EDAG Tech Insights (4)

How Europe can score in the race for battery cell production

In addition to the drive concept, rechargeable battery technology will be one of the core competencies of the automotive industry in the future. Europe must therefore ensure that it has its own battery manufacturing expertise and capacity. With the support of policymakers, major investments are currently being made to develop battery cell...

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Vehicle Engineering

Detect and Enhance Hidden Efficiency Potentials

There are many ways of reducing aftersales costs. Starting with repair-friendly and low-fault design, through fault detection and rectification, active recourse management, to digitalized processes for maintenance and in the repair shop, to name but a few. In addition to attending to these matters, IT equipment should also be included in the...

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Electrics & Electronics

Mandatory cybersecurity for vehicles

As cars and commercial vehicles become increasingly connected, cybersecurity risks increase as well. As a result, from July 2024, new vehicles will only be registered in the EU if their manufacturers can guarantee secure operation with appropriate solutions to ward off attacks and to detect and eradicate vulnerabilities. The importance of...

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Vehicle Engineering

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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