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Fives group, 200 years of industrial revolution, from the Eiffel tower to electric vehicles. Fives designs and supplies machines, process equipment and production lines for the world’s largest automotive players. The Laser Systems business line intervenes from the prototyping phase to validate the Laser welding process and optical configurations, to the industrialization of a stand-alone…

The expansion of electric mobility will require traction motors in massive numbers, with consistent quality and lowest possible cost per unit. Efficiency is of the essence taking into account the constraints of available space in the vehicle. Although the basic principle of traction motors for electric vehicles is identical to other electric motors, designers have…

“We can Offer the Whole e-Drive System from one Company” What are the most crucial success factors for a Tier 1 supplier to master the transition to electrified powertrains? The car of the future will be autonomous, connected, shared, and electrified. Based on this very real scenario, the transformation of the whole industry is extremely…

“Fuel cells in passenger cars will come later, but they will” What was the motivation to strengthen China’s decision to increasingly include fuel cells in its future technology plans? The NEV development strategy is the Chinese national strategy to transform the domestic automobile industry to be independent of fossil oil, to reduce pollution and CO2…

The shift to e-mobility has a profound impact on drive system development. In their efforts to make the transition in a time- and cost-effective way, global manufacturers, OEMs and tier 1s are investing heavily in new technologies, and learning how to overcome new product development challenges. One area where huge gains can be made is…

The installation space that is available for a battery system is usually a limiting factor regarding the possible capacity and power of a battery system. A battery cell which, in contrast to standard formats, is produced in variable sizes and formats can be advantageous, since it can be adapted to an individual installation space. The…

A new generation of modular electro-mechanical flywheel energy storage systems are being developed for integration into different vehicle types and powertrain architectures. The ultra-high-power density of the flywheel provides an effective hybrid solution for conventional ICE powered vehicles and is equally suited to hybridise the battery energy storage system on board already electrified vehicles such…

Prof. Dr Robert Fischer, Chief Technology Officer, Engineering, AVL List GmbH Plenary Speaker at CTI SYMPOSIUM on 30 November 2021 at 08:45 am The last twenty years have been characterized by a continuous evolution of conventional transmission architectures (MTs, ATs, CVTs) but have also seen the introduction of new types like the dual-clutch transmission (DCT)…

Matthew Vanderlip, iDM Solutions Architect & Manager, System Strategy & Platform Engineerings, BorgWarner Efficient system integration for the EV market With an ever-growing trend towards electric propulsion there is also an increasing demand for flexible electrification components that meet the requirements of different vehicle architectures. By permanently enhancing the portfolio through development of innovative technologies…