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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.
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
15.01.2024/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.
Trends in Automotive – Data means Energy
Quick 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.
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.
Data utility for lithium-ion battery production
July 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.
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.
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.
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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Schaeffler has the enormous potential of Hydrogentechnology as the energy carrier of the future and has developed key components for fuel cells and fuel cell stacks, so-called metallic bipolar plates. The company uses traditional core competencies in material, forming and surface technology.
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Harald Voigt
Product Manager PLC / HMI / Software, Mitsubishi Electric Europe BV, Ratingen
on the trade fair motto 'Energy Saving Solutions' and the electrical and electronic products for modern automobiles such as those built into the company's own iMiev electric car.
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Highest thermal conductivity, highest thermal and mechanical strength as well as maximum flame retardancy: This is what the electro casting resins "Raku-Pur", "Raku-Sil" and "Raku-Pox" from Rampf stand for. Polymer Solutions. With 1K electro casting resins, the company is now completing its product portfolio. They offer a high thermal, chemical and mechanical performance and are offered in the two degrees of hardness hard and gel.
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Professor Wilhelm Hannibal and his students from the South Westphalia University of Applied Sciences have an ambitious goal: They want to optimize oil pumps so that they help reduce the fuel consumption of combustion engines. While they carried out numerous tests, a test stand caused unwanted vibrations. PLM air suspension elements from ACE shock absorbers ensured calm in several places.
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In the mass production of an ultra-light center armrest for the vehicle interior is followed by the thermoforming of the carrier, the encapsulation with PP and finally the overmolding with a soft and non-slip TPV. Servo-electrically driven, finely controlled "Flexflow" hotrunner systems from HRS flow contribute to fulfilling the high quality standards.
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The Kirschenhofer Maschinen GmbH developed for Britax Romans a system for production control and quality assurance in the production of child seats. Both companies have realized this without SPS and indeed over RFID-Tags and TBEN-S Ethernet multi-protocol modules from Turck in conjunction with Labview.
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Electric vehicles with their high-voltage systems and their power electronics pose particular challenges for automotive manufacturers and their suppliers in the areas of sealing, shielding of electrical interference signals and thermal management. The Engineered Materials Group of Parker Hannifin Corporation offers an extensive portfolio for this.
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Before the Dummy is placed in the crash vehicle, various points and angles must be determined so that the doll is also positioned in the vehicle in accordance with the design. One of those values is that H point (Hip point). Aicon 3D Systems now offers for the Crash Test the solution "Move Inspect DPS" for seat presetting and determination of the H-point for various test scenarios
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The latest computer simulations confirm the enormous consumption advantages of the Scuderi split-cycle engine: As a naturally aspirated gasoline engine in a mid-range car (Chevrolet Cavalier), it consumes 25% less fuel, and an air hybrid engine even 30 to 36% less than conventional gasoline engines. The simulation data and computer models are based on the results of the extensive test program that the prototype of the Scuderi engine is currently undergoing at the independent Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, Texas.
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The Stuttgart-based Lapp Group positions itself in the e-mobility sector. “In view of the increasingly scarce fossil fuels, there must be new alternatives such as electromobility. We mustn't miss out on the trend, ”says Werner Becker, Managing Director of Lapp Systems, a company of the Stuttgart-based Lapp Group. That is why the Lapp Group, in cooperation with the company Bals Elektrotechnik GmbH from North Rhine-Westphalia, has developed a coordinated, complete and series-ready charging system with cables and connectors.
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Hybrid 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.
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Technical brushes are becoming increasingly important in the automotive and commercial vehicle industry: In the vehicles themselves, Mink fiber solutions are used as privacy screens, dirt seals, to cover the convertible top mechanism or as safety accessories against marten bites. In automotive production, the versatile brushes have also become irreplaceable helpers in many areas.