In one example, mobile industrial equipment for coupling to a truck for on highway transportation is provided. The mobile industrial equipment includes a frame to connect to the truck, a plurality of wheels connected to the frame, and a track assembly connected to the frame. In another example a method for using mobile equipment is provided. The method includes transporting mobile industrial equipment over the highway with a plurality of wheels connected to a frame of the mobile industrial equipment. The frame of the mobile industrial equipment is separated from the truck. The mobile industrial equipment is moved while separated from the truck using a track connected to the frame of the mobile industrial equipment.

A method of producing a vehicle includes determining the performance of aged adhesive coupons, which are subject to a worst-case scenario of manufacturing, aging, and stress testing. Virtual vehicle components are modeled using the performance of the aged adhesive coupons. The virtual vehicle components are then subjected to virtual mechanical forces to determine their virtual performance, which is then validated against the performance of identical real-life aged vehicle components subjected to identical mechanical forces. A virtual vehicle is modeled using the validated virtual vehicle components. The virtual performance of the virtual vehicle when subject to a virtual crash test is then compared against a predetermined standard, and the design of the virtual vehicle is considered feasible if its performance exceeds the predetermined standard. A vehicle is manufactured according to the feasible design of the virtual vehicle.

A frame for a personal electric vehicle includes (a) a chassis floorpan extending axially between a front and a rear and laterally between opposite sides, the floorpan having a floor and a sidewall extending upwardly from a periphery of the floor to a raised peripheral edge of the floorpan; and (b) a safety cage mounted to the chassis floorpan and comprising a plurality of interconnected tubular members defining an occupant interior. The tubular members include a plurality of pillars spaced apart from each other along the peripheral edge and fixed against the sidewall for securing the safety cage to the chassis floorpan.

The present disclosure relates to a frame assembly of a heavy duty vehicle including an operator cabin. The frame assembly may comprise a superstructure frame having a first flange at least partially protruding from the cabin supporting frame mounting portion and having a collar and a plurality of first flange bores. The frame assembly may further comprise a cabin supporting frame having a first mounting section including a plurality of first mounting section bores, a first guiding member, and a second guiding member. The first and second guiding members may be configured to engage the collar for safely guiding the cabin supporting frame relative to the superstructure frame into a final assembling in which the plurality of first flange bores may be aligned with the plurality of first mounting section bores.

A system for use in testing the installation of an airbag module in a vehicle is provided. The system includes a jig and an instrument coupled to the jig. The instrument includes a contact assembly and a linear actuator coupled to the contact assembly such that, when the contact assembly is seated adjacent to the airbag module, the contact assembly is selectively moveable towards the airbag module relative to the jig via the linear actuator for testing the installation of the airbag module.

A vehicle assembly tool includes a tooling framework, vehicle control arm caster and camber setting tool, nut runners, and half shaft pressing tool. The vehicle control arm caster and camber setting tool is secured to the framework. The nut runners are secured to the framework and are configured to engage fasteners to rotatably fix a vehicle control arm to a vehicle frame. The half shaft pressing tool is secured to the framework and is configured to press a half shaft into a vehicle axle.

Methods for welding motor vehicle body component subassemblies at a weld stations are disclosed. First and second pallets may be arranged for reciprocal movement between a load/unload station and the weld station and the pallets are alternately moved from a load/unload station to the weld station while the other pallet is moved from the weld station to a load/unload station. Each pallet may have a plurality of substations for receipt of component subassemblies and, while each pallet is at the load/unload station, the component subassembly at each substation is moved to the next successive substation and a further component is added to the moved component.

Methods for welding motor vehicle body component subassemblies at a weld stations are disclosed. First and second pallets may be arranged for reciprocal movement between a load/unload station and the weld station and the pallets are alternately moved from a load/unload station to the weld station while the other pallet is moved from the weld station to a load/unload station. Each pallet may have a plurality of substations for receipt of component subassemblies and, while each pallet is at the load/unload station, the component subassembly at each substation is moved to the next successive substation and a further component is added to the moved component.

The present subject matter relates to improved damping fluid mount devices, systems, and methods in which a damping fluid mount (100) includes an inner member (110), an elastomer section (130) that is affixed to an outer surface of the inner member (110), an annular damping plate (140) attached to a bottom portion of the inner member (110), a cup (200) containing viscous fluid positioned about the elastomer section and the damper plate, and a collar (310) positioned about a portion of the elastomer section (130), the collar (310) having an inner diameter that is less than an outer diameter of the damper plate (140).

A manufacturing system may include at least one clamp configured to maintain a distance of separation between a first component and a second component for an epoxy provided therebetween. The manufacturing system may also include a laser, and a controller in communication with the laser. The controller may be configured to cause the laser to direct at least one light beam against one of the first and second components to heat the epoxy by conduction to a cure temperature.