SUPPLIER INTERVIEW: FUJITSU COMPONENTS EUROPE
The ever-evolving design and implementation of small components
have a substantial impact on the power performance of a vehicle,
according to Fujitsu Components Europe
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Powering
ahead
According to Ben Schulte, business
development manager, automotive,
of Fujitsu Components Europe, the
future of the automotive industry,
and the focus of the majority of
current developments, is the EV market, which
he says is one of the company’s “main
commitments to the future.” The possible
result one day, he believes, is the end of the
widespread use of the internal combustion
engine.
Here he speaks about the importance of
developing components as well as the package
as a whole, because he believes that part of the
EV package will one day evolve and be
implemented in the design and manufacture of
hydrogen cars. “They are very similar to EVs,”
he says, “basically a battery or fuel cells, which
means that parts of EV technologies can be
easily incorporated into them and perhaps
hydrogen vehicles will play a more substantial
role in the future. While this isn’t something
around the corner, I can envisage the day when
it may become a reality, so we must keep an
open mind in our developments.”
Fujitsu Components Europe has over 40
years’ experience in the automotive market,
which ensures its reputation for quality and
reliability, and is able to off er the complete
design and build of relays to its customers.
The company’s headquarters for Europe, the
Middle East, and Africa is located in the
Netherlands, where sales, marketing, and
logistics teams are based, while the automotive
production and manufacturing facilities
remain mainly in Japan.
The company off ers relays that can be
divided into three groups: signal, power, and
automotive, which are geared up to fulfi ll
current industry requirements and are
constantly under development to ensure future
industry expectations are met.
Relay race
All the relays can be sourced direct from the
company or from its global reaching network
of distributors. The signal relays ranges
between 1A up to 2A, while the power relays
ranges between 3A up to 40A. The automotivegraded
relays are able to manage with the
demands of EVs: the need to handle higher DC
current and voltage. Schulte explains that the
company only off ers PCB relays, including the
automotive industry standard for 12V systems,
up to 70A, for products such as accessories and
lamps. Also available is a 48V system, between
20 – 200A, for heavy-duty requirements
including air conditioning and heating, “which
means they are still low voltage, making them
“We must keep an
open mind in our
developments”
Ben Schulte, business development manager
automotive, Fujitsu Components Europe
1. Relays can be used 1
in charging systems
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