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2035 and the automotive chain: changing the manufacturing model to meet a technological transformation

On Thursday, March 29th, starting from 2.30 p.m., at the Arena of Bologna Trade Fair Service Centre, inside the MECSPE Exhibition Core, it will be held the Italian-German Forum dedicated to the automotive industry and to the great changes the latter will be called to face within 2035.

The issues will concern frame parts that shall be reengineered with new solutions, innovative and lighter materials that will replace steel, a stronger presence of on-board electronics, the whole power line that will need to be reconceived, control and management of the powertrain that will gain more and more importance, but we will also talk about the new character that supply chains will be expected to acquire.
Experts in technologies and market, through successful best practices and case histories, in collaboration with the Italian-German Chamber of Commerce, the division of industrial exhibitions of Stuttgart Trade Fair, including AMB and Moulding Expo, and Tecniche Nuove Group, will create an afternoon full of ideas and insights, analysing the challenges the automotive industry is called to face, the possible impact of the sustainable mobility on the supply chain and the adoptable measures.

Italian-German Forum:2035 and the automotive chain: changing the manufacturing model to meet a technological transformation

The programme of the Forum coordinated by Alessandro Garnero, editorial director of Tecniche Nuove Group, will be divided into three moments of debate and discussion:

• 2.30 – 3.30 p.m. Plenary session: The automotive scenario in constant evolution.
Moderator of the session will be Alessandro Marino, Secretary General of the Italian-German Chamber of Commerce.
Speeches will be delivered by prof. Karsten Stahl, Director of the Polytechnics and of FZG Institute in Munich; Markus Heseding, Director of the German Precision Tool Association (VDMA); prof. Ciro Attaianese, Director of ELMO Electrification of Mobility Inter-university Consortium and Dino Calia, manager of RD/BDQ Joint Battery – Supplier Quality & Project Safeguarding of Mercedes-Benz AG; Prof. Nicola Amati, Turin Polytechnics.

• 3.30 – 4.30 p.m. Panel 1: The impact of electromobility on the automotive chain and the response of Italy and Germany.
Moderator of the session will be prof. Carlo Gorla of Milan Polytechnics.
The floor will be given to the German and Italian industries of the subcontracting chain. In particular, Claudio Mus, Endurance Overseas; Davor Petrović, Marzocchi Pompe; Mauro Barchiesi, Bora Italia; Jorge Bertsos, Ubiemme Gühring Italia; Claudio Gabos, Mapal Italia; Prof. Lorella Ceschini, UniBS; Enio Gritti, OMR Automotive; Francesco Meroni, KEB e-mobility; Andrea Loi ZF, Paolo Basilico, KraussMaffei Group Italia.

• 4.30 – 5.30 p.m. Panel 2: The measures worth adopting to facilitate the reshoring and the shortening of supply chains, from design to strategic components.
Moderator of the session will be Mr Stefano Colletta, technical director of Meccanica News Journal.
Institutions’ role for the strengthening of the European industry. The collaboration with innovation and technological transfer centres, the new structure of supply chains.
This session will be attended by: Christoph Gelzer, Project Coordinator of Cars 2.0 Cluster Automotive Region Stuttgart; Federico Capucci, Cluster Manager of Clust-ER MECH Mechatronics and Motoristics; Marco Stella, President of ANFIA Components Group and Vicepresident of ANFIA (The Italian Association of the Automotive Industry); Michele Merola, President AIDAM – Italian Association of Automation and Mechatronics; Roberto Frassine, President Assocompositi and President EuCIA (European Composites Industry Association); Marco Gazzaniga, Business development Icona Design Group.

Electronics and mechanics for future mobility. Electric motor: smaller size for better performance

The international platform of technical information Electric Motor Engineering and the publishing house Tecniche Nuove, in collaboration with Professor Marco Villani, professor of Electrical Machines Design and Electric Systems for Mobility at the University of L’Aquila, on February 28th 2023, from 10.00 a.m. (CET) to 12 a.m. (CET) organize a webinar on the issue of “Electronics and mechanics for future mobility. Electric motor: smaller size for better performance“.

The topics

The entire automotive supply chain will have to readjust its production model to go along with an irreversible transformation. The entire power line will have to be rethought; smaller and lighter electric motors will have to ensure high performance and reliability.
Everything needs to be reengineered by pursuing new solutions; on-board electronics, control and powertrain management will be increasingly important.
Take part to the event organized by the magazine Electric Motor Engineering:


ELECTRONICS AND MECHANICS FOR FUTURE MOBILITY.
ELECTRIC MOTOR: SMALLER SIZE FOR BETTER PERFORMANCE

Webinar – February 28th 2023
from 10.00 a.m. (CET) to 12 a.m. (CET),
Moderator: Prof. Marco Villani, department of Industrial and Information Engineering and Economics University of L’Aquila (Italy)

  • Effects of glue bonding in mechanical and magnetic properties of electric motor cores, Mario Villalon – EuroGroup
  • Electric motors, winding solutions, Fabrizio Bardelli – CAME
  • Electric motors potting with high performance resin systems, Pietro Colombotto e Alberto Menozzi – Demak Group
  • Mechanical Face Seals for eMobility: eAxle, Gear Box and ePump, Alessandro Ventura – Meccanotecnica Umbra
  • The challenges of automotive electrification for 2-tier suppliers, Cristiano Bora – Bora

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European manufacturing of EV, a new coating line by BMW

To understand the market’s direction, the most truthful litmus test are the manufacturing programmes by the various factories. E BMW clearly shows it, developing and activating in its German Leipzig plant the first coating line of the cells that make up the batteries of BMW Group’s electric cars.
The factory at stake is in constant evolution for the production of components for electric cars and in the future its surface is expected to reach 150,000 square metres, implementing staff to overcome one thousand workers.
The manufacturing capacity of the new coating line amounts to 10 million cells/yearly, that is to say 2,300 cells/or and in 2024 the two existing lines will be joined by a third module assembling line. The production of high-voltage batteries in BMW site in Leipzig is made up by three automated phases: cell coating, production of modules and assembling of batteries.
The next milestone? In Leipzig they will start the production of the new Mini Countryman that in the full electric version will be equipped with “made in Leipzig” batteries.
In the photo battery cell coating at BMW Group Plant Leipzig. Uncoated cells are separated and their positions are checked.

Stellantis-Terrafame, towards a European cluster of batteries

The Finnish Terrafame will supply Stellantis with nickel sulphate for the production of electric vehicles’ batteries. This is a recent agreement signed by the two new partners and framed in the aggressive electrification strategy by Stellantis, which will allow satisfying a significant part of the requirements of sustainable nickel produced in the region.
Carlos Tavares, CEO of Stellantis stated: «This agreement is part of the provisioning strategy of essential raw materials to satisfy our requirements in the production of battery packs for electric vehicles. We go on implementing a new global value chain together with leader partners, to support our global strategy and to prosecute our commitment to becoming the reference sector reality in the contrast to the climatic change, with the target of zeroing net emissions by 2038, in advance versus competitors».
The words by Terrafame, pronounced by the CEO Joni Lukkaroinen are as enthusiastic: «The collaboration with sector leaders such as Stellantis strengthens the ranking of Terrafame as outstanding partner for the supply of chemical components for batteries for the European automotive industry».
Anyway, what about Terrafame? In Finland, it manages one of the largest chemical plants for batteries on a global scale. With an integrated manufacturing process that starts from its mine and ends with the chemical components for batteries in a single industrial site, the production of Terrafame is fully traceable. Moreover, due to the exclusive production technology, the carbon emissions of the nickel sulphate produced by Terrafame are among the lowest in the sector.

Electric cars’ lists, in Italy the position of Stellantis is confirmed

Stellantis press office has recently announced that Fiat started 2023 at the top of the market of 100% electric cars, with a 16.6% market share, growing by 1.6 percentage points compared to January 2022.
Fiat Nuova 500 reconfirms to be the best-selling 100% electric model in Italy in January, with a 16.3% share. Peugeot, with e-208, maintains its primacy in the B sedan segment, with over 50% of share and Peugeot e-2008 is top in the segment of compact SUV.
In the market of low-emission vehicles, Stellantis, with 30% of share, confirms the top ranking also in this first month of the year. The new DS4, in slightly more than one year of life, has succeeded in gaining the second place of the podium among hybrid “plugged” sedans of the C segment with the 18% share, and the growth is constant for Citroën with Plug in Hybrid models, with C5 Aircross that doubles its volumes compared to last year and C5 X that ranks second among the sedans in the D-segment.
Moreover, Stellantis has communicated they rank first in the market of 100% electric commercial vehicles with the 44.7% share, with Fiat brand at the first place and Opel brand at the third in the ranking of the brands of this category in January.
These results represent a further step forward in the execution of Dare Forward 2030.

MECSPE: core exhibition dedicated to energy transition and mobility

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Major focuses of MECSPE, a Core Exhibition dedicated to energy transition and mobility, the Aluminum Path by METEF and the debut of Elettronica Italia.

The year opened with encouraging signs for the industrial sector: inflation and energy prices are dropping, the automotive market is regaining share and, as recorded by Istat, November industry turnover grew by +11.5 percent compared to the same period in the previous year.

An expression of this positive trend will be the upcoming edition of MECSPE, the main exhibition dedicated to innovation in the manufacturing industry, organized by Senaf and scheduled to take place at BolognaFiere from March 29 to 31, which, as every year, gathers adhesions from all over the country and abroad.

In fact, about 2,000 companies in the industry have already decided to exhibit in the MECSPE halls, and numerous visitors are expected again this year.

Three days not to be missed

In 2023 MECSPE opens its doors to its highly qualified and professional audience for three immersive days to illustrate innovative and sustainable solutions for the supply chain, paving the way for the future of Industry 4.0 with a program developed on the three pillars of the event: training, innovation and sustainability.

In particular, this year MECSPE focuses on innovation in the energy field with a privileged look at the automotive sector.

Focus on sustainable mobility

The new Exhibition Core (Cuore Mostra) titled Energy Transition and Mobility of the Future is a 2,000-square-meter area devoted entirely to discussions on sustainable mobility issues and the technological solutions that will promote its progress.

Over the course of the three-day event, within the Cuore Mostra, the focuses of the area will be addressed through demonstration stations, roundtables and moments of debate with key players in the supply chain:

  • Solutions and Technologies for the Mobility of the Future
  • Machinery, Equipment and Manufacturing Systems to Optimize Efficiency,
  • Reshoring for Subcontracting Supply Chains,
  • Metal Replacement.

On the first day of the fair, the arena will also host the international forum 2035 AND THE AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLY CHAIN: Changing the Production Model to Respond to a Technological Transformation, in cooperation with the Tecniche Nuove Group, The German-Italian Chamber of Commerce , and the Industrial Fairs Division of Messe Stuttgart, including AMB and Moulding Expo.

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During the event, a team of experts will talk about the challenges and opportunities facing the automotive industry in the run-up to 2035, through best practices and successful case histories.

Among them Alessandro Marino, President of the German-Italian Chamber of Commerce, Markus Heseding, CEO VDMA, Dino Calia, Mercedes-Benz AG, Daniele De Caro, Stellantis.

Also within the Cuore Mostra, on the last day of the fair will take place the the Aluminum Energy Summit , the event organized by METEF, the international expo for the aluminum industry, foundry and die casting, transformations, processing, finishing and end uses, present this year at MECSPE with an itinerary featuring the world of aluminum.

The aluminum supply chain is booming, especially in the transportation sector, which has the highest use of aluminum in Italy (42 percent).

It is an element that offers revolutionary opportunities for industry because of its energy and sustainability properties and its ability to be endlessly recycled.

The panel at the Aluminum Energy Summit consists of leading speakers who, drawing on their experiences in the field, will provide the audience with the tools to explore the future of aluminum and primary metal production and energy conservation through recovery and recycling as it relates to market and energy supply challenges.

On the same March 31, the International Innovation Award will be held, the initiative organized by METEF that has been established for more than a decade to enhance the innovative content proposed by aluminum companies.

The debut of Elettronica Italia

Big news for 2023 will be the holding, at the same time as MECSPE, of the Elettronica Italia show, which debuts with its first edition and will occupy Hall 28 of the Bologna exhibition centre.

The area will be representative of all industrial applications pertaining to electronics, from the design stages tithe production of components and systems, from systems to services to the subsequent market distribution of components, complex assemblies, production machines and test systems.

The goal is to offer visitors a glimpse of the entire industry from a national and international perspective.

Thematic round tables

Also scheduled at Elettronica Italia are several thematic round tables such as the March 29 “Electronics in the Mobility of the Future” and the March 30 “The Industrial Recovery of Electronics: Advantages, Regulations, Bureaucratic Difficulties,” true educational and informative moments organized by the editorial staff of the event’s official magazines: PCB and Electronics Selection, from the Tecniche Nuove Business Media Group.

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«The new edition of MECSPE will be full of insights into segments that are crucial for industrial development because they intersect technological innovation and environmental impact reduction. We have worked throughout the year to bring a content proposal that is absolutely unique in the Italian exhibition scene and has an international scope» comments Maruska Sabato, MECSPE project manager.

«For 21 editions, we have been trying to offer the actors in the manufacturing sector opportunities for networking and professional growth, and this makes MECSPE an ideal business partner for companies. That is why we decided to shine the spotlight not only on the historical contents of MECSPE, but also on the energy transition, the aluminum and electronics sectors, which will be of fundamental importance for the future of the industry.»

Next appointment in Bari

Many others will be the special initiatives and demonstrations, which can be visited on the fair’s website, that will make up the rich information and training program of MECSPE, which in 2023 doubles the appointment and will also be held in Bari from November 23 to 25 with “Focus Mediterraneo” at the Nuova Fiera del Levante, an edition dedicated to the development of 4.0 technologies and a proposal increasingly focused on sustainability and innovation of production processes.

A partnership for a complete traction inverter solution

onsemi, top player in intelligent power and sensing technologies, has announced the signature of a strategic agreement with Volkswagen AG (VW) to provide modules and semiconductors that enable a complete electric vehicle (EV) traction inverter solution for VW’s next-generation platform family. Semiconductors are part of a general optimization of the system that supports front and rear traction inverters of VW models.
In the ambit of this agreement, in a first time onsemi will supply its modules for 1200 V traction inverters of the EliteSiC line; they are pin to pin compatible so that it is possible to adapt problem-free the solution for different power levels and various motor types. The two companies’ teams have collaborated for over one year at the optimization of power modules for next-generation platforms and samples for the pre-production are in development and assessment phase.
Karsten Schnake, head of the operative and strategic semiconductor taskforce Compass at Volkswagen AG, said: «The superior performance and quality of onsemi’s traction inverter modules together with our joint efforts to create the best system solution enable us to deliver the outstanding driving experience and quality customers expect from a VW group vehicle. onsemi’s broad portfolio of intelligent power and sensing solutions further allows us to offer cutting-edge technologies and features in our EVs, from the traction inverter and beyond. Besides this milestone, onsemi with its balanced production facility layout in the U.S., Asia and Europe, including the plant in the Czech Republic, is the perfect match to support our strategic markets with all high-voltage solutions and more».

Indy Autonomous Challenge: Milan Polytechnics’ s victory

On January 8th 2023 PoliMOVE team of Milan Polytechnics won the second edition of Indy Autonomous Challenge at CES in Las Vegas, an elimination tournament with multiple rounds of head-to-head racing between two teams. Results? The team’s car reached the maximum speed of 290Km/h, new world record on track for an unmanned car. Pushing the boundaries of autonomous guide head-to-head racing, PoliMOVE competed at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway against nine teams coming from seventeen Universities of six Countries worldwide. The second place was conquered by TUM Autonomous Motorsport of Technische Universität in Munich.
Sergio Savaresi, Ordinary Professor of Automatics at Polytechnics declared: «Precisely one year after our first victory, we were so proud and excited of having returned to Las Vegas for the Autonomous Challenge. This victory represents for us an important step forward in terms of speed, competition complexity and management of challenging head-to-head situations. We are very happy of this success, for the contribution by the Indy Autonomous Challenge and by all teams in making the artificial intelligence applied to drive improve».

John Deere, when students make the difference

The news coming from the historical enterprise John Deere, American company that for 180 years has produced agricultural machines and heavy equipment, speaks of young talents who allow big large world players to innovate. The latest news diffused by the company concern in fact the precious contribution by John Van Poucke, a part-time student and e-Machine data analyst at the John Deere Technology and Innovation Center in the University of Illinois Research Park.
In his ten months with Deere, John has taken complicated and complex electric motor testing and simulation data, and created a simple tool that shows machine performance results and allows a wider range of stakeholders to interact with and understand the data. Beyond the technical expertise John brings to the role, he is approachable, likeable, and easy to talk to.
Upon graduating from The Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign this May with his bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, John will work full-time with Deere as a part of the Engineering Development Program (EDP). He will be based in our office in Cary, North Carolina. Deere’s EDP gives young engineers a range of experiences quickly at the beginning of their career, which helps them find their passion, learn about the company, and grow their network.

MECSPE: energy transition and future mobility

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MECSPE is back to BolognaFiere from 29th to 31st March 2023, with several novelties and an exhibition core entitled “Energy transition and mobility of the future”.

An intense year has recently ended for the manufacturing industry, driving sector of the economy of the Country that faces 2023 with more confidence [1] and with a rising turnover (+1.9%)[2] and new important targets to be reached.

Among them, enterprises will certainly have to process new solutions constantly in the name of environmental sustainability, process innovation and competence development.

To succeed in it, they will have the possibility of relying, also in 2023, on MECSPE, the main Italian trade fair dedicated to the manufacturing industry organized by Senaf that will be held from 29th to 31st March 2023 at BolognaFiere, through a programme studded with special initiatives, conventions and institutional speeches on the three big exhibition pillars: training, innovation and sustainability.

Sustainability is the protagonist

The latter is the protagonist of MECSPE trade fair core, and exhibition area taking up 2,000 sq.m. entitled Energy transition and mobility of the future, where experts, professionals, entrepreneurs and institutional personalities will have the opportunity of discussing about the innovations in the field of the energy transition and of mobility, from electric vehicles to hydrogen ones, up to biofuels, and visitors will be allowed visiting demo units in operation, which will show technologies and machining intended for the sector of the sustainable mobility, from design to manufacturing, everything according to a logic of circularity and of optimization of the energy efficiency.

The debate will concern the whole supply chain that looks at new more sustainable processes, being extended also to topical issues in the manufacturing sector ambit such as the reshoring, the remanufacturing and the metal replacement, with a focus on new materials.

To enhance the good practices of those who are already committed in the environmental sustainability field, MECSPE confirms also in 2023 Ecofriendly – I do more, a real virtual path among the exhibitors that stand out with new solutions that are source of inspiration for visitors.

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Moreover, a novelty of this edition will be Green Plastix Arena, an area where the companies in the rubber-plastic sector will present their innovations based on the concept of circular economy, where digitalization represents a key factor for the efficiency of the resource management.

Orientation, training and recruiting

Broad room also for training and recruiting, with the return of Mecspe Young & Career, a place of meeting between the job demand and supply in the manufacturing industry, for highly specialized figures.

Furthermore, to facilitate the talent search in precision engineering, novelty of 2023 is the Mould and die Training Square, which will connect young future professionals and companies to create new synergies, due to the numerous professional opportunities in the tool sector.

The venue of fundamental times of orientation and training in industry 4.0 ambit will be the Competence Center Area, inside of which new concrete projects will be presented, implemented in collaboration with the manufacturing industry, to meet the requisites of innovation, efficiency and sustainability.

Part of the area will be also the Digital Innovation Hubs, incubators of ideas able to speed up enterprises’ manufacturing processes and at disposal to offer visitors all useful information for the digital transformation of business processes and the support to companies in the processing of projects 4.0.

Conventions, conferences and awards

For over twenty years, MECSPE has been the Italian pole for the technological innovation in industrial field, element on which the exhibition is based, which every year proposes solutions for industry 4.0, and also in this edition times of meeting and discussion dedicated to companies’ innovation and digitalization will not miss.

Starting from the Additive Manufacturing Arena, the space hosting conventions about new additive technologies, enlivened by speeches about real projects, technical presentations, case histories of excellence and institutional speeches.

For all the players involved in research and development processes the Simulation Summit is instead back, the first Italian independent conference on CAE Simulation in industrial ambit, conceived with the aim of promoting the engineering Simulation.

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With a view to encouraging innovation in development processes and acknowledging the commitment of those driving the change in industry, on March 30th the prizegiving of the Solution Award will be held, the Robotic Innovation award, which will be given to enterprises standing out for the best industrial or service robotic application.

Focus on innovation also by the Startup Factory, which has reached its third edition, an area to favour the dialogue among start-ups and small, medium and big enterprises coming from the manufacturing industry.

The Engineering and Design Square is back, too, and with a focus on the theme of materials’ transparency, this time it is centred on the aesthetics and design of the items on show.

«At each edition MECSPE tries modulating programme and initiatives according to enterprises’ real requirements, with the goal of supporting them in the growth process, for which we believe it is fundamental to boost the comparison and the mutual exchange of business expertise and practices – affirms Maruska Sabato, Project Manager of MECSPE – For 21 editions, the manufacturing field has met at MECSPE precisely with this spirit, and the results achieved confirm how much is important, for the chain protagonists, to meet in a highly professional context, rich in contents that look at the sector future.»

Associations, the fair’s added value

MECSPE convention programme will be enriched by the attending associations during all three trade fair days, which bring added value to the event due to their precious contributions.

Among them, MESAP, the innovation cluster for the Smart Products and the Smart Manufacturing of Piedmont Region, AIFM –Italian Association of Metal Finishing, present with its A.I.F.M. Finish Area, and CNA Production, the CNA area that represents the biggest representation association distributed on the territory.

The Italian association of Plastic Material Technicians will take care of TMP Square, meeting point for the network, aimed at the exchange of know-how for plastic material technicians.

Large room also for Confartigianato, with Confartigianato Village, companies’ lively collective showroom that also on this occasion will be accompanied by a series of events.

Many associations will take part with dedicated collective areas to develop the entrepreneurial fabric’s excellence of the various districts.

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Among them, in the ambit of the Mechanical Subcontracting Showroom, the Associations of Small and Medium Enterprises, API,will be present, from the districts of Brescia, Torino and Lecco, the Cluster of Metalworking in Friuli-Venezia Giulia COMET and the association of manufacturing enterprises CONFIMI Romagna.

In the showroom Machines & Tools will be instead hosted the ASCOMUT Village, which represents import and distribution enterprises and the branches of foreign companies in the sectors of machine tools and tools.

Moreover, an international collective organized by AFM Machine Tools Manufacturing Cluster, the Spanish Association of machine tool manufacturers, will be present.

The specialized areas inside the Automation and Robotics Showroom will include Aidam Village, the space reserved to member companies operating in the Automation and Mechatronics sectors, Assogalvanica, the Italian Association of Galvanic Industries and also CDO Networking Business Area, by Cdo Compagnia delle Opere.

The first time for Elettronica Italia

Moreover, starting from this year, Elettronica Italia event will be held simultaneously with MECSPE; it is fully dedicated to the electronics world and provides visitors with an outlook on the whole field and a focus dedicated to electronics at the service of the electric mobility and transport electrification.

Still simultaneously with MECSPE also METEF will take place, the international expo dedicated to the aluminium chain, a central branch for the industrial sustainable manufacturing.

“Focus Mediterraneo” in Bari

Finally, in 2023 MECSPE will double the meeting and will be held also in Bari from 23rd to 25th November with “Focus Mediterraneo” at Nuova Fiera del Levante, an edition dedicated to the development of technologies 4.0 and a proposal increasingly focused on sustainability and innovation of manufacturing processes.

[1] Istat source, companies’ confidence

[2] Istat source, industry’s turnover in August-October 2022 quarter 

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