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Tech Tips: Removing the Bottleneck in Welding Electrical Conductors for EVs 

January 10, 2023 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Tech Tips: Removing the Bottleneck in Welding Electrical Conductors for EVs 

The need to increase the rate of joining electrically conducting components has become critically important in the electric vehicle sector as it is emerging to be the bottleneck of manufacturing, according to Alex O’Farrell, development engineer with Cambridge Vacuum Engineering. As a maker of welding machinery, the UK-based company works close to the subject. In a recent presentation prepared for the 75th International Institute of Welding Annual Assembly & Conference in Tokyo, O’Farrell made his case for electron beam welding technology, highlighted here. […]

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ABB Works on Reducing Carbon Footprint of Motors & Electromagnetic Stirrers 

January 9, 2023 Editorial Staff Comments Off on ABB Works on Reducing Carbon Footprint of Motors & Electromagnetic Stirrers 

ABB is working with Boliden, the Swedish mining and smelting company, to build a strategic cooperation to use low carbon footprint copper in its electromagnetic stirring equipment and high-efficiency electric motors. The aim is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while driving the transition to a more circular economy. […]

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Electric Motors Production Ramping Up to More Than 1 Million by 2024 at Stellantis-Nidec JV Plant in France 

December 20, 2022 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Electric Motors Production Ramping Up to More Than 1 Million by 2024 at Stellantis-Nidec JV Plant in France 

Stellantis, the Amsterdam based automaker now home to a collection of car brands, announced December 19 the ramp-up of production of the all-new M3 electric motors, the result of the Emotors joint venture with Nidec Leroy-Somer, at its manufacturing plant in Trémery, France. Production capacity is expected to reach more than 1 million motors per year by 2024. […]

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Cummins Acquires Siemens e-Drives Business for Commercial Vehicles 

December 19, 2022 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Cummins Acquires Siemens e-Drives Business for Commercial Vehicles 

Through its new subsidiary Meritor, Cummins has acquired Siemens’ Commercial Vehicles business, a global supplier of high-performance electric drive systems for commercial vehicles. The purchase  

brings key capabilities in direct drive and transmission-based remote mount electric motors, inverters, software and related services for electric powertrains, says Cummins.  […]