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What do a Soviet space capsule, a Japanese auxiliary heater, and an American fuel cell truck have in common with a Polish record player? The answer to this seemingly difficult question is that all of them mightcontain electric motors from the Rheinmetall plant in Hartha. For over 100 years, electric motors have been manufactured in

Combustion engine or electric drive? Both concepts score points beyond pure figures, data, and facts with emotional moments and a high level of driving pleasure. The duel between the two rivals is almost inevitably heading for a tie. Combustion engine A combustion engine isn’t just started; it’s more or less awakened to life. In idle

The installation of conventional charging stations is complex. They also have influence on the scenery of the streets and they take up space on the curb. Wouldn’t it be possible to set up charging stations where they don’t bother anyone? A team of developers at Rheinmetall came up with a simple yet brilliant solution to

With the “Infantry Heavy Weapon Carrier”, Rheinmetall is delivering a key system for the German Army’s new medium forces. Up to 123 vehicles are to join the armed forces starting 2025. For the Bundeswehr, national and alliance defence today means that NATO’s eastern flank is no longer in the centre of its own country. Instead,

Pierburg’s Ústí nad Labem site in Czechia is dedicated to the automotive industry. The future is set to bring some challenges for the supplier – challenges that it is addressing through technical expertise and an exemplary corporate culture. Ústí nad Labem, around 60 kilometres from Dresden, is home to the Eastern European branch of Pierburg

A growing number of mobile providers are expressing an interest in teleoperated driving technology. Their reasons go beyond the wide range of future applications that driverless remote controlled vehicles are opening up for fleet operators and logistics companies. One of the players on the young market for teleoperated driving is MIRA GmbH. In 2022, the

They assemble machines, take care of packaging, assist in quality control: developed inhouse, Rheinmetall subsidiary Pierburg’s collaborative robot systems are boosting efficiency and competitiveness at the company’s production plant in Neuss. Now, these smart helpers are poised to benefit other plants of the high-tech enterprise. Finding qualified workers is an increasingly pressing issue in economies

The need to provide charging solutions for electric vehicles is presenting local authorities with a multitude of challenges. A pilot project involving Rheinmetall, TankE and the City of Cologne is demonstrating how charging infrastructure can be integrated in curbstones using a technique that is low maintenance and takes up minimal space. From 2035 onwards, the