Bosch Rexroth

Vehicle Development Insights from Industry: Technologies and Trends for Future Growth - The challenging future of mobile off-highway equipment.

Off-highway vehicle producers are facing difficult challenges in the next few years, with four major aspects at play: environment, energy, costs, and functionality. Manufacturers are working to reduce emissions, while at the same time increase the efficiency and performance of their vehicles, and keep costs manageable. At Bosch Rexroth, our philosophy in meeting these challenges is to consider a holistic design approach.

As manufacturers seek to satisfy Tier 4 Final regulations by 2014, legislatures in many countries are once again tightening the standards for exhaust and noise. For the diesel engine, the standard powerplant for vehicles and machinery, the squeeze is getting even tighter. Satisfying the new exhaust requirements and subsequent regulations will require optimizing not only the diesel engine, but the entire system as well-including auxiliary equipment and travel drives.