Author name: Henrik Born

PEM Produces Hairpin Stator with Aluminum Wire

Together with several industrial partners such as Wafios and Trumpf, the Chair of Production Engineering of E-Mobility Components (PEM) of RWTH Aachen University is currently investigating the potential of aluminum as an alternative, cost-effective conductor material for electric motor components. Following typical mechanisms in the automotive industry, the cost pressure on electric motors is likely […]

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PEM Investigates Hollow Conductor Material for Hairpin Stators

Together with mechanical engineering company Wafios, the Chair of Production Engineering of E-Mobility Components (PEM) of RWTH Aachen University is currently investigating the processing of waveguide wire in automated bending. The focus is on the feasibility of bending waveguide wire into characteristic hairpins for electric motors. Currently, the development of efficient cooling concepts for electric

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Vaionic Working on a Flexible Design for Axial Flux Motors

Berlin-based start-up Vaionic is currently developing an axial flux motor with a design that allows flexible stacking of several stator and rotor disks, making it easily scalable in terms of power and torque. A high level of standardization in both product and process enables this topology to be used in a wide range of applications

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