2024 Stuttgart International Symposium 

The STIHL Group develops, manufactures and distributes power tools for professional forestry and agriculture as well as for garden and landscape maintenance, the construction sector and private garden owners. The product range is complemented by digital solutions and services. Products are distributed through authorized dealers and STIHL’s own online-shops, which will be expanded internationally over the next few years – including 42 sales and marketing subsidiaries, about 120 importers and more than 55,000 servicing dealers in over 160 countries. STIHL produces in own plants in seven countries: Germany, USA, Brazil, Switzerland, Austria, China and in the Philippines. Since 1971 STIHL has been the world’s top-selling chain saw brand. The company was founded in 1926 and is based in Waiblingen near Stuttgart. In 2022, STIHL achieved a worldwide sales volume of 5.49 billion euros with a workforce of 20,552.

BRIGHT Testing entwickelt mechanische Prüflösungen, optimal zugeschnitten auf Ihre individuelle Prüfanforderung. Dies beinhaltet intelligente mechanische Adaptionen für Ihre bestehenden Prüfanlagen, schlüsselfertige Prüfstände für Komponententest sowie Handhabungssysteme, Rüstsätze und Betriebsmittel.

BRIGHT Testing ist zudem Ihr Ansprechpartner für die Gestaltung und Entwicklung von additiv gefertigten Bauteilen. Mit uns schöpfen Sie das volle Potenzial der additiven Fertigung aus, um Ihrer Konkurrenz somit einen Schritt voraus zu sein. Wir haben uns ein breites Wissen in der additiven Fertigung erarbeitet und können Ihnen eine fundierte, unabhängige Bewertung Ihrer bisherigen Produkte anbieten.

Unser Team aus Ingenieuren und Technikern stellt mit seiner langjährigen Erfahrung im Bereich der Automobilindustrie und Maschinenbau einen idealen Partner für Sie dar.

CARS 2.0 addresses Start-ups as well as small and medium-sized companies in the automotive and mechanical engineering sectors in the Stuttgart Region and the Neckar-Alb Region. CARS 2.0 offers information and supply supporting to tackle the countless challenges of transformation. The project focuses on the topics of technological change, digital transformation, education and funding initiatives.

CARS 2.0 is coordinated by the Stuttgart Region Economic Development Corporation and is financed by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action.

Find an overview of all project partners and further information on our website.

We develop and produce components for test benches in the automotive industry and its suppliers. Our products are used on test benches in development departments as well as in production - applications where quality and reliability are decisive criteria.

Based on many years of experience, we offer innovative solutions in the field of automotive and production technology. Our range of services is complemented by customer-specific developments, planning, project planning and services in the field of industrial electronics.

Our products are used worldwide by well-known automotive manufacturers and suppliers:

• Electromobility
• Automatic gearbox shifting devices
• Linear actuators
• Special developments

With innovative universal inverters, which allow extensive characterization and operation of different electric motors with operating voltages of 48V, 800V or 1000V. as well as battery simulators, we offer innovative solutions for our customers on the way to electromobility.

dSPACE is a leading provider of simulation and validation solutions worldwide for developing connected, autonomous, and electrically powered vehicles. The company's range of end-to-end solutions are used particularly by automotive manufacturers and their suppliers to test the software and hardware components in their new vehicles long before a new model is allowed on the road. Not only is dSPACE a sought-after partner in vehicle development, engineers also rely on our know-how at dSPACE when it comes to aerospace and industrial automation. Our portfolio ranges from end-to-end solutions for simulation and validation to engineering and consulting services as well as training and support. With approximately 2,400 employees worldwide, dSPACE is headquartered in Paderborn, Germany. It has three project centers in Germany and serves customers through its regional companies in the USA, the UK, France, Japan, China, Croatia, South Korea, and India.

Eaton is an intelligent power management company dedicated to improving the quality of life and protecting the environment for people everywhere. We are guided by our commitment to do business right, to operate sustainably and to help our customers manage power ─ today and well into the future.

Our Vehicle Group provides manufacturers with products and systems designed to improve the overall efficiency, performance and safety of cars, light trucks and commercial vehicles. Our broad portfolio of technologies covers all propulsion systems – from internal combustion to hybrid, to pure electric.

FEV has always pushed the limits. FEV is a globally leading engineering provider in the automotive industry and internationally recognized leader of innovation across different sectors and industries. Professor Franz Pischinger laid the foundations by combining his background in academia and engineering with a great vision for continual progress. The company has supplied solutions and strategy consulting to the world's largest automotive OEMs and has supported customers through the entire transportation and mobility ecosystem.

As the world continues to evolve, so does FEV. That’s why FEV is unleashing its technological and strategic expertise into other areas. It applies its forward thinking to the energy sector. And its software and system know-how will enable the company to lead the way making intelligent solutions available to everyone. FEV brings together the brightest minds from different backgrounds and specialties to find new solutions for both current and future challenges.

But FEV won’t stop there. Looking ahead, FEV continues to push the limits of innovation. With its highly qualified >7300 employees at more than 40 locations globally, FEV imagines solutions that don’t just meet today’s needs but tomorrow’s. Ultimately, FEV keeps evolving – to a better, cleaner future built on sustainable mobility, energy and software that drives everything. For the companies’ partners, its people and the world.

#FeelEVolution

The FKFS is an independent institute and provides research and development services for the international automotive industry.

To this end, it operates various highly specialized test facilities and test vehicles, including several wind tunnels, Europe's largest driving simulator at a research facility, a powertrain test bench for hybrid and conventional vehicles, and numerous engine test benches. In-house developed measurement and testing methods enable the institute to solve complex and challenging tasks. Many years of experience in the development and application of simulation tools complement the range of services.

Around 180 highly qualified and dedicated employees work on research and development projects in the fields of vehicle drives, automotive engineering, mechatronics and electromobility. Founded in 1930, the foundation cooperates closely with the Institute for Combustion Engines and Automotive Engineering at the University of Stuttgart.

Das GreenTeam Uni Stuttgart e.V. wurde im Oktober 2009 gegründet und nimmt seitdem erfolgreich an der Formula Student teil, einem weltweit renommierten Konstruktionswettbewerb für Studierende. Das Team besteht aktuell aus 58 Studierenden verschiedenster Fachrichtungen und Nationalitäten, die Jahr für Jahr mit großem Engagement einen innovativen Prototypen-Batterieelektrischen Rennwagen entwickeln, fertigen und testen.
Ermöglicht werden die Projekte durch großzügige Zuwendungen der Sponsoren und Unterstützern. Seit 2010 ist das Stuttgarter-Team ununterbrochen in den Top 10 der Weltrangliste der Elektro-Rennwagen vertreten und belegt derzeit sogar den ersten Platz.

Im Jahr 2022 erreichten sie einen bemerkenswerten Meilenstein, als sie den Weltrekord für die schnellste Beschleunigung von 0 auf 100 km/h in nur 1,461 Sekunden aufstellten.
Darüber hinaus wurden sie im selben Jahr zum vierten Mal Deutscher Meister und absolvierten in diesem Jahr mit vier Siegen in fünf Rennen Ihre erfolgreichste Saison.

The transport systems and production techniques of the future need to be sustainable and efficient. This will require breakthrough technologies – from innovative vehicle drives to versatile production processes. The goal of the InnovationCampus Future Mobility (ICM) is to shape this change. In the ICM, the University of Stuttgart is combining its world class research and innovation teams with those of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) to develop new technologies quickly and flexibly, testing new approaches, and creating the basis for a wide range of innovations.

Beginning in 2019, the ICM now has more than 300 researchers involved in over 100 research projects, and 50 research institutes are working on electric motors without rare earths, innovative manufacturing technologies, and self-learning software systems for vehicles. The ICM is one of Germany’s largest initiatives on transport and production methods of the future. Solutions being developed at the ICM show that economic success and ecological responsibility are by no means mutually exclusive but can even complement each other.

As a global leader in virtual test driving technology, IPG Automotive develops innovative simulation solutions for vehicle development. Designed for seamless use, the software and hardware products can be applied throughout the entire development process, from proof-of-concept to validation and release. The company’s virtual prototyping technology facilitates the automotive systems engineering approach, allowing users to develop, test and validate new systems in a virtual whole vehicle.

IPG Automotive is an expert in the field of virtual development methods for the application areas of Autonomous Vehicles, ADAS, Powertrain, and Vehicle Dynamics, committed to providing support to master the growing complexity in these domains. Together with its international clients and partners, the company is pioneering simulation technology that is increasing the efficiency of development processes.

KS ENGINEERS combine knowledge in the fields of mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, electronics, modelling, simulation, control as well as information technology to supply test benches for the automotive and industrial engine industries.

We can claim technological leadership with regard to dynamics and precision of control. About 600 employees put into practice more than 40 years of experience and continuous R&D.

KS ENGINEERS offer perfectly customised high-end solutions in the fields of E-Mobility and combustion-engined technology for engine, drivetrain, component and complete vehicle testing.

Our services:

• Test system KS-R2R Road to Rig for powertrain optimization in complete vehicles
• Chassis dynamometers
• Drivetrain test rigs KS-R2R Road to Rig
• Engine and gearbox test benches
• Hybrid and electric drive testing equipment
• Battery test benches
• Test rigs for components of engines and drivetrains, e.g. balancing shafts, clutch, starter generator, pumps, vibration dampers, brakes, etc.
• Components for test systems like automation system, frequency converters, battery simulators and testers, conditioning devices for all media etc.
• Planning and consultancy for complete projects comprising testing equipment and infrastructure
• Testing Services

MicroNova has been a software and systems vendor since 1987 and offers products, solutions and services in three business areas: Testing of automotive electronics, management of mobile radio and communication networks including solutions for the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and the distribution of IT and project management solutions. 370 experts work with technological competence and passion at the headquarters in Vierkirchen near Munich and at eight other locations in Germany and the Czech Republic. Numerous customers such as Audi, BMW, Continental, Telefónica Germany, Vodafone Germany and Volkswagen rely on MicroNova's expertise.

In the field of testing, MicroNova provides solutions for testing electronic control system components: from hardware-in-the-loop (HiL) test benches and proven software solutions for test automation to professional on-site support and comprehensive consulting services.

Das Rennteam Uni Stuttgart e.V. ist ein studentischer Verein und ein Formula Student Racing Team der Universität Stuttgart, das seit seinem Debüt im Jahre 2006 bereits zum sechsten Mal die Weltrangliste des Formula Student Combustion Wettbewerbs anführt. In dieser Saison wechselten insgesamt 39 Studentinnen und Studenten unterschiedlicher Studienfachrichtungen den Hörsaal gegen die Rennteam-Werkstatt, um die Lehrinhalte ihres Studiums, um spannende praktische Erfahrungen in Bereichen der Fahrzeugentwicklung und -montage, des Produkt- und Projektmanagements sowie des strategischen Managements zu erweitern und die in der Industrie übliche interdisziplinäre Arbeitsweise zu erlernen.

Vom ersten Tag an bringt jedes einzelne Teammitglied seine Kreativität sowie sein individuelles, fachspezifisches Know-how in das gemeinsame Projekt ein, um in weniger als zehn Monaten das anfängliche Konzept in ein wettbewerbsfähiges Fahrzeug zu verwandeln. 

Der organisatorische Aufbau des Teams, bestehend aus fünf Subteams und dreiköpfigen Teamleitung, ist durch eine flache hierarchische Struktur geprägt, wodurch ein effizientes Projektmanagement begünstigt wird. Dabei hat jedes Teammitglied ein Jahr lang seine feste Position im Team und lernt auf diese Weise Verantwortung zu übernehmen und mit Termindruck umzugehen. Trotz ihres jungen Alters arbeiten die Studierenden dank ihrer strukturierten Vorgehensweise, auch in Zeiten hoher Arbeitsbelastung, stets auf einem sehr hohen Niveau.

Der Erfolg des Teams wird jedoch nicht nur durch seine Eigenleistung, sondern auch zu einem großen Teil durch die Unterstützung seiner Partner geprägt. Das Projekt wird durch zahlreiche namhafte Unternehmen aus der Wirtschaft sowie Forschungseinrichtungen, wie das FKFS, unterstützt, welche dem Team die Umsetzung seines Ziels, den besten Rennwagen im Formula Student Wettbewerb mit Verbrennungsmotor zu bauen, ermöglichen.

Optical Gas Spectrometer from Bosch

Experience the future of gas analysis with our compact Raman-based OGS. The Bosch OGS detects a wide range of gases at a glance and is ready for hydrogen and natural gas applications.

• Multi-gas. H2, N2, O2, H2O, CH4, and others
• Fast & accurate. 0.1vol% in less than 10s, longer analysis time for 0.01vol%
• Inline operation. Up to 40°C and 40bar
• Easy data analysis. Signal is strongly linear to gas density and analysis time
• Emission free. No emission of the analyzed gas
• Cost-effective. Easy installation and calibration, no carrier gas required
• Small size. 19-inch rack design compatible

The State Agency for New Mobility Solutions and Automotive Baden-Württemberg, e-mobil BW GmbH, coordinates the Cluster Electric Mobility South-West. Open to all kind of technologies, e-mobil BW GmbH acts as a driver in the industrialisation, market launch and application of sustainable, climate compatible and locally zero-emission mobility solutions.
To this effect, it strengthens the Land Baden-Württemberg as an industrial and science centre.

Innovative research and development projects implemented in cooperation with various partners are a key element for the further development of technologies and the industrialisation of electric mobility. For this reason, the members of the Cluster Electric Mobility South-West have been actively engaged in funded projects at regional, national and EU level since the early days of the network.
The cluster management supports its members in the search for partners and relevant sources of funding.

Current projects:

AgilioDrive

KIsSME

RELAI – Risk Estimation with a Learning AI

SmartLoad – New methods for enhancing the reliability of highly automated electric vehicles

With more than 160 members from industry and science, the Cluster Electric Mobility South-West, founded in 2007, is one of the largest cluster initiatives for future mobility.
The mobility industry's complete value chain is covered by the cooperation of high-performance automotive manufacturers as well as leading global system suppliers and numerous renowned medium-sized companies with excellent research facilities and universities. In addition to its members, the Cluster Electric Mobility South West benefits from a broad international network of relevant players in Europe, as well as in North America and Asia.

This international network allows the Cluster Electric Mobility South-West to scout technological developments at an early stage, to create efficient synergies and to promote European and international projects.

Speedgoat offers state-of-the-art solutions for customers working in the automotive domain to fast-track their R&D activities, especially towards innovations in electrification, automation, and connectivity.

Speedgoat’s rapid control prototyping and hardware-in-the-loop target simulators –that run and test complex controls, digital signal processing, and vision prototyping– enable our customers to remain in the forefront of technological advancements in the automotive industry.

Synera ist eine Low-Code-Engineering-Plattform für die vollständige Prozessautomatisierung. Ingenieure können die visuelle Programmierumgebung nutzen, um wiederkehrende Aufgaben in allen Bereichen zu automatisieren. Im Gegensatz zu traditionellen Designprozessen nutzt Synera eine algorithmenbasierte Modellierung. Dies ermöglicht es Ingenieuren, sich auf ihre kreativen Tätigkeiten zu konzentrieren und letztlich schneller bessere Produkte zu entwerfen. Synera integriert alle Daten und das Expertenwissen in den Entwicklungsprozess und bietet Ingenieuren technische Möglichkeiten, die sonst nur Softwareentwicklern zur Verfügung stehen. Das in Bremen ansässige Unternehmen unterstützt Anwender in einer Vielzahl von Branchen, darunter die Automobilindustrie, die Luft- und Raumfahrt und die Medizintechnik.

TraceTronic GmbH – the specialist in the field of test automation for vehicle software

With software products and customized services, TraceTronic GmbH supports manufacturers and suppliers in the automotive industry in the development of highly complex vehicle software. The company focuses on solutions for an automated test process in all phases of software development - from component tests to in-vehicle integration tests.

Based on the Automotive DevOps Platform with end-to-end workflows and highly functional interfaces for flexible connection of other tools, the comprehensive collaboration of all stakeholders in the DevOps process of vehicle development is possible. The core of the platform are the seamlessly integrated tools ECU-TEST, TRACE-CHECK, TEST-GUIDE and SCENARIO-ARCHITECT.

The products and solutions are used in over 30 countries worldwide. Companies such as Audi, BMW Group, Bosch, CLAAS, Continental, Daimler, Ford, John Deere, Magna, Porsche, Rivian, Siemens and Volkswagen rely on TraceTronic's technical expertise and years of experience in agile working.

Being one of the leading providers of IT solutions in Germany, Werum has been realizing sophisticated software and systems for a global range of customers for more than 50 years. Among them are renowned companies from the automobile, aerospace and medical technology industry as well as public authorities and scientific institutes.

Our activities focus on process support mainly in the areas of test data and information management, earth observation, eGovernment and enterprise information management. Specifically developed software platforms create the basis for our innovative IT solutions. Especially in case of customers with integrated test tasks and validation processes they support the optimization of processes and workflows in different areas and to the required level of detail. In this context, the integration into existing IT landscapes also plays an essential role.

We are looking back on many years of experience in data management and in the automation of large-scale test facilities, in particular of wind tunnels. Therefore, we can offer our customers proficient analysis and consulting services on any IT aspects relating to their individual task settings. Long-term servicing, maintenance and support for the solutions delivered are naturally included in our range of services.