In this issue

In this issue of ATR, we see how with continued development on both hardware and software fronts, future suspension systems will no doubt deliver the ‘magic carpet’ ride that consumers want, without compromising on driving dynamics.

Overlapping Technologies Lead to Disruption

Held in January every year in Las Vegas, the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is widely known to showcase leading consumer electronics technologies from across the globe. However, for the past few editions, the show has had a large presence of, and participation from, the automotive industry. The message is twofold – technologies that once belonged largely in the home environment have now entered the automotive domain as well, and cars are now more about electronics (entertainment, navigation, connectivity, sound & display and so on..) and technology than ever before.

6 mins

Modular Stamped Steel Housings for Light Vehicle Suspension Ball Joints

Future chassis strategies are based on a few high-volume platforms that are used for a wide range of vehicle models with kinematic variants and different axle loads. TRW Linkage & Suspension (now business unit of THK Rhythm Automotive) has developed an economical production technology that makes modular mass production of cost- and weight-effective suspension components made from stamped steel possible. The crimped stamped steel ball joints are going into mass production in 2017.

7 mins

Brake-by-Wire, AEB is the Way Forward for Braking Tech

With relentless advances in automotive technology, cars are now more powerful and faster than ever before. In this scenario, braking technology is also being advanced to keep up with upgrades in power and performance. OEMs and suppliers are working on a host of braking hardware, electronics/ software systems, which ensure that cars stop as hard as they go. Here, we will take a look at some of the most important developments in the area of automotive braking technology and understand future directions for this critical area in automotive R&D.

7 mins

For Whom Filing Patents is a Hobby

For over 27 years of his association with bosch, Friedrich boecking has believed in and espoused a basic, yet very powerful, guiding principle. Aided by the corporate philosophy of bosch, which is “Invented For Life”, boecking understood fairly early in his professional career that one should start filing patents, if one is in the business of developing new technologies. And with close to 1,900 patents to his credit as of now, Friedrich boecking is one of the leading patent holders in the world. This is an incredible story about an individual’s penchant for finding answers to many challenges posed by diesel engines.

5 mins

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A business magazine for technology-oriented management from all the domains of engineering, manufacturing, production, R&D, design and sales & marketing, Auto Tech Review is India’s first and only automotive magazine that speaks the language of technology. The focus on automotive technology makes Auto Tech Review a unique product in the Indian media space and that is the value we offer to our readers through high-quality, in-depth, research-oriented articles and features. 

The magazine is published by Springer India, part of Springer Science+Business Media, Germany. Our parent publication is ATZ – Automobiltechnische Zeitschrift (Automotive Engineering Magazine) – a globally-acclaimed automotive technology magazine from the house of Springer. ATZ is being published successfully ever since it was founded in 1898; thus making it the oldest existing automotive magazine in the world.