Alcon Precision Engineering Limited

European regulations stipulate a reduction in carbon dioxide emissions for automotive vehicles, this can only be achieved by lightweighting of the vehicles themselves alongside more efficient engine and drivetrain technologies. Current engine designs require higher operating temperatures alongside higher combusion pressures, these can only be achieved wit...

Lightweight powertrains are crucial if vehicle weight reduction targets are to be met in the longer term. New architectures, with the strength and stiffness to support downsizing, but without weight penalty, are essential. This project will deliver:- • A challenging translation of an existing concept study into a robust, functional, Application Ready demo...

Efficient methods of engine boosting are essential to support trends in engine downsizing, the main benefit of which is as an improvement in fuel economy and significant reduction in carbon dioxide emissions. The obvious problem of replacing a large engine with a smaller one is the loss of power which is typically overcome by supercharging or turbo chargi...

In the last decade the drive for improved fuel economy has forced Internal Combustion Engine designers to develop new and more fuel efficient technologies. An increasingly common method of improving fuel economy is by reducing (downsizing) engine capacity coupled with high levels of air charge boosting to deliver good performance. Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) ...