Dedicated to moving technologies forward. With environmental regulations and cost of ownership changing the landscape of vehicle designs worldwide, a focus on innovation is essential.  Dana is continually devising new breakthroughs to reduce complexity, friction losses, weight, and emissions, while optimizing performance and  improving fuel efficiency. Here are just a few of the ways that Dana is introducing tomorrow’s technologies into the present day. To help boost fuel economy while  lowering costs of commercial  vehicles, Dana introduced two new  lines of lightweight axles, which are  designed to enable the global  trend of downspeeding engines. The Spicer$^{®}$ D-Series steer axles  offer improved vehicle stopping  power and reduced maintenance  without the added weight that  traditionally results from specifying  air disc brakes, while the Spicer$^{®}$  E-Series axles deliver best-in-class  performance and durability. Dana’s multi-layer steel transmission  separator plates have been  selected as a finalist for the 2015  Automotive News  PACE Awards. Designed to meet the demands  of advanced transmissions, this  efficient technology can withstand  higher sealing pressures and achieve  greater levels of cleanliness than  competitive products. The plates  also prevent seal erosion and  reduce energy consumption and  CO$_{2}$ emissions. This is the fourth  consecutive year that Dana has been  selected as a finalist for a PACE  Award, which is recognized around  the world as the industry benchmark  for automotive supplier innovation. Supported by Dana’s advanced  technology centers in Belgium, Italy,  and the United States, the Spicer$^{®}$  PowerBoost$^{®}$ hydraulic-hybrid  system for construction equipment,  material-handling machines, and  on-highway vocational vehicles is  now offered to manufacturers for  field testing. Functional evaluations  on a mid-sized front-end loader and  compact telescopic boom handler  have verified fuel savings exceeding  20 percent, when compared with  traditional drivetrain configurations. This year, the technology was  honored at the INTERMAT Innovation  Awards, which recognize products  that advance the construction and  construction-materials industries. Development advances  on Spicer$^{®}$ PowerBoost$^{®}$  technology Multi-layer steel  transmission technology  honored by  Automotive News New steer axle lines  reduce weight while  increasing efficiency  and productivity