Southco

Shifts in design energy

In less than a year, diesel engines in all new off-highway vehicles for the U.S. will need to comply with U.S. EPA Tier 4 Final regulations. Over the past decade, as each Tier of the emissions regulation has gone into place, it has become more challenging than ever for OEMs to meet the environmental requirements. As a result, Southco has seen firsthand the shift in the design energy at the OEM level, toward designing new vehicle models that comply with these regulations.

At Southco, we provide engineering resources for OEMs so their engineers can concentrate more on the overall design of the vehicle while we focus on engineered access solutions for latching and positioning. This has given us a unique perspective over the last 13 years as we have watched industry design trends develop as each Tier progressed.