The MorElectric system began lab tests in 2002, and is currently testing in on-highway truck applications. Commercial production is expected in early 2005. Caterpillar expects the system to be used in a variety of trucks as well as off-highway, marine and military applications as well. Ort said Caterpillar is looking for partners for market exposure and field validation testing opportunities associatedpresspictureofmarinecorpssilentdrillteam beginning this September.The development of the system grew, in part, out of a Dept. of Energy (DOE) program called "Parasitic Energy Loss Reduction and Enabling Technologies for Class 7/8 Trucks." This 42 month, $4.4 million research program started in May associatedpresspictureofmarinecorpssilentdrillteam 2000 and brought together Cat Electronics, Kenworth Truck, Engineered Machined Products, a major supplier of water pumps to the heavy-duty diesel business, and Emerson Electric.

Beverage companies, including a major Florida orange juice producer, are evaluating the valve for use in CIP applications, according to Dennis Richardson. He is president of SSOE Gateway, a Sarasota, Fla., engineering design and construction firm that is helping bring the valve to market. Pressure variation in city water systems is a given, and that raises questions about the efficacy of sanitation washdowns with automated systems. If pressure drops below the preset threshold, associatedpresspictureofmarinecorpssilentdrillteam the CF valve will automatically shut down, preventing associatedpresspictureofmarinecorpssilentdrillteam the CIP system from completing its cycle under less than optimal conditions.

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