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ZF | No Further Development of Purely Internal Combustion Engine Drives
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ZF intends to focus increasingly on electrified vehicles, as representatives of the company explained. No more powertrain components will be developed that are suitable for the assem bly in vehicles with only combustion engines. “We will no longer be developing for combustion engines. There will be no more conventional ZF transmissions,” said Dr. Michael Ebenhoch, Head of Development in the car driveline tech nology division. However, the company is work
ing on the basis that hybrid and electric cars will be in use in parallel for many years to come, because they have different appli cations. “The precise breakdown between the two is not yet clear and so we are work ing closely on both types of powertrain,” ex plained Ebenhoch. ZF is continuing to develop Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles with a much longer range in pure electric mode than has been the case in the past.
ZF will focus entirely on electrified vehicles in the future
Magna has held the groundbreaking cer emony for a fourth plant in the Slovakian town of Kechnec with the aim of expand ing its powertrain business in the region. This is the company’s first plant for metalworking solutions for powertrains in Europe and it will cover an area of 7675 m². It is being built near Magna’s
Kechnec campus and a transmission plant that it acquired in 2016, which is currently manufacturing transmissions for customers including the BMW Group. The construction work will be completed in March 2021 and the plan is to start production with around 50 employees in August 2021.
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Magna | Fourth Plant in Slovakia
Formal groundbreaking ceremony in Kechnec
ISP | Test Center for Battery Modules
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The independent testing institute ISP is expanding its engine and vehicle test facilities and chemical and physical laboratories to meet the requirements of electric mobility. The company has invested 60 million euros in a test facility for battery modules and packs, opening up a new area of business and adding all the services for the validation and endurance testing of batteries to its portfolio. The battery test facility will
offer performance and life cycle tests, environmental tests, and safety and abuse tests for batteries in hybrid and electric vehicles. The first phase of the construction project includes twelve pack and 20 module test benches, and 78 battery simulators. The first battery tests in the new test facility are already planned for the end of 2020. The second phase will be completed at the end of 2021.
Virtual view of the interior of the planned test facility for validation and endurance testing of batteries
The Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg (ZSW) is working with partners on the Hyfab project to develop automated manufacturing and quality assurance processes for fuel cell stacks. A research factory will be set up for this purpose at the ZSW site in the German city of Ulm. The Hyfab project is bringing together machinery man
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