Major order for battery pack line
Kuka is supplying an international automotive supplier with a fully automated system for the production of battery packs for electromobility.
read more...read more...Gearbox construction for electric vehicles
With electromobility, car manufacturers are confronted with a structural change. They have to convert their production lines to predominantly EV models. However, the transmission systems for electric vehicles have their very own requirements and call for new tools.
read more...Schaeffler and Audi develop e-tron FE07
Automotive and industrial supplier Schaeffler and Audi want to continue to form a powerful team in Formula E in the future. The joint development of the Audi e-tron FE07 for the seventh season starting in fall 2020 has already begun.
read more...3,022 km through the desert in a solar-powered racing car
3,022 kilometers across the Australian desert using only the power of the sun - that is the challenge of the World Solar Challenge. One of its participants is Team Sonnenwagen from Aachen. When developing their solar car, the students relied on the lightweight, wear-resistant and lubricant-free iglidur plain bearing technology made from durable tribo-polymers from igus.
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Key components for the fuel cell
The irregular availability of renewable energies requires new energy sources and electricity storage technologies. Schaeffler has recognized the enormous potential of hydrogen technology as an energy source of the future and has developed key components for fuel cells and fuel cell stacks, so-called metallic bipolar plates.
read more...Weidmüller acquires shares in e-mobility provider Wallbe
Weidmüller Mobility Concepts, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Weidmüller Group, has acquired 25.1 percent of Wallbe, Paderborn, from Enercity. The full-service provider of e-mobility charging solutions manufactures charging stations for electric vehicles.
read more...ZF strengthens electromobility
At the Schweinfurt location, ZF Friedrichshafen is expanding its development in the field of e-mobility and opening two production sites for electric drives in Serbia and China.
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Heating wires thinner than hair
Heatable, flexible surfaces open up interesting possibilities for the industry. New Albea has launched a heating module on the market that can not only heat parts of the vehicle body, for example, but also interior surfaces in conjunction with conductive paints.
read more...Hirata expands location in Mainz
Hirata Engineering Europe is expanding its site in Mainz. The Powertrain division is moving into its own hall with adjoining offices in Mainz-Hechtsheim.
read more...Safe sealing of the battery is mandatory
In the field of e-mobility, permanent sealing of the battery is essential to protect the vehicle from excessive heat and the escape of chemicals in the event of a battery fault. For example, with the injection molding of 2K liquid silicone rubbers (LSR) from Pöppelmann K-Tech.
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