The technology group Rheinmetall and the American start-up company PolyCharge America, Inc. have founded a joint venture for the production, development and marketing of DC-Link capacitors, in which Rheinmetall holds 75 percent of the shares. At the same time, Rheinmetall acquired a 13 percent stake in PolyCharge. According to a company announcement, Rheinmetall is thus pursuing the goal of being represented with innovative products in the rapidly growing markets for electromobility and industrial applications and the subsystems and components required for them.
Highly developed DC-Link capacitors from PolyCharge play an important role in the "Rheinmetall PowerPack" system for battery-electric vehicles (BEV) that is currently being developed. Rheinmetall expects the new PowerPack solution to improve efficiency and range and thus market opportunities with great growth potential.
In the close operational partnership with PolyCharge, the Rheinmetall joint venture secures the exclusive right to produce and market DC-Link capacitors with the special NanoLam technology in Europe.
In future, the activities of the majority joint venture will be assigned to the Rheinmetall Sensors and Actuators Division, which is driving the Group's electrification strategy and implementing further developments for the beyond automotive and industrial sectors.
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