e-Power Technology

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. […]

Materials/Manufacturing

Proterial New Name for Hitachi Metals, as It Proposes Ferrite Magnets for EV Motors  

Flush on the closing of its acquisition by an investment consortium, Hitachi Metals tomorrow becomes Proterial as it positions for its NMF 15 ferrite magnets to become an alternative to the industry-standard neodymium magnetic material for electric vehicle traction motors. […]

e-Power Technology

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. […]

e-Power Technology

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.  […]