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Development

Tasks
AFL has the following main tasks:
  • Development of new products and technologies for  EDS and energy management applications
  • System integration of connection technologies and components with electronic functions
  • Support of electronic development
  • Technology appraisal and market analysis
For example test vehicles are equipped with new system- and product-characteristics or virtual models are build for individual components
 
Competencies
Our competences comprise a wide spectrum:
  • Development of innovative technologies and products (EDS and energy management)
  • Project management
  • Market analyses, benchmarking
  • System modelling and simulation·
  • Applications research
 
Working fields
We are primarily concerned with the following specific fields:
  • Cable loom design
  • Connection and construction technologies
  • Electric power-switch functions
  • Hybrid voltage EDS; protection concepts
  • Cable loom components
 
Electronics
  • Studies and concepts (possible link for pre-development
  • Project and target costs management
  • Hardware and software engineering
  • Mechanical detail construction
  • Samples and prototypes
  • Tests and verification (Link Test centre)
  • Product line support and modification management
 
Locations

AFL has development offices in Denkendorf, Wolfsburg, Frickenhausen, Plzen (Czech Republic) and Laindon (Great Britain).
 
Tools
  • C-Compiler incl. MPLAB (diverse)
  • PSpice
  • C-Compiler PIC incl. IDE
  • Vector Informatik CAN tools suite
  • CATIA
  • IDEAS
  • TRANS-X




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