NEWS PULS acquires wireless charging specialist Wiferion
PULS has acquired the business of wireless charging specialist Wiferion.
PULS has taken over all existing contracts, trademark rights and patents of Wiferion but nothing will change in the operation of the business for customers. In the medium term, users will benefit from PULS’ global manufacturing capacities, with its own modern production lines in the Czech Republic, China and Germany.
Both companies manufacture power electronics, where efficiency and reliability are key. Wireless power transmission is a special form of power supply where the transformer in a power supply is replaced by
spatially separated coils. The similarity in technology will allow PULS developers to quickly familiarise themselves with Wiferion’s products and topologies. And since PULS already has a strong presence in intralogistics, the wireless charging solutions are an excellent addition to the existing product portfolio and address a similar customer base. Bernhard Erdl, managing director and owner of PULS GmbH, said: “As a pioneer, Wiferion has successfully established inductive charging for the energy supply of mobile robots and forklifts in the market and gained a leading position. With the additional
capabilities of PULS, we want to make this system the global market standard and will invest significantly for this purpose. Julian Seume, former CSO of Wiferion, added: “PULS employs more than 100 of the best developers in the industry and has global production and sales
locations that take our charging technology and scalability to a new level.
“In the area of new product development and application support, we are now in a much stronger position and can offer our customers an even better service.”
FANUC lands global robot deal with Volvo Cars
Leading automation supplier FANUC has signed a contract with Volvo Cars to supply industrial robots to the automotive manufacturer’s plants across the globe, including its new battery production facilities in Europe, Asia and America.
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The first phase of the deal will see FANUC supply more than 700 robots to a planned new manufacturing site in Kosice, Slovakia, where Volvo Cars expects the first vehicles to roll off the production line in 2026. During the same phase, FANUC will also supply robots to sites
in Ghent, Belgium; and Daqing, China.
“Volvo Cars was looking for a long-term partner in factory automation, and we are proud that we will now shape the future of the automotive industry together,” says Marco Ghirardello, president and chief executive of FANUC Europe. Volvo Cars plans to produce only electric vehicles from 2030 and achieve CO2 neutrality by 2040. Its new carbon-neutral Slovakian manufacturing facility will be the company’s first site to exclusively manufacture electric vehicles.
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