TECHNOLOGY
product for vehicles of
today and tomorrow.”
“We are happy to team
with Johnson Controls
to advance the potential
and application of low-
voltage battery systems,
and to use our lithium-
ion technology to realize
an eco-friendlier world,”
said Fujio Takahashi,
general manager of
Toshiba Infrastructure
Systems & Solutions
Corporation. “Our
SCiB™ is distinguished
by its excellent
characteristics and
the use of a lithium-
titanium anode to
deliver safety, a long
life, low-temperature
performance, rapid
charging, high input and
output power, and a
large effective capacity.
It is also a good match
with lead-acid batteries,
and we are sure our
joint work with Johnson
Controls will greatly
benefit automakers
around the globe facing
efficiency challenges.”
The Holland, MI, plant
opened in 2010 and was
first in the United States
to produce complete
lithium-ion battery
cells and systems.
The two companies
plan to collaborate
on future technology
development and
exploration of additional
applications where
Toshiba technology can
be integrated.
The Ehrhardt
+ Partner
Group (EPG)
at LogiMAT
2019
At LogiMAT, the
Ehrhardt + Partner
Group (EPG) will
showcase the cognitive
era of logistics and
how companies can
increase the efficiency
and profitability of their
logistics with the help
of cognitive IT solutions
(AI) and digitization in
the “Smart Warehouse”.
At Stand A71 in Hall
8, logistics experts will
be presenting LFS.
timesquare, EPG’s smart
Logistics Control Tower,
for the first time at an
international trade fair.
Various IT systems for
different points on the
supply chain will also be
on display, from logistics
analytics through live
cockpit data to predictive
resource management
and order forecasting
with AI components.
Smart data, analytics and
artificial intelligence (AI)
– EPG will bring these
buzzwords to life at its
practical forum on 170
m² floorspace, presenting
numerous innovative
solutions for logistics.
Live presentations by the
group with a high degree
of practical relevant will
illustrate what smart
logistics management
needs to look like now
and in the future. The
key to digitization in this
case is the LFS Logistics
Software Suite. The
system delivers smart
networking across the
entire supply chain,
as well as control of
all the processes and
technologies that are
used. At LogiMAT, EPG
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