CAMISMA recliner inside

Multi-material systems in vehicle seat structures: the CAMISMA project

Comfort, Interior, News_comfort, News_Technologie, Technology

Johnson Controls is reducing the use of metals in vehicle seat structures by replacing them with multi-material systems in its CAMISMA (carbon-amide-metal-based interior structure using a multi-material system approach) research project. These seats are 40 percent lighter than conventionally manufactured seat structures and equally as safe.[image_frame style=”framed_shadow” align=”center” alt=”CAMISMA seat structure” title=”A seat structure from […]

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NSK bearings

Bearing design choices for electric motors

Eco-conception, News_Technologie, Technology

As the development of more efficient electric motors continues to keep pace with upcoming regulations, it is important to ensure that all the components are engineered to the latest specifications, including the bearings. Tony Synnott, UK Engineering Manager for NSK Europe, explains how bearing design is affecting electric motor performance and reliability. Bearings in electric motors

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BMW 3 Series Plug-in hybrid prototype powertrain

The BMW 3 Series plug-in Hybrid prototype

Eco-conception, Featured articles, Technology, Technology features

Flexibility, which means it can be integrated in a wide range of different vehicle concepts, makes rapid deployment of this plug-in hybrid drive technology in the BMW model range a feasible and realistic proposition. The BMW 3 Series plug-in hybrid prototype provides a first taste of the efficient driving which the world’s most successful premium

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