Navistar acquires technology for diesel engines

Navistar acquires technology

Warrenville-based Navistar Inc. has acquired from Holley Performance Products Inc. certain assets including intellectual property rights to some of Holley's valve technology for diesel engine exhaust-gas recirculation systems.

Pure Power Technologies LLC, a Navistar company, will manufacture the advanced valve at its Blythewood, S.C., plant. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

The advanced valve technology enables increased EGR system air flow, which helps reduce engine combustion temperatures. Low combustion temperatures are one of the keys to Navistar's Advanced MaxxForce EGR system for meeting EPA 2010 clean-air standards without burdening commercial truck operators with liquid urea based selective catalytic reduction after-treatment.

"This component allows precise and efficient air management in MaxxForce engines," said Houman Kashanipour, president, Pure Power Technologies. "As a result, Navistar customers benefit with high performance, high efficiency and low diesel emissions."

Navistar Engine Group designs, engineers and manufactures a full line of MaxxForce diesel engines for International brand commercial trucks, IC brand school and transit buses and Workhorse brand custom RV chassis.

Pure Power Technologies, vertically integrates research and development, engineering and manufacturing capabilities to produce world-class diesel power systems and advanced emissions control systems.