Power Electronics Production

• Automated processes and machinery for the manufacturing of power electronics
• New joining technologies, e.g. silver sintering, diffusion soldering, transient liquid phase soldering (TLPS), thick wire bonding
• New material systems, e.g. Cu instead of Al
• New durability tests, e.g. active power cycling, H3TRB, HTGB / HTGSP
• Application of mechatronic integrated devices (MID)

Production Technologies for Power Supply & Transfer

• Automated processes and machinery for the manufacturing of stationary charging systems
• Technological developments in automated processes for manufacturing of inductive charging systems or dynamic charging systems
• Automated processes and machinery for the manufacturing of fuel cells and hydrogen storage systems
• Highly specialized cutting and joining operations for cell production
• Handling systems for stack components with highest precision and dynamics
• High quality forming and joining technologies for production of hydrogen storage systems

Battery Production

• Automated processes and machinery for the manufacturing of Li-ion batteries and post-lithium material systems
• New electrolyte systems, e.g. solid instead of liquid
• New electrode materials, e.g. Si-based instead of Li-or C-based
• Integration instead of modularization techniques
• Design for remanufacturing and recycling

Electric Drives Production

• Automated processes and machinery for the manufacturing of electric drives
• Alternative motor technologies for EVs, e.g. reluctance motor, PM synchrony
• Higher system integration, e.g. integrated power electronics, integrated cooling system
• Alternative winding technologies, e.g. (Continuous-) Hairpin instead of round enameled wire, basket insertion instead of pull-in insertion
• New joining technologies, e.g. ultrasonic or induction supported instead of hot crimping or laser welding instead of crimping

Lifecycle Assessment

• Lifecycle Assessment
• Lifecycle Assessment in production environments and link to absolute sustainability
• Influencing factors on energy consumption of electric vehicles in all phases of the product lifecycle
• Optimization potentials in manufacturing processes
• Integrating the carbon footprint into economic evaluations

Production Systems

• Systems and machinery for the manufacturing of electrified aviation
• Systems and machines for the manufacturing of ground-based E-Mobility
• Systems and machines for the manufacturing of electrified nautical mobility