Baden-Württemberg Innovation Award SADEN is one of the top 9 most innovative companies in BW
We are extremely proud and happy to have received a recognition at the Baden-Württemberg Innovation Award 2024! The prestigious Dr. Rudolf Eberle Prize is awarded annually to small and medium-sized companies that excel in the development and application of new technologies.
SADEN GmbH was able to assert itself in a strong field of over 70 applications. The criteria evaluated were technological innovation, economic development and sustainable economic success. This award is a great confirmation of our work and our path as an innovative company.
We would like to thank the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Economic Affairs, Labor and Tourism, MBG Baden-Württemberg GmbH, the members of the jury and all the other award winners and nominees for this fantastic event. The award ceremony was held in a festive setting by Dr. Nicole Hoffmeister-Kraut, Minister for Economic Affairs, Labour and Tourism, and Guy Selbherr, Managing Director of MBG Baden-Württemberg GmbH.
At the award ceremony, the creation of digital twins by SADEN GmbH was highlighted in particular.
More information about the innovation price from Baden-Württemberg: https://wm.baden-wuerttemberg.de/de/service/presse-und-oeffentlichkeitsarbeit/pressemitteilung/pid/verleihung-des-40-innovationspreises-des-landes-baden-wuerttemberg
Cooperation with Novagear AG – Determination of power loss in turbo gearboxes
Power losses are an important issue in the design of turbo transmissions. Due to the very high circumferential speed of the gears in the respective stages and also high tooth widths due to high torques, very strong air and oil movements occur in the housing. This results in power losses that must be minimised in order to enable economical operation.
Particularly in the area of turbo transmissions, air movement accounts for a significant proportion of the losses. To date, these have been determined using emipirical equations and optimisation to reduce them has been carried out on the basis of experience and literature findings.
Depending on the gearbox design, this procedure can sometimes result in significant deviations from reality.
With the help of an innovative simulation coupling of the FVM (Finite Volume Method) and SPH (Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics), we supported Novagear AG (Switzerland, Zurich) in the design process with regard to the determination and optimisation of the power losses caused by the air and oil.
The results were checked as part of a measurement campaign and a deviation of 5 % was found between reality and simulation.
You can find the corresponding article by Novagear AG on LinkedIn here.
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Transformation of SMEs in the automotive industry
On 22 November 2023, the automotive engineering network (aen) hosted another edition of the series “Transformation of SMEs in the automotive industry – using AI” in Karlsruhe.
Under the title “Digital twin using the discrete element method – simulation in battery cell production”, our Managing Director Dr Patrick Neuenfeldt gave an insight into the possibilities offered by the discrete element method in the context of battery production, highlighting possible fields of application and the resulting benefits.
ICM InnovationChallenge 2023 – Project AddDem accepted!
SADEN GmbH, as one of the leading service provider for discrete element simulations in Germany, focuses on the latest simulation techniques and methods as well as a close connection to research in order to solve increasingly complex customer problems economically.
As part of the InnovationChallenge 2023 of the InnovationCampus Mobility of the Future, SADEN GmbH together with the wbk Institute for Production Science of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) has received approval for the project AddDem.
With the topic of “Characterization of technical powders for multi-scale modeling of particle processes, using metal additive manufacturing as an example”, characterization and modeling procedures are to be investigated on the basis of metal powders, which will fundamentally enable complex ultra-fine powder systems to be modeled and analyzed very quickly at the plant scale in the future.
You can find the press article of the InnovationCampus here.
