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Mahle Adopting A Dual Strategy To Shape Future Of Mobility

Mahle India inaugurated the Mahle IT & Engineering Centre – its third IT and Shared Services Centre in the country – at its Pune facility in February 2019. Spanning across 55,000 sq ft, the Mahle IT & Engineering Centre has emerged as an integral part of the global Mahle R&D network and will be offering services for conventional as well as electrified powertrains.

A Global Innovation Hub For Portfolio Beyond Mobility

Bosch recently conducted its Beyond Mobility 2.0 seminar, where it showcased technologies beyond the mobility business with smart solutions based on growing infrastructure and consumer demand. The company focusses on energy efficient solutions and connected products, while pursuing a “3S” strategy of Sensors, Software, and Services. Bosch noted that conventional business areas are shifting to digital mode by transforming businesses beyond mobility, as a result of impetus from the Indian government amidst structural reforms.

Methods For Analysis Of HC And Particle Emission

The combination of electrification and alternative operating fluids offers considerable optimisation potential for future powertrain concepts in terms of efficiency and emission behaviour for sustainable mobility. To examine the effects of new lubricating oil and fuel formulations in this context, the APL Group uses state-of-the-art, highly dynamic exhaust gas measuring technology and new development methods.

Improving IC Engines, Adopting EVs To Mitigate Emissions

There is a crying need to control emissions; probably more than ever before, given the rapid rise in vehicular pollution and the stringent regulations governments across various countries are imposing on the amount of emissions permissible from the automotive sector.

Focussed On Sustainable Electromobility Solutions

Electromobility has been generating a lot of buzz in India, although it has not made much headway.

Betting Big On Sintered Components

Pune-based Sintercom India has made its presence felt in manufacturing sintered components in areas such as engine, transmission and chassis.

JTP Tigor, Tiago Exude A Wow Feeling

Tata Motors first showcased the performance-oriented models of its Tiago hatchback and Tigor compact sedan at the Auto Expo earlier this year.

Empowering Mobility Via Safety And Intelligent Technologies

Mobility is the movement of persons or goods from one destination to another, and while the starting point and finish point are not too relevant, it is the journey that is taken into account.

Additive Manufacturing – Time Is Now For Auto Companies

Over the years, India has emerged as a strong automotive technology and product development base, riding on a gifted talent pool, among other tail winds.

A Look At What Doesn't Meet The Eye

Hyundai recently launched the next generation Santro compact hatchback in India.

Cargo Ground Buildup System

A multi-disciplinary team of researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras developed a solution to support cargo handling operations at austere locations. This innovative idea helped the team win the “Student Innovator of the Year” award in the Indian Automotive Technology and Innovation Awards (IATIA) 2017.

ACMA National Conference Deliberates On Auto Sector Landscape

The Automotive Component Manufacturers Association of India (ACMA) recently organised a ‘National Conference on Inorganic Growth: Exploring M&As, JVs, & TAs to stay competitive’ in New Delhi.

Virtual Environment Simulation For Autonomous Driving

As the industry moves towards deployment of autonomous driving, challenges are emerging in all areas.

Testing In Automotive Industry Is Diversifying Drastically

Formed in 2005, the National Automotive Testing and R&D Infrastructure Project (NATRiP) was a major initiative of the Department of Heavy Industry, Government of India aimed at enhancing as well as bringing in top-of-the-line testing, validation and R&D infrastructure in the country. Auto Tech Review caught up with Neeti Sarkar, CEO and Project Director, NATRiP to know how it is addressing the diverse testing requirements of the automotive industry in the current scenario.

Accelerating Warm-up Through Active Management Of Engine Lubricant

The high thermal capacity of engine lubricant has a negative impact on warm-up times and hence emissions. This article shows how Castrol’s Nexcel innovation business has addressed this challenge by developing a new active lubrication system. The architecture of the system also allows a replace-and-return ecosystem that will reduce the volume of drained oil lost into the environment, while facilitating a significant increase in the volume of used oil that can be returned to its original grade.

Nuclei Of Energy Efficiency

Increase in energy efficiency, better energy management along with lower carbon footprint are strongly influenced by reduced frictional losses, better thermal and wear management, robustness of components and optimisation of combustion components.

Design Optimisation Of Automobile Crash Box

Muskan Taneja, a third-year Mechanical Engineering student at the Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) Pilani University, KK Birla Goa Campus, has diligently focussed on developing a solution to minimise im pact on a vehicle and the passenger in case of a car crash. This eye-catching innovation has been widely appreciated within the automotive industry, and helped her win the Indian Automotive Technology and Innovation Awards (IATIA) 2018 ‘Student Innovator of the Year’ award.

Refinement, Efficiency Hallmarks Of Mahindra's 4D15 Marazzo Engine

SUVs are known to offer a more practical answer to mobility across tough conditions, while vehicles in the MPV segment are essentially large people-carriers offering comfort and convenience. This required Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (M&M) to develop a vehicle much different from its usual offerings, for which the Mahindra Research Valley (MRV), along with the Mahindra Automotive North America (MANA), Detroit, and Pininfarina carried out collaborative engineering. The Marazzo was thus born as the company’s first multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) in September 2018.

Mahindra Addressing Climate Change With Smart Manufacturing Initiatives

Climate change today is one of the biggest concerns for humanity. The impacts of industrialisation and global warming have played a definitive role in the evolution of how businesses are done. In India, one of the foremost industrial groups to make strong commitments towards climate protection is the Mahindra Group. Spearheading the movement for the Mahindra Group is its Igatpuri facility, which recently declared its carbon neutral status without the purchase of carbon credits.

Future Materials To Enable Automotive Industry Move Towards Megatrends

The functionality and robustness of a mechanical component is as good as the materials used to manufacture it. This holds well in the automotive industry, where cost is an important criterion for the selection of materials used in manufacturing.

Future Of Mobility - Smart, Connected, Customisable

The mobility sector has been witness to major disruptions in recent times, so much so that global leaders from the industry have been talking about the pace of development in the last decade being as much as the entire development over the preceding 50 years.

Paving The Way For Increased Fast Charging Deployment

Mobility of tomorrow will include a gamut of futuristic solutions and technologies. A lot of these would be in the realm of alternate propulsions systems. For now, the one that is most promising is electrified mobility, which is set to witness large-scale adoption globally. While battery cost and their range continue to be high on everyone’s priority, charging mechanism, standards and infrastructure is no less important. We take stock on developments in the fast charging area.

Ever-Increasing Penetration Of Electronics In Automotive

Electronics is becoming all pervasive – the way we communicate, what we work on, how we watch entertainment, and also in the way we drive vehicles.

All-In-One Propulsion Solution For Hevs, EVS

BorgWarner has launched its first eDM (electric drive module) and is expanding the corresponding family by developing the iDM (integrated drive module). The company’s all-in-one propulsion solution for electric mobility combines transmission, electric motor and inverter technologies, while offering a compact, integrated design.

iNVH 2019 Deliberates On Future NVH Optimisation

The International Centre for Automotive Technology (ICAT) recently organised the fifth edition of its International Seminar on Noise, Vibration and Harshness (iNVH) at its Manesar facility.

Solutions For The Cockpit Of The Future

New tasks within the interaction between driver and vehicle are brought about by the trends of connectivity, automation, and electrification. Continental is developing various options that can map the expanded requirements to the cockpit as core interface between human and machine.

Banking On Production Systems For Future Growth

The engine is considered to be the heart of a vehicle – the source of power.

Development Strategy For Individual Mobility Of Tomorrow

Mobility faces huge challenges today. Only holistic systematic views, in particular of the energy chain, enable economical and ecologically sustainable solutions for the individual mobility of tomorrow. As a technologically innovative partner to the entire mobility industry, Schaeffler redefines this product diversity.

“Collaboration Is The Way Forward For Any Automotive Component Player”

Over the years, Sandhar Technologies has been consistently focussing on passive safety and is now keen to foray into the active safety space. Auto Tech Review caught up with Arvind Joshi, WholeTime Director (Finance & Procurement), Chief Financial Officer & Company Secretary, Sandhar Technologies to understand about its offerings in areas of automotive safety and security systems.

Thermal Issues In Battery Packs For Electric Vehicles

India is poised to be one of the first countries with a tropical climate to adopt electric vehicles (EVs) with lithium-ion battery packs, on a hopefully large scale.