadyne's future operations and success.
Click here for Mike's profileDOE Funding for Heavy Duty Trucks and Passanger Vehicles
January 2010
The US Department of Energy has announced a funding package specifically aimed at improving the efficiency of heavy duty trucks and passenger vehicles.
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Concentric Cam Video
April 2009
MAHLE, who manufacture our concentric camshaft under licence for the Dodge Viper engine, have produced an excellent video of how the cam is assembled and how it works.
Please play the animation below to find out more...
Aachen Conference Paper - Comparison of VLD With a High Pressure EGR Loop
September 2008
At the 2008 Aachen Automotive Conference, IFP presented a paper that compares the performance of VLD with that of a high pressure EGR loop.
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SAE Paper - Methods To Reduce HC and CO Emissions in an HCCI Diesel Engine Paper
April 2008
At the 2008 SAE Wold Congress, IFP have presented a paper that studies the methods that can be used to reduce HC and CO emissions in a light duty diesel engine.
The paper describes how Mechadyne's secondary lift VLD system can be used to generate the necessary hot internal EGR to significantly reduce HC and CO emissions in this type of engine.
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Engine Technology International Valvetrain Feature Article
May 2007
Mechadynes VVA technologies are presented in this edition's Valvetrain feature. Both our concentric camshaft technology and
our variable lift and duration system are discussed with reference to a graduated upgrade path for future-proofing engine product lines.
Read the article here
Dodge Viper Engine In Production With Our Concentric Camshaft
Jan 2007
The 2008 Dodge Viper is the first production cam in block engine with VVT to use our concentric camshaft technology.
More on the new Dodge Viper here
Dr Tim Lancefield Presents Our Variable Lift System at IFP
November 2006
Tim Lancefield presented a paper at IFP showing physical hardware that uses our upgrade path.
Click here to read this paper