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Originally Posted by Smallblock454
Hello JFP in PA,
nuclear power? Dream of 1950.
Laser guided? Dream of 1980.
Computer controlled? Dream of 1970.
 
Complexity and price. Bearing mounting machines with induction are on the market since around 2000. Induction cooking fields in kitchens today have a market share around 50% in Europe. So no rocket science.
I agree that complexity doesn't always mean better. But if you think about SENT - https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/SENT J2716: SENT - Single Edge Nibble Transmission for Automotive Applications - SAE International to replace car bus systems like CAN bus systems or other things than some tools people use are like a fireplace instead of a Smartphone to make light.
Regards, Markus |
While induction heating may have many positives going for it in many applications such as kitchen cooking, but its adoption rate here is dismally slow with less than 4% of all cookware sold in North America as of 2012 according to The National Association of Home Builders data. Primary reason for low adoption was higher costs to purchase induction hardware when compared to gas and other electric cooktops. So 'newer" and "better" do not always translate into higher sales and usage.
As for SENT, with vehicle manufacturers typically running 5-10 years behind almost any technology development curve, it will be a long time, if ever, before we see it used in vehicles. Manufacturers here only grudgingly adopt new technology, regardless of its benefits. It took literally decades before they stopped putting carburetors on engines and started using fuel injection, and even then only went to throttle body injection rather than port or DFI. Why? Cost. Even now, the only reason fuel injection has grown is because of federally mandated fuel economy rules, not because it is better technology.
Just because you develop a better mouse trap does not mean the world will flock to your door, particularly when then is another cheaper way to dispose of the rodent.