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In an attempt to reduce costs and increase market share, automakers are relocating production facilities from high-cost regions such as North America and the European Union to low-cost regions such as China, India, South America and several developing countries. Following this trend CSM Worldwide believes that the combined production out of China and South America will make up more than 50% of the growth in global light vehicle production by 2015.

Changing copper to aluminum wire in motor vehicles effectively reduces vehicle weight for  greater fuel efficiency and lower CO2 emissions. TE’s LITEALUM

An energy recovery ventilator (ERV) is a type of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment that uses the energy associated with the thermally conditioned air being exhausted from a building to precondition the incoming air.  ERVs, which offer many advantages for both improved indoor air quality (IAQ) and reduced energy consumption, are one of the fastest-growing segments of improved IAQ management in buildings.

The electronic content, and thus the interconnect content, has been increasing in light vehicles, and this trend will continue through this forecast period.

Aluminum wire increasingly is used in passenger car wire harnesses. To reduce weight and improve gas mileage, the automotive companies are turning to aluminum wire, among other solutions. Aluminum wire always has the potential issue of galvanic corrosion between the wire and the beryllium-copper or phos-bronze contacts. Companies like TE Connectivity and Delphi have come up with solutions that alleviate this concern.

In Essen, the 10,000-volt superconductor cable replaces a conventional 110,000-volt power line. This technology makes it possible to reduce the number of substations and shift them to the outskirts, releasing valuable inner-city land.

Using a reduced core and winding size, the weight and loss reduction targets are achievable.

Electric Dreams: The battery revolution and commodity markets As leading carmakers move to electrify their fleet and companies like Alphabet and Uber work on self-driving cars, the commodity industry is being forced to grapple with some difficult questions. EV’s have the potential to reduce oil demand considerably, but how fast and how soon remains a subject of fierce debate. Equally, utility scale battery technology could have a devastating impact on the coal industry if it is able to provide storage for renewable energy. In contrast, EV’s could be a boon to the metals industry and materials like copper, lithium and cobalt that are the key elements of the modern battery. Executives from mining, energy and commodity trading will discuss these topics and others.