s will be focused on two main objectives: "weight reduction, autonomous driving, energy saving, and comfortable ride performance," and "environmentally friendly products." As part of efforts to reduce weight, following a seat frame that is already being mass-produced using ultra-high tensile steel sheet with a strength of 1,200MPa, NHK Spring has developed a lightweight frame that uses high-strength material with a strength of 1,500MPa, which al...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/09/27

for making compact, high-efficiency motors. However, the developed motor has been made smaller by increasing the maximum rotation speed to 32,000 rpm, and to address the increased iron loss that occurs at higher rotation speeds, amorphous core material has been used instead of electromagnetic steel sheet, improving efficiency by 1.4%.   The thickness of amorphous materials is 0.025mm, which is one order of magnitude thinner than electromagnetic ...

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

showed its internal structure.   The inverter is liquid-cooled to cool the power module and other components, but there are heat dissipation fins on the outside of the housing for air cooling, and the bus bars of the EMC filter in the DC input part on the inside dissipate heat via a heat transfer sheet.   The inverter has an output current capacity of 300Arms continuous and 620A peak and weighs 10.14kg. The supplier is United Automotive Electr...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/08/19

magnet rotor (16 poles) Display panel: New way to use magnets with polar anisotropic orientation (under development) Magnet: Anisotropic NdFeB hot-formed magnetProcess: Hot extrusionArrangement: Halbach array Improved torque and low vibration   New materials such as electromagnetic steel sheets are being proposed to make motors smaller, with higher torque, and more efficient (energy-saving). Exhibitor profile The table can be scrolle...

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

the motor, and this is the core of that device. Cores manufactured by powder metallurgy are made by molding soft magnetic powder coated with an insulating film into a three-dimensional shape using a die, followed by heat treatment and post-processing. Compared to conventional electromagnetic steel sheet laminated cores, these cores can be formed into complex shapes and have a higher yield rate because no material is leftover from a punching proc...

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

acturer of Industry 4.0 technology and complex automotive inspection equipment critical to the production of automotive seats. The acquisition of InTouch Automation will allow Lear to improve its ability to collect and analyze real-time data, while standardizing inspection procedures throughout the sheet production process. Founded in 2006, InTouch is a privately held company based in Novi, Michigan. Major products include final inspection (EOL) ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/08/06

automobile flagship center was established in Waigaoqiao, Shanghai in May 2025. With a building area of over 15,000 square meters, the facility will integrate functions such as display of the entire series of models for sale, test drives, vehicle delivery, after-sales service, and directly managed sheet metal painting. The center is scheduled to open in October 2025. Solid-state battery patents A patent on all solid-state batteries was publish...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/08/01

r due to centrifugal force at high rotation speeds, and can reduce the moment of inertia.   Surface permanent magnet synchronous motors (SPMs) are sometimes wrapped in carbon fiber or Kevlar for protection, but this is proposed as an alternative.   The high heat dissipation and insulation plastic sheet for power modules achieves the same heat dissipation and insulation properties as a silicon nitride substrate by incorporating BN filler in the ...

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

Henkel introduced an applied coating that delays the spread of fire and prevents heat to the outside of the battery pack in the event of an EV battery thermal runaway event. Fire-protective coating test example Fire-protective coating explanation   Oerlikon Japan: Battery flame retardant sheet   Oerlikon Japan Co., Ltd's (Oerlikon) battery flame retardant sheets can be expected to deter the spread of fire in the event a lithium-ion ba...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/06/27

or harness parts (left) and fuel tanks (right)   Recycling of self-sufficient plastic bottles for car seat fabric   The company exhibited a world-first initiative in which empty plastic bottles, about 10,000 of which are discarded within the company each day, are washed, sorted, and reused as sheet yarn. The seat yarn will be used by Toyota Boshoku for manufacturing seat fabric for the Land Cruiser 250. As a result of the efforts, the flak...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/06/25

ecycling technologies, eAxles, etc. Kojima Industries Corporation(Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture) Founded in 1938. Development, design and production of interior and exterior components for automobiles. Various interior components, surface treatment technology, mobile DAC, Ma'mold (mold inhibiting sheet), etc. Toyota Boshoku Corporation(Kariya, Aichi Prefecture) Founded in 1918. Seat business for automobiles, etc., interior and exterior parts ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/06/24

nents related to batteries.   Exhibitor Profile Company Exhibit  Materials, other BASF Japan Ltd. (Chuo Ward, Tokyo, Headquarters in Germany) All-solid-state battery demonstrator Over 20 material solutions Fukoku Co., Ltd. (Ageo City, Saitama Prefecture) In production: EV battery holding sheet (Toyota BEV bZ4X) Material: Silicone rubber Uni Mount using two types of rubber Combines soft ride comfort with strong displacement control ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/06/19

o meet stricter emissions regulations, catalytic converters are being increasingly installed inside the manifolds to improve the purification of exhaust gas immediately after startup. Since the areas where manifolds are mounted can be extremely tight and narrow, some manifolds are formed of pressed sheet metal. In addition, the use of thin-walled stainless steel pipe is increasing to enable the catalyst to heat up more quickly. There is an increa...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/06/19

d from 35%-40% to 50%-60%.   In 2022, SVOLT Energy presented its flying stack technology. The flying matrix technology refers to the company's third-generation high-speed stacking technology, which cuts hole pieces at high speed and feeds them at high speed. The current efficiency is 0.125 seconds/sheet, which is equivalent to the winding process.   In June 2024, SVOLT Energy released its solid-state battery solutions at the Solid-State Battery...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/06/12

JSAE 2025 in Yokohama: Metal Processing Technology Giga-cast in Japan, integrally formed high-tensile frames, uncoated steel sheets, adhesives and more Summary Weight reduction with aluminum using Gigacast, etc. Integrally formed high-tensile frame (automotive parts supplier) Integrally formed high-tensile frames (proposed by steelmakers and equipment manufacturers) Environmental friendliness of body and chassis: Paintless steel sheet, hard coat ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/06/03

calipers and corner assemblies. Other than brake and chassis related parts, the company also manufactures a wide range of components including engine parts, drive train parts, and body parts. In recent years, there is also a move towards systems, and the company is also developing exhaust systems (sheet metal). Group: Aishin Takaoka is an unlisted subsidiary of Aisin Corporation (shareholding ratio 51.2%) and is part of the Toyota Group. Product...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/05/29

View near the floor on the left side of the rear seat, where the side sill and wheel arch join the Gigacasting. View of the site in the left photo from below. The side sills that carry the Gigacast are made of extruded aluminum.     Overhead view   Except for a few large aluminum components, sheet metal welded structures combining numerous steel pressed parts classified into four different strength levels are widely used. In the following ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/03/04

or that can be shaped in various ways.   Shape-formable heat-dissipating rubber Battery-less liquid detection sensor   Sumitomo Bakelite: Battery insulating materials Sumitomo Bakelite's battery-related exhibitDisplay panel for halogen-free flame-retardant polycarbonate insulation sheet As a battery solution, Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd. proposed the CBM (Composite Battery Module) concept, which involves the use of plastics f...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/02/28

or・ Low VOCNote: VOC (Volatile Organic Compounds) includes toxic substances such as toluene. The Air Pollution Control Law requires measures to curb the emission and dispersion of VOCs.   EV battery assembly solutions Display panel: Battery assembly solutions Insulating foamFireproof sheetBusbar coating materialHeat dissipation gap filler (silicone)Heat dissipation gap filler (urethane)Fireproof coatingInsulating coatingHeat dissip...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/02/14

ial Press forming Aluminum material Die casting Extrusion molding Press molding H-One Co., Ltd.(Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture) Center pillar High tensile material Cold press Roof rail Square tube Hot forming Beam Steel pipe STAF Forming(Steel Tube Air Forming) Inner door panel Aluminum sheet Hot press   Weight reduction: Integrated body frame components・ Door rings, multi-material suspension towers (Unipres)   Unipres Corporat...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/02/04