e-Power Technology

Impermeable Stacking by Feintool Enables Integrated Cooling for Motors  

Whether the power source is battery or fuel cell, the efficiency and performance of motors are crucial in electromobility. Critical factors in their design and production include stability of the lamination stacks of electrical steel and their impermeability to cooling fluid. Feintool says that its glulock Multiple Dots bonding process promises tight and stable electric motors, even in the high-temperature range prevalent in today’s e-motors. Based in Switzerland, the company develops machinery and processes for both the production of motor laminations as well as fineblanking of bipolar plates for fuel cells.  […]

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Japan Ponies Up Another AUDS$200 Million to Secure Rare Earths from Lynas 

Amidst rising demand for rare earth minerals to supply magnets for manufacturers of motors for electric vehicles and for wind turbines, Japan has committed another AUDS$200 million to Australian producer Lynas Rare Earths for a favored supply chain. The latest tranche, worth about US $135 million, brings total commitment up to about US$400 million.  […]

Electromagnetics

Equipmake Puts Its ‘Space Motor’ on the Market 

British electrification specialist Equipmake, expanding from its founder’s roots in designing Formula 1 race cars, has launched an ultra-lightweight, power-dense electric motor designed for demanding aerospace and marine applications. Debuted at the Future Propulsion Conference held in Solihull, UK in March, the HPM-400 is an advanced high power, short duration motor that was original specified as a high-performance rocket fuel pump for Australian company, Gilmour Space Technologies, for use in its Eris rocket program. […]

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Elaphe Applies Its In-Wheel Propulsion Systems to Growing Roster of EV Platforms 

Slovenian in-wheel propulsion developer Elaphe, a designer of innovative electromagnetic topologies for pushing the limits of power density, is working on several projects designed to bring new levels of performance to the EV market. A major project involves its joint venture with power electronics specialist McLaren Applied targeting automotive applications, other are its work to develop a 350-watt gearless hub motor for electric scooters and manufacturing its systems for solar EV company, Aptera. […]

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Gamma Technologies Builds e-Machine Software Portfolio with FEMAG and PowerForge Acquisitions 

With its acquisition of FEMAG in Switzerland and earlier purchase of PowerForge, software company Gamma Technologies has been significantly bolstering its portfolio of multi-physics simulation capabilities for the design of electric machines, fuel cell systems […]

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Stellantis Plans $155 Million Investment in 3 Indiana Plants to Support North American Electrification Goals 

Stellantis announced today from its headquarters in Amsterdam that it will invest a total of $155 million in three Kokomo, Indiana, plants to produce new electric drive modules that will help power future electric vehicles assembled in North America and support the goal of 50% battery electric sales in the U.S. by 2030.  […]