In a special preview press conference yesterday, Moog Inc. introduced its new Adaptive Electrification Management System (AEMS), figure 1, to members of the media. Moog will launch this technology at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2026, March 3-7 in Las Vegas, in West Hall Booth W41645.
This revolutionary product is already powering prototypes and reshaping the future of construction vehicle design and production. Tailored for production teams, design engineers, and new product development teams at construction vehicle OEMs, AEMS offers a transformative path to electrify, automate, and digitalize construction machinery efficiently and cost-effectively.
In the press conference, said Dr. Nate Keller, Moog’s Strategic Business Manager, introduced the new technology, saying that it is Moog’s answer to the many needs in the off-highway market. “End users in the off-highway market are demanding that their machines have higher productivity and a lower total cost of ownership. What I mean by productivity can come in many different forms. It can be whether you move the dirt faster, or the machine operates faster. It can be that the machine has higher up time, higher run times, or it could be that the machine is more versatile. You could use one machine to perform more tasks,” Keller said. “Then the total cost of ownership is how much the upfront cost of the machine is, how much it costs to finance the machine, if they’re financing, and how much it costs to run the machine, as well as any service and maintenance and depreciation on the machine. So, the end users just want a machine that’s more productive and has a better total cost of ownership. OEMs are working to solve this problem, and one of the particular ways is through electrification.
“Through Moog’s electrification suite we provide answers to these problems of increasing productivity and lowering total cost of ownership by providing products and solutions that increase the serviceability of the machine and the reliability of the machine, which directly tie into uptime on your machine. Also, our products help lower that upfront cost of the machine, and they significantly reduce the complexity of the machine. And complexity equates to cost,” he concluded. “If you can pull complexity down to the machine on the machine level, then the machine cost will go down because there is less assembly time, less parts, less engineering required to design and package the machine.”
A game-changing solution for OEMs
The patent-pending AEMS electronics system, currently featured in machines such as Bobcat’s Rogue X3, sits inside the vehicle like a compact “bookshelf” holding a configurable controller, DC/DC converter, high-voltage distribution, and single- and dual-axis inverters. This modular, universal system allows OEMs to electrify and automate a broad range of machinery — from 6-ton compact track loaders to 25-ton excavators — with just one standardized part number per module.
“AEMS is the most efficient path to achieving electrification, automation, and digitalization goals while slashing the cost and boosting the reliability of producing and servicing next-generation vehicles,” said Keller said in the official Moog press release.
Keller described AEMS as the “brains of the system” which uses a high-voltage busbar and shared coolant manifold to reduce cables and hoses by 30%, simplifying assembly, maintenance, and reducing cost. Maintenance teams benefit from on-site, rapid module replacement instead of lengthy vehicle repairs. AEMS also manages multiple electric vehicle functions simultaneously with streamlined software architecture, enhancing performance and reducing power loss.
“AEMS perfectly balances modularity and integration to reduce cost complexity, and increase reliability and serviceability, thus reducing maintenance and service time,” Keller said.
Keller said that AEMS is compatible with battery electric machines, diesel generators, and hydrogen. As long as there’s electricity present, AEMS will manage and control that power to all the different electrical systems on the machine.
Streamlining production and innovation
By drastically reducing part counts and inventory complexity, OEMs can deploy a single electrification and software platform across vehicle lines, accelerating development timelines and lowering costs. Built-in diagnostics allow consistent system monitoring for traction, steering, lifting, and more across machine platforms. This standardization simplifies supply chain and production processes. “We recently developed a machine for an OEM with AEMS, completing all system programming in under 15 minutes,” Keller added.
AEMS reduces testing and configuration time by up to eight hours and supports over-the-air software updates post-production to add new features seamlessly, Keller noted. Unlike AEMS, no direct competitor offers an integrated solution; OEMs looking to replicate its capabilities would incur 30% higher component costs and 44% more cabling expenses — still failing to match AEMS’s efficiency. “Such fragmented solutions create ‘Frankenstein’ systems requiring multiple vendors,” Keller explained.
Keller compared the traditional design and AEMS mounted an all-electric, compact track loader (CTL). The standard approach is to use electronics in separate discrete boxes — an inverter, a high voltage distribution, dc, dc converters — which are connected via cables. This results in higher assembly costs at the factory and may have reliability concerns with the many different connectors, extra parts, and service and diagnostic challenges. Moog’s AEMS system greatly simplifies electrification for OEMs dealers and the end user. It features a bus bar to eliminate cables, which provides a 30% cost savings on the electronics, as well as results in a 50%-part count reduction. This in turn increases the reliability of the machine and takes up less space.
Instead of having to disconnect a number of cables and troubleshoot, diagnosing a fault and replacing components is quick and easy. “Serviceability has never been easier than with AEMS. Advanced diagnostics monitor for any faulty components, which the technician can see on a wireless tablet,” Keller said. “If the component needs to be replaced, the technician simply slides the module from the rack on the AEMS, pops a new one back in, and this software configuration is flashed onto the module from the controller on the AEMS system. All this is done in less than 15 minutes. It’s very simple, very easy.”
AEMS is part of Moog’s electrification portfolio, which includes electric traction motors and cylinders for precise control of skid steer, wheel loader, and excavator functions. AEMS can work with EHA systems as well. Previous versions of AEMS have been successfully integrated into iconic machines such as the Bobcat T7X, S7X, Rogue X1, Rogue X2, and CASE 580 EV. Additional OEMs are actively evaluating AEMS for various machine platforms.
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