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Company News

Jumo's new Sensilo plant construction is progressing
Jumo is building a factory in the technology park for the production of temperature and pressure sensors with a production area of ​​around 13 m². At around 000 million euros, the new building is the largest investment in the company's history.
3DExperience Word 2024 in Dallas
At 3DExperience World 2024 in February in Dallas, Texas, Dassault Systèmes celebrated the event's 25th anniversary. The annual user meeting supports the global community in the development of future-proof products and processes.
Michael Koch GmbH moves into a new workshop
There is now more space available in Michael Koch's “Factory” for the assembly of customer- and machine-specific safe braking resistors. The new, modern hall was recently “taken by storm” by the employees.
Elon Musk is suing OpenAI for profit-making
Elon Musk files a lawsuit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, accusing them of breach of contract because the company, which was originally designed as a nonprofit, is now operating for profit.
Murat Simsir strengthens strategic corporate management at Montech
Murat Simsir took over the position of CSO at Montech on January 1, 2024. The former head of sales and project management is now strengthening the company's strategic management as part of the management team.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Industry news for your design and development from the specialist areas

switch cabinet

switch cabinet

On to the intelligent drive train for predictive maintenance

The Roba-brake-checker module or the torque-measuring shaft coupling from Mayr ensure intelligent safety in smart production.

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plastics

plastics

The first 100 Igus bikes hit the streets

The first 100 Igus Urban Bikes hit the streets and an in-house production facility with a capacity of 10.000 bicycles is set up in Cologne.

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Couplings

Couplings

Torque measuring shaft coupling

The smart steel multi-plate coupling Roba-drive-checker from Mayr can do more than just transmit torque and compensate for shaft misalignment.

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Robotic

Robotic

Programming robots for cable handling

As an exhibitor in the Application Park at the Hannover Messe, Artiminds Robotics is presenting a cable handling application for precise cable harness assembly.

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INDUSTRY SPECIALS

Industry news for your design and development from the branches

food technology

food technology

Lubrication and sealing-optimized linear guide

Schaeffler presents linear guides for food technology with optimized seals, wipers and long-term lubrication units.

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Mobile Machinery

Mobile Machinery

Flexible, customizable gateway for agricultural technology

IFM Electronic is presenting the Isobus Gateway at the Hannover Messe, which is designed for agricultural equipment and can be specifically adapted.

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Energy Technology

Energy Technology

All Electric Society – vision of the future of connectivity

At the Hannover Messe Preview, Harting gives an outlook on the Hannover Messe and draws the future picture of an “All Electric Society”.

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Inverter

Inverter

Certified servo controller with Profisafe interface

At Logimat, Wittenstein is presenting a safety-certified servo controller with a Profisafe interface and integrated safety card for AGVs.

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EXHIBITION SPECIALS

Industry fair news

Hannover Messe promotes energy for sustainable industry
As a networked industrial ecosystem, the exhibitors demonstrate how climate neutrality can be achieved through the use of electrification, digitalization and automation under the guiding theme of Energizing a sustainable Industry.
Control Fair 2024 | The industry is already looking forward to Stuttgart
Control 2024, the important international trade fair for quality assurance, will take place from April 23rd to 26th in Stuttgart. The trade fair places a particular focus on automation and digitalization.
SPS Nuremberg: Now in 16 halls!
The SPS – Smart Production Solutions from November 14th to 16.11th. 2023 will see significant growth in the trade fair compared to the previous year and is on the way to pre-Corona levels.

emitec1Hybrid vehicles, electric vehicles with combustion engine as range extender, state-of-the-art diesel engines and direct-injection gasoline engines all share a decline in exhaust gas temperatures. These modern vehicle and engine concepts will not be able to avoid using the electrically heated catalytic converter in the future.

Automatic start-stop systems, regular interval operation of compact combustion engines or the more effective conversion of combustion energy into mechanical drive power ensure that the catalytic converter often falls below the light-off temperature. Thanks to the freely selectable heating cat, emissions can be drastically reduced, both in the start-up phase and during ongoing (interval) operation.

In the mid-90s, Emitec and the German automotive industry had developed the "Emicat" ready for series production. As the world's first and to this day only catalyst manufacturer, the Rhinelander were able to introduce an electrically heated catalyst into series production back then. The innovative technology was initially used by Alpina in its Alpina B12 5,7 model. Shortly afterwards, BMW followed suit with the series application in the BMW 12-cylinder. Both manufacturers were able to significantly fall below the 1996 emission limit values ​​in Europe, Japan and the USA. Of course, the Emicat has been continuously developed to this day, so that it is immediately ready for future applications.

Use fuel more effectively and reduce raw emissions

emitec2Above all, a comparison between the "in-engine catalyst heating measures" that are often common today and the electrically heated catalyst is very positive in favor of the Emicat. The reason for this is the more effective use of fuel and the reduction of raw emissions. The heating cat is located directly in front of the main catalytic converter. Longer distances and thus heating losses are avoided. Up to 65% in fuel and thus CO2 emissions can be saved when using the Emicat in individual operating points.

The additional costs of the heating cat can be overcompensated. Thanks to the higher effectiveness of the system consisting of heating cat and downstream main cat, the cat volume and thus the precious metal loads can be significantly reduced. The on-board electrical system of modern vehicles - with their innovative electrics and, if necessary, recuperation such as energy recovery when braking - is hardly burdened by using the Emicat. Due to the recent development of a thermoelectric generator (TEG), there is even an excess of electrical energy. The E-Kat therefore offers the option of converting the generator's energy, which is available in a CO2-neutral manner, into usable heat during the overrun phases. The combination of the heatable catalytic converter with automatic start-up systems is particularly advantageous, since in this way the cooling of the catalytic converter and therefore the in-engine, fuel-consuming heating can be avoided in the idling phases.

Avoid motorized Kat heating in gasoline engines

Gasoline engines are known to emit very small, mostly invisible particles. Direct-injection Otto engines increasingly emit such particles in the cold-start phase. This is because additional fuel is burned in the engine to heat up the catalytic converter system more quickly. This motorized catalytic converter heating can be avoided with the heating catalytic converter, which also significantly reduces soot emissions. At the same time, the improvement in pollutant emissions has the advantage that a significant fuel consumption advantage is achieved.


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In SCR systems, on the other hand, the Emicat is able to optimally vaporize the injected urea, thereby increasing the SCR catalytic converter effectiveness. These heated metal catalytic converters, operated with an electrical output of 1 to 3 kW, not only increase the working temperature in cars by up to 100 °C (in commercial vehicles by a decisive 20 to 30 °C), but also by injecting the Adblue urea solution on the hot E-Kat, a significantly earlier start of the NOx conversion is achieved. In diesel vehicles, the electrically heated catalytic converter from Lohmar will become indispensable thanks to stricter exhaust gas limits in the future.