OEM&Lieferant Ausgabe 2/2018 / OEM&Supplier Edition 2/2018

108 Table of contents Editorial 107 Bernhard Mattes, President of the German Association of the Automotive Industry Welcome adress 110 by Dr. Rudolf Müller Questions on the future 111 viability of a Greater Region OEM&Supplier spoke with Armin Gehl, Managing Director of autoregion e.V. eMobility Innovative solutions for e-drive validation 112 By Mario Propst, Application Manager at AVL List GmbH in Graz Efficient heating solutions for 114 more battery power and increased comfort in hybrid and electric vehicles By Jürgen Dunsch, Senior Business Development Manager HV Coolant Heaters, BorgWarner Emissions Systems in Ludwigsburg One for all 116 By Willi Parsch, Vice President Development Drives, Brose Group ElringKlinger’s truck strategy Focus on the old – and new – worlds! 118 By Peter Renz, Corporate Communications, ElringKlinger AG Thermal Management of Electric Vehicles 120 Optimum temperature of all components for longer driving pleasure By FRÄNKISCHE Industrial Pipes GmbH & Co. KG HUBER+SUHNER Connectivity for the mobility of the future 122 By Frank Rothe, HUBER+SUHNER AG Products and Markets Color Design Studio Europe celebrates anniversary A center of creativity for 124 tomorrow’s car colors Interview with Mark Gutjahr, head of Automotive Color Design EMEA at BASF's Coatings division Tailgate latches The Huf Actuator – for Easy Opening 125 By Marco Rosenbaum, Product Manager, Huf Group 126 128 130 132 134 136 138 141 Two experts, one goal. Böllhoff and KUKA put the automation of self-pierce riveting processes in a nutshell. By Annette Löwen, Teamleader Marketing, Böllhoff Verbindungstechnik GmbH Industrie 4.0 The Digital Twin – an essential key technology for Industry 4.0 By Dr. Olaf Sauer, Fraunhofer IOSB Automotive Embedded Software A Big Step Forward ETAS ASCET-DEVELOPER – the easy way to safer embedded software By Abhik Dey, Product Manager ASCET, ETAS GmbH. Dr. Darren Buttle, Senior Manager RTA-Consulting, ETAS GmbH. IT and Automotive Integrating the car into our digital world The crucial role of ON-BOARD/OFF-BOARD expertise in shaping the future of mobility By Dr. Hieronymus Fischer, Head of Innovation Center Automotive Division, ESG Elektroniksystem- und Logistik-GmbH VDA 4933 requirements: Execute directly in SAP using SPEEDI fromWSW Software By Stephan Eckert, SAP Product Manager at WSW Software GmbH Machine data logging at Thomas Efficiency through transparency By Katja Teixeira, Thomas Magnete GmbH Manufacturing Highly productive assembly of guide sleeves for headrests Competence in plastic By Ralf Högel, Freelancer Fairs The tenth International Suppliers Fair (IZB) features plenty of new highlights “Think Digital” as a Special Theme / Improved Hall Layout