Technology experts available to provide insight into innovations that enable improved fuel economy and reduced emissions
Federal-Mogul Corporation (NASDAQ: FDML) will present a range of powertrain technologies that are helping vehicle manufacturers to improve fuel economy and reduce CO2 emissions at this year’s IAA motor show in Frankfurt (Messe Hall 4.1, Stand E21, 10-13 September 2013). The company will showcase several state-of-the-art products that help OEMs to push the boundaries of engine design further, extracting new levels of efficiency while continuing to provide durability for reliable service life.
These innovations include:
- Elastothermic® pistons designed for the next generation of downsized gasoline engines
- DuroGlide® piston ring coatings that contributes fuel economy savings and best-in-class scuff behaviour
- Sprayfit® liners that provides significant thermal and weight benefits
- FastWrap™ 2305 harness protection sleeves which combines abrasion protection, flexibility and ease of installation
- SureFire Plus spark plugs able to handle voltages of 42kV or more in demanding boosted engine environments
“As emissions targets become ever tougher, OEMs are looking to Federal-Mogul to provide solutions that enable their downsizing and fuel saving strategies,” said Rainer Jueckstock, Federal Mogul’s co-CEO and CEO Federal-Mogul Powertrain. “The innovations we will share at IAA give an excellent insight both into the challenges that engine designers face today and in the future, and into the way that our component technologies are helping to overcome them.”
Piston technologies
Federal-Mogul Powertrain’s new Elastothermic® piston is designed for the next generation of downsized gasoline engines, allowing further increases in power density and compression ratio without compromising refinement or durability. The new piston combines the low mass and low friction benefits of the advanced Elastoval® gasoline piston architecture with an improved cooling gallery design located higher in the crown of the piston. The new design decreases crown temperature, reducing the risk of detonation, or “knocking”, in hotter, higher pressure engines, while simultaneously maintaining high structural strength. These pistons are part of the company’s comprehensive portfolio of advanced pistons for both gasoline and diesel engines that are designed to address high mechanical and thermal loads while providing superior performance.
Piston rings
A breakthrough in piston ring coating has been achieved with DuroGlide® from Federal-Mogul which has set new standards for the durability of gasoline engines and both light and heavy-duty diesels. Contributing fuel economy savings up to 1.5 percent, equivalent to a CO2 reduction of up to 3 g/km for a light vehicle, DuroGlide-coated rings are particularly suitable for high-efficiency engines where adverse lubrication conditions are generated by smoother cylinder bore surfaces, low viscosity oils, aggressive combustion strategies and very high temperatures.
Liners
Federal-Mogul Powertrain has developed an innovative process for cylinder bore liners that combines the robust production methods of conventional insert liners with the technical benefits of a direct bore coating. The company’s new Sprayfit® liner is an ultra-thin sleeve made of sprayed composite material inserted using a proven press fitting process. This approach minimizes manufacturing complexity and investment, enhances product quality, provides significant thermal and weight benefits and allows for optimal tribological properties.
Systems protection
The latest harness protection sleeve from Federal-Mogul’s Powertrain Segment is FastWrap™ 2305, which features integral adhesive strips for quick installation and ships in flat packaging to reduce logistics complexity and storage costs. FastWrap’s novel construction not only makes installation quicker and more accurate, but the unique adjustable overlap design accommodates considerable variation in wire bundle diameter, reducing the number of different sleeve diameters required.
Spark plug technologies
The company will also showcase its step-change in ceramic insulator technology that addresses the increasing voltages and thermal demands of high-output gasoline engines. A new range of spark plugs called SureFire Plus, utilises this new technology to handle voltages of 42kV or more, compared to 36kV previously. The improved ceramic performance also allows the use of smaller insulator diameters that package more easily into the crowded cylinder heads of multi-valve downsized engines.
