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Kazuyoshi Hiraiwa, President, FINEMECH Shinji Morihiro, Representative, M Powerlabo Background of the proposal In recent years, the problem of BEV has become apparent, and the value of HEVs has been reevaluated. Under these circumstances, we would like to propose a next-generation HEV system. Purpose of the proposal This proposal is based on the THS (Toyota…
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Dr-Ing. Philippe Farah, CEO – Founder YEESMA SARL Dr-Ing. Shafigh Nategh, CTO – Founder, YEESMA SARL Yu-Chi Tsai, Business Development & Marketing, YEESMA SARL Electrically Excited Synchronous Machines (EESM) is one of the strong candidates to solve the supply chain risks, costs and sustainability issues due to the Rare-Earth magnets presently used in almost 90…
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Dr Agnes Ragondet, Group Sustainability Director, Hewland/Hero Motors. This paper presents a sustainability-driven manufacturing initiative that leverages a UK-based pilot facility to develop, test, and optimise sustainable technologies in gear manufacturing with the objective to enable scalable implementation in Indian high-volume production facilities.
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Edoardo Freschi, EV-Traction Sales Director, IMA EV-TECH It was early in 2009 when ATOP started developing the first fully automatic line to produce hair-pin stators. Being a medium-sized company and not having, at that time, the capacity to support such a wide range of solutions, it was necessary to make a choice between the well-known,…
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Dr. Sander Clerick, Development Chemist, Arteco The automotive industry is rapidly shifting to low- and zero-emission solutions. Electrification, including hybrid, battery, and fuel cell electric vehicles (EVs), is driving innovation in powertrain and thermal management systems. Moving away from internal combustion engines is crucial to reducing greenhouse gases, air pollution, and their impact on the climate. With…
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Philippe Pauchard, Application Engineers at DuPont (Switzerland) Christoph Berger, Application Development Manager, DuPont (Germany) Ruth Jackowiak, Application Engineers at DuPont (Switzerland) The automotive industry is progressing toward high-voltage systems for electric vehicles (EVs) with enhanced efficiency. Reliable and durable components are increasingly critical, particularly bearings in electric motors, which can suffer from electrical erosion due…
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Adrian Tylim, Head of Business Development, Blue Solutions Blue Solutions makes solid-state batteries in France and Canada. Series production is scheduled to begin in 2029, with significant advantages in energy density, cost, and safety, says Adrian Tylim, Head of Business Development. On the CTI Symposium Novi in May 2025, we discussed the prospects for solid-state…
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Joe Tolkacz, Chief Engineer, Stellantis The Stellantis RAM 1500 Ramcharger is the first of its kind in the US market – a light truck with a pure serial range extender drive, a range of 690 miles, and two e-drives providing 647 hp in total. We spoke to Chief Engineer Joe Tolkacz, who presented the Ramcharger…
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How automotive suppliers turn crisis pressure into liquidity, innovation and long-term competitiveness. Matthias Müller, Partner Restructuring and Finance, Dr. Wieselhuber & Partner GmbH Dr. Dirk Artelt, Managing Partner Industrial Goods and Automotive, Dr. Wieselhuber & Partner GmbH 1. When Transformation Meets Pressure The automotive supply industry is under historic pressure. Electrification, digitalization and sustainability requirements…
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James Kalkstein, PE, Chief Engineering Officer and Principal, Limestone Engineering Services, LLC Limestone Engineering Services, LLC (LES) Limestone Engineering Services, LLC (LES) has continued development of our unique and patented CVT under patent #11,371,592. The development has moved from the Research Proof-of-Concept Prototype as shown in the patent disclosure to an engineered Development Prototype (DP#1)…
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