Daimler’s battery assembly facility in Kamenz is the cornerstone of a battery production network spanning a total of seven production facilities around the world Our colleagues from electrive.net were recently able to accompany the assembly of Mercedes Benz batteries – an exclusive factory visit A buzz of activity still surrounds the new halls in Kamenz Construction workers and craftsmen are doing the final work on the outside of the building the new canteen is under construction still Things are quieter inside the new factory halls Since the hall area was not yet filled with production facilities and equipment at the time of our visit there is a second hall with identical dimensions The expansion will quadruple the production and logistics area at the Kamenz battery factory to a total of around 80,000 square metres the Mercedes-Benz subsidiary Deutsche Accumotive has been producing drive batteries for hybrid and electric vehicles in series production since 2012 While new trainees gather on learning islands in the new plant, some employees are preparing for the so-called launch line. The first series production batteries for the Mercedes Benz EQC will soon be assembled there the launch line will start production in the first quarter of the year More automated production lines can also be seen in the second aisle and will be ramped up in parallel this year Daimler demonstrated all the steps of the battery assembly process in factory 1 This is where the Daimler subsidiary produces units for the Smart ED the assembly of a battery has two parts: the production of the so-called front end (module) and the back end individual cells are turned into cell blocks Their dimensions depend on the application A vital work step here is the production of welded joints both the poles or the cell connector units have to be welded the cell block is completely assembled with further attachments the blocks are turned into the final battery product a heat-conducting paste is applied to the lower part of the housing the blocks are inserted into the lower part Then the high-voltage cabling must be attached and various other components such as the cooling system must be installed before the battery can be sealed with the upper part the finished energy storage units are subjected to a helium leak test and an end-of-line test to check their electrical functionality we have a mix of automated and classic assembly activities,” explains Schletterer in addition to his position as Managing Director Production eDrive at Daimler AG is responsible for setting up and expanding the international battery production network and for manufacturing fuel cell systems He points out that despite the considerable increase in size and weight of the EQC batteries produced in Plant 2 the lines in the front-end area have a similarly high degree of automation as in the production of the smart battery It is worth taking a look at the product data to find out which development steps battery technology has already made which has been in serial production since 2016 has an energy content of 17.6 kWh and a peak output of 76 kW (continuous output: 47 kW) The battery installed in the eVito has a capacity of 41.4 kWh and consists of three plug-in hybrid modules with 100 cells each and energy content of 13.8 kWh each One of these modules serves as a battery in the S-Class which has been in series production since June 2017 The values of the new EQC battery move in another dimension: 384 cells are accommodated in the 657 kg high-voltage accumulator and the peak output is 320 kW (continuous output: 150 kW) Various new technologies are being used in the new production of the top unit of the Stuttgart group such as an optimised production logic with floor and flow production as well as autonomous transport systems (AGVs) The entire building design is based on the production flow and line arrangement special assembly equipment will make the workpieces ergonomically available to the workers The use of modern industrial 4.0 technologies such as digital control and tracking of production systems the complete traceability of the components installed in each battery delivered the company is a world leader in this field But these are not the only unique selling points They are also working on very flexible lines that are capable of producing several series the managing director cannot be coaxed to reveal any further manufacturing secrets in this regard A significant challenge in Kamenz is the rapid growth in personnel: by the end of 2018, the number of employees had doubled to around 1,000 – a target that was reached one year earlier than initially planned “The majority of the employees have an electrical engineering background,” emphasises Schletterer “Our production facilities are designed to the highest safety standards our employees undergo special qualification programs in which they are intensively trained in the use of high-voltage technology under production conditions,” reports the managing director The plants will each produce for the local market A globally applicable standard for battery factories with regard to “setting and organisation” is intended to guarantee the Swabian automotive group uniform product quality special attention is paid to the most critical component of a battery: the cell These are pre-developed with the suppliers and specified according to a component specification including parameters such as performance characteristics we know what the overall system should be able to do,” explains Managing Director Schletterer The Stuttgart-based automotive group is planning to expand its expertise in the technical evaluation of cells and research and development activities This concerns both the optimisation of the current generation of Li-Ion systems and the further development of cells purchased on the world market as well as research into the next generation of so-called post-lithium-ion systems Shortly before the end of last year, the signing of a contract for the purchase of battery cells worth 20 billion euros caused a minor sensation According to the corresponding press release ensures that cells are supplied with the latest technology Managing director Schletterer explains the strategic orientation as follows: “We want to be so flexible when it comes to procurement that we can always select the supplier with the best price/performance ratio” his team in Kamenz will have a lot of work to do in the next few years Reporting by Michael Nallinger I agree with the Privacy policy electrive has been following the development of electric mobility with journalistic passion and expertise since 2013 we offer comprehensive coverage of the highest quality — as a central platform for the rapid development of this technology The dates displayed for an article provide information on when various publication milestones were reached at the journal that has published the article activities on preceding journals at which the article was previously under consideration are not shown (for instance submission All content 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Mercedes-Benz has put the foundation under its electrification offensive with an investment of over €1 billion ($1.1 billion) in nine battery plants in seven locations on three continents The first and main site is Kamenz near Dresden (Germany) where the company has two plants operated by its wholly-owned subsidiary Deutsche Accumotive - first since 2012 This site has a special role of being a competence center for the global battery production network. The cumulative production of xEVs (BEVs, PHEVs, HEVs) battery packs already exceeded 500,000 and soon, the new plant in Kamenz is expected to produce 500,000 packs annually. Some of them are for conventional hybrids Mercedes-Benz EQ Boost, some for plug-in hybrids (EQ Power) and some for new all-electric models (Mercedes-Benz EQ like the EQC) * Lithium-ion cells are supplied from external suppliers The video above and the gallery below presents the Deutsche Accumotive plant in Kamenz and Mercedes-Benz EQC battery production The manufacturing lines are highly automated and quite amazing but the plant still employs a lot of people - some 1,300 "Producing this highly complex lithium-ion battery requires multiple production lines that are approximately 170 meters long each with more than 30 production stations and with a high number of production steps Absolute precision is necessary to manufacture the battery systems consisting of 384 battery cells and many other components are welded with a laser with a tolerance of only 2µm using modern automation technology." Mercedes-Benz' goal is to offer 5 BEVs and 20 PHEVs models by the end of 2020 more than 50% of sales of passenger cars to be plug-ins Local battery production is an important success factor for Mercedes-Benz AG’s electric offensive and the key element to flexibly and efficiently meet the global demand for electrified vehicles The company is therefore focusing on establishing a global battery production network and is investing more than one billion EUR to this end The network will consist of nine battery factories at seven locations in Europe Mercedes-Benz’s wholly owned subsidiary Accumotive in Kamenz As the competence centre for the global battery production network it has been producing drivetrain batteries for electric and electrified vehicles from Mercedes-Benz and smart as well as light commercial vehicles since 2012 After the second plant – designed from the outset to be CO2-neutral – went into operation in 2018 the Mercedes-Benz subsidiary successively increased its production capacities and volumes The annual production volume will soon exceed half a million battery systems for hybrid plug-in hybrid and purely electric vehicles The plant is also preparing for the next milestone of the product and technology brand EQ which will also offer electric variants in the compact segment Mercedes-Benz’s electric offensive is in full swing The company already offers various electrified models in each segment - from the 48-volt electric system (EQ Boost) and plug-in hybrids (EQ Power) to fully electrically powered vehicles (EQ) The focus is clearly on gradually increasing the percentage of purely electrically powered vehicles in the Mercedes-Benz Cars portfolio Mercedes-Benz will offer five purely electric models as well as 20 plug-in hybrids more than ten fully electric EQ models will be in series production Mercedes-Benz Cars’ new-car fleet is to become CO2-neutral in less than 20 years the company wants plug-in hybrids or purely electric vehicles to account for more than 50% of its passenger-car sales local battery production is an important success factor for Mercedes-Benz's electric offensive and the key element for meeting the global demand for electrified vehicles flexibly and efficiently KG is a wholly owned subsidiary of Mercedes-Benz AG and has been producing drivetrain batteries for electric and electrified vehicles of the Mercedes-Benz and smart brands as well as for light commercial vehicles since 2012 the company has two factories that manufacture drivetrain batteries for electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles as well as batteries for 48-volt systems The Mercedes-Benz subsidiary Accumotive acts as a competence centre within the global battery production network of Mercedes-Benz Cars which has nine battery factories at seven locations on three continents Accumotive has more than 10 years of experience in the efficient production of highly complex battery systems Thanks to a close interlinking and consistent digitalisation of production processes all locations of the global Mercedes-Benz battery production network benefit from this expertise Additional locations in Europe and the U.S will soon start operations to meet global battery needs for vehicle production “As a competence centre within our global battery-production network the Kamenz site – with its broad product portfolio – plays a decisive role in the implementation of our “Electric first” offensive Member of the Board of Management of Mercedes-Benz AG “Flexibility is the decisive feature of our global production network of vehicle and powertrain plants Our goal is an organic global network in which production capacities can be flexibly shifted between plants around the world With more than 10 fully electric EQ models and a large number of plug-in hybrid and hybrid vehicles - for which we produce the battery systems here in Kamenz and within our global network – we can flexibly and efficiently meet the worldwide demand for electric and hybrid vehicles and gradually increase the electrical share within our vehicle range.” the Kamenz plant has produced well over half a million batteries based on lithium-ion technology for electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles as well as for 48-volt systems Expanding the plant with a second battery factory that opened in 2018 was an important step for the company’s electric offensive and in meeting the growing demand for highly efficient batteries for electrified and electric drives The company is gradually increasing its production capacities The second battery factory at the Kamenz plant produces battery systems for the Mercedes-Benz EQC (combined power consumption: 20.8-19.7 kWh/100 km; combined CO2 emissions: 0 g/km)[1] Producing this highly complex lithium-ion battery requires multiple production lines that are approximately 170 meters long are welded with a laser with a tolerance of only 2µm using modern automation technology “With the plant expansion and successive production ramp-up we have now expanded production in Kamenz to such an extent that we will soon exceed an annual production volume of more than half a million lithium-ion batteries – and that number will rise Together with our colleagues in research and development and many partners and suppliers around the world we ensure that the batteries for our electric and electrified vehicles meet the high-quality standards of Mercedes-Benz We are also getting ready for the next generation of EQ models in Kamenz: electrical variants in the compact segment are not that far away,” says Jörg Burzer The Kamenz plant has two battery factories and a total production and logistics area of 80,000 square meters runs on state-of-the-art equipment and uses a wide range of Industry 4.0 technologies It was also designed as a CO2-neutral factory right from the beginning and thus plays a pioneering role with regard to Mercedes-Benz AG’s sustainability goals: a combined heat and power plant and a 2-megawatt photovoltaic system combined with geothermal energy power the production plant The entire building is designed according to the production flow and lines Special assembly equipment ergonomically assists and makes it easier for employees to handle heavy parts The plant uses a variety of Industry 4.0 technologies such as digital control and production tracking this guarantees the complete traceability of every delivered battery and its components Around 1,300 people are currently employed at the Kamenz plant Mercedes-Benz is investing more than one billion EUR into the establishment of a global battery production network within the worldwide production network of Mercedes-Benz Cars This battery production network will consist of nine factories at seven locations on three continents “The Kamenz plant is one of the pioneers in battery production worldwide and it is a blueprint for the plants in our global battery production network the next location to soon start battery production will be Jawor in Poland followed by plants around Stuttgart as well as Tuscaloosa in the U.S Each new plant will benefit from the experience of the other plants Our battery production network is well prepared for the future of mobility,” says Jörg Burzer The Kamenz plant has already been producing batteries since 2012 The second battery factory started operations in 2018 producing the battery systems for the Mercedes-Benz EQC Together with its local partner Thonburi Automotive Assembly Plant (TAAP) Mercedes-Benz Cars has set up a battery production facility in Bangkok (Thailand) Mercedes-Benz and BAIC have jointly set up a local battery production facility at the existing plant location in the Yizhuang Industrial Park in Beijing (China) At the Mercedes-Benz plant in Untertürkheim battery factories are currently being built at the Brühl and Hedelfingen locations A battery factory is also currently being built near the existing Mercedes-Benz plant in Tuscaloosa A new battery factory will also be built at the Mercedes-Benz Sindelfingen plant Jörg Burzer provides exclusive insights into battery production of the Mercedes-Benz EQC in Kamenz near Dresden (Germany): Video [1] Electrical consumption and range have been determined on the basis of Directive 692/2008/EC Electrical consumption is dependent on the vehicle configuration The Mercedes-Benz EQC Has Actually Been Dead For A Year Waymo Is Far From Done With The Jaguar I-Pace German SUV Range Test: Audi e-tron vs Merc EQC vs BMW iX Ford Isn't Slowing Down Mustang Mach-E Production 2025 Mercedes-Benz EQC Sedan Imagined With Vision EQXX Design Cues The 2025 Chevy Silverado EV Work Truck Is America’s New Range King Daimler is building its battery production capacity globally Daimler subsidiary Accumotive has increased its production volume and will soon be able to produce more than 500,000 battery systems per year The plant is also preparing for future electric EQ models in the compact segment After the second Accumotive battery plant went into operation in Kamenz in 2018 production capacities and volumes are being successively increased “With the plant expansion and successive production ramp-up we have now expanded production in Kamenz to such an extent that we will soon exceed an annual production volume of more than half a million lithium-ion batteries – and that number will rise,” said Jörg Burzer “We are also getting ready for the next generation of EQ models in Kamenz: electrical variants in the compact segment are not that far away.” About a year and a half ago, electrive was able to visit the assembly line in Kamenz At that time Plant 2 was still partly empty battery modules for the EQC are manufactured there on several 170-meter-long assembly lines Daimler says it considers the local production of batteries an important factor in the success of Mercedes-Benz’s electric offensive and that this is a crucial element in meeting the global demand for electrified vehicles flexibly and efficiently the company is investing more than one billion euros in the establishment of a global battery production network with nine factories at seven locations Daimler clearly sees Kamenz playing an important role for Europe saying that it is also a blueprint for plants in the global Daimler battery production network Our battery production network is well prepared for the future of mobility,” says Jörg Burzer daimler.com electrive has been following the development of electric mobility with journalistic passion and expertise since 2013. 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Or sign-in if you have an account the guy who does the dirty work so the minister of agriculture and the rest of the Ontario cabinet can keep their hands clean Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience Geri Kamenz is also arguably the most powerful individual in Ontario’s food sector heading a six-member commission that calls the shots on everything from the size of milk containers in grocery stores to how dozens of farm commodities are bought and sold A staggering three-quarters of the farm gate value of all agricultural commodities produced in Ontario falls under the cabinet-appointed board’s jurisdiction that includes oversight of Ontario’s 21 farm marketing boards Get a dash of perspective along with the trending news of the day in a very readable format By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc The next issue of NP Posted will soon be in your inbox Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. It’s what the commission is recommending to do with one of those boards — the London-based Ontario Processing Vegetable Growers association — that’s putting Kamenz in the spotlight The commission is recommending that the association be stripped of its collective bargaining powers At a recent meeting of the Egg Farmers of Ontario Kamenz was videotaped in a presentation talking about the movie The Professional in which a hit man tries to explain to an 11-year-old girl what he does for a living He settles for describing himself as “a cleaner.” We are the ones who are arm’s length from government so that the minister or anyone else in government does not have to get their hands dirty and direct people what to do “It’s our role to sit down with your board and other boards and get at the heart of a problem and then go clean it up to keep it out of the mainstream media and keep it out of the press and chart a more successful path forward.” His appointment as head of the commission in 2008 just two months after stepping down as president of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture raised eyebrows because the job usually went to a career civil servant Kamenz was also the first to be appointed to the job as a part-time employee He is someone people within the farming community local growers were advised by their leaders to concentrate on influencing the Agriculture minister and avoid antagonizing the commission and Kamenz His tight-lipped media approach is a strategy he has stuck to in his push to strip the Ontario Processing Vegetable Growers association of its powers to collectively bargain with processors on behalf of farmers Despite being the designated spokesperson for the powerful commission Kamenz hasn’t responded to repeated requests for an interview to explain why the commission is proposing to overturn a marketing system that has been in place for decades suggest they’ve been ambushed by Kamenz and the commission They have been given until Friday to respond to the proposal posted without warning last month on a government website that announces possible changes in regulations the commission said it plans to make a final decision in September and have the new rules in place for the next growing season “If Geri Kamenz has the authority from this provincial government to act as a hit man and the public should pass judgment on this government and specifically the minister of agriculture for acting in such a manner,” said David Epp a Leamington-area tomato grower who has said he will quit the industry if the vegetable association is stripped of its negotiating powers “I know what my judgement would be if my employee acted in such a manner,” Epp said Ontario Agriculture Minister Jeff Leal’s office said the minister is on vacation and is unavailable for comment on Kamenz’s statements “It is not the practice of the ministry to comment on remarks made or given,” Christina Crowley-Arklie who has pushed to have the commission’s deadlines extended for the vegetable growers said communication and consultation are important parts of the commission’s job no business ramming things through in a democratic system,” he said Barrett said the Liberal government has used the same approach of delegating decisions with other controversial programs “We’ve watched the inappropriate electricity policy laundered through various agencies created by the Ontario government,” he said he told the egg farmers that he knows his work can make him unpopular “Every time I put the key in my office door and it still turns and they haven’t changed the lock transmission or republication strictly prohibited This website uses cookies to personalize your content (including ads), and allows us to analyze our traffic. 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By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy You can manage saved articles in your account German OEM Daimler’s subsidiary Li-Tec is to cease the production of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles (EV) at its plant in Kamenz the production of battery cells for electric and hybrid cars is not economical far too expensive,” Harald Kröger “We have realised that a car manufacturer does not have to produce the cells themselves,” he added Daimler will retain the location as a research and development site and transfer most of the 250 Li-Tec employees to another subsidiary The battery pack producer is currently ramping up capacity to build systems for the upcoming electric smart model The Kamenz plant is the only lithium battery producer for electric cars in Germany Daimler acquired Li-Tec in April this year The news comes after Continental announced to review its battery joint venture with SK Innovation last week Metalworker union IG Metall has called for an action plan from the German government and industry to maintain battery cell research and production in Germany after Daimler announced the production halt The German government plans to have 1m EV on German roads by 2020 to cut CO2 emissions by 40% All the latest on Batteries & Energy Storage Technology a major investor in the Turkish renewable energy sector has signed an agreement for British engineering company Rolls-Royce to supply a 132MWh LFP battery energy storage system (BESS).. 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Please upgrade your browser or activate Google Chrome Frame to improve your experience Daimler is planning to build its second storage system manufacturing facility in Saxony while Terra E Holding is planning a huge lithium-ion battery cell factory at an undisclosed location in Germany German carmaker Daimler has started construction on its second lithium-ion battery manufacturing facility in Kamenz The ground-breaking ceremony was also attended by the German Chancellor Angela Merkel The company’s unit Accumotive is investing €500 million ($562.4 million) in the projects Daimler said production at the new facility will be started in the next years while the number of its employees will be more than doubled to 1,000 by 2020 Daimler has decided to invest approximately €1 billion in the global battery sector The company claims it has so far assembled 80,000 lithium ion batteries at its existing facility in Kamenz Daimler is also targeting to offer ten different electric vehicles by 2022 Terra E Holding is planning to produce lithium-ion cells in large-scale in Germany The founders of the new company are BMZ Holding GmbH the former CEO of Swiss battery manufacturer Leclanché SA who was a manager at Thyssen Krupp Systems Engineering The planned capacity for the factory is 34 GWh by 2028 The cells will be produced in different formats for the industry and electromobility Financing for the project will be secured through partners and financial investors Production at the new facility will be based on the results of the Giga-LIB research project The initiative received the support of the consortium KLiB which comprises 45 between enterprises and research institutes More articles from Sandra Enkhardt Please be mindful of our community standards and website in this browser for the next time I comment Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" By submitting this form you agree to pv magazine using your data for the purposes of publishing your comment Your personal data will only be disclosed or otherwise transmitted to third parties for the purposes of spam filtering or if this is necessary for technical maintenance of the website Any other transfer to third parties will not take place unless this is justified on the basis of applicable data protection regulations or if pv magazine is legally obliged to do so You may revoke this consent at any time with effect for the future in which case your personal data will be deleted immediately your data will be deleted if pv magazine has processed your request or the purpose of data storage is fulfilled Further information on data privacy can be found in our Data Protection Policy Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value" This website uses cookies to anonymously count visitor numbers. View our privacy policy. × The cookie settings on this website are set to "allow cookies" to give you the best browsing experience possible If you continue to use this website without changing your cookie settings or you click "Accept" below then you are consenting to this Close Daimler subsidiary Deutsche Accumotive intends to double the amount of employees to roughly 1,000 by the end of 2018 gearing-up for the launch of the second battery pack production factory in Kamenz The first facility already produced more than 200,000 packs for BEVs HEVs and energy storage systems and from Spring 2019 on the second factory will begin volume production of all-new battery packs for the Mercedes-Benz EQC The EQC itself will enter production in mid-2019 as batteries first need to be shipped to the Bremen plant (also in Germany) The first all-electric SUV from Daimler has been in the pre-production stage since summer of this year Daimler is investing some €500 million in Kamenz and in total €10 billion globally to have more than 130 electrified models by the end of 2022 During a factory tour – at which Roland Dantz Member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG responsible for Group Research and Mercedes-Benz Cars Development Head of Quality Management at Mercedes-Benz Cars Head of Production Powertrain Mercedes-Benz Cars one of the Managing Directors of Accumotive have participated - the Minister President Kretschmer has gained insight in the electro-strategy of Mercedes-Benz Cars and got an overview concerning the current progress of the site in Kamenz Prime Minister Kretschmer took the opportunity to test drive the EQC the new all-electric vehicle from Mercedes-Benz According to Kretschmer: “What has grown and continues to grow here in Kamenz in recent years is an important investment for Europe the number of jobs in the modern plant for lithium-ion batteries is expected to double to over 1,000 the technology location will continue to develop into a center of electromobility I would like to thank Daimler AG for the trust it has placed in the Saxony location its strong and industry-oriented research and development and its experienced supplier network especially in the field of electromobility.” The German Accumotive GmbH & Co in Kamenz (around 50 kilometers away from Dresden in Germany) was found in 2009 is producing lithium ion-batteries for vehicles of the brands Mercedes-Benz and smart At present a second battery factory is being built at this site with an investment of 500 Mio This will be one of the largest and most modern battery factories worldwide The investment of Daimler strengthens the region Saxony as important innovation hub of the German automobile industry and offers employees good perspectives in a prospective technology field Furthermore the subject training and professional development is very important at this site The Minister President of Saxony has been able to get an impression of this through a talk with two apprentices during his factory tour Mercedes-Benz cars will invest ten billion Euros in the expansion of its electric fleet Daimler will electrify the entire portfolio of Mercedes-Benz offering customers at least one electrified alternative in all segments The company is planning to offer more than 130 electrified vehicle variants Thereof more than ten will be fully electric passenger cars - throughout all segments The first Mercedes-Benz of the new product- and technology brand EQ will be the EQC which will be ramped-up in spring 2019 in the Mercedes-Benz Bremen plant and then will reach the market in mid-2019 Daimler is investing more than one billion Euros in a global battery production network with in total eight factories at six locations and on three continents This includes in Germany Kamenz and Stuttgart-Untertürkheim with two battery factories each as well as Sindelfingen “With meanwhile eight battery factories on three continents we are well represented in terms of electromobility in the powertrain production network of Mercedes-Benz Cars Since 2012 we are producing batteries in Kamenz and have gained valuable knowledge Our team is working highly motivated on a daily basis and is coping with the increasing quantities while operating the new systems” The second battery factory in Kamenz has been designed as a CO2-neutral factory: Daimler thinks in the sense of electromobility holistically and builds the production on sustainability A power station and a photovoltaic system will – in connection with fixed battery storage – provide the production facility with energy The new battery factory sets standards with modern systems and technology measures in the domain Industry 4.0 The start of the pre-series production has started in mid-2018 and in spring 2019 the volume production of the EQC battery will follow The construction of the second factory on a 20 hectare (2,152,782 square feet) large site quadruples the production and logistic area in Kamenz to a total of around 80.000 m2 (861,112 square feet) “The location Kamenz belongs to the pioneers in the electromobility worldwide and in Germany For our employees the expansion of this site is a confirmation of their performance and their know-how Since 2012 until today Kamenz has produced more than 200.000 batteries on the basis of the lithium ion technology,” says Steinmetz Accumotive is producing drive batteries for electro- and plug-in hybrid vehicles and also batteries for the stationary Mercedes-Benz energy storage as well as for the 48-volt-system The trendsetting 48-volt-board-network celebrated its premiere in the new generation of the S-Class and will be implemented gradually in different models with new Mercedes-Benz engine technology Daimler's commercial vehicles are also relying on batteries from Saxony in the course of electrifying their portfolio Both the Vans Vito and Sprinter will be equipped with drive batteries from Kamenz at the market launch in 2019 KG is a wholly owned subsidiary of Daimler AG and has been established in 2009 The company produces batteries for hybrid- and electro-vehicles on the basis of lithium ion technology for vehicles of the brands Mercedes-Benz and smart The competence for batteries and cell production has a long tradition at the site in Kamenz: ten years ago the Daimler AG and Evonik Industries had run a battery cell production on-site This know-how has been transferred to the Accumotive Within the last two years the site has been drastically extended and will comprise approx Figures for fuel consumption/power consumption and CO2 emissions are provisional and were determined by the technical service for the certification procedure in accordance with the WLTP test procedure and correlated in NEDC values EC type approval and certificate of conformity with official figures are not yet available Differences between the stated figures and the official figures are possible Daimler’s battery subsidiary Accumotive say they will double the workforce at the Kamenz plant before the year’s end – a year ahed of schedule 1,000 employees will then assemble battery packs for the upcoming Mercedes EQC while Daimler is also setting up a second battery factory at the moment Daimler has been planning to secure their battery supply chain in earnest since 2016 Cell production does not play a role but assembly is done by their subsidiary Accumotive The latter now announces they would complete doubling their workforce this year twelve months earlier than initially planned The electric SUV is expected to hit the market by mid-2019 also makes batteries for Smart electric vehicles Daimler is investing another half a billion euros at this site where at present a second battery factory is being built Globally, Daimler is investing more than one billion euros in a battery production network with a total of eight factories at six locations and on three continents reportedly daimler.com Three centuries ago a man named Domenico Scarlatti churned out an enormous number of keyboard sonatas — more than 550 harpsichordists and even accordionists still can't get enough these inventive A clutch of Scarlatti albums have appeared this year and more are on the way Albums from pianists Orion Weiss and Igor Kamez are due in the coming weeks Here we offer a sampling of five recent releases Pianist David Greilsammer sees vast possibilities in the music Greilsammer says in notes to his new album comprise "a miraculous space designed for conception and experimentation." The composer had his formulas but each sonata has its own colorful personality that presents itself differently in the hands of various musicians Beside the obvious elegance of Scarlatti's melodies listen for sounds of flamenco guitars and castanets (Scarlatti spent the last 28 years of his life in Spain) We're lucky so many of them survived and continue to delight grand cadences and figures accompanied by mandolin-like hammering Russian pianist Igor Kamenz is better known in Europe He conducted orchestras and performed solo piano recitals before age 10 he made his New York debut earlier this month at the Mostly Mozart Festival played with generally relaxed tempos and a keen sense of dynamic control Scarlatti's sonatas are sturdy enough to withstand a variety of transformations. You might be surprised to discover how vital they sound here on the accordion — especially the massive classical instrument of Finnish soloist Janne Rättyä All the better for playing flashy music in which two voices entwine and chase each other in accelerating scales and broken arpeggios Rättyä is the professor for Classical Accordion Studies at the University of Music and Dramatic Arts in Graz The Sonata K. 492 finds Scarlatti ablaze — as is pianist David Greilsammer on a new album that ingeniously pairs sonatas by Scarlatti and John Cage Listen for nervous outbursts of rolled chords flavorful flamenco rhythms and Scarlatti's trademark ornament These quickly struck extra notes make for thicker The harpsichord was the predominant keyboard instrument in Scarlatti's day largely European-trained harpsichordist Scott Ross was the first to record all of Scarlatti's keyboard sonatas It took 98 recording sessions over 15 months beginning in 1984 Ross was beginning to show symptoms of AIDS and would die at age 38 The entire set was reissued on 34 discs this spring eccentric and beloved harpsichordist said the Sonata K "It's the most beautiful," he said in a 1986 interview "It's also the slowest and the happiest one the one with the most sunshine in it." Ross made the sunshine sing This Georgian pianist's new album collects some of the literature's greatest hits Amid the bouquet of her favorites is Scarlatti's colorful Sonata in E major Although she treats the music like a delicate porcelain doll (and skips a repeat) you still get a vision of a quaint Spanish street band marching by Become an NPR sponsor You are using an outdated browser. Please upgrade your browser to improve your experience The largest circulation farm newspaper in Ontario - Eastern Ontario & Western Ontario Editions - a man who once said his job was to do the dirty work for the Ontario government is stepping away from some aspects of farming and the Ontario Farm Products Marketing Commission to spend more time with his family spent eight years as chair of the commission before handing in his resignation letter in December Those eight years were twice as long as any other previous chair and required a weekly six-hour drive to Guelph “It’s time for Geri to recharge his batteries,” he told Farmers Forum “Give me six to 12 months to catch my breath It’s that last leg of the marathon where they’re back in the stadium and they’re just running all out and then they cross the finish line and they just collapse Kamenz is also stepping back from the farm life His Spencerville hog operation with 370 acres — 280 workable — was listed for sale at $2.7 million and was on the market for about a year Kamenz will stay in farming with a 30-cow beef herd of Gelbvieh purebreds and a 300-acre farm just up the road from his former hog farm The other is studying at a post-secondary level His time as commission chair was not without controversy Lawyer Don Good was representing Svante Lind when the egg company filed a $35-million lawsuit that charged that the Egg Farmers of Ontario conspired with two large egg processing companies to destroy the competition None of the allegations were proven in court Good asked Kamenz to investigate the operations of the Egg Farmers of Ontario Kamenz told Good the commission would consider it But the commission had already decided not to investigate and didn’t tell Good for more than a year “Stop the nonsense,” Good wrote to Kamenz and that line became a front page Farmers Forum headline a former air force pilot and former president of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture came last summer when the commission proposed stripping the Ontario Processing Vegetable Growers’ association of its negotiation power The commission’s proposed amendment would have removed the ability of vegetable growers in the province to bargain collectively; processing companies would instead negotiate contracts with producers directly said in an open letter that Ontario’s processing industry would cease to exist under the current marketing system contending that a free market system would allow the industry to grow Growers were furious and Ag Minister Jeff Leal called a halt to the proposal in August Kamenz resigned after just starting a new term with the commission Lanark County crop farmer and former head of the Ontario Landowner’s Association John Vanderspank said that while he butted heads with Kamenz at times he was still willing to work for farmers and with us.” © 2015 Farmers Forum Newspaper, serving Eastern Ontario and Western Ontario. Website maintained by Theresa Rudge Notices are posted by 10 am Monday through Saturday Adjust Text Size: A+ A- As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Dec 19 Share your memories and/or express your condolences below Unfortunately with the need to moderate tributes for inappropriate content your comments may take up to 48 hours to appear to see firsthand the electric car battery production process and the newly constructed plant where batteries for the EQC will be produced as Deutsche Accumotive managing director Erhard Schletterer explains the battery forms an integral part of the car's structures and can 'define' the model – much like an internal-combustion engine – so Mercedes wanted full control the cells within the batteries come from outside suppliers – including South Korea's LG Chem With battery cell technology progressing rapidly car manufacturers are reluctant to make big investments in a particular type of cell when it's not clear what the industry standard will be yet preferring leaving that job to their suppliers At the beginning of the battery production line the individual flat rectangular cells are picked up and placed into holders (one cell on each face of the holder) A foil covering is added to allow the cells to expand and contract during charging and discharge The cells in their holders are then combined to produce a pack of cells Three individual packs are then attached to the base of the battery unit with heat-transfer paste which takes excess heat generated during charging and use out of the packs and dissipates it through the car's structure so as the battery unit proceeds down the assembly line further assembly can only take place through a sealed cover to protect against the possibility of electric shock Workers insert tools into small 'keyhole' openings to work on the battery inside The battery is complete and made safe when the outer casing is put in place The bright orange areas visible on the exterior are connection points for high-voltage cables The factory in Kamenz also produces 48v batteries for 'mild hybrid' cars These can take a higher load than a regular lead-acid car battery improving fuel economy by allowing greater use of stop-start technology and taking some of the load off the engine during acceleration opened in 2008 and expanded twice since then so a new and larger facility just around the corner is in the final stages of construction ahead of Mercedes EQC production beginning next year It incorporates a 'launch line' that will take care of the first phase of EQC battery production as well as up to three more automated full-production lines Mercedes will have a total of around 80,000 square metres of battery production facilities at Kamenz It joins other battery production facilities in Stuttgart and Sindelfingen in Germany Mercedes G 580 with EQ Technology review: old-fashioned 4x4 gets clean and capable electric power 13 May 202413 May 2024Most PopularTesla Model Y review.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_40599y16mac4gi8z { display: none !important; 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Read more about cookies here. By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Picture: Molly KamenzCanberra residents can choose from five fossils found locally competing to be the newest emblem of the ACT All articles from our website & appThe digital version of Today's PaperBreaking news alerts direct to your inboxInteractive Crosswords Sudoku and TriviaAll articles from the other regional websites in your areaContinueThe top options were chosen by an expert committee of geoscientists "Fossils instil a sense of wonder about time and place particularly about the incredible scale of geological time and the many changes to our region," Geoscience Australia chief scientist Steve Hill said "All of our ACT fossil emblem candidates are marine invertebrates which clearly brings home how different Canberra was millions of years ago." Voting opened on Monday with five finalists including a graptolite Each one comes from a different part of the ACT and are about 430 million years old. Picture: SuppliedThe first candidate is Retziella capricorniae a graptolite important to the Canberra region as it allows scientists to date the State Circle shale back to the early Silurian Picture: SuppliedA trilobite hailing from Coppins Crossing Apocalymene coppinsensis is the third choice The original discovery site of this fossil has been covered by the lower Molonglo wastewater treatment site Picture: SuppliedThe second brachiopod was named Atrypa duntroonensis It is the most abundant and complete brachiopod fossil in the ACT The final option is the most common trilobite in the ACT It is usually found in fragments but an almost complete fossil was discovered during the drilling of foundations of the John Gorton Building bits have also been found during Braddon's redevelopment Picture: SuppliedThe fossil emblem would join the ACT's other emblems the royal bluebell gang-gang cockatoo and Southern brush-tailed rock-wallaby The ACT would become the fourth Australian jurisdiction with a fossil emblem Voting closes during National Science Week I am a breaking and general news reporter. 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