JACOBS VEHICLE SYSTEMS SUPPORTING SUPER TRUCK II PROGRAMME
29th October 2019 By Louise

Jacobs Vehicle Systems®, a worldwide manufacturer of heavy-duty diesel engine retarding systems and valve actuation systems, recently released the results of fuel consumption and emission reduction tests with the company’s Cylinder Deactivation (CDA) technology under evaluation with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Super Truck II programme. Jacobs’ CDA was installed on a 13-litre Navistar engine […]

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JACOBS INTRODUCES 1.5 STROKE HPD (HIGH POWER DENSITY) ENGINE BRAKE
17th May 2018 By propel-admin

A new version of Jacobs’ innovative braking technology is part of a common modular design frame of compression release brakes that can be specified according to customer engine characteristics and adapted to local market requirements. Jacobs Vehicle Systems®, the world’s leading manufacturer of heavy-duty diesel engine retarding systems, has launched 1.5 Stroke HPD, a new […]

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JACOBS VEHICLE SYSTEMS OPENS FIRST EUROPEAN FACTORY
19th November 2019 By Louise

Jacobs Vehicle Systems, a worldwide manufacturer of heavy-duty diesel engine retarding and valve actuation systems, recently shipped the company’s first engine brake from its newly opened European facility near the city of Brno in the Czech Republic. With its headquarters in Bloomfield, CT, and its Suzhou facility in Eastern China, Brno becomes the third production […]

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JACOBS TO SPOTLIGHT PROVEN BENEFITS OF HPD (HIGH POWER DENSITY) ENGINE BRAKE AT IAA COMMERCIAL VEHICLES
5th July 2018 By propel-admin

OEM development programmes and trials in Europe, North America and Asia are proving Jacobs’ innovative braking technology is superior to traditional compression release braking and well-suited to engines with CNG as well as diesel. Jacobs Vehicle Systems®, the world’s leading manufacturer of heavy-duty diesel engine retarding systems and valve actuation systems, will spotlight its High […]

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BENEFITS OF JACOBS’ CYLINDER DEACTIVATION TECHNOLOGY ARE INDEPENDENTLY VERIFIED
25th February 2020 By Louise

Better fuel economy and lower emissions, already proven in extensive tests by Jacobs, have been independently measured Jacobs Vehicle Systems® has completed testing with an internationally known third-party laboratory, funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), to quantify the fuel savings and emissions benefits of Jacobs’ Cylinder Deactivation (CDA) technology. The tests were conducted […]

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JACOBS INTRODUCES 2-STEP VARIABLE VALVE ACTUATION SYSTEM TO ENHANCE ENGINE PERFORMANCE AND EFFICIENCY
18th July 2018 By propel-admin

Jacobs Vehicle Systems®, the world’s leading manufacturer of heavy-duty diesel engine retarding systems and valve actuation mechanisms, has launched a new 2-Step Variable Valve Actuation (VVA) system. By enhancing performance and efficiency across an engine’s operating range, 2-Step VVA will help engine manufacturers further improve fuel consumption and reduce tailpipe emissions, as well as deliver […]

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JACOBS VEHICLE SYSTEMS’ ENGINE BRAKES SPECIFIED ACROSS YUCHAI HEAVY DUTY ENGINE RANGE
1st April 2020 By Louise

Jacobs Vehicle Systems®, a global manufacturer of diesel and natural gas engine retarding systems and valve actuation mechanisms, will supply compression release engine brakes across the full range of Guangxi Yuchai Machinery Company Limited (Yuchai) K Series heavy duty engines. The long-term deal strengthens a relationship between Jacobs and Yuchai that began in 2012 with the supply of […]

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JACOBS AND HINO MOTORS, LTD. SIGN LONG-TERM AGREEMENT
18th July 2018 By propel-admin

Jacobs Vehicle Systems®, the world’s leading manufacturer of diesel and natural gas engine retarding systems and valve actuation mechanisms, has signed a long-term supply agreement with Hino Motors, Ltd. which will last through 2025. With this long-term supply agreement, Jacobs Vehicle Systems (Jacobs®) and Hino Motors, Ltd. (Hino) continue their long-standing relationship which began in […]

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JACOBS TO ESTABLISH MANUFACTURING FACILITY IN CZECH REPUBLIC
20th September 2018 By propel-admin

New European plant for producing engine brake and valve actuation systems will add to the company’s manufacturing operations in the USA and China Jacobs Vehicle Systems®, the world’s leading manufacturer of heavy-duty diesel engine retarding systems and valve actuation systems, announced today that it will open a manufacturing facility in the city of Brno in […]

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