11th E-MOTIVE Expert Forum – cooperative competition for the best solution approaches for the power train of the future
In Schweinfurt, automotive manufacturers and suppliers came together with research and science to find new ways to cooperate
The wind is getting stronger. Automotive manufacturers and their suppliers have more and more opportunities to choose the right, or perhaps the wrong path. Success demands an increased focus on partnership and cooperation, both nationally and internationally. The E-MOTIVE Expert Forum brings industry together with research and science, supporting exchange and knowledge transfer in one of the most important core German industries.
Frankfurt/Schweinfurt, 05.09.2019: For the automotive sector, 2019 is all about change – from digitalization to electromobility and new mobility concepts. Discussion, exchange and cooperative competition for the best solution approaches are more essential than ever.
The meeting of experts in Schweinfurt in advance of the IAA 2019 to discuss the power trains of today and tomorrow could therefore not have come at a better time. The core topic of this year’s E-MOTIVE Expert Forum was therefore exactly that: the further development and integration of new technologies in the vehicles needed for the mobility transformation.
Dr. Lutz Lindemann, CTO at Fuchs Petrolub SE, got to the heart of the matter: “E-mobility is a disruptive element in the technological development of mobility. The changes affect and change entire supply chains. Meeting the new technological challenges will also take a huge effort. Interdisciplinary exchange and the development of new partnerships are extremely important in order to find solutions.
The pressure on the automotive and supplier industry is now enormous. Society expects dedicated effort from Germany’s most important industries, as well as specifications and support from policymakers. Bernd Stephan, President, SKF Automotive & Aerospace, is ready to deliver: “We will only reach the CO² goals by 2050 with the help of electromobility. It is a real game changer for the automotive industry.” But he also notes the enormous challenges: “Switching to electric drives in vehicles has far-reaching consequences, both for OEMs and for the supplier industry. The entire supply chain will need to redefine itself.”
“To back this up, policymakers need to improve the funding provided to research bodies like the Industrielle Gemeinschaftsforschung IGF (German Federation of Industrial Research Associations), support the establishment of excellence clusters for mobility, and optimize the statutory framework to guarantee fast transformation,” said Hartmut Rauen, Deputy Executive Director at VDMA.
The E-MOTIVE Expert Forum is of course also a space for discourse. After all, not everyone is yet in agreement about whether the preferred approach of using electromobility is already the final word on the subject, or has already reached the necessary market maturity. Bert Hellwig, Head of System House E-Mobility at ZF Friedrichshafen AG, dived straight in to the debate: “The plug-in hybrid with an electric range of 80-100 km will be the ideal addition to battery cars over the next decade. Not BEV or PHEV, but BEV and PHEV.” He pointed to the behavior of consumers, who are buying more and more SUVs and petrol-powered cars, despite the ongoing discussion in society about tightening CO² limits.
Given the wide range of views on the drive of the future, Forschungsvereinigung Antriebstechnik e.V. (FVA - Research Association for Drive Technology) has joined up with Forschungsvereinigung Verbrennungskraftmaschinen e.V. (FVV - Research Association for Combustion Engines) and the Expert Forum’s program committee to organize a program of presentations and sessions that is as broad as it is in-depth. They seem to have taken note of the statement by Eckhard Hörner-Marass, Managing Director of 2H.IM Executive Interim Management GmbH: “The fast beat the slow, not the large the small.” If one had to put the program in Schweinfurt into a few words, it would be about interdisciplinary collaboration, international connection and cooperation between industry and science, in order to keep up with the increasing speed of international developments. More than 220 participants enjoyed the presentations by leading research institutes and keynote speakers from the automotive and supplier industry.
Topics 2019
» Digitalization – Opportunities for Electric Mobility
» Electric and hybrid drive systems
» Electric machines
» Power electronics, DC/DC converters,
and charging technologies
» Batteries – cells and systems
» Fuel cell and H2 storage technologies
» Mechanical and mechatronic systems
» Electro-mobility applications and experiences
» Production: concepts, volume, flexibility
» Materials and security of supply
» Conditions and infrastructure
We were there
Participants from the countries:
Austria, China, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Japan, Liechtenstein, Malaysia, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland,
Industry
3M Deutschland, Afton Chemical, AHC Oberflächentechnik, AICHELIN, APL Automobil-Prüftechnik Landau, AUDI, Auktora, AVL Deutschland, AVL List, B.I.G. Marketing Consulting, BASF, BEC - Gesellschaft für Produktmanagement, Benteler Steel/Tube, Bertrandt Ingenieurbüro, BMW Group, Bomatec Automotive, Breuckmann, Caresoft Global, Continental Teves, CopperING, CSM, CST Computer Simulation Technology, Daimler, Delta Electronics, DGS -Deutsche Gesellschaft für Sonnenenergie, Diehl Metall Stiftung, DLR, Eagle Industry, Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche, ELANTAS Europe, ElringKlinger, ESI ITI, euro communication EWIV, Evonik Resource Efficiency, Farasis Energy, Feinwerktechnik Otto Harrandt, Felss Systems, FES Fahrzeug-Entwicklung Sachsen, Festo, FEV Consulting, Flughafen Stuttgart, Freudenberg Sealing Technologies, FUCHS SCHMIERSTOFFE, Georgsmarienhütte, GKN Driveline International, Goldhofer Aktiengesellschaft, GTSystem, Hirschvogel Umformtechnik, Hitachi Automotive Systems Europe, hofer eds, Höganös, HOTTINGER BALDWIN, HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES, HYDRAC INTERNATIONAL, IAV, Isar Getriebetechnik, J.W. Froehlich Maschinenfabrik, JATCO France, JATCO Japan, JENOPTIK Advanced Systems, JENOPTIK Industrial Metrology, KEB Antriebtechnik, Kienle + Spiess, Klüber Lubrication München, Koepfer Engineering, Konzelmann, Koydo Yushi Europe, KS Gleitlager, Landeshauptstadt Stuttgart, Lenze Drives, Linde Material Handling, LuK, LYNAS CORPORATION, Lynas Corporation, MAGNA Powertrain, Magna TS, Mahle International, MAN Truck & Bus, MBtech Consulting, Mercedes-AMG, Miba Frictec, Modine Europe, Nemak Europe, NMI Reutlingen, NSK Deutschland, OELCHECK, Oerlikon Balzers Coating Germany, Opel Automobile, P3 Automotive, PFISTERER Kontaktsysteme, PINTER GUSS, Porsche Engineering Services, PRÄWEMA Antriebstechnik, Precision Motors Deutsche Minebea, Robert Bosch, Robert Bosch Battery Systems, Robert Bosch Espana Fabrica Treto, Schaeffler Engineering, Schaeffler Technologies, Schuck, Schwering & Hasse Elektrodraht, SEG Automotive Germany, Sensata Technologies, SGF, Shell Global Solutions, SKF, ŠKODA AUTO, SMZ Wickel- und Montagetechnik, Solar Promotion, Sumitomo Electric Hartmetall, The Boston Consulting Group, ThyssenKrupp Components Technology Hungary, ThyssenKrupp Presta, ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe, Torqeedo, TOTAL Deutschland, Trelleborg Sealing Solutions Germany, Valeo Siemens eAutomotive, Viscom, Voith Turbo, Volkswagen, Wacker Neuson, Wacker-Chemie, Walter Söhner, Wieland-Werke, WITTENSTEIN cyber motor, Yanmar Compact Germany, ZF Friedrichshafen
Research:
Fraunhofer: Institutefor Energy Economics and Energy System Technology (IEE), Institutefor Integrated Systems and Device Technology (IISB), Institutefor Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials (IFAM), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg FAPS – Institute for Factory Automation and Production Systems, Landshut University of Applied Sciences, Leibniz Universität Hannover Institute of Machine Design and Tribology (IMKT), University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt Technology Transfer Center for E-Mobility (TTZ-EMO), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT): Institute of Vehicle System Technology (FAST) Institute Mobile Machines (Mobima), Institute of Thermal Process Engineering (TVT), Institute of production Science (wbk), RWTH Aachen University: Institute for Power Electronics and Electrical Drives (ISEA), Institute for Combustion Engines (VKA), Technical University Tübingen Natural and Medical Sciences Institute (NMI), Technische Universität Darmstadt Institute for Electrical Energy Conversion (EW), Institute for Mechatronic Systems in Mechanical Engineering (IMS), Technical University of Munich Institute of Machine Elements (FZG), University of Applied Sciences Nuremberg ELSYS Institute for Electronic Systems, University of Stuttgart Institute of Electrical Energy Conversion (IEW)
Trade exhibition:
Industry: AICHELIN, AVL Deutschland, Breuckmann, Caresoft Global, Daimler, Engineering-Center-Steyr, FUCHS SCHMIERSTOFFE, HBM - Hottinger Baldwin Messtechnik, Mahle International, PFISTERER Kontaktsysteme, Robert Bosch, Schaeffler Engineering
Reserach
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg FAPS – Institute for Factory Automation and Production Systems, Leibniz Universität Hannover Institute of Machine Design and Tribology (IMKT), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT): Institute of Thermal Process Engineering (TVT), Institute of production Science (wbk), RWTH Aachen University Institute for Power Electronics and Electrical Drives (ISEA), University of Applied Sciences Nuremberg ELSYS Institute for Electronic Systems, University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt Technology Transfer Center for E-Mobility (TTZ-EMO)
Associations, organizations
Research Association Drive Technology e.V. (FVA), Research Association for Combustion Engines e.V. (FVV), VDMA: Power Transmission Engineering, Baden-Württemberg
Press/Film/Photographer
Zeitschrift EMobile plus solar
Rabbit Publishing
Mario Brunner Photography
Media partner
electrive.net, HZwei
