Valmet Automotive says it is increasingly focusing on the fuel cell as part of the drive towards long-term e-mobility. The company now under the lead of its Business Line Engineering business unit has established a 'Centre of Competence Fuel Cell'.
On the product side, the company says it has high hopes for an in-house developed flat-membrane humidifier.
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"Our target is clearly set. We want to be one of the leading development service providers in the field of fuel cells," says Dr. Robert Hentschel, SVP Engineering Valmet Automotive.
Valmet Automotive says it has been involved with the fuel cell for more than three years. In early 2019, the company joined the fuel cell cluster of Baden-Württemberg. In April 2019 the Centre of Competence (CoC) Fuel Cell was founded to bundle the development work that has been spread over several engineering teams.
The company says the most promising product in the pipeline of current in-house developments is a flat-membrane humidifier. The advantage of the in-house development is the very compact design, the company says. In contrast to the currently used hollow fibre membrane humidifiers, the design of the flat membrane humidifier by Valmet Automotive is much more compact with the same performance. This, it says, opens up very flexible application possibilities. Together with partners, Valmet Automotive now wants to bring the 'product to production maturity'.
