Electromagnetic compatibility
ebm-papst completes laboratory center
ebm-papst is underlining the importance of its research and development with the completion of a new test center in Mulfingen. The manufacturer of fans and drives has created new laboratory space for analyses and functional tests in the field of electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) on over 5,000m2.
ebm-papst invested 12 million euros during the 14-month construction period and focused on the regional construction industry. "Thanks to our selection of local companies, we were able to keep to the schedule despite Covid-19," says Dr. Stephan Arnold, ebm-papst Group Managing Director Research and Development. "This means we can start measuring operations as planned in the first quarter of 2021 and provide analytical support for the growing use of electronics in our products."
Martin Schmitt, head of the electronics development department at ebm-papst, explains: "In future, 50 employees from our electronics service areas will work in the new EMC test center. The shielding and absorber halls required for EMC measurement technology will take up a large part of the space. This enables shielding from external sources of interference on the one hand and the simulation of a free field on the other. "This makes it possible to carry out standard-compliant immunity and emission tests on test specimens with a size of up to 60 m³ and a weight of up to 3.5 tons," reports Schmitt proudly.
Thinking and acting sustainably is a high priority for the Mulfingen-based company. Under the guiding principle of "GreenIntelligence", this is reflected in its products, processes and corporate culture as well as in its new buildings. The new laboratories are heated and cooled using a combined heat, power and cooling system. Surplus heat, especially in the summer months, is used to drive absorption chillers. The rooms are heated and cooled largely via combined heating and cooling ceilings, which are characterized by high cold water temperatures and very moderate heating water temperatures.
"Thanks to a special interconnection of the air circulation systems and a highly complex measurement, control and regulation technology, we are able to save a total air volume of approx. 140,000 m³/h across all processes," says Markus Mettler, responsible for the construction at ebm-papst Mulfingen. "This has a positive effect on the consumption of the air conveying equipment as well as on the thermal treatment of the recirculated air and significantly minimizes the energy requirement."
You might also be interested in
Intuitive CNC HMIs with simulation functionality
With CNC HMI Base (TF5310) and CNC HMI Simulation Server (TF5320), the TwinCAT 3 automation software from Beckhoff offers two new function libraries for CNC-specific user interfaces, which can be used to create a modern, intuitive HMI application...
read more...Flexible and efficient processing
New high-performance CNC series
Fanuc's presentation at EMO will focus on the new FS500i-A CNC series. The new CNC generation offers high user-friendliness, process optimization as well as digital and network technologies.
read more...Florence Verzelen becomes Executive Vice President for EMEA
Dassault Systèmes has appointed Florence Verzelen as Executive Vice President for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). She will report directly to Pascal Daloz, CEO of Dassault Systèmes.
read more...StarterSET compact and digital twin
Realize compact machines quickly
By simulating and testing applications before they are physically implemented, errors can be detected at an early stage. The packaging machine that SEW-Eurodrive is presenting at Automatica also underwent virtual commissioning using a digital twin.
read more...Leo AI and Core Technology integrate AI analysis into CAD engineering
The AI platform Leo AI and the software provider Core Technologie are cooperating to automatically evaluate CAD data using artificial intelligence. The integration of the SDK 3D_Kernel_IO enables AI-supported analyses of technical data from over 40...
read more...Future technologies for the industry
AI transforms simulation processes
With the constant development of future technologies such as simulation and artificial intelligence (AI), there is growing pressure on companies to optimize their own products and processes in order to gain a competitive advantage.
read more...Digital solutions for higher development speed
The demand for fast development and manufacturing processes makes it necessary to obtain design feedback even before the first physical prototypes are created.
read more...Floating hybrid actuator increases precision in guideways
For large machine tools with a large working area, the challenge is to maintain the shape tolerance of the guideway over the entire length of the guideway in order to achieve precision throughout the entire working area.
read more...Simulation and industrial software
Billion-euro deal: Siemens takes over Altair
Siemens wants to strengthen its software business with a billion-dollar takeover. The Munich-based company intends to take over the US company Altair Engineering for around 10 billion US dollars (around 9.2 billion euros), as Siemens announced.
read more...