EDAG Tech Insights

SMART Products - for more innovation, sustainability and economic success

Rising production costs, increasingly strict regulatory requirements and growing pressure for sustainability pose major challenges for manufacturing companies. At the same time, expectations for innovative, adaptable and resource-saving products are rising. How can the balancing act between cost-effectiveness and innovation be achieved? SMART...

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Production Solutions

Battery cell production in Europe: innovation potential and success factors

Battery cell production is of central importance for the mobility of the future and the energy transition in Europe. The demand for batteries is growing rapidly, mainly due to the growing market for electric vehicles. Stationary energy storage systems are also driving demand. At the same time, Europe is heavily dependent on imports, particularly...

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Production Solutions

More efficiency for manual processes

Digitalisation not only enables continuous increases in efficiency through automation and the autonomization of systems. Humans, an unavoidable factor in industrial production in some areas, are not excluded from this development. Manual processes can also benefit from digitalisation. EDAG has created some use cases that demonstrate practical...

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Vehicle Engineering

EDAG quickly puts vehicle concepts on wheels

It is a long way from the first draft to series production. One of the most important development steps is the initial implementation of the chassis and drivetrain in hardware in order to be able to test function and design. This requires the production of mule cars, which are only partially representative, but involve considerable costs and time....

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Production Solutions

MES in SMEs: The entry into digital transformation

In an increasingly digitalized world, medium-sized companies are faced with an urgent question: how can they make their production processes more transparent in order to ensure their competitiveness? A central starting point for achieving this transparency and efficiency and driving digitalization in the company is the Manufacturing Execution...

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Production Solutions

Digital planning for greater efficiency in production and logistics

At a time when production processes are becoming increasingly complex and dynamic, efficient and precise production and logistics planning is a decisive factor for a company's success. Digital planning allows production facilities and logistics concepts to be operated more flexibly and efficiently and planning costs to be reduced by around 20...

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Vehicle Engineering

The complexity paradox of the electric drive

"An electric drive is less complex than a combustion engine" is often used as an argument in favor of electric cars, as this also reduces the risk of failure and service costs. This is true. However, developers need to take a more differentiated view, at least when looking at the entire powertrain. Here is an overview of the most important tasks -...

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Electrics & Electronics

Innovations in the vehicle interior for more comfort and safety

Car interiors should offer drivers and passengers comfort, safety and entertainment. Technological progress makes it possible to improve these features in terms of both quantity and quality. Which aspects should car manufacturers focus on in order to increase the attractiveness of their products? With growing technological progress, car...

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Vehicle Engineering

Regenerative seat shell - sustainable and economical

As part of a research project, EDAG Engineering and the Fraunhofer IMWS have joined forces with other partners at to create a child seat made from bio-based and natural fiber-reinforced plastics (bio-NFRP). The aim of this project is to develop sustainable lightweight components that can be manufactured economically in series production of...

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Vehicle Engineering

Additively manufactured electronics: a new perspective for lightweight mechatronic or electronic components

In modern automotive development, innovative manufacturing technologies are increasingly coming to the fore. Additively manufactured electronics (AM) in particular offer promising potential for the integration of electronic components into mechanical parts, which not only increases design freedom, but could also revolutionize development and...

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