Innovative Electric Machine Design

• Alternative electric motor topologies

• Acoustic considerations

• Efficient cooling techniques

• New magnetic flux guide concepts

• Influence on production processes

Electric Drive Production Systems

• New automated production lines

• Quality management methods

• Global value chains

• Lean production implementation

• Computer-Integrated Manufacturing

Power Electronics and Control Methods

• Energy-efficient semiconductor materials

• Robust and heat-resistant electronics

• Sensors and sensorless control technologies

• Mechatronic integration approaches

Production of Alternative Drive Technologies

• Piezo Electric Actuators

• Dielectric Elastomer Actuators

• Magnetostrictive actuators

​New Materials and Semi-Finished Products

• High performance electrical steel types

• Cables, fishbones, enamelled and litz wires

• Advanced insulation materials

• Light weight materials for electric drives

Environmental Oriented Engineering

• Recycling and disassembly of electric motors

• Raw material availability and preservation

• Energy-efficient production processes

• WEEE and RoHS

Magnet Materials and Processing

• Mining and alloy processing

• High coercive magnetic materials processing

• Soft magnetic composites manufacturing

• Shortening of the process chain

New Applications for Electric Drives

• Transportation and material handling

• Mechanical and plant engineering

• Household appliances

• Energy generation

Manufacturing Technologies

• Efficient wire processing methods

• New sheet metal and coating processes

• Advanced die casting processes

• Productive cutting technologies

Electromobility

• High volume production

• Specific automotive requirements

• Strategies for transition of added volume

• Automotive drive systems

Winding Technologies

• New kinematics and advanced tools

• Filling factor optimization

• New wire geometries and materials

• Winding simulation and validation

• Automated pull-in technologies

Current Trends and Theories of Electric Drives

• Societal aspects of electric drive technologies

• Additive mechatronics

• Power and signal interconnection

Assembly Technologies

• Innovative magnet assembly methods

• Novel balancing methods

• Mechanical and electrical connection

• Final assembly and test

Energy Transfer for Electric Vehicles (E|TEV)

• High efficient power transfer technologies

• Production and assembly technologies

• System integration

• Applications andmarkets

Electronics Production

• Interconnecting technologies

• Assembly and packaging technologies

• New testing methods and quality assurance

• Power electronics production processes