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Automotive development for emobility, autonomous and conventional

Here you will find the latest developments and trends from the automotive industry Supplier industry for conventional automobiles, electric vehicles or autonomous driving for the R&D departments of Automotive industry like BMW, Volkswagen, Daimler, Ford, Porsche and many more. Find out about solutions and trends, especially in the field of passenger cars, for the sustainable mobility of automobiles.

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While dad used to lend a hand himself and quickly replace the spark plug, the move in has Electronics the automotive industry has since revolutionized. Automobile development has also changed fundamentally as a result. Almost nothing works without electronics and almost everything should be done electronically in the autonomous vehicle, including driving itself. It goes without saying that today's automobile engineers have a large amount of expertise in Digitalization, Communication, and have to bring electronics.

Brand new automotive development 

We report on supplier parts for the powertrain, drivetrain, chassis, body and interior, electronic components and groundbreaking innovations, including interfaces for communication, alternative drives, Materials and above all safety technology in cars. 

First wireless torque measurement for drive shafts

Kistler torque measurement15.01.2024/XNUMX/XNUMX | With the Kitorq DS Kistler the first Torque measurement system developed for vehicle axle shafts with wireless data transmission. The transmitter is located above the strain gauge sensor and can be attached to the drive shaft using an adapter. This means the unit can be easily removed, for example if you B. the Batteries change or charge or attach the transmitter to another vehicle.

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Trends in Automotive – Data means Energy

Mitsubishi Podcast Trends in AutomotiveQuick adjustments to the latest developments are particularly necessary in the automotive industry in order to stay at the forefront. The integration of Real-time data generation and management in all vehicle and parts production processes helps to overcome market and supply chain challenges. More about this from Lucas Majewski from Mitsubishi Electric in the videocast.

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Relay for charging infrastructure of electric vehicles

Due to the ever-growing demand in the private sector, Schukat focuses its range of relays on electric vehicles and their charging infrastructure. The AZEV116, AZEV132 and AZEV140 series single pole relays from note are specially designed for use in charging cables designed in accordance with IEC 62752 for charging electric vehicles in charging mode 2. 

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Data utility for lithium-ion battery production

Klaus Petersen Mitsubishi ElectricJuly 26.07.2023, XNUMX | The demand for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) is increasing rapidly. Anyone who can quickly produce large quantities of high-quality batteries in a recyclable, sustainable and cost-efficient way is at the forefront. Explained in the videocast “Lithium-ion batteries”.  Claus Petersen, how digital technologies can help the LIB industry to generate a competitive advantage with data. 

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Backlash-free multi-link hinges with self-calibrating plain bearings

The production of multi-joint hinges for spoiler kinematics and top can be expensive. With a Igus bearings An economical and technically superior design is possible from tribologically optimized plastic. The new Iglidur F300 is even electrically conductive and can calibrate itself and prevent corrosion using the cathodic dip painting (KTL) process. 

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Sensor box for position detection of electric monorails

Schmersal represents a new one Magnetic track sensor box for the position detection of electric monorails in intralogistics and Automotive industry before. So far, wear-free magnetic switches have been used here, where they monitor the speed and position of moving machine parts. Such electric monorail systems transport body parts. a. to the assembly workstations. The SSB-R can now do that too.

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Sustainable thermoplastics digitized for the automotive industry

Sumika Polymer Compounds Europe (SPC Europe) and Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence are working together to digitize the performance of new sustainable thermoplastics (PP) for the automotive industry. Based on the new multiscale technology for material modeling of thermoplastics, engineers can develop recyclable components and thus reduce the carbon footprint of future vehicles.

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Volkswagen sets new standards in the automotive industry. With a world Premiere The car manufacturer entered the race for the most fascinating new technical developments from car manufacturers at the CES 2024 electronics trade fair in Las Vegas: Volkswagen will be integrating from now on Chat GPT in current models. This pulls it Artificial intelligence into the automobile. These and more in the future VW news can be found in this article.

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Which one E-car-Owner doesn't always want to have an efficient, fast, reliable and available way to charge their electric car? And because there are always new developments Charging plug and Charging cables for electric cars, we would like to introduce them to you here. Here you will find type 1 plugs, type 2 plugs, CCS plugs, the associated charging cables and one that is entered in the Guinness book, as well as other applications.

Harting charging connector

 

schramberg0416MS-Schramberg's magnetic sensors are used in various applications, particularly in the automotive industry. Here, magnetic field sensors ensure the smooth functioning of airbags, engine controls or anti-lock braking systems, for example. For the steering areaangle sensorThe company is also presenting measuring gears with integrated magnets for backlash-free gearing.

 

genesys0215The GPS-supported "Adma" gyro system from Genesys was specially developed and built for vehicle dynamics and driver assistance measurements in the automotive sector. With the Automotive Dynamic Motion Analyzer (Adma), all movement states such as acceleration, speed, position, rotational speed, position and float angle of the vehicle can be recorded with high precision while moving.

mitsubishi10719Mitsubishi Electrics Information Technology R&D Center in Japan has a new one sensor technology developed, which enables a highly precise recording of vehicle parameters even in thick fog or heavy rain. The technology is said to be a robust function of autonomous and assisted driving systems even in harsh weather conditions, under which the detection accuracy of conventional sensors decreases.

When will ... arrive self-driving cars because now really nationwide? Is the paradigm shift Autonomous driving in 2020 in the immediate range or next to the Electromobility “Just” another top topic in the automotive industry? Also Minebea Mitsumi develops products for autonomous vehicles. The automotive supplier shows which level we have reached and which intermediate stations the journey into the mobility of the future leads through.

Minebea self-driving cars

 

The Car brakes are a central safety aspect in vehicle technology. There are different types of Brakes with various functions that all have one thing in common: contributing to the safety and performance of a vehicle. From Disc to drum brakes Find out more about the latest technologies here.

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Basecab 2move is a Full extension for trunk of the Land Rover Discovery, which uses its entire extension length even with the rear seat bench folded down. It has the normal trunk size and also offers full through-loading. This is made possible thanks to the great rigidity and high load ratings of the "Hegra Rail" telescopic rails from Rollon.

Rollon trunk pull-out

 

ace30719The fact that the smallest and weight-saving details are important in racing is illustrated by the Speeding Scientists. The racing team of the University of Siegen, which is taking part in the Formula Student racing series for young academics with its racing car "Molly" Quick fasteners from ACE Shockto effectively decouple the power electronics from the chassis vibrations of the electric powered race car.

Vector simplifies the development of the intelligent DC charging station for Electric Cars. In the area of ​​DC fast charging, the new VSECC control unit takes over all communication and control functions in the charging station. This future-proof solution enables developers of smart charging stations to completely control and monitor the charging process with just one device. The controller controls the Communication with electric car and back end as well as the power Electronics

Vector charging station


GKN Automotive offers with his Face Spline joint technology an even lighter and more powerful variant for current and future drive solutions in Automobile. Usually, the joint of a side shaft is connected to the wheel hub connected. The Face Spline technology replaces the tenon with one Toothing on the face of the joint. 

GKN Face Spline

 

rampf0918Rampf Production Systems has developed a fully automated gluing system for external vehicle parts such as side walls, rear spoilers, tailgates and spoiler lips. The combination of innovative mixing and dosing technology, automation and robotics maximizes the precision, speed and flexibility of the manufacturing processes.