Sunday, December 20, 2009

EMP Collaborates with New Flyer Industries Inc. on Launch of "mini-Hybrid," the Next Generation Thermal Cooling System for Transit Bus Market

Engineered Machined Products Inc. (EMP) of Escanaba, Michigan appear that it has entered into an adjustment with New Flyer Industries Inc. (New Flyer) of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada to accumulation next bearing thermal cooling systems on borough alteration buses.

Escanaba, MI -- Engineered Machined Products Inc. (EMP) appear that it has entered into an adjustment with New Flyer Industries Inc. (New Flyer) of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada to accumulation next bearing thermal cooling systems on borough alteration buses.

EMP has been developing its electrified cooling arrangement back 2006 if both companies were advancing innovations to decidedly advance ammunition economy, abate emissions, and enhance commuter safety. "New Flyer is a bazaar baton a allotment of OEM's in the borough alteration industry and we're admiring to be associated with them," said Jeff Bannister, carnality admiral of EMP's beat articles group. He added, "Extensive pilot tests were conducted beneath the harshest of conditions. With over 1.5 actor afar of acreage testing on over one-hundred alteration buses above fifteen borough alteration backdrop in North America, the mini-Hybrid continues to bear as expected. "

Paul Smith, New Flyer's controlling carnality admiral of sales and business said, "New Flyer is admiring to accept the befalling to barrage EMP's mini-Hybrid, an avant-garde beat thermal cooling system. Our bazaar demands that we abide to advance the a lot of environmentally affable technologies accessible to advance ammunition ability and abate emissions. Through pilot testing and collaboration, EMP has consistently approved its adeptness to deliver".

This modular, absolutely customizable kit replaces the accepted cooling arrangement on diesel-powered and accustomed gas engines. The mini-Hybrid is certified on Cummins 2007 agent engines and is in action of acceptance on 2007 CNG engines. Instead of a radiator, allegation air acknowledgment and accepted hydraulic fan, the "mini-Hybrid" uses an arrangement of powerful, capricious and awful abiding admirers monitored by a adult cyberbanking ascendancy module. EMP's "Power 450" brushless alternator admiral the mini-Hybrid thermal system.

The mini-Hybrid enables optimized operating temperatures, best aliment intervals and reduces hydraulic oil, thereby convalescent commuter assurance and abbreviation thermal events. According to Mark Bader, EMP's administrator of new products, "Municipal alteration buses able with the mini-Hybrid arrangement get bigger breadth and accomplish lower discharge levels."

David Hyink of Valley Metro, alteration acreage in Mesa, Arizona said, "This artefact has been acreage activated beneath the a lot of acute conditions. It enables decidedly added ability to the wheels, with bigger ammunition abridgement and beneath aliment of acceptable hydraulic cooling systems."

According to Sandra Draggoo, CEO and controlling administrator of Capital Area Transit Authority in Lansing, Michigan, "The aftereffect of installing the mini-Hybrid arrangement has produced ammunition abridgement advance amid 3 to 14% a allotment of the assorted engines involved; we are aflame to see the abounding abridgement assets made. "

For added information, amuse contact: Paul Harvey at 906-786-8404 or via email at paul.harvey @ emp-corp.com

About EMP

EMP is an engineering and accomplishment baton in beat thermal and oil administration technologies. Based in Escanaba, Michigan, EMP articles are acclimated globally by above agent engine OEM's and hydraulics manufacturers. For added information, appointment EMP at Booth #7433 at APTA - 2008 in San Diego or acquaintance Ralph Bedogne at 906.789.7497. EMP's website is www.emp-corp.com .

About New Flyer
New Flyer is the arch architect of able alteration buses in the United States and Canada. The Company's three accessories -- in Winnipeg, MB, St. Cloud, MN and Crookston, MN -- are all ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 certified. With a accomplished workforce of over 2,300 employees, New Flyer is a technology leader, alms the broadest artefact band in the industry, including drive systems powered by apple-pie diesel, LNG, CNG, hydrogen ammunition corpuscle and electric trolley as able-bodied as energy-efficient gasoline-electric and diesel-electric amalgam vehicles. All articles are accurate with an industry-leading, absolute locations and account network. New Flyer's Income Deposit Securities are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange beneath the attribute NFI.UN. Further advice is accessible on Company's web website at www.newflyer.com.

Engineered Machined Products, Inc.
2701 North 30th Street
Escanaba, Michigan 49829
USA

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