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Battery cabling and connector systems
Leoni is focusing, in particular, on the high-voltage battery as an energy storage device for electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids. The company concentrates primarily on data and power distribution within high-voltage batteries. “We assume that the HV battery in future vehicles will contain parts of the previously exposed high-voltage cable harness due to its large-area arrangement.” The aim is to offer customers system solutions for battery cabling from a single source. Together with its partner Diehl, the company is working on offering complete solutions. Already established products of both companies in areas such as cabling, connector systems and cell contacting would be combined to form a complete package. This means that sustain- able strategies are needed.
Laser for copper welding
Trumpf is also experiencing elec- tric mobility as a growth-promot- ing driving force. A central role is played by a new laser, the devel- opment of which the laser special- ist has accelerated in the course of its e-mobility strategy and which, according to the company, is proving to be very suitable for welding copper. Copper is con- sidered to be the most important material for conducting electric- ity and an electric car would be inconceivable without it. With the new laser, copper can be effi- ciently welded, for example, for the high-performance electron- ics of electric cars. “The shift towards electromobility offers great opportunities for German industry,” emphasises Christian Schmitz, Managing Director for Laser Technology at Trumpf. The company expects further growth
for its own business as a result of the changes in the automotive industry. Compared to the previ- ous year, the company’s sales of products and solutions that flow directly into electromobility have doubled.“20percentofourorder intake from the automotive indus- try now comes from electromobil- ity, twice as much as last year,” Schmitz continued.
Products and processes are changing
Changing times require flexible suppliers – the right curve posi- tion is crucial. You must bear in mind that the exhaust gas and fuel system, the combus- tion engine and the low-voltage vehicle electrical system are not required for the less complex electric drive. Instead, they must adapt to electric motors, cooling systems for electronics and bat- teries, chargers, a high-voltage electrical system and a PTC heater - components that sometimes require high-performance wires and cables to prevent vehicles from stuttering.
The changes associated with the switch from combustion to electric vehicle technology are therefore fundamental and affect products and processes. “Compe- tencies such as blow moulding, pipe extrusion and machining technology are also becoming less important, while processes such as winding processes and forming techniques for parts made of aluminium and magnesium are gaining in importance,” explains the VDA. In order to continue on the road to success, the wire and cable industry must therefore flexibly steer in the right direc- tion. Then it will head full speed towards high profits.
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