Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Materials and efficiency

Impact on efficiency of core materials

No matter whether intended for a small or big household appliance, or used to drive hybrid and/or electrical cars or, moreover, applied in industrial ambits, the electric motor goes on confirming an unprecedented global...
Mecflon

Mecflon to avoid noise and reduce friction an losses

25During the last ten years, the market has requested sometimes to increase the operational flexibility of cooling systems using auxiliary pumps for a better control of engine cooling and efficiency, in order to meet...

Impregnating resins for mechanical stability and insulation

Axalta’s bespoke automotive products provide electrical insulation solutions and are designed to improve the performance levels of modern electric motors. They include Voltron wire enamel, Voltatex 4200 for impregnation, and adhesive electrical steel coatings...

Axalta A new epoxy resin Voltacast 3310

Axalta, a global supplier of liquid and powder coatings, launches Voltacast 3310/Voltacast H134, a new epoxy-based casting resin system that expands the Voltacast product portfolio of casting resins from Axalta’s Energy Solutions business. Voltacast 3310...
Igus

Self-lubricating polymer bearings

In many applications, bearings and supports must work also in presence of filth, dust and chips. For this reason, they need continuous lubrication and maintenance interventions. Polymer bearings by igus are lubrication- and maintenance-free,...

Investment for a low environmental impact battery plant in Poland

Global top player in sustainable technologies Johnson Matthey (JM), announced that its new battery materials facility in Konin, Poland, has received a combined €135 million investment from two leading development banks, in yet another...

Electric Motors Efficiency needs better copper

A new manufacturing process yields highest conductivity copper composites at bulk scale. This is a discovery of researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL): they have increased the conductivity of copper wire by about...

Aluminium windings?

Copper, material typically used for the windings of conventional electric motors, is more expensive and heavier than aluminium. For this reason as well, they have started the first experimentations of aluminium windings for electric...

Mega-deposit of rare earths discovered in Sweden: turning point for the EU?

Besides an iron ore mine, the Swedish State mining company LKAB has discovered a deposit of over 1 million tons of rare earths in the northern area of Kiruna, in Lapland. As we know,...
Electrical erosion resistant bearings for EVs

Electrical erosion resistant bearings for EVs

Following the completion of performance evaluations, NSK can now offer a broaderrange of anti-electrical-erosion technologies for eAxle bearings used on electricvehicles (EVs). Among the new options are over-moulded bearings and conductivebrushes, elevating...