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8/16/2002
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Kim Hotstart, ZTR Controls combine locomotive-engine control products
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Kim Hotstart Mfg. Co. and ZTR Control Systems Inc. Aug. 14 began marketing a combined Hotstart-SmartStart package aimed at reducing locomotive idling and conserving fuel.
The package links together Kim Hotstart's Diesel Driven Heating System (DDHS) and ZTR's SmartStart® locomotive shutdown-management system.
DDHS is a compact, diesel engine-based system designed to heat a locomotive engine's coolant and oil, charge its batteries and power its cab heaters; SmartStart is designed to automatically shut-down and start-up both the locomotive engine and Hotstart system as necessary to maintain engine temperature, battery voltage and brake pressure.
The combined system is designed to minimize the number of hours a locomotive engine runs, which in turn would minimize fuel and oil consumption, emissions, noise, engine wear and wet-stacking.
Although the companies plan to market the Hotstart-SmartStart package together, each firm also would continue marketing its individual products.
A Class I recently placed an order for the combined system and plans to install it on a GP38 locomotive in late August, according to a prepared statement.
Meanwhile, the companies also announced a long-term strategic alliance agreement: "We will continue to collaborate together to develop the best solutions for our customers," said Terry Judge, Kim HotStart sales and marketing director.
The package links together Kim Hotstart's Diesel Driven Heating System (DDHS) and ZTR's SmartStart® locomotive shutdown-management system.
DDHS is a compact, diesel engine-based system designed to heat a locomotive engine's coolant and oil, charge its batteries and power its cab heaters; SmartStart is designed to automatically shut-down and start-up both the locomotive engine and Hotstart system as necessary to maintain engine temperature, battery voltage and brake pressure.
The combined system is designed to minimize the number of hours a locomotive engine runs, which in turn would minimize fuel and oil consumption, emissions, noise, engine wear and wet-stacking.
Although the companies plan to market the Hotstart-SmartStart package together, each firm also would continue marketing its individual products.
A Class I recently placed an order for the combined system and plans to install it on a GP38 locomotive in late August, according to a prepared statement.
Meanwhile, the companies also announced a long-term strategic alliance agreement: "We will continue to collaborate together to develop the best solutions for our customers," said Terry Judge, Kim HotStart sales and marketing director.
