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Outdoor Recreation Group Creates COVID-19 Guide
The Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR), a coalition of outdoor recreation trade associations and organizations, has published on their web site (www.recreationalroundtable .org) a guide for their members on the Outdoor Recreation Industry and the Coronavirus. Included on the site are Federal, State and Industry Resources, ORR’s letter to the President, Governors and Federal Government on the impact and recommendations to the Coronavirus crisis.
The site also has suggestions on what small businesses…
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STA Uses 3D Printers To Produce Face Shields for Health Care Workers
MENDOTA HEIGHTS, MN–Students at St. Thomas Academy High School in suburban Minneapolis, Minnesota, are using 3D printers in their Innovation Center to produce face shields for first responders and medical personnel who are battling the coronavirus.
The school has garnered some national exposure for the manufacturing work it has done with its 3D printers, including time on an ABC News broadcast and a nice article in the St. Paul (Minnesota) Pioneer Press newspaper.
Power Systems Research is a co-founder of the Innovation Center that’s part of the company’s effort to support STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) programs at local high schools.
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Coronavirus Has Major Impact on Global Production of Off-Highway Equipment and Medium & Heavy-Duty Vehicles
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ST. PAUL, MN–A team of international analysts from Power Systems Research (PSR) analyzed the impact of COVID-19 on the global production of Off-Highway Equipment and MH-Duty Vehicles in several regions today.
The team examined the impact of the coronavirus in North America, Europe, Asia, India, and South America for the remainder of 2020 and into Q1 2021. Download your copy of the presentation here.
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Batteries Are Coming. We Saw Lots of Them at CONEXPO and GIE+Expo
Recently I was at a dinner with visiting members of my family discussing the noble transition that many manufacturers are making from producing their typical goods to producing essential goods and equipment for the coronavirus fight.
Tyler Wiegert One that came up was Tesla’s transition to making ventilators, and one member of my family began to say that they wouldn’t want a Tesla ventilator if they were hospitalized, because it would probably catch fire and explode.
My fiance is in medicine rather than in our industry, so she took that to be a serious comment about the risk of ventilators sparking in an oxygen-rich environment. But it quickly became clear that this critic just has a deep and abiding skepticism of battery technology, because they repeatedly brought the conversation back to battery fires and cars exploding, despite there having been only 14 reported cases of Tesla vehicles catching fire between 2013 and 2019, with most of those happening after accidents.
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Dealing With Coronavirus
At Power Systems Research our business is based on being informed: Globally, and in several important industry segments.
Even as the coronavirus affects markets and industries and companies worldwide, we’re continuing to work effectively for our clients. We’re adjusting our operations hourly to meet the changing needs caused by coronavirus. Our IT staff has adapted PSR systems so our analysts around the world can work at home and communicate easily and effectively with each other and with the home office.
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2020 NA Utility Vehicle Production: 436,700
This article first appeared in the March 2020 issue of PowerTALK™ News
This is the estimate by Power Systems Research of the number of Utility Vehicles to be produced in North America (Canada, Mexico and the United States) in 2020.
DataPoint This information comes from industry interviews and from two proprietary databases maintained by Power Systems Research: EnginLink™ , which provides information on engines, and OE Link™, a database of equipment manufacturers.
Market Share: With combined plant totals of 32%, Polaris leads in production of utility vehicles in North America. Polaris has plants in Mexico and the US. In second position is Honda with 13%, followed by Deere with 12%.
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Day 3, CONEXPO
Toro e-Dingo is a battery utility loader released two weeks ago and scheduled to ship in late April. Toro plans to develop remote controlled and/or programmable machines in the future. -
Day 2, CONEXPO
This electric sweeper runs 10 hours on a charge and takes eight hours to recharge. -
Day 1, CONEXPO 2020
Electrification is a hot topic at CONEXPO 2020
100% Electric Forklift concept vehicle by Gehl powered by 12 lithium ion batteries.
Volvo goes electric at CONEXPO 2020 -
2020 Wheel Loaders/Dozers Production Forecast: 20,200
This is the estimate by Power Systems Research of the number of Wheel Loaders to be produced in the United States in 2020.
Carol Turner This information comes from industry interviews and from two proprietary databases maintained by Power Systems Research: EnginLink™ , which provides information on engines, and OE Link™, a database of equipment manufacturers.
Market Share: With combined plant totals of 47%, Caterpillar leads in production of Wheel Loaders/Dozers in the United States. In second position is Deere with 22%. Third, is Case New Holland with 8%.
Exports: Collectively, up to 35% worldwide
Trends: In 2018, production of Wheel Loaders/Dozers in the United States increased 3.3% over 2017. The increase in 2018 is attributed to record mining related activities that is also the prime reason for the 2019 decline. Production in 2019 dropped 3.6% from 2018. The decline also is attributed to Tier 4 engine regulations and new machine designs that significantly increased machine cost. To offset this increase, new products deliver greater production and improved profits.
The machines are designed to carry an array of materials for construction, industrial and mining applications. Production is expected to fluctuate over the next 3-5 years based on global economic factors and conditions; we could see a gain up to 5%. PSR
Carol Turner is Senior Analyst, Global Operations, for Power Systems Research.
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