Taro Tabata
June 16, 2021
Managing Director /
Head of Aachen Engineering Center
Japanese innovation
made in Germany
DENSO’s approach to electrify the future mobility
Ulrich SchwarzDirector EU Electrification /
Deputy Head of Aachen Engineering Center
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1. DENSO General Information
2. Aachen Engineering Center (AEC) Overview & Facilities
3. R&D Projects
4. Summary
Agenda
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DENSO
General Information
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as of March 31, 2020
* U.S.dollar amounts have been translated, for convenience only, at the rate of 108.33 yen = US$1,
the approximate exchange rate prevailing on March 31, 2020. Billion is used in the American sense of one thousand million.
RevenueConsolidated basis:¥5,153.5 billion(US$47.6 billion)*
Operating Profit
Consolidated basis: ¥61.1 billion(US$563.8 million)*
EmployeesConsolidated basis: 170,932
Company Profile
DENSO is contributing to the improvement of both industrial and social productivity by working to provide new mobility value, establish factory automation (FA) and industrialize agriculture.
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DENSO Global Network / EU Engineering
Production: A/C-Components
Sales Offices
Production: Powertrain, Electric, Electronic
U.K.• Airconditioners• Heaters• Radiators• Oil Coolers• Intercoolers
PORTUGAL• Intercoolers• Heaters• Gasoline Coolers
GERMANY• Compressors
Czech (2003)• Airconditioners• Heat Exchangers
ITALY• Airconditioners• Heaters• Radiators
Headquarter
Development- and Sales Center
ITALY• Starters• Alternators• Small Motors
POLAND• Starters• Small Motors
HUNGARY• Common rail systems• VCT• ETC
SPAIN• ECU• Ignition Coils• Stick Coils• Air Flow Meter
EU Technical Center
TEC (DE & Italy)
Aachen Engineering CenterPT, E/E, ELEFI
Coventry (UK)
Thermal Engineering Center
Munich (DE) Gothenburg (SE)
Co
re C
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ter
Aachen Engineering Center (est. 2005)
Coventry Engineering Center
(est. 1993)
Gothenburg Engineering Center
(est. 1996)
Munich Engineering Center
(est. 1984)
Aachen (DE)
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Aldenhoven ATC Wegberg
Aachen
Cologne
Wegberg
AEC
DüsseldorfRhein land in NRW
Aachen
Aachen Engineering Center
Rhein
Düsseldorf
Aldenhoven
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DENSO DNDE AEC / Localization
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Aachen Engineering
Center (AEC)
Overview & Facilities
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DENSO DNDE AEC / Site Information
Establishment / 2005
Location / Wegberg, Germany
Site area / 40,200 sqm
Total floor area / 9,500 sqm
Employees / 120
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DENSO DNDE AEC / Capabilities
▪ R&D
- Benchmarking- Concept Making- Technology Research
▪ Advanced Engineering
- System Engineering- Demo Engine/Vehicle
▪ Testing
- System Engineering- Demo Engine/Vehicle
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Vehicle(CDM) Lab A
(2005)
Lab B
(2010)
Building C
Office area (2015)
Test track
6550
square meter
Main entrance
• High Voltage Test Benches
• Electronic Lab
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DENSO AEC / Overview of Facilities
• Chassis Dyno
• Engine DynoPassenger Car
• Engine DynoHeavy Duty
• Fuel Lab
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R&D Projects
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DENSO’s Partners in NRW within Hy-Nets Projects
Source: https://www.duesseldorf.de/fileadmin/Amt40-601/lps/grafik/771_767_karte_nrw.jpg
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Hy-Nets – Project Overview
Global traffic andnetwork simulation with traffic flow Paderborn
City
Vehicle, sensor andenvironment simulation including vehicular communication
Test bench (E-Machine, Inverter, Engine)
Real-time exchange
VehicleCar2X
Influence between all layers
Partners:
Hy-Nets focussed on development of new holistic approach
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Key project facts:
- Project partner mix: Academia, Tool vendor & Automotive supplier
- Paderborn City representing typical German City with vehicle traffic
- Final traffic simulation with DENSO component testing in real-time:
- DENSO high power density E-Machine and Inverter
- Performance: 160 Nm / 80 kW / 15.000 rpm
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DENSO Electrification hardware in traffic simulation environment
Hy-Nets – Project Details
Source: https://www.hy-nets.de/de/hynets/press/#2019-05-08
Partners:
Project meeting with all partners at AEC in Wegberg, NRW
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DENSO’s Partners in NRW within SeLv Project
Source: https://www.duesseldorf.de/fileadmin/Amt40-601/lps/grafik/771_767_karte_nrw.jpg
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Key project facts
- Leader: PEM of RWTH Aachen University
- 3 Fuel Cell Demo Trucks will be built up in 2022 by RWTH Aachen University and later used by several companies (including Henkel, based in Duesseldorf)
- DENSO E-Machines will be integrated into axle by BPW (German commercial vehicle axle maker based in NRW) to drive the Fuel Cell Trucks
- Energy stored in battery and hydrogen tanks → Future Mobility Concepts: Electrification and Hydrogen Society
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DENSO E-Machines will drive Fuel Cell Truck “Made in Germany”
SeLv – Fuel Cell Demo Trucks
Sources: https://www.pem.rwth-aachen.de/go/id/mfigp?#aaaaaaaaaamfimi;BPW
Partners:
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Summary
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▪ DENSO is well represented in Germany with a major
R&D center in NRW
▪ Local partners appreciate collaboration and rely on
DENSO’s electrification expertise
▪ DENSO profits from vast experience of local partners
to create innovative technology
▪ DENSO’s E-Machines “Made in Germany” will drive
future mobility concept Fuel Cell Demo Trucks in
2022 (→ Electrification and Hydrogen Society)
Summary