Participation in the 1st International Electric Drives Production Conference

Electric drives, one of the most important future technologies, were the focus of a conference that took place from September 27th to 30th at the Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg. At the first international conference on the manufacture of electric drives (1st International Electric Drives Production Conference – EDPC), developers, researchers and potential users exchanged views on the latest product and manufacturing technologies in this area. dr Müller presented the ArpaxX aramid paper.

The conference was attended by more than 350 participants from all areas of the value chain for the production of electric motors and generators. Renowned experts such as Ralf-Michael Franke, CEO of the Drive Technologies Division of Siemens AG, Dr. Manfred Wittenstein, CEO of Wittenstein AG and former President of the German Mechanical and Plant Engineering Association (VDMA), spoke about the challenges in the field of electromobility.

Topics of the conference were application and design of electrical machines, new materials and electronic components, computer-integrated and environmentally oriented engineering as well as manufacturing and assembly technologies. The electrification of drive technology in vehicles is of particular importance. The automotive industry faces the major challenge of replacing the entire conventional drive train with new technologies. In addition to innovative approaches to the design and control of powerful electric motors, the design of the production processes and systems is of particular interest in order to tap this attractive value-added potential for Germany as a production location in the manufacture of the drives themselves and in the provision of machines and systems.

As part of the focus on electromobility, universities, original equipment manufacturers and suppliers such as BMW, Daimler, Brose, Bosch and Continental presented the latest production and engine concepts from the field of electric drive technology for vehicles. At the same time, these topics are also examined from the point of view of the industrial application of electric motors. The speakers come from the ranks of the largest German manufacturers such as Siemens and ebmPapst.

Other focal points are assembly and production. In a separate session on winding technology, experts explained new processes, such as optimizing the copper fill factor, increasing quantity and variant flexibility, and integrating additional process steps. The focus of the agenda was testing and manufacturing processes such as laser connection technologies, copper die-casting of windings or surface measurement of magnetic fields. Solutions to current challenges such as the availability of rare earths, the development of copper prices or the series use of powerful piezo drives were discussed. Lectures on design, calculation and simulation methods rounded off the program.

Accompanying the congress, machine builders with production technologies, drive specialists with efficient engine concepts and automobile manufacturers with a wide variety of new electric vehicles presented themselves in an exhibition.

the dr Dietrich Müller GmbH was the only exhibitor on the subject of electrical insulation materials and thermally conductive materials. Many customers from the field of electromobility showed interest in the solutions from Dr. Dietrich Müller GmbH for the area of ​​insulation systems for the drive train, for the area of ​​cooling systems for batteries and for the area of ​​housing and insulation concepts for battery charging systems.

From the wide range of solutions offered by Dr. Dietrich Müller GmbH was particularly interested in the newly developed ArpaxX aramid paper. Projects have been agreed with various automobile manufacturers and some suppliers. In particular, the improved dielectric strength, the increased thermal conductivity and the increased temperature resistance as well as the possibility of recycling waste met with great interest.