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Introducing new electric vehicles

  Chris Klok, Director, Vehicle electrification technology, MacDermid Alpha Electronics Solutions As we’re entering a new decade, the EV market is growing at a rapid, yet anticipated pace. A huge area for investment, recent figures have suggested that almost a quarter of the vehicles being manufactured on the global market are expected to be non-ICE (internal combustion engine) by
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Changes in vehicles offer innovation opportunities

Dr Heather Nelson is director of displays and in-mold electronics at MacDermid Alpha Electronics Solutions. She sees a strong consumer demand for replacing mechanical switches with touch sensitive and fully integrated displays. In addition to the space and weight saving, it can also offer a more sanitized surface eliminating the need for dust-trapping bevel edging, an issue that barely registe
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Next-generation connectivity

The next step toward the ‘future car’?  Recent technological advances have led to industry-wide discussions on the importance of next-generation connectivity and its role in future-proofing tomorrow’s vehicles. Lenora Clark, director specializing in autonomous driving and safety technology, discusses this key trend and how it will affect the automotive industry moving forward. 
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Improving range by optimizing power electronics

Extending the driving range of electric vehicles (EVs) is one of the key challenges in the automotive industry. Silver sintering is an effective alternative to conventional solder that increases the efficiency of EV traction inverters.    Meeting stringent targets The global EV market looks set to grow in the coming years: the result of new emissions regulations in Europe and Ch
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Why the materials matter

Introduction  As Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) become more sophisticated, it places their electronic components under greater strain. This includes the pressure put on a system that has more function, and one that operates in an extreme environment, such as a vehicle.   In the automotive industry, there is growing awareness that materials used in vehicle
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Driving change for OEMs design in electric vehicles

Road to Zero The biggest change within automotive manufacturing over the past few years has been the shift away from internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle designs, prompted by global legislation and the Road to Zero narrative. This has forced automotive OEMs to refocus attention on the production of EVs, where one of the biggest barriers to mass adoption is range anxiety. Overcoming this is
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Element Solutions Inc acquisition of Coventya Holding SAS

Waterbury, CT – September 1, 2021 – Element Solutions Inc (“Element Solutions”), a global and diversified specialty chemicals company, announced today that it has closed its previously announced acquisition of Coventya Holding SAS (“Coventya”), a global provider of specialty chemicals for the surface finishing industry. Coventya will join the MacDermid Enthone Industrial Solutions business wit
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Connected. Autonomous. Shared. Electrified

How do circuitry, semiconductor, joining, and surface treatments enable automotive engineers to implement the CASE strategy? Connected – Autonomous – Shared – Electrified. The CASE principal. We are often asked, “How does MacDermid Alpha Electronics Solutions help automotive manufacturers implement CASE projects”?  Well, circuitry, semiconductors, joining technology and surface trea
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XtraForm Antiglare - unrivaled optic capabilities

Car interiors are changing, as user experience and expectations grow automotive designers are looking to increase the size of car interior display screens.  However, display screens can be prone to interfering glare, a potential issue in the car – the solution? MacDermid Enthone Industrial Solutions broad range of printable 3D formable antiglare substrates. Readable – with
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Galfa

Galfa GmbH & Co. KG has been approved as a ZinKlad 72 applicator for the phosphating of fasteners. With this approval, Galfa is the first ZinKlad 72 approved applicator in Germany with plating capacities to fulfil the largest volume needs of major OEMs. Serving many industries including automotive, Galfa will use its ZinKlad 72 applicator status to deliver high