Automotive Design and Production

JUL 2014

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39 exchangers, NOx abatement to the foregoing), diesel engines (gaseous ammonia injection; diesel particulate flters; diesel oxidation catalysts; SCR; NOX adsorber; fabricated manifolds; lightweight mufers and thin- wall pipes; heat exchangers; vaporizers; electronic EGR valves; low-temperature SCR; SCR coated flters; compact mixing), and even gasoline and diesel hybrids, be they micro, mild, full, or plug-in (catalytic converter systems; ultra-thin substrate converters; diesel aftertreatment; semi- active mufer valve technology; fabricated manifolds; lightweight mufers and thin-wall pipes; heat exchangers). Whereas some companies fnd meeting emissions requirements— and Jackson points out that regulations are global, with variations from country to country, but overall a tightening of the requirements—to be a challenge, at Tenneco, it is an opportunity, and a big one at that. They estimate that the original equipment market for Clean Air will be $100-billion by 2025, including light vehicles, commercial truck, of-highway, locomotives and marine, and stationary applications; of that number, light vehicles account for 50% (although Tenneco has technologies that address each of those categories). "Last year," Jackson says, "we spent about $313-million on engineering research and development out of $8-billion in revenue. We want to make sure we have the right technologies for our customers so that they can achieve emissions compliance and great vehicle dynamics." (Walker and Monroe, which are ride-and-handling component and system suppliers, are the Ride Performance part of Tenneco's business, which represents some 32% of the revenue, with Clean Air accounting for the rest.) As the industry moves toward 2018 and beyond, clearly that's money well spent. 0714ADP FEATURE Tennoco -- Digital Version.indd 39 6/17/2014 1:11:10 PM

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