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E-Mobility Engineering partner’s The Magnetics Show North America

The Magnetics Show is a commercial exhibition and technical conference combined. Featuring technical sessions, two conferences, 50+ speakers and 100+ exhibitors, this one-of-a-kind event is this year’s focal meeting point for the entire magnetics industry, held at The Pasadena Convention Center, California on 22-23 May.

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Polymer considerations for EV

Lightweight with higher temperature resistance, thermoplastics are ideal for e-mobility powertrains, Nick Flaherty reports The push to make e-mobility designs lighter to boost range is driving significant innovation in materials. Thermoplastics are being redesigned to provide various combinations of temperature and flowability for manufacturing and plating capabilities.

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Potting & encapsulation

Peter Donaldson examines the finer points of potting and encapsulation Many electrical and electronic components last longer, perform better and stand up to the stresses and strains of hard use with fewer complaints if they are potted or encapsulated in a polymer. While the two terms are often used interchangeably,

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The home of foam: accelerate your automotive products

Foam Expo, the largest, free-to-attend trade fair and conference for foam products and manufacturing in North America, is returning for its seventh edition from June 25-27, 2024, in Novi, MI. Register to attend and you’ll gain easy access to the co-located Adhesives & Bonding Expo taking place in the same hall.

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Spark connections: Fuel your automotive applications

Adhesives & Bonding Expo, the largest, free-to-attend trade fair and conference for industrial bonding products and manufacturing in North America, is returning for its fourth edition from June 25-27, 2024, in Novi, MI. Register to attend and you’ll gain easy access to the co-located Foam Expo taking place in the same hall.

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Henkel opens battery engineering and testing centre in Germany

Primarily known as a producer of chemical solutions across several different industries, German multinational group Henkel has launched the Battery Engineering Center (BEC) within its Inspiration Center Dusseldorf, aimed at providing strategic partnerships with battery developers (and others in the e-mobility space).

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DuPont’s resin helps extend the life of liquid cooling systems

DuPont AmberLite EV2X resin helps extend the life of an EV’s glycol coolant, coolant loop components and ion exchange filter. It reduces glycol maintenance requirements by offering enhanced thermal stability and excellent operating characteristics,

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AURUM thermoplastic polyimide offers Tg of 245 C

Electrical breakdown of high-temperature insulation materials can be prevented by using thermoplastic polyimide (TPI), a high-performance polymer. This is important with the transition to electric vehicles, with polymers that offer higher electrical and thermal properties being sought. To enable faster charging and travel over longer distances, electrical breakdown must be prevented by high-temperature insulation materials.

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LFP cells charge in six minutes

DESTEN has developed the first Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) cell that can charge in just six minutes at 6 C writes Nick Flaherty. The 160 Wh/kg pouch cell developed by DESTEN is capable of charging from 20% to 80% SOC in six minutes at a charging rate of 6 C. Moreover, the LFP chemistry means the cell is intrinsically safer than lithium ion cells.

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Ascend Elements aims for 90% EV battery carbon cut by 2030

New Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Compares Carbon Emissions of NMC 622 Cathode Material Made with Mined Metals Vs. NMC 622 Hydro-to-Cathode® Battery Materials Made with Recycled Materials Using its patented Hydro-to-Cathode® process and recycled materials, Ascend Elements can today manufacture new EV battery material (NMC 622 cathode) at a 49% reduction in carbon emissions compared to traditional cathode manufacturing processes that rely on primary materials from mining.
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