Grazer KS Engineers delivers innovative testing technology to Magdeburg

Grazer KS Engineers delivers innovative testing technology to Magdeburg

A significant progress in the field of drive technologies is visible at the Otto von Guericke University in Magdeburg, where the Graz company KS Engineers recently invested several million euros in a new order. The Styrians delivered efficient test environments for the "Center for Method Development", which is part of the active automotive cluster in Saxony-Anhalt. This research institute is considered promising and is intended to develop a Europe -wide radiance.

The test benches provided are designed to carry out extensive analyzes of various drive technologies. This includes exams on combustion and electric motors as well as electrochemical energy storage, fuel cells and hybrid systems. Managing Director Wolfram Rossegger emphasized that these technologies make it possible to record both the interaction of the different drives as well as the individual performance features of each system. "With the test technologies we have developed, we create the prerequisites for developing new, more sustainable solutions," he said. A total of eight test benches were set up that cover a variety of tests-starting with high-speed electric machines and their inverters up to the efficient analysis of vehicle batteries and the testing of complete vehicles or fuel cell stacks.

Intelligent networking of the test systems

A particularly innovative features of the test bench center is the intelligent networking of technology. This approach is crucial because vehicle components such as engines, gears and batteries influence each other. With this networking, the interactions and dependencies of the various drive components can be extensively tested in advance. "We can test the drive system of an electric vehicle while we at the same time test the battery on a different test bench," said Rossegger. "In this way, electric drives and other drive systems can be compared under identical conditions and your performance data can be analyzed in real time."

The new research center, whose construction cost around 43 million euros, is occupied by up to 50 engineers who are supposed to deal with the development of sustainable mobility solutions. KS Engineers itself will record an annual turnover of around 150 million euros in the 2023 financial year. The company currently employs around 650 people at various locations worldwide, including in Munich, Stuttgart, Zurich, Beijing and Detroit. In Graz, around 20 new jobs are currently advertised to meet the growing requirements in the company.

This step after Magdeburg not only underlines the commitment of KS Engineers, but also the importance of the Saxony-Anhalt region as an innovative location for automotive research. The developments in this new center could have far -reaching effects on future mobility and sustainable drive technologies, which could revolutionize the European automotive industry. More details on this topic can be found in a detailed report on science.apa.at .