Jana Kohlmann For the last time the consortium of »WaVe« met on June 20th 2024 at the Institut für Oberflächen und Schichttechnik GmbH (IFOS) in Kaiserslautern. The event began with the introduction of the institute by the CEO Dr. L’huillier. Since the beginning of 2024 IFOS has combined the research activities of (previous) Photonik-Zentrum Kaiserslautern e. V. and … Read more
In the current “be a mover”-talk Jörg Howe interviews Franziska Cusumano (head of Mercedes-Benz Special Trucks and Custom Tailored Trucks). She references the joint project WaVe and it’s UNIMOG demonstrator from minute 6 onwards. The Video shows the testing of the demonstrator on a closed section of the autobahn near Bayreuth. More details on the … Read more
On November 13th HYDAC Process Technology GmbH welcomed its consortium partners in Saarbrücken to the fourth consortium meeting of WaVe. The event started with an introduction of the HYDAC News Techonologies GmbH, which is part of the HYDAC Group and focusses on the fields of „Hydrogen & Advanced Solutions“, „Mobile Electrification“ and „Advanced Steering Systems“. … Read more
On December 7th 2023 the sixth networking conference of “hydrogen-based commercial vehicles” took place at the Leibniz-Institut für Verbundwerkstoffe in Kaiserslautern. The sixth event focussed on the research project »WaVe«. Attendants perceived exclusiv insights into the research project and a demonstration of the running hydrogen-based UNIMOG-demonstrator. A sneak peek is also available at the program … Read more
In June the first WaVe demonstrator attrected great interest at the Demopark 2023 in Eisenach. More information, a review and interviews can be found on the Mercedes Benz Trucks website: https://special.mercedes-benz-trucks.com/en/unimog/unimog-wave.html
The first mowing operation outside the Daimler Truck plant in Wörth took place on the road in August 2023, equipped with a mowing attachment from Gerhard Dücker GmbH & Co. KG.
Another successful consortium meeting of the joint project »WaVe« took place on Wednesday, June 14th, 2023 at ITK Engineering GmbH in Rülzheim. The agenda included updates of recent results in the subprojects, a company presentation including a tour of the ITK labs and the presentation of the first driving (UNIMOG-) demonstrator with a hydrogen-powered combustion … Read more
In addition to over 20 official exhibits of Unimog implement carriers, the Mercedes-Benz trade fair team will as part of the publicly funded “WaVe” research project, also be presenting a prototype Unimog based on the U 430 with a hydrogen-powered combustion engine as an option for a zero-emission future for the tried-and-tested implement carrier. Klick … Read more
First test drive with the hydrogen-powered implement carrier in Wörth Just one year and 9 months in, the joint project »WaVe« reaches a key milestone of its project schedule: The driving UNIMOG demonstrator with hydrogen engine is presented at Daimler Truck AGs development center in Wörth. The first engine run following the first rolling trails … Read more
On December 12, 2022 the consortium meeting of the joint project »WaVe«, which has been running for 1.5 years, took place in situ at the Leibniz-Institut für Verbundwerkstoffe GmbH. Particularly shared highlights of the achieved milestones with the consortium: Thank you very much to the Leibniz-Institut für Verbundwerkstoffe GmbH for hosting the event and for … Read more