Non-road mobile machinery: addressing current and future propulsion technology challenges
HORIBA MIRA’s Tom Moakes and Daniel Newson discuss the future outlook, energy mix, and regulatory drivers of off-highway propulsion systems.
Truck & Bus
Heavy-duty drivelines: the AVL HD e-axle technology showcase
Felix Bayer presents AVL’s high-performance, scalable, heavy-duty e-axle technology, highlighting critical milestones from selecting the optimal architecture to refining it for series production.
Accelerating profit: cost optimization in automotive supply chains
Kai Peters and Dr. Roman Kremmer of 4flow explore key areas for cost optimization in automotive supply chains.
The smart truck cockpit: challenges and opportunities for the commercial vehicles industry
Elektrobit experts discuss how to optimize commercial vehicles for connectivity, cost efficiency, vehicle health, driver safety, sustainability, and regulatory compliance.
MegaWatt charging – a critical success factor for commercial vehicle electrification
AVL’s Anne-Marie Schuppan presents solutions for a MegaWatt charging setup with regard to standardization, energy flow, and efficiency.
Identifying and implementing an alternative promoter for a patented calcium sulphonate grease process
Chris Pether and Hayley Hammond of Afton Chemical explain how alternative grease thickener systems can offset instability in lithium pricing.
Unlocking vehicle performance and reliability through durability testing
Element’s John Zoelling delves into the intricacies of durability testing for vehicles and subsystems.
Battery solutions for electric truck and bus applications
AVL’s Bernhard Brunnsteiner and Rolf Döbereiner discuss commercial vehicle battery requirements and explain how to integrate a battery system into the chassis of a European low-floor city bus.
The AVL fuel cell truck – a technology demonstrator showing solutions for future heavy-duty applications
René Steinek and Dr. Rolf Doebereiner present AVL’s innovative fuel cell truck solution.
Combustion modelling solutions for alternative fuels
IAV’s Michael Rieß presents an efficient 1-D simulation approach for predicting premixed spark-ignited combustion concepts based on future fuels such as ammonia, methanol and hydrogen.
Formulating for an increasingly complex industrial gear landscape
Afton Chemical’s Paul Norris and Victoria Tsang explore some key challenges in formulating for the modern industrial gear landscape and identify approaches to overcome them.
The hydrogen fuel system – challenges in composition, validation and certification
IAV’s Anton Weiler and Ingo Friedrich discuss the difficulties encountered while launching a hydrogen-powered vehicle into the market.
Unlocking electric vehicle mass adoption with innovative charging solutions
Neil Cheeseman of Continental Engineering Services presents solutions that enable all vehicles to be charged in line with users’ expectations.
Navigating the ‘messy middle’ – lubricant needs for alternative fuels
Afton Chemical discus the unique lubricant challenges presented by hydrogen internal combustion engines and the need for dedicated solutions.
Electrified commercial vehicles and lubricants
Adam Banks and David Thompson of Afton Chemical explain the diverging hardware options for eCVs, the resulting lubricant needs, and how the industry is addressing them.
Future powertrains for commercial vehicles
Adam Banks and Alan Henderson of Afton Chemical explain which energy sources and hardware will be chosen in future by heavy truck manufacturers.
The unified development approach at Dana – a process journey
Dana’s Brecht Fevery and Erich Meier of UL Solutions discuss how to create development processes that are a reference process framework for an entire organization.
Leveraging real-time vehicle modelling for vehicle setup and design
Scott Bergeon of VI-grade explores the key aspects of real-time vehicle modelling and analysis and reveals the latest techniques for optimizing models for exceptional performance.
Faster time to value: accelerating process improvement with the Automotive Process Framework (APF)
Claudia Filpes and Erich Meier of UL Solutions explain how the Automotive Process Framework (APF) can dramatically accelerate this process improvement.
Software-defined vehicles: the promise and the emerging cyber threats
Upstream’s Shachar Azriel and Chip Goetzinger discuss recent cyber attacks on SDVs and explain how an effective cybersecurity platform can help overcome them.