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iVT International Off-Highway 2020 5
8 2020 Vision
A preview of the bumper year ahead
for the off-highway industry
12 Designing the future
The iVT Design Challenge is back!
Renowned industrial designer Jon
Pope launches our new annual event
with his own concept vehicle
18 Deeper underground
Mining experts Sandvik have
developed a smart new drilling rig.
James Allen finds out more
24 The start of something new
Chris McCullough discovers why
New Holland’s brand-new Genesis
T8 tractor series is making waves
32 It’s all in the mix
Saul Wordsworth learns how
Caterpillar has raised the bar with
its new RM400 rotary mixer
38 Robot ready?
Six months after its release iVT
catches up with the developers
of Yanmar’s eFuzion autonomous
excavator concept to talk about
what the future holds
46 Double boost
A pair of industrial engines by Yanmar
look set to make their mark
48 Structural engines for
mid-sized tractors
Cummins new four-cylinder engines
complete its 67-243kW portfolio
50 Driving the machine
John Deere Power Systems’ 13.6L
industrial engine promises power,
flexibility and reliability
52 An evolution in engine building
The new Hatz H-series redefines
industrial diesel engines for smaller
machines
58 Coupling up
Stucchi’s high-quality quick couplings
for hydraulics help minimize leakage
60 Controlling high volume flows
efficiently while saving space
Wandfluh has added a spool valve
cartridge to its strong range
65 At a stroke
A new position sensor by Siko offers
maximum flexibility to designers
66 Bring in the reinforcements
Carbon fiber-reinforcements by
Liebherr aid development of new
components