Interviews: Contactless energy transfer system

The contactless energy transfer system has long since arrived in industry, where it is one of the cornerstones of modern production. MOVITRANS® from SEW-EURODRIVE is an important addition to our extensive portfolio of drive and automation technology. Our interviews reveal what lies behind the MOVITRANS® success story and what else it has in store for your future.

Dr Hans Krattenmacher has been working for SEW-EURODRIVE for over 20 years. During his induction phase, he already had his first contact with the then still young contactless energy transfer system MOVITRANS®. He experienced first-hand how the then "brand new technology" took off and ultimately wrote its first success stories in the field.

What lies behind this unprecedented success story MOVITRANS® and what it has in store for the future is revealed to us by Managing Director "Innovation Mechatronics technician" in our interviews. Curious? Then get these three interviews directly here as a free PDF download.

Interview 1: Factory automation // Smart factory

"We are now experiencing first-hand what it means to make energy available for this and future generations in a clean, material to be conveyed way. And that's the exciting thing about MOVITRANS®. The technology behind it is part of the energy renewal of the infrastructure all around us."


Want to read all the answers? Download here the first instalment of our three-part interview and find out more.

Interview 2: Charging vehicles inside and outside of production

"The strict separation as we know it today between logistics on a factory floor and urban logistics will gradually dissolve, partially overlap or even blur."


Would you like to read all the answers? Download here the second instalment of our three-part interview and find out more.

Interview 3: Energy self-sufficient factory or energy self-sufficient house

"We are really focussing on the future here and not only want to automate factories in line with Industry 4.0 via communication, but also network them in terms of energy."


Would you like to read all the answers? Download here the third instalment of our three-part interview and find out more.

Further interesting CCW:

  • Would you like to find out more about where MOVITRANS® is used and how it works in practice?
    On our product pages for MOVITRANS® line and MOVITRANS® spot we have compiled the most important information for you.
  • If you would like to gain addendum knowledge about MOVITRANS® for yourself? Our free online learning programme is available to you around the clock.
  • Or let us take you on a nostalgic journey with the panoramic railway at Europapark. There you can find out more about our contactless charging technology MOVITRANS® spot in use.

Prefer to read in print instead of downloading?

Have we piqued your interest? Then request our MOVITRANS®-interviews with Dr Hans Krattenmacher on various topics free of charge as printed copies.

  • Interview 1: Factory automation // Smart factory
  • Interview 2: Charging vehicles inside and outside production
  • Interview 3: Energy-autarkic factory or energy-autarkic house
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