Shanghai,March7,2019---Assistancesystems,safetyfeaturesorinfotainmentmoreandmoreelectronicsarefindingtheirwayintocars.WithHARTING3D-MIDtechnology,customerscanintegratecomplexelectronicswithminimalspacerequirementsintocars.

Withmanyyearsofexperienceunderitsbelt,HARTINGAGBiel(Switzerland)understandsthedemandsoftheautomotiveindustry.Inclosecooperationwithcustomers,numerousprojectshavebeensuccessfullycompletedwhichHARTINGAGproducesinseries.Oneofthemisthepositionsensorforadaptivecruisecontrol.AdaptiveCruiseControlSystems(ACC)automaticallyregulatethesafetydistancetothevehicleinfrontviaasensorinthefrontareaofthevehicle.HARTING;sMIDsolutionreducedthesizeoftheACCwhileachievinggreaterprecision.

High-techinthevehicleinteriorformoresafety

IncooperationwithShadowRobotCompanyLtd,HARTINGAGwillusetheGenevaMotorShow(March7-17,2019)todemonstratehowtoachievegreatersafetybyintegrating3D-MIDcomponents/smartsurfaceinsidethevehicle,forexampleviatherecognitionofdrivervitalsigns.

Inaddition,HARTINGAGisshowingarobothandattheGenevaMotorShowinconjunctionwithane-mobilitysolution.Thishandisorientedtoahumanhandinsizeandfunction.Ithas24joints,20ofwhichcanbecontrolledindependently.Thehandismainlyusedtoresearchalgorithmstosimulatehumangrippingprocesses.Therobothandmakesclearthevarietyofopportunitiesofferedby3D-MIDtechnology,saysSusanneGiehl,ManagingDirectorofHARTINGAGBiel.

HARTINGAGBielfoundedin1983

HARTINGAGBielwasfoundedin1983asasubsidiaryoftheHARTINGTechnologyGroup(basedinEspelkamp,NorthRhine-Westphalia).HARTINGAGhastwolocationsinSwitzerland:Volketswil(marketingoperationswithcurrently13employees)andBiel/Bienne(6,600sqmproductionfloor)withcurrently117employees.ThecompanyiscertifiedaccordingtoIATF16949.

TheHARTINGteamfocusesontailor-madesolutionsforcustomersworldwide.Biel/Bienneisknownforitsexpertiseinfullautomation,thedevelopmentofintegratedelectronicsolutionsandsurfacecoating.

Caption(Photo5):Positionsensorforadaptivespeedcontrol.Besidea1-centcoinforcomparisonpurposes.Caption(Photo6):Therobothandmakesclearthevarietyofopportunitiesofferedby3D-MIDtechnology.