48 V motors with hundreds of kW
48 V motors will revolutionize e-mobility. Two start-up companies - the Finnish company Toroidion and Volabo, based in Ottobrunn near Munich - are convinced of this.
read more...Around 3,500 students from 25 countries brought the asphalt at the Hockenheimring to the boil at the beginning of August: At the 'Formula Student Germany 2019' design competition, their self-built racing cars competed in the combustion engine, electric drive and autonomous vehicle classes.
read more...The Board of Directors of ABB has unanimously appointed Björn Rosengren as Chief Executive Officer. He will join ABB on February 1, 2020 and succeed CEO Peter Voser in this role on March 1, 2020.
read more...The search has come to an end: as of November 1, the Augsburg-based Kuka Group has a new Chief Technology and Development Officer, Prof. Dr. Peter Hofmann.
read more...Audi has developed a new e-scooter concept. This combines the features of an electric scooter and a skateboard. The advantage: the rider has one hand free, can look around and give hand signals. Production and sales are planned for the end of 2020.
read more...On May 1, 2019, Kostal Industrie Elektrik from Hagen/Westphalia acquired the shares of Bitflux from Munich, a specialist in sensorless control technology.
read more...On August 1, Heiner Lang (43) will join the Management Board of Bosch Rexroth AG. Within the Management Board, he will assume responsibility for the technology company's Development division. This was previously the responsibility of CEO Rolf Najork.
read more...The powerful, lightweight and compact axle drive will hit the roads in China and Europe this year. It will be used in various electric models.
read more...Wittenstein Alpha has reorganized its management team: In addition to Thomas Patzak, who joined the company on July 1, 2019, Norbert Pastoors will be at the helm of the drive technology specialist from August 15, 2019.
read more...The electronics, ICT and automation industry celebrated a special kind of white night at WEKA Fachmedien's summer night party: above the rooftops of the city in the Werksviertel - Munich's hotspot for creativity - guests enjoyed a party with a great view.
read more...Kollmorgen announced at the beginning of June 2019 that Alberto Favalessa - former Managing Director for Italy and Switzerland - has been appointed as the new Vice President and General Manager for the EMEA region.
read more...As of July 1, 2019, Maxon Motor is dropping the word 'Motor' from its company name and will operate under the 'Maxon' brand. At the same time, the company achieves sales of over 500 million Swiss francs for the first time.
read more...With 854 exhibitors in six halls, the largest SPS IPC Drives Italia to date closed its doors at the end of May 2019. Over 41,500 visitors used the trade fair to find out about industrial automation solutions, digital technologies and vocational training.
read more...At the 2019 Paris Air Show, Siemens and Rolls-Royce signed an agreement for the sale of Siemens' eAircraft unit, which develops electric and hybrid-electric aircraft engines.
read more...A year and a half ago, the encoder manufacturers Baumer, Hengstler and Kübler joined forces to establish an open single-cable solution between motor and drive with 'SCS open link'. What has become of it? Jonas Urlaub from Kübler takes a stand.
read more...BMW and Jaguar Land Rover are joining forces to develop next-generation electric powertrains. This step is intended to drive the further development of electrification technologies that are necessary for the transition to sustainable mobility of the future.
read more...WEG has designed the WECM electronically commutated motors specifically for radial and axial HVAC applications in the IEC market.
read more...Rockwell Automation, provider of drive, control and information solutions for industrial automation, has announced the appointment of Andreas Hamm as Managing Director of Rockwell Automation in Germany.
read more...On March 1, 2019, Kerstin Jung assumed overall responsibility for the Bühler Motor Group's HR department. In addition, Michael Eckert has been responsible for production planning and the company's global production sites since May 1, 2019.
read more...With Ferdinand Mayr (pictured right), the grandson of Fritz Mayr, the fifth generation joined the management team at Mayr Antriebstechnik in mid-April. This means that there are now three managing directors at the helm of the Allgäu-based family business across the generations.
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