In this year, the Formula Student Germany was held from Aug. 8th to 13th at the Hockenheimring motor racing circuit. The Formula Student Germany (FSG) is an international design competition and is initiated by the Association of German Engineers (Verein Deutscher Ingenieure) since 2006.
In this competition, students should build a single seat formula race car with which they can compete against teams from all over the world. The competition is not won solely by the team with the fastest car, but rather by the team with the best overall package of construction, performance, and financial and sales planning.
There were 115 teams including approximately 4000 students from 24 countries taking part in this contest. The participants are from various countries in Europe, the United States, China, and India. This competition is divided into three classes, including internal combustion engine vehicles, electric vehicles and driverless vehicles. There are eight disciplines for the competition, which should be fulfilled within a week. Among them, there are three statistic disciplines: business plan presentation, cost event as well as an engineering design event. The other five are dynamic disciplines, which aim to test the students’ practical applicability.
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Zukunft fahren – bei Kautex. Als ein Tier One-Automobilzulieferer mit mehr als 30 Anlagen in 13 Ländern entwirft, entwickelt und stellt Kautex herkömmliche und Hybrid-Treibstoffsysteme, fortschrittliche Reinigungslösungen für unterstütztes und autonomes Fahren, Motor-Nockenwellen und industrielle Verpackungslösungen aus Kunststoff her. Als Pionier im Design und der Herstellung von Automobil-Treibstoffsystemen aus Kunststoff erweitert Kautex sein Portfolio auf smarte Produkte und datengetriebene Dienstleistungen für unsere Kunden, einschließlich smarte Treibstoffsysteme, thermoplastische Verbund- und Verbundmetall-Hybridbatteriesysteme. Von leichten Batteriesystemen über hybride Treibstoffsysteme bis hin zu Reinigungssystemen für autonome Fahrzeuge kümmert sich Kautex um wegweisende Lösungen für das Zeitalter der neuen Mobilität.
Unsere Mitarbeiter sind Teil einer globalen Community, die sich dafür einsetzt, festgelegte und latente Kundenbedürfnisse zu erfüllen, dabei auf ein diverses Portfolio an Fähigkeiten zurückgreifen kann, Nachhaltigkeit zu einem Unterscheidungsmerkmal macht und sich der Diversität eines globalen, branchenübergreifenden führenden Unternehmens bewusst ist, in dem ein Arbeitsklima herrscht, in dem die Mitarbeiter dynamische Karrieren aufbauen können. Gemeinsam erfinden wir die Zukunft der Mobilität neu.
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