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R & D - Germany - Incremental Growth
Fuel-saving water and oil pumps, low-friction bearings and lighter pistons will not change the world — but it is a start...
Germany -Ward's Auto World (USA), by Drew Winter -Oct 1, 2005: -- While elaborate and expensive hybrid technologies capture much of the attention at the recent Frankfurt auto show, Kolbenschmidt Pierburg AG, the automotive unit of German automotive and defense supplier Rheinmetall AG, touts products that offer small but significant improvements in fuel economy and emissions... At a press conference at the Frankfurt show, company officials revealed several new piston designs that are lighter weight and achieve faster cooling and oil throughput, but Kleinert says he also sees promise in new products such as an electrically driven coolant pump, first introduced two years ago... High-performance engine bearings are expected to be a key growth area for the company as well. Its Plain Bearings Div. offers a host of new high-performance and low-friction composite bearings that are designed to withstand the rigors of increasingly power-dense engines and new families of highly corrosive engine oils...
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