Robert Schoenberger, Editor

Robert Schoenberger, Editor

Editor

Less precious?

Start-stop engine technology and turbocharging are lowering exhaust temperatures, reducing the effectiveness of catalytic converters as emissions standards rise. California’s Clean Diesel Technologies Inc. may have a solution that may not be good news for recyclers of catalytic converters.

Adapted technology

Shiloh Industries, Valley City, Ohio, creates laser-welded blanks out of aluminum, adapting technology that has been used for decades to cut weight and material in steel automotive parts.