Bosch Rexroth has introduced the TS 7plus, a fully electric roller conveyor designed for heavy-payload manufacturing lines. The company says it’s the world’s first freely configurable, fully electric transfer system for loads up to 3,000 kg, targeting automotive, battery and aerospace/defense assembly. The TS 7plus runs on modular sections using solid or hollow r

Off-the-shelf controllers with safety certifications are giving e-mobility engineers a false sense of security. An off-the-shelf BMS with a third-party functional safety certification sounds like a solved problem. SIL-rated, ASIL-rated, ready to drop into your e-mobility battery pack. But according to Rich Byczek, Global Chief Engineer for Batteries at Intertek, that certification probably doesn’t co

Kulicke & Soffa has introduced ASTERION-TW, an ultrasonic terminal welding system for next-generation power module manufacturing, adding another solid-state interconnect option to its ASTERION platform. The company says the system is designed for high-reliability applications in markets including transportation, renewable energy and data cente

KULR Technology Group says it has signed an agreement with Robinson Helicopter to co-develop the battery system for the eR66, a battery-electric demonstrator based on Robinson’s R66 helicopter platform. Under the agreement, KULR will design and integrate a lightweight battery architecture for the aircraft using its own battery safety and therm

Binghamton University, the Koffman Southern Tier Incubator and New Energy New York have selected 10 companies for the 2026 cohort of the ChargeUp Accelerator, a startup program focused on battery and energy storage technologies. The group says this is the biggest ChargeUp cohort yet and the third year of the accelerator. The selected companies span...

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