The piston skirt and pin account for about 17 percent of the frictional loss in a combustion engine as they are the most difficult to keep lubricated and have the largest contact surfaces. OE ...

Engineers have a lot to think about when designing new engines, and one of the biggest considerations is the shape of the ...

Tenneco. has been granted a patent for a piston designed for internal combustion engines. The piston features a crown and skirt with friction-reducing coatings and strategically arranged depressions, ...

SOUTHFIELD, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 27, 2006--Federal-Mogul Corporation (OTCBB:FDMLQ) has introduced a line of high-strength Sealed Power(R) and Speed-Pro(R) pistons featuring a complex ceramic ...

Federal-Mogul Powertrain has upgraded its Goetze Diamond Coating (GDC) for piston rings, a technology used ub heavy-duty diesel engine requirements for over 10 years. The new coating, GDC60, has ...

Increasing production of ICE vehicles and growing usage of lightweight pistons for improved engine performance are attributing to the growth of the automotive piston market. Increasing technological ...

Abilities India Pistons & Rings (Abilities India), a leading manufacturer of pistons, piston rings, gravity casting, pressure die casting, and coatings has announced that it has got a patent for its ...

New CarboGlide piston ring coating to provide low friction and superior wear resistance for the entire life of the engine. Read on to know more CarboGlide is a multi-layer microstructure with a ...

Recall we previously noted that early coating techniques and materials were actually a carry-over from research conducted in the aerospace industry, most significantly throughout the 1980s. Even ...

If internal combustion is a war, then pistons are quite literally on the frontlines. Converting reciprocating energy into rotating force means that the four-stroke process tries to both eject the ...