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IMPCO Announces Gaseous Fuel Injector and Regulator for CNG and Hydrogen

23 November 1999

IMPCO Announces Gaseous Fuel Injector and Injector Regulator for CNG and Hydrogen IMPCO TECHNOLOGIES LOGO IMPCO Technologies logo. (PRNewsFoto)[DM] CERRITOS, CA USA 09/21/1999    

    IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 23 -- IMPCO Technologies, Inc.
announced the development of an important automotive injector
and pressure regulator technology, which will provide exceptional gaseous fuel
control for fuel cell and internal combustion engines.  The fuel metering is
fully compatible for CNG, Hydrogen and other gaseous fuels.  It can also be
modified to handle Methanol.
    (Photo:  http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19990921/IMPCOLOGO )
    IMPCO's gaseous fuel injector beats all other competitors hands down and
features low cost, long life and durability.  A simple design to provide
freedom from frictional wear and freedom from sticking allows for extreme
durability.  Designed to achieve three (3) times life or 1.2 billion cycles
while maintaining a lower price than current available technology makes the
IMPCO Gaseous Fuel Injector the clear winner.
    IMPCO designed the multi-port fuel injector compatible with dry gaseous
fuels due to the lack of acceptable products on the market.  Existing designs
suffer from premature failure in dry gas applications, orifice contamination
and insufficient flow capacity for today's applications.
    The IMPCO gaseous fuel injector is designed to work with natural gas,
propane, alcohol fuels and is adaptable to hydrogen fuels with modification.
Coupling proven electromagnetic technology with an innovative fuel metering
design yields the first automotive-type fuel injector capable of handling the
high flow rate fuel delivery requirements of 300+ HP V8 engines.
    Sequential multi-point fuel injection systems for natural gas and/or
propane engines require fuel pressure reduction from system storage pressure
to a working level typical of automotive, gasoline-based fuel systems.
Previous systems were designed to operate at very low pressures and typically
had excessive pressure loss, poor input pressure rejection, or both, resulting
in poor vehicle performance.
    IMPCO's proprietary new IPR 300 Injector Regulator features precision
regulation for multi-point fuel injection systems.  IMPCO's "balanced" design
incorporates large entrance and exit ports to minimize pressure loss for
today's high flow rate applications.  Pressure output is adjustable to suit
application and includes a diaphragm failure protection safety feature.
    Syed Hussain, Vice President and General Manager of IMPCO's Technology and
Automotive OEM Division said: "IMPCO's gaseous fuel injector is absolutely the
finest technology for gaseous fuels available today.  In terms of durability,
it exceeded by far, all long-term durability testing and surpassed the life of
competitive technology by more than three (3) times.  This is an amazing
technology; not only is it technologically superior to currently available
technologies, it is also cost competitive.  With advances in technology like
these, IMPCO will continue to increase market share and worldwide dominance in
the alternative transportation fuels industry."

    For more information on IMPCO's advanced fuel systems technology, please
contact: Alan Niedzwiecki, Director, Sales and Marketing @ (949) 399-4552.

    In 42 years, IMPCO has developed and sold more than 4 million gaseous fuel
systems and components, which allow vehicles to operate on clean emission
alternative fuels.
    IMPCO is the world leader to the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM)
market and aftermarket in supplying gaseous fuel management and storage
systems and components that allow internal combustion engines and other
propulsion systems to operate on alternative fuels such as natural gas,
propane, ethanol, methanol and hydrogen used in fuel cells.  IMPCO maintains
an approximate 30% world market share and has no global competitor that
competes in all markets and products.
    The market for alternative fuel products and systems is presently
estimated to be in excess of $300 million annually and is forecasted to grow
to $1.5 billion annually by the year 2003.  IMPCO's investment in technology
and partnering positions it to be uniquely situated for this anticipated
market growth.
    IMPCO produces OEM systems for motor vehicles, buses, trucks, forklifts,
and other material handling equipment and small portable to large stationary
engines.
    We are a company dedicated to a better world through cleaner air.  Our
promise to the environment is demonstrated by our continued expansion of
services, products and technologies in locations around the globe.
    PCO has more than 400 dealers/distributors and 14 corporate offices
worldwide with a worldwide market share of 30%.  Headquartered in Cerritos,
California, the company has additional facilities in: the United Sates,
Australia, Japan and Mexico.  It operates in the Netherlands, France, Germany
and the United Kingdom as IMPCO-BERU Technologies, B.V.