Altair has announced the winners of the 8th Annual Altair Enlighten Awards. Presented jointly with the Center for Automotive Research, the competition acknowledges the world’s best initiatives to reduce vehicle weight and meet emissions targets, inspiring breakthrough advancements that push the industry towards a more sustainable future.
Additive manufacturing is being increasingly used for industrial applications. However, long production times currently inhibit its use in large-scale series production typical of the automotive industry. Combining conventional processes with AM can be one solution to meet this challenge.
2018 surprised with high growth rates and new record sales. However, there were also strong signs of a slowdown: Many automotive suppliers were confronted with declining margins.
For the seventh time, the technology company Altair once again presented the Enlighten Award to outstanding vehicle lightweighting solutions at the CAR Management Briefing Seminar 2019 in Traverse City (USA).
Digitization was at the focus of the ZF Global Supplier Summit. At this occasion, the ZF Suppliers Awards were presented to companies from Europe, Asia and North America.
The article series is dedicated to the changes and developments in the aluminum high pressure die casting industry. The first chapter deals with "Internationalization", as one of the four challenges, and its impact on booming new growth markets.
Electric vehicles are second or third cars for wealthy people, criticizes ZF boss Wolf-Henning Scheider — and calls for a "people's hybrid". His company is investing three billion euros in better hybrid technology, 800 million euros of which at the "flagship location" Saarbrücken.
This article series are dedicated to the changes and developments in the aluminum high pressure die casting industry: "Internationalization", "Product Portfolio", "Technologies" and "Employees".
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1759100/1759125/original.jpg "Current uncertainty in the automotive industry led to the decision for an application as self-management.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1757900/1757944/original.jpg "Continued operation of the smelter is not viable due to permanent factors such as an uncompetitive energy framework in Spain, global overcapacity in aluminum production and depressed prices.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1758000/1758007/original.jpg "The transformation of the automotive industry and the effects of the Corona crisis are forcing the Aluminium Rheinfelden Group under a protective umbrella.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1751000/1751047/original.jpg "\"Due to the very short lead time, the project could only succeed if all process steps could be realized first time right.\"")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1760500/1760588/original.jpg "the machine and process data are linked with quality data and automatically processed so that they can be evaluated in real-time")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1758800/1758815/original.jpg "For machining brake calipers the Hitachi Automotive Systems Group relies on disc milling cutters from Mapal.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1759000/1759035/original.jpg "The new refinish product line meets the expectations of modern body shops.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1757500/1757565/original.jpg "The development of the CFRP hybrid wheels was successfully completed and the technology was validated for unrestricted use for series production.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1755700/1755730/original.jpg "One of the major disadvantages of the Venezuelan aluminum market was the lack of commercial vision.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1756900/1756955/original.jpg "At the \"Forum Gießerei-Industrie\", participants can jointly formulate a message to politicians to support industry in Germany and Europe.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1756000/1756092/original.jpg "In April 2020 dena called on private and public companies in Germany and abroad to submit successful projects and innovative approaches to reducing energy consumption and CO2 emissions.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1758500/1758509/original.jpg "\"Foundry processes can make an important contribution to realization and innovation, for example in the production of complex geometries and the use of new materials.\"")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1754600/1754685/original.jpg "At the \"Forum Gießerei-Industrie\", Transvalor will exhibit Thercast, a product for FE-simulation of casting processes.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1732300/1732316/original.jpg "Presented in four categories, the Enlighten Awards recognize commercial automotive lightweighting achievements and technologies.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1669000/1669070/original.jpg "This demonstrator shows how blistering (expansion of gases sealed in under pressure) is almost completely prevented by combining casting and AM. The demonstrator components for laser-powder buildup welding to implement scenario 2 were provided by Audi from an external foundry.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1596900/1596913/original.jpg "2018 surprised with high growth rates and new record sales - although there were also strong signs of a slowdown: many automotive suppliers were confronted with declining margins.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1600200/1600286/original.jpg "Ferrari’s Portofino was the winner in the Full Vehicle, low-volume production category. Innovative design approaches and manufacturing processes were applied to achieve a much lighter and stiffer Body-in-White structure.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1511900/1511960/original.jpg "As part of the Global Supplier Summit, ZF awarded seven prizes to its top suppliers.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1477900/1477931/original.jpg "In order to be prepared for the future, OEM-oriented foundries must position themselves internationally in the short term.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1507200/1507225/original.jpg "ZF CEO Wolf-Henning Scheider in Wolfsburg: \"There's really a lot of potential in hybrid technology.\"")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1509300/1509338/original.jpg "One of the main drivers of the changes in the die casting industry is the automotive industry.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1317100/1317144/original.jpg "GF Automotive acquires the light metal die casting expert Eucasting.")