nz, as well as GM, Opel, Hyundai/Kia, Toyota and Suzuki. Development related: Buderus Guss has been manufacturing the iDisc brake disc since November 2017. The iDisc reduces particulate emissions (brake dust) during braking by 90%. The existing cast iron brake disc is coated with a tungsten carbide coating to reduce brake dust and improve operation safety, and has almost the same braking power as a comparable ceramic brake. Fritz Winter Eisengi...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/03/24

lectronics Co., Ltd. (Kaga FEI)’s subsidiary Kaga Tech Co., Ltd. (Kaga Tech) exhibited an ultra-high-voltage-resistant polyimide, an insulating material with high dielectric breakdown voltage that is a composite of polyimide resin and inorganic nanomaterials. The material is intended for use as a coating film for enameled wires and busbars.   It was said that partial discharge resistance could be improved by orders of magnitude by adding appro...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/02/13

-wall optics and precise light distribution calculations to account for the multi-faceted surfaces of the crystals. Mechanical and optical integration was also critical, ensuring that the crystals could be securely mounted while maintaining a seamless appearance. To hide mounting points, a metallic coating was applied to the crystals.  The headlamp architecture follows a so called ‘hidden-light' split-lamp concept, separating the main lighting...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/12/23

ive evolution of the voltage platform and technology system.   Innovative design in multiple fields was achieved through the kilovolt architecture of the Super e-Platform. The electrical controls of the motor have been redesigned to include higher electrical clearance and a triple-layer insulating coating. The maximum voltage of the automotive SiC power semiconductors has been increased to 1,500V, significantly improving control efficiency and v...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/12/23

f a smartphone battery. Display comparing battery capacity of various electric vehicles   Of the six co-exhibitors, JTEKT Corporation (JTEKT) was in charge of the battery production equipment, and displayed 1/30 scale miniature models of the equipment for each process, including mixing, coating/drying, and pressing/slitting, and used panels to introduce efforts to improve productivity and reduce CO2 emissions. They also demonstrated h...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/12/11

4th edition) Content in the crust. Because the degree of difficulty of mining is not considered, these are not recoverable reserves. Manufacturing process: There are many suppliers who have proposed automatic winding of rectangular cross-section wires in winding machines to avoid the welding and coating processes, and if the cost reduction effect is large it might become more widely used. OEM Country Plant Products Volkswagen, VW Group ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/12/09

the negative electrode can be made thinner, which is said to increase the energy density by about twice that of liquid electrolyte LiBs. A weak point is the formation of dendrites due to repeated charging and discharging, and there is a race underway to develop solutions to this problem, including coating the negative electrode with silicon, improving the separator pores, and adjusting the viscosity of the electrolyte. SES AI, a U.S. company who...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/12/01

trols. A 3.5-inch micro LED “Widget Crystal” acts as an interactive surface for an AI assistant and displays widgets like weather, location, and charging status. The transparent design and crystal casing give the illusion that the content is floating inside the instrument panel. Aurora borealis coating: a shimmering finish evokes the northern lights, adding emotional depth and atmosphere. The concept is the result of a collaboration between...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/11/20

iency of conventional assembly processes has been solved. Rack and pinion grinding jig CN219703725U The problems of replacing workbench panels, the time and labor required, low versatility, hydraulic cylinders installed in all press blocks, and relatively high production costs were solved. Roll coating device and method for rubber oil for steering gear shock absorbers CN116408236A The problem of low work efficiency and poor working environmen...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/11/18

s (loss due to eddy currents) are stamped out and laminated to form the core. Electromagnetic steel sheets are steel sheets to which silicon and other elements have been added to iron to adjust the crystal orientation and magnetic domain width, improve magnetic properties, and provide an insulating coating. It used to be called silicon steel sheet, but since some steel sheets contain elements other than silicon, they are now called electromagneti...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/11/04

s company of sewing-related equipment. Subsequently, the company began developing, manufacturing, and selling automatic sewing machines for seat belts, automatic sewing machines for airbag cushions, automatic sewing machines for automotive seat trim covers, laser cutting machines, automatic silicon coating machines, automatic motor winding machines, and other machines. Matsuya R&D Co., Ltd. (Matsuya R&D) is headquartered in Ono City, Fukui Prefec...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/10/27

use the car relies more on regenerative braking, the physical brakes are used less often. This means fewer replacements and less brake dust, which contributes to air pollution.   Mercedes is also working on using more sustainable materials in the brake system, such as recycled metals and non-toxic coatings. The goal is to make every part of the vehicle, including the braking system, more eco-friendly.   The brake system was showcased in several...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/09/22

Corporation Hanazono Plant Hanazono (Aichi) ● Electric power steering, hydraulic power steering pump, control computer JTEKT Column Systems Corporation Arai Plant Kosai (Shizuoka) ■ 100 Steering columns JTEKT Machine Systems Corporation Yao (Osaka) ■ 100 Intermediate shafts JTEKT Coating Corporation Kariya (Aichi) ■ 100 Power steering rack shaft, pinion shaft, shaft coupling JTEKT Grinding Systems Corporation Nutaka Distr...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/09/18

2 2025 Lithium-ion battery/Approx. 40 GWh Canada Ontario POSCO Future M(Cathode material), Asahi Kasei Battery Separator(lithium-ion battery separator) (Total) Approx.CAD 15 billion Scheduled to open in 2028, but postponed by about 2 years. Battery/ 36 GWh Wet separator/Approx. 700 million m²(coating film equivalent) (Source: MarkLines List of Honda finished vehicle manufacturing sites) Announced "Prelude" equipped with the Next-genera...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/09/03

ooling and 98Nm with liquid-cooling. Motors for small mobility (2-wheelers/3-wheelers) Molding samples of soft magnetic composites and pressed cores Display panel for soft magnetic composites   Somaloy is a soft magnetic composite material consisting of pure iron powder with insulating coating treated on the particle surface. It is often used as a core material for axial gap motors due to its high degree of freedom of shape by 3-dime...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/08/29

CM series) material is made by forming and heat-treating iron powder covered with a nano-order insulating film, and exhibits excellent soft magnetic properties from low to high frequencies. It has an excellent freedom in forming three-dimensional shapes. The company’s unique nano-order insulating coating process technology allows copper windings to be wound directly onto the powder magnetic core without using insulating materials. The winding s...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/08/15

film-forming technology developed in-house to create a high-density (0.7 to 1 g/cm³), thick (130 to 250μm thick) free-standing film, which is then attached to the current collecting foil via an adhesive layer (it was impossible to produce films thicker than 130μm using the conventional method of coating graphene in paste form). This technology is expected to be used in applications that require the release or absorption of large amounts of ene...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/08/14

and promote improved thermal safety performance. Automotive intelligentization technology (Tsinghua University) In January 2025, Li Auto announced that it will collaborate with Tsinghua University's School of Vehicle and Mobility in the field of intelligent automotive technology. Innovations in coating technology (BASF) BASF SE (BASF) announced in March 2025 that its Coatings Division had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for strateg...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/07/14

  Application sample for thermal management componentsThermal management challenge components display panel Application sample for high-voltage componentsHigh-voltage components in harsh environments challenge display panel   Victrex Japan Inc.: Stator/rotor sleeves, winding insulation coating Display of stator sleeves and winding insulation coating Rotor sleeves   Victrex plc (Victrex) is a UK-based manufacturer specializi...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/07/11

tions. The "Heart of Joy" superbrain handles vehicle dynamic performance control, while the remaining three superbrains support basic functions such as the in-vehicle entertainment system, driver assistance system, air conditioning, and comfort experience. The exterior features a unique fluorescent coating that gradually changes from milky yellow to neon yellow based on the charging status at night. Next-generation BMW VDX concept car (pho...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/06/30