EDAG Tech Insights (2)

The Right Vehicle for European Customers

Automobile markets are faltering all around the world – except in China. Both here and there, there is really only one growth segment: vehicles with electric powertrains. Many suppliers from Asia and the USA are trying to use this new situation to gain a foothold in Germany and the EU. There are many factors that will determine the success of...

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Software & Digitalisation

Networked Mobility: The Future of the Transport and Traffic Sector

How do new digital functions find their way into the car? How can infrastructure operators communicate effectively with vehicles? These are two sides of the same coin – the digitalization of individual transport. But there are no simple answers to these questions. Many different skills are needed to ensure that developments function and are...

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Vehicle Engineering

Keeping Service Costs under Control in the Digital Environment

Digitalization continues unabated and is permeating all sectors of the economy, including the automotive industry. As a result, cars have become rolling computers, the laptop has found its way into the workshop, and IT security has become a relevant development goal. This brings with it new opportunities – and, it must also be said of course, new...

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Production Solutions

VR, AR, MR: New Means of Knowledge Transfer

For some time now, VR, AR and MR applications have been ushering in a new era in knowledge transfer. These visualization technologies make it possible for complex matters, products and technologies requiring explanation, but also new processes, to be described in a way that is both comprehensible and easy to remember. Combining real special...

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Production Solutions

More Data – More Sustainability

Circular economy, predictive maintenance, adaptable production plants – industrial production still offers huge potential for greater sustainability. But a wide range of data is essential if advantage is to be taken of the opportunities,. Some of this is already available – what we need to do now is to make it usable with suitable concepts. Asset...

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Vehicle Engineering

Resource-Saving Filling of Hydrogen tanks in the Vacuum Chamber

Hydrogen is being used more and more as an alternative to the battery-electric drive. To date, the initial filling has posed an enormous problem. Until the level of purity required for fuel cell operation is reached, a great deal of hydrogen gas is wasted. However, there is now an industrial procedure which saves both material and time: refueling...

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Software & Digitalisation

Smart solution for better mobility services in rural areas

It isn't just the lack of charging stations and the Deutschland-Ticket that made it clear: In rural areas, there is still much to do to move the mobility transition forward. Alternative forms of mobility such as sharing, on-demand or micromobility services could contribute to Smart Mobility in rural areas. But how can we bring them all together -...

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Vehicle Engineering

Getting Out of the Cost Trap

Recalls, guarantee and warranty cases are a problem for vehicle manufacturers, because they can result in enormous costs. How to carry out repairs as efficiently as possible is not the only critical question. How to permanently reduce the failure rate also needs attention. EDAG's cost guide highlights the most important aspects of such aftersales...

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Software & Digitalisation

Digital Parking, Charging and More

If, in the future, the roads are to belong more to people and less to cars, new ways must be found to simplify the search for free parking spaces. In an ideal world, there would at the same time also be a charging point available in the parking garage. The aim of the iLaPark project is to advance precisely this digital technology-based connection.

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Electrics & Electronics

A Rocky Road to Plug and Charge

Purchasers of electric cars have accepted that "refueling" takes longer than for a vehicle with a combustion engine. What is especially annoying, however, is when problems arise at the charging station, wasting even more time before the charging process even starts. Plug & Charge can help to remedy this situation. Interoperability requirements,...

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