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Here is the hybrid tractor for agriculture

It is called REX4 Electra the hybrid tractor by Landini brand, trademark of Argo Tractors Spa company, multinational of Argo industrial Group headquartered at Fabbrico, in Reggio Emilia province.

The vehicle, intended for crossing fruit and vegetable fields in a sustainable way, has won the Technical Novelty Eima International, too.

Propulsion is dominated by the 110 HP diesel engine that, through the generator and the battery, powers the two front electric motors, which deliver 12-kW power that can rise to 16-kW for each wheel.

In REX4, the novelty is positioned in the “bow” of the tractor, with fully electric front-wheel drive on suspended axle and sensors, electronic controls, generator and battery dedicated to the Brake Energy Recovery, the energy recovery in braking and deceleration phases.

The system, which is called Electra Evolving Hybrid, is managed by PMS, Power Management System, which supervises the operation of all devices, battery included.
What are benefits in terms of performances? We will achieve the 10% fuel saving, the 15% steering angle improvement, the 15% vibration reduction and higher transport stability.

Full electric luxury yacht

The Eco Cruiser 50 announced by the German Alva Yachts is a luxury boat with electric motors, hydrogen and solar panels.

However, it is not the first green initiative by the company: it has experimented the electric propulsion on houseboats and it has started the construction of two zero-emission catamarans.

Eco Cruiser 50 is a 15.20-metre yacht that, once launched, will be available in different versions, with three or four cabins, for private use or for charter, with variable power motors and possibility of reaching the maximum speed of 20 knots.

The electric propulsion is constituted by two motors with 100 kW each, for a total power of 272 HP. The necessary energy to power the motors comes from a 50-kVA generator and from the solar panels positioned on the top, with 4.9 kW power and 140 or 240 kWh battery pack.

The great novelty of the project is technology will not be added afterwards, but it will represent a central element of the design. For this reason, the line of the yacht roof offers an enormous surface for solar panels.

The design also provides for the replacement of the tank with a hydrogen fuel cell for the generator, while the space generally taken up by standard fuel tanks is intended for the stocking of the hydrogen itself.

Speaking of furniture, interiors have been developed according to a minimalist design, staking on natural materials and light, but also on cruise luxury, safety and comfort.

The primary goal is making Eco Cruiser 50 an example of the latest technological developments in the field of 100% green yacht, ahead of years versus competitors.

The new hybrid plug-in by Ferrari

Extraordinarily fine. SF90 Spider, convertible version of the SF90 Road, it is not only the first Ferrari series plug-in hybrid spider, but it also represents the absolute reference in terms of drive performance, innovations and emotions compared to the range by Maranello Company and the production of the whole sports car sector.

It is a disruptive car, for those aspiring to the highest level of Ferrari technology and wishing to be excited by its performances without giving up versatility and the drive pleasure with open top assured by RHT (Retractable Hard Top), factory trademark of the spiders by Prancing Horse since 2011.

The hybrid plug-in system of SF90 Spider assures it top performances: the 780 HP turbo motor is in fact joined by three electric motors, one at the rear and two on the front axle, which raise the maximum available power to as many as 1000 HP.
However, the great refinement of this plant does not imply complications for the pilot because the sophisticated control logic autonomously supervises the energy flow management according to use conditions.

Therefore, the driver’s only task is setting up one of the use modalities of the power unit (eDrive, Hybrid, Performance and Qualify) that can be selected by the brand-new eManettino and let emotions free.

Like the SF90 Road, also the SF90 Spider is equipped with four-wheel drive on-demand, an absolute première for the sports cars by Maranello Company that allows the car to turn into the new benchmark for the standing start: 0-100 km/h in 2.5 s and 0-200 km/h in 7.0 s.

The adopted architecture has allowed engineers to enhance also the management logic of the dynamic car control, now called eSSC: the system constantly assesses the dynamic vehicle conditions and checks its driving stability and front electric motors, in order to manage independently the torque applied to the inner and outer wheel (Torque Vectoring), significantly improving traction out of corners and allowing the pilot to reach the limit in full simplicity and safety.

The electric sports car that stems from wastes

Implemented in about 18 months by 22 Dutch students of the Tu/ecomotive team University of Technology, Luca is a prototype of two-seater sports electric car, which boasts a green soul indeed.

The vehicle is equipped with two electric motors, one for each rear wheel, and its weight is just 360 kilograms, with the addition of 60 kg of batteries.

The great peculiarity? Luca has been fully made with wastes, including the plastic fished out of the ocean, recycled Pet bottles for the frame and unsorted household wastes for interiors, which include also two very comfortable customized seats, whose cushions are made with a combination of coir and horsehair.

For the bodywork, they have used recycled Abs, a hard plastic drawn from landfill materials such as TV sets, toys and kitchen appliances.

The two-seater with sports look has a yellow livery made with the application of a film, then easily removed to be recycled again.

Considering wastes as precious material in a car with sports look is then the outstanding frontier exceeded by the team of the project manager Lisa van Etten. «We hope– stated Matthijs van Wijk, member of Tu/ecomotive team – that automotive companies will start using waste materials, already feasible for many applications. We wanted to demonstrate it is also possible to make a frame with them».

MECSPE Connect, alongside companies

MECSPE 2020 becomes digital | Next December 2nd and 3rd, exhibitors and visitors will have the opportunity of meeting online to discover the best of the manufacturing industry.

The commitment of MECSPE, the biggest exhibition dedicated to innovative technologies for manufacturing enterprises, goes on through the new digital MECSPE CONNECT initiative, purposely devised not to deprive exhibitors and visitors of the opportunity of meeting, exchanging information and keeping on doing business.

It will be possible to follow and to enjoy the innovative digital platform live during the two days of next 2nd and 3rd December.

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It is a space where to exhibit, to collect information, to train and to discuss about the future of the system, to live times of direct contact among exhibitors and visitors, national and international buyers.

Exhibitors and partners of the exhibition will present technical novelties and contents, with a very broad programme of workshops, roundtables and conferences about themes like Additive and Simulation, the Factory Without Limits – Gamification, Innovation, Safety and Sustainability.
Moreover, the online platform will allow entering the twelve trade showrooms that will permit users to identify and to contact with a single click the best suppliers of technologies, machines and machining processes.
MECSPE Connect represents then a precious networking meeting that will allow weaving relations and building business relationships that will be consolidated at the next MECSPE edition in Bologna, held from 10th to 12th June 2021.

 

Motor Valley, 20 millions to favour innovative start-ups

On the occasion of the opening of the new “Cdp Space” in Modena, an office of “Cassa depositi e prestiti” entrusted with the sustainable development of the whole area, they have released a business accelerator that bodes well for the future of the automotive and mobility chain.
The project aims at attracting and favouring innovative start-ups, making 20 million Euros available in the ambit of the new “Mobility & Digital Acceleration” fund of MEF operational branch, with the support of Modena technological broker Crit and of the international platform Open Innovation Plug and Play.
The project uniqueness consists in having united partners that excel in the respective competences: Cdp in the fund management, Crit in hi-tech innovation connected with the territory, Plug and Play in the business acceleration on a global scale.
The target is enriching the historical know-how of the Emilia, Piedmont and Italian engineering chain, boosting the already existing companies, to favour investments in human resources and in the development of excellent start-ups.

Electric motors with Italian heart

Electric motors for the models by Volkswagen Group manufactured on Meb platform equip the proud Made in Italy signed by Euro Group Laminations. The company comes into play with the exclusive supply of rotors and stators for the electric traction motors of Meb modular platform at Baranzate (Mi). It is an important contract that will heighten the importance of the automotive segment of the family company, which counts 1,950 people in the world, almost half of them in Italy, where it operates with seven of its 12 factories.
«We can affirm – the CEO Marco Arduini declared- we rely on 53 years of experience and we are the number one in our segment by size, but especially we avail ourselves of advanced technologies in the various processes. Moreover, we are a family-owned company that is aware of the importance of gaining and maintaining the confidence of those turning to us».
In 2016, Euro Group entered the electric car business through the agreement with an American manufacturer, launching pad to work in China for Volkswagen Group for the eTraction architecture, used also in Europe for the e-Up and for the e-Golf.

Volkswagen, the sustainable production on Meb base is starting

In Foshan and Anting Chinese factories, which together have a maximum overall capacity of 600,000 units per year, they have started the production of the two new models of the 100% electric ID family, specific for that national market. They are ID.4 Crozzi By Faw-Volkswagen and ID.4 X1 by Saic Volkswagen, manufactured on the innovative Meb platform, and the release on the market is expected for the beginning of 2021.
This move will allow the Group to rise the share of electric vehicles in its product portfolio by 35% within 2025 and Volkswagen will propose eight models of the ID family by 2023.
«Our ID. family, based on Meb platform – declared Stephan Wöllenstein, Ceo of Volkswagen Group China – will revolutionize the industry and the market of electric cars. Meb features unique versatility and it is an unbelievably flexible platform for the vehicle production, that is to say it allows offering a broad range of very interesting electric models, from compact city cars to spacious vans or Suv».
Foshan production site is fully powered by renewable energy and its original structures have been renovated, so becoming one of the most flexible sites in the global production network: they rely on 1,200 robots in the welding department and an almost 100% automation degree in the painting one. Here it is possible to manufacture both standard internal-combustion vehicles based on the Mqb platform and fully electric cars on Meb base. A highly flexible configuration enables the production of 6-8 Meb models simultaneously.

GM anticipates its launches. Ultium is the key

General Motors is already at work on the next evolution of its Ultium battery cells. GM R&D Lab Group Manager Mei Cai, PhD, displays a working prototype of a battery cell with a lithium metal anode, a significant step on the path to remarkable energy density breakthroughs, with even more power and range at lower costs. This cell has already completed more than 500 deep charge/discharge cycles. (Photo by Steve Fecht for General Motors)

The company General Motors is accelerating its electric-vehicle efforts, pulling forward the schedule on many future launches, and expanding the number of EV models it sells globally to 30 by the end of 2025. Here it is the words of Mary Barra, Ceo. Two new all-electric Chevrolet vehicles are coming: they are a full-size pickup truck and a compact crossover utility vehicle, whose schedules have been pulled forward by 11 months and a whopping 21 months.
Fully 40 % of the GM models sells by the end of 2025 will be battery-electric: more than two-thirds of those 30 different electric vehicles will be offered in North America. They will include entries from all four GM brands: Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, and GMC.
Moreover, the company will pull forward the launch date for its 2023 Cadillac Lyriq: from the end of 2022 to the first quarter of that year. This reflects the company’s new standard timeline for development of new Ultium vehicles. It will have taken the 2022 GMC Hummer EV just 34 months from program approval in the summer of 2018 to the first production model rolling off the assembly line at the end of next year.
Ultium is already a key achievement in electrification, with battery pack costs nearly 40% lower than the Chevrolet Bolt EV. Despite the pandemic, GM’s work on electric vehicles accelerated during 2020.
GM is projecting that second-generation Ultium packages, expected in the mid-decade, will cost 60 percent less than batteries in use today at double the expected energy density.
These second-generation cells will approach cost parity with gas-powered engines.

ATOP & IMA’s Strong ELECTRIC ATTRACTION

About two years ago the IMA Group, world leader in the design and manufacture of automatic packaging machines, became majority shareholder of ATOP, outstanding company in the sector of automated machines and lines for the manufacturing of stators and rotors for electric motors. Among the operation pillars, it is worth highlighting ATOP’s know-how, which has allowed IMA to rank with incisiveness in the strategic rising segment of “E-mobility”, in addition to standard automotive, industrial, household appliances and power tools market segments.

The great success of the operation and of the state-of-the-art of technology and innovation was underlined by the international-scope ATOP’s digital event broadcast last January 20 and 21: Electric AtTraction, whose name fully mirrors the optimistic future, surrounded by the presentation of the available IMA Digital Services in the name of 4.0, which belong to the IMA Group, constantly pursuing new solutions and technologies for the transport emission reduction, so protecting the environment.

During the event, spotlights were cast on ATOP winding technology and smart flexible manufacturing solutions confirming that ATOP is a state-of-the-art player in hairpin, the reference technology for large scale production of stators for electric traction motors.

Moreover, utmost attention was paid to the new Hairpin Forming Machine, the future of the hairpin forming process for the e-mobility product proposal by ATOP and the relative excellence in phase of hairpin stator Electrical  Test and the 3D Quality Control performed on the welding joints of the hairpin wires made by laser welding. Not less important is the presence of the virtual platform for the accurate production and programming management, besides the use of Remote FAT (Factory Acceptance Test) to efficiently and effectively carry out the remote checking procedures of its lines, still in full cooperation with the Customer Technical Team, but without their physical presence on site.

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