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Additive manufacturing of flexible component retention systems

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For decades, photopolymer additive manufacturing (AM) has been leveraged to accelerate the development of innovative automotive components and systems. The modern vehicle offers many different propulsion systems working in concert with cooling, climate, infotainment, driver information, security systems, and more.

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Adhesives & Bonding Expo returns to Michigan in June 2024

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Spark connections: Fuel your automotive applications Adhesives & Bonding Expo , the largest, free-to-attend trade fair and conference for industrial bonding products and manufacturing in North America, is returning for its fourth edition from June 25-27, 2024, in Novi, MI. There are so many experts that are here under one roof.

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ZF reaches milestone: two million EV motors produced

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This year, automotive supplier ZF reached the milestone of two million electric motors produced. And according to ZF, there is even more innovation potential for electric motors. To keep pace with the global increase in demand for EVs, the company has been continuously accelerating production at its lead plant in Schweinfurt, Germany.

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Henkel’s new injectable thermally conductive adhesive for EV battery systems

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Henkel Adhesive Technologies , a maker of automotive adhesives, sealants, thermal materials and functional coatings, has extended its portfolio of solutions for EV battery systems with a new injectable thermally conductive adhesive. Henkel says the new product has already been adopted by a major EV battery manufacturer.

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How NI plans to innovate in the EV test and measurement industry and unlock the power of data

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The Austin-based company has been launching new products and making strategic acquisitions to build complete solution-level capabilities for EV battery testing and validation, led by its automotive customers who don’t have time to build up the technology themselves. And in automotive, that was active safety systems and electric vehicles.

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Electric vehicle architecture design

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That is largely due to innovative companies and pioneers who have worked relentlessly to mitigate many if not all of the current consumer concerns evolving electric vehicles. Charging innovations and technologies also help enable fast vehicle charging. Stack systems provide unparalleled design flexibility for automotive engineers.

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Tesla may get $1.2 billion worth of German subsidies

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The European Commission recently approved a multinational project to support battery innovation , which will involve 42 companies, including several automakers. One of those automakers is Tesla, which may receive a cool billion euros ($1.2 Source: Automotive News. The aim of the 2.9-billion-euro

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