| The Industrial Devices Division (INDD) of Panasonic Life Solutions India (PLSIND), a leading diversified technology company introduced an innovative suite of new products and solutions, addressing the Automotive and Industrial ecosystems, at the recently held electronica India exhibition. It includes the Cooling Fan Motor for Motorcycles & Scooters, 6-in-1 Sensor for vehicle stability & control, Cooling Fan for heat dissipation, Ultrasonic Gas-Flow Measurement Unit, and MEGTRON-8, a Multi-Layer Circuit Board Material.
These solutions have been designed to cater to India’s evolving industrial and automotive industries, contributing significantly towards enhancing performance, safety and reliability. The five new solutions were launched by Manish Sharma, Chairman, Panasonic Life Solutions India (PLSIND) in the presence of Tadashi Chiba, MD&CEO, PLSIND; Narayan Kumar, Divisional Director, INDD, PLSIND and other delegates.
Manish Sharma, Chairman, Panasonic Life Solutions India (PLSIND), “India’s electronics industry is one of the key cornerstones for India’s economic growth and industrial devices play a pivotal role in driving this development. At Panasonic, we are proud to contribute to India’s manufacturing economy through our diversified range of Electronics, Electromechanical devices and Energy Solutions. Our industrial enterprise solutions utilize new-age technologies enabled with Japanese trust (technology) that is helping OEMs address some of the critical challenges enabling them to innovate and gain a competitive advantage. We at Panasonic, are committed to support India’s manufacturing growth journey and thus, contributing to the overall development.”
Speaking on occasion, Mr. Narayan Kumar, Divisional Director, Industrial Devices Division (INDD), Panasonic Life Solutions India said, “A major share of India’s economic landscape is dominated by the Automotive and Industrial ecosystems. As a committed enabler for our customers, we at Panasonic Industrial Devices Division (INDD) believe in offering new technology devices and solutions that are designed to cater to the unique needs of our customers. Be it optimum performance, efficiency or reliability, all the solutions are enabled with new-age technology that helps improve the product quality, increase productivity and thus, save costs.”
About the new Cooling Fan Motor for Scooter and Motorcycles – designed for operating in submerged conditions
In the radiator motor line-up, the new Cooling Fan Motor is a flat coreless motor that is thin, lightweight, durable and high-heat resistant, designed specifically for two-wheelers (scooters & motorcycles) for effective engine cooling applications which further helps improve fuel efficiency. It features a unique single-bearing structure, equipped with a constant-load brush spring to optimize performance and extend its lifespan to an impressive 3,000 hours—three times longer than current models.
Applications: Engineered for reliable operation in submerged conditions (rainy water-logged conditions in India), this motor provides heightened versatility and durability. The motor’s thin profile helps OEMs achieve effective cooling performance, making it an ideal solution for premium two-wheelers.
About 6-in-1 sensor – designed for Automotive applications
Introduced recently in the Indian market, the 6-in-1 or, the 6DoF (Degrees of Freedom) Inertial Sensor is being showcased for the first time at electronica India exhibition. It measures vehicle acceleration and angular rate across three axes (X, Y, and Z), providing critical information that enhances vehicle safety and stability. These sensors adhere rigorously to the ISO26262 Functional Safety Standards, including the Automotive Safety Integrity Level (ASIL-D), reflecting their robustness and dependability in mission-critical applications.
Applications: Vehicle safety, Electronic Stability Control (ESC), Anti-lock Braking System (ABS), Autonomous driving applications, and Vehicle-to-X (V2X) communication to name a few.
About Cooling Fan for various Automotive applications
With the trend of increasing heat output from the engines, there are an increasing number of cases where the small fans do not have enough air volume. The new Cooling Fan is equipped with a unique hydro-dynamic bearing and is designed to operate across a wide temperature range. This fan delivers exceptional performance even under harsh conditions. It maintains quiet operation while enduring shocks and vibrations due to Panasonic’s proprietary precision machining technology and CAE (Computer Aided Engineering) technology.
Applications: LED Head Lamp, ADAS, Infotainment, Cluster, DC-DC Converter, 5G/Customer Premise Equipment. This fan is suited for critical applications such as ADAS-related ECUs, LED headlamps, and 5G devices, ensuring optimal thermal management in electronics operating between -40°C to 95°C.
About Ultrasonic Gas-Flow Measurement Unit: designed for industrial applications
The Ultrasonic Gas-Flow Measurement Unit are ultrasonic measurement units, for application in Smart Gas Meters. It provides high accuracy (up to ± 1.5%) over a long period of time, is compact and modular, and allows for easy integration. Additionally, these meters are compatible with multiple gases, such as air, oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen, helium, carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, argon, etc. With a measurement range of up to 7.2m3/hour, these are already popular in European countries for Smart Gas Meter installations. Additional features such as shut-off valve and seismic sensor further enhance its utility, making it an indispensable tool in modern gas metering applications.
Application: Smart Gas Meter installations
About MEGTRON-8: designed for industrial applications
Under the Electronic Materials range, INDD introduced Multi-Layer Circuit Board Materials – MEGTRON-8, best known for the industry’s lowest transmission loss, resulting in reduced power consumption. The new materials support 800 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) used for next-generation high-speed communication networking equipment such as routers, switches, optical transmission equipment, servers, AI servers, etc. The MEGTRON 8 series contributes to a larger capacity and offers about a 30% (28GHz) improvement in transmission loss compared to its earlier version MEGTRON 7.
Application: Networking equipment (Routers, Switches, Optical Transmission Equipment, Servers, AI Servers, etc.)
Additionally, the Industrial Devices Division (INDD) also showcased their complete range of Automotive, Industrial and Telecom, ICT devices at the electronica 2024.
