UFI develops filtration module for FPT Industrial’s Cursor XC13 engine

UFI Filters has produced a new filtration module supplied to FPT Industrial as original equipment for the new Cursor XC13 engine, a top-of-the-range heavy-duty on-road vehicle powertrain with a displacement of 13-litres and a power output of up to 600 hp.

The new UFI Filters filtration module allows a concentration of technologies that integrate both the filter and the diesel pre-filter in the same component. Its main innovations include the very high separation performance of water from diesel fuel that reaches up to 96 per cent and is achieved by the pre-filter module. This water can then be discharged separately from the diesel fuel via an automatic system operated from the vehicle’s cab.

The module also uses lightweight materials with an optimised design, which contribute to reducing the weight of the vehicle. The module is also equipped with a thermostatic valve, a non-return valve and two valves to facilitate service operations, developed and manufactured by UFI. In addition, a suite of high-tech pressure and temperature sensors measure the working conditions of the different circuits.

This type of module is designed to meet the most extreme requirements. In fact, by ensuring low pressure drops in the diesel circuit, UFI says it contributes not only to the reduction of fuel consumption, but also to the achievement of maximum performance of the heavy vehicle on a high level.

UFI Filters adds that its new filtration module is instrumental in reducing the weight of vehicles fitted with the new Cursor XC13, and thus contributing to their sustainability. In the construction of the module, UFI uses aluminium and technical polymers (such as polyamide) to keep the weight down.

The pre-filter is made with the synthetic filter media FormulaUFI.Extreme coupled with a hydrophobic inner septum, so that a water separation capacity of up to 96 per cent, according to ISO 16332, is guaranteed.

The filter, which has the function of separating the finest particles, is made of FormulaUFI.Stratiflex filter material, a combination of meltblown and cellulose, which achieves a filtration capacity of 98 per cent at four microns, according to ISO 19438.

For FPT Industrial Cursor XC13 engines, UFI Filters also supplies a new rotary type blow-by filter, developed as an evolution of existing products in the UFI filtration system range. Made with filter media FormulaUFI.Micron, it offers high filtration capacities of even the smallest particles, helping to maintain low emissions throughout the vehicle’s life.

The new integrated filtration module for FPT Industrial’s Cursor XC13 engine is further confirmation of the technological excellence achieved by UFI Filters, as well as the company’s ability to work side-by-side with OEMs to develop cutting-edge tailor-made products in line with renewed sustainability requirements.