NTN : Exhibits at “AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING EXPOSITION 2024 YOKOHAMA”

"AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING EXPOSITION 2024 YOKOHAMA"

Date	May 22(Wed.) to 24(Fri.), 2024
Venue	PACIFICO Yokohama (1-1-1, Minato Mirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama)
Booth No.	380

"AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING EXPOSITION ONLINE STAGE 1"

Date	May 15(Wed.) to June 5(Wed.), 2024

NTN Corporation (hereafter, NTN) exhibits at "AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING EXPOSITION 2024 YOKOHAMA" to be held from May 22 to 24 in PACIFICO Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.

In the automotive market, the development and spread of electric vehicles (EV) and hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) have been accelerating. Reflecting these market trends, NTN will exhibit at the event under the theme of "'Nameraka' × 'Solution' -Contribute to creation of the future in human, automobile, and society-" with the three areas of the booth, "e-Axle", "Driveline", and "Control System" to propose NTN's EV-related products that meet diversifying customer needs.

In the "e-Axle" Area, we will introduce products for e-Axle which is used as a driving source in EVs. In order to save electricity to extend the cruising range of EVs, e-Axle batteries are becoming more compact, lighter and more efficient, as well as having higher battery voltage. Therefore, bearings used in e-Axle must not only have high speed rotational performance and low torque, but also address electrical pitting which is caused by sparks due to current leakage from the motor that can melt the raceways and lead to spalling and other damage. In order to offer solutions that meet the needs of the customers, we have added new products to our line-up of e-Axle-related products, such as "Resin Mold Insulated Bearing", which achieve excellent insulation performance thanks to the insulated resin layer, and large diameter deep groove ball bearings for coaxial e-Axle, which has high speed rotation supporting dmn value*¹ of 1.5 million as a large-diameter size bearing.

1. An indicator that expresses the rotational performance of bearings and is multiplied bearing pitch circle diameter (mm) by rotational speed (min^-1)

In the "Driveline" Area, we will exhibit driveshafts that pursue transmission efficiency and hub bearings that pursue low friction. We will propose new driveshafts designed to meet the needs of EVs and exhibit the products which contribute higher efficiency in the driveline area of automobiles such as Compact Lightweight Rear Driveshaft "R Series" that realizes lightweight with dedicated design for rear and "Low Friction Hub Bearing" series that reduce rotational friction of tires during vehicles are driving.

In the "Control System" Area, NTN will introduce various products that contribute to electrification of applications such as auxiliaries and brakes. We will exhibit high functional products in the control system area of EV such as "Mechanical Clutch Unit (MCU) for Next-generation Steering" which contributes to safety in steering in automated driving and ball screw with high load capacity as a linear drive mechanism used in various control units of EVs.

NTN also exhibits at "AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING EXPOSITION ONLINE STAGE 1" held from May 15 to June 5 where we will introduce the same products exhibited at "AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING EXPOSITION 2024 YOKOHAMA" with photos, panels and others.

We look forward to seeing you at the event.