Featured Areas

• Valve Motion Design

• Valvetrain Geometry Optimization

• Valvetrain Stiffness Improvements

• Valvetrain Mass Reduction

• Valve Spring Design & Optimization

• Valvetrain Component Guidance

• Almost All Failures Originate at
or Near the Surface

• Reducing Surface Imperfections

• Spreading Out the Load

• Introducing Compressive Stresses

• Equipment & Techniques for Superfinish

• Measuring Surfaces – Equipment,
Software, Targets

Surface Engineering

• Valvetrain as Conductor & Airflow Paths
as the Symphony Approach to Camshaft Design

• Port Lengths Optimization for Valve Events &
Specific Application Requirements
– Torque Curve Shaping

• Flow, Cross-Section, and Airspeed Approach to
Engine Development and Valve Event Optimization

Airflow Support & Wave Tuning

• Which Steels are Best for Specific Applications

• Case Hardening vs Through Hardening Steels

• Optimizing the Steel and Process
Around a Price Target

• Manufacturing Considerations with Different Steels

• Heat Treatment Processes & Callouts
to Improve Performance

• Inspection Techniques, Equipment,
Failure Analysis & Reports

Metallurgy

• Systems Approach to Maximizing Energy Extracted from Every Power Stroke

• Accelerate Cylinder Pressure
Measurement Benefits

• Chamber, Piston & Valvetrain Approach

• Individual Cylinder Tuning

• Mitigate Combustion Instability or use
it to Extract More Energy

Combustion Optimization