Most diggers and construction machines discharge unfiltered exhaust fumes into the air. This is because special vehicles are made in small batches, and each requires a different filter geometry.

Diesel particulate filters are one of the major additions to exhaust systems in recent years, and they are a blessing and a curse. Used since 2007 to meet EPA regulations, DPFs strip soot and ash from ...

You may recall when the EPA mandated that, starting in 2007, all new on-highway diesel engines must limit the emission of particulate matter. To comply with this regulation, equipment makers ...

In years gone by it was common to see a heavy black cloud of smoke trailing behind vehicles powered by diesel engines, but that's a thing of the past with today's clean diesel engines. One of the ways ...

Modern diesel vehicles of all sizes are equipped with complex aftertreatment systems to reduce exhaust emissions. The diesel particulate filter (DPF) plays an important role in these systems by ...

Cummins Inc. said it has improved its ISX15 heavy-duty engine so it can go longer between cleanings of its diesel particulate filter. The 2016 ISX15 “is capable of an extended DPF ash-cleaning ...

One of the prominent by-products of diesel combustion is particulate matter, which consists primarily of soot formed by unburned fuel. This soot, along with other particulate matter and combustion ...

I'm aware that modern diesel engines have particulate filters that can be unsuited to repeated short journeys (require a long run to clean them up, e.g. Mazda 5 diesel). When did manufacturers start ...

If you drive a newer diesel pickup truck or SUV, chances are it has a particulate filter. If you’re new to this type of engine, you may want to brush up on the owner’s manual section regarding how it ...

In recent years, a bigger focus has been put on the reduction of harmful pollutants emitted by cars. Diesel cars use what’s known as a DPF or ‘Diesel Particulate Filter’ to reduce air pollutants ...