Sustainability is the primary focus of 70 percent of all
new ELANTAS developments.
before the market launch, the automotive industry is showing a
keen interest in the development.
Another ALTANA subsidiary also has an innovation in the pipe-
line that will make the use of the ELANTAS solution even more
convenient for customers. The measuring instrument specialist
BYK-Gardner is currently developing a mobile handheld device
specially geared to condition diagnostics. In the future, this inno-
vation will allow the condition of electric motors to be checked
literally in the blink of an eye. As a result, these solutions will ensure
that electric motors can be used longer and more efficiently,
benefitting the wallet as well as the environment. “E-mobility is
one of the focal points of our research and development work,
because its expansion is a strategic goal across all the divisions,”
explains Dr. Rost. “This involves maintenance aspects, but also
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Electromobility is a focal point of the research and development
work of Dr. Rost and his team. With their intelligent innovation,
electric motors can be used longer and more efficiently.
battery management, heat dissipation, as well as control and charg-
ing technology. We are in continuous dialog with our custom-
ers and partners in the industry, and we receive important impetus
from them time and time again.”
From motor maintenance to decentralized energy storage
systems
ELANTAS has been committed to sustainability for over 15 years,
and this aspect is playing an increasingly important role in the
development of new products and solutions. Sustainability is now
at the forefront of more than 70 percent of all R&D projects.
“We want to leave our footprint in innovations, not emissions,”
says Dr. Rost, who has been with the company for 16 years and
lives with his family near Hamburg. He took over R&D at ELANTAS
Europe six years ago. Sustainability is a subject that is close to
his heart – in his private life, too, of course: “My next car will definitely
be electric,” says the PhD chemist. But his team’s work to
ensure a cleaner future is not limited to e-motors: “We are active
in many areas – for example, in special solutions for next-gener-
ation 800-volt batteries and in mini energy storage systems for a
decentralized energy supply.”