Trilogy Chooses Luxfer Lightweight 26-inch-diameter G-Stor® Go CNG Cylinders for Western Dairy Transport Class 8 Trucks
2014年11月13日 - 6:30AM
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Significant weight reduction is the primary reason Western Dairy
Transport (WDT) recently chose compressed natural gas systems from
Trilogy Engineered Solutions for its growing fleet of CNG-powered
class 8 heavy-duty trucks—and a major factor is new,
lighter-weight, 26-inch-diameter G-Stor® Go Type 4 cylinders from
Luxfer Gas Cylinders.
Trilogy is using Luxfer's new
26-inch-diameter G-Stor® Go Type 4 cylinders for its behind-the-cab
CNG systems that are being installed on heavy-duty trucks operated
by Western Dairy Transport, the largest transporter of milk and
dairy products in the USA. (Photo: Business Wire)
Trilogy Vice President and Chief Finance Officer Matt Lawrence
said: “Switching to Luxfer’s new cylinders resulted in a 13 to 18
percent weight savings over Type 4 cylinders Trilogy previously
used. We were specifically looking to reduce the overall weight of
our systems, and Luxfer has helped us do that.” He said that using
Luxfer cylinders also yielded a 4 to 5 percent performance increase
in terms of diesel gallon equivalents (DGE), a notable improvement
since a single heavy-duty truck can consume more than 20,000
gallons of fuel per year.
In addition to lightness of weight, Trilogy wanted a strong,
long-lasting cylinder. “Heavy-duty trucks have a lifespan on the
road of up to 10 years,” Lawrence said. “That’s why Trilogy builds
a robust back-of-the-cab system with a rigid steel frame that can
endure such long life on the road. The durable Luxfer cylinders we
selected have a 20-year life.”
For the WDT systems, Trilogy is using boss-mounted Luxfer
cylinders in lengths of 60 inches and 90 inches. Three cylinders
are installed on a truck. Each 3,600-psi (248-bar) cylinder is
built around a purpose-engineered lightweight boss and high-density
polymer-liner interface to provide the highest levels of
performance and gas retention. Wrapped with aerospace-grade carbon
fiber, Luxfer polymer liners have corrosion-resistant, seamless
body construction that is free from inherent leak paths.
“The weight savings was a huge game-changer for us,” said WDT
President and Chief Executive Officer David Shelton, noting that
lighter fuel system weight means improved fuel economy and longer
range for his company’s CNG trucks. Another important reason WDT
prefers the Trilogy system, Shelton said, is that it features
“two-sided fueling,” which allows cylinders to be filled from
either side of a truck.
With a fleet of more than 1,000 heavy-duty trucks traveling
about 115 million miles per year, WDT (www.wdtmilk.com) is the
largest transporter of milk and dairy products in the USA, and the
company also serves customers in Mexico. Shelton said that using
CNG provides a monthly fuel savings of about $1,000 per truck
compared to the cost of diesel. “In addition to the savings, we
also like the green image of using cleaner-burning fuel,” he said,
adding that cooperation between WDT and environmentally conscious
dairy shippers has helped motivate the move to CNG.
Luxfer Gas Cylinders President Andy Butcher said: “We are
pleased to be supplying our new 26-inch G-Stor Go cylinders to
Trilogy. For more than 50 years, Luxfer has specialized in reducing
cylinder weight while ensuring the highest levels of safety,
durability and performance.”
About Trilogy Engineered Solutions
Founded in 2012, Trilogy Engineered Solutions
(www.trilogy-es.com) specializes in the design and manufacture of
compressed natural gas fuel distribution systems for the heavy-duty
truck market. A privately owned offshoot of metal fabricator Wrayco
LLC, the company is located in Stow, Ohio.
About Luxfer Gas Cylinders
An operating company of Luxfer Group (NYSE:LXFR), Luxfer Gas
Cylinders (www.luxfercylinders.com) is the world’s largest
manufacturer of high-pressure aluminum and composite cylinders,
including both Type 3 and Type 4 cylinders for alternative fuels
(www.luxferaf.com). The company also has a global presence in
markets such as medical, life support, specialty gas, beverage,
fire extinguishers, aerospace, inflation, scuba, and performance
racing. Luxfer operates manufacturing facilities in the USA,
Canada, England, France, Germany, China and India.
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Luxfer Gas CylindersDan Stracner,
951-341-2375dan.stracner@luxfer.net
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