For this episode of the eTech podcast, Ryan Maughan sat down with the Lead Engineer of AVID Technology's Thermofluids and eMachines Engineering Team Dr Thanos Alexakis to discuss electric fan design for automotive applications. Thanos tells us about the process of designing a new fan product. He also tells us about what issues are normally faced during the design process, and very importantly what can be done to make our eFans more efficient.If there are any other subjects you would like us to cover or guests you would like us to interview please let us know via our website, or on any of our social media pages. We would love to hear from you!If you enjoyed this episode, make sure to subscribe, rate and don't miss an episode!Thanos' LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drathanasiosalexakis/Ryan Maughan LinkedIn profile - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-maughan-a2893610/eTech website - https://www.etech49.com Follow eTech49 on social media: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/etech49-limitedTwitter - https://twitter.com/acexryan

#41 | Electric Fan Design with AVID Lead Engineer Dr. Thanos Alexakis

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Wow things have been busy for the eTech49 team these last few months, so this is the first podcast in a little while. Have no fear more are on the way though!For this episode Ryan Maughan speaks to Rob Wesley who is a Supplier Program Manager at Boeing and an expert in the field of autonomous aircraft, they talk about the latest developments in autonomous and electrified aircraft, manned and unmanned.This is a sector that is booming at present as people look to innovate with UAV's for different roles in the civilian and defence space.In addition to his day job Rob is also very active with his own newsletter and podcast channel, Robs newsletter, podcast and LinkedIn:Autonomous Platforms of the Future - https://autonomousplatformsofthefuture.beehiiv.com/subscribe Brothers in Aerospace and Defense - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/brothers-in-aerospace-and-defense/id1734257401  Robert Wesley, MBA, PMP LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-wesley-mba-pmpHow to get in touch with Ryan:eTech49 website: https://etech49.com/Ryan Maughan LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-maughan-a2893610/Ryan Maughan on X: https://twitter.com/acexryan

#98 | Interview with Rob Wesley, Boeing

For this episode Ryan Maughan speaks to Robert Brehm, the founder and CTO of FLEXeCHARGE.Robert explains what led him to start FLEXeCharge and the businesses journey into one of the leading charge point energy and power management providers for Charge Point Operators (CPO) and Charging Solution Providers (CSP). Helping CPO's and CSP's get more from less!Ryan and Robert discuss the FLEXeCHARGE technology and how the company has developed its technology and its route to market.If you are involved in the development and deployment of large scale charging solutions and microgrids then this podcast is for you!Robert Brehm Linkedin Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-brehm-0aba47a9/FLEXeCHARGE corporate website: https://www.flexecharge.com/eTech49 website: https://etech49.com/Ryan Maughan LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-maughan-a2893610/Ryan Maughan on X: https://twitter.com/acexryan

#97 | Interview, Robert Brehm, FLEXeCHARGE

For this episode Ryan Maughan speaks to Lars Stegmann, CEO of supercapacitor technology developer Cap-XX.Lars explains what a supercapacitor is and where they might be used, in applications from off-highway machinery energy storage to aerospace.Ryan and Lars discuss the technology and also Cap-XX as a business, how the company has developed its technology and its route to market.If you have ever wondered what makes a supercapacitor super and where they are used then check this episode out!Lars Stegmann Linkedin Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lars-stegmann-82909061/Cap-XX Corporate Website: https://www.cap-xx.com/eTech49 website: https://etech49.com/Ryan Maughan LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-maughan-a2893610/Ryan Maughan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/acexryan

#96 | Interview, Lars Stegmann, Cap-XX

For this episode Ryan Maughan speaks to Daan Moreels and Peter Leijnen, from the axial flux motor technology business Magnax.Daan and Peter tell Ryan about their journey and how they came to launch Magnax and be workign together.They go onto discuss axial flux motor technology and what they have been developing in this area.If you are interested in motor development, or what all the fuss is around axial flux motors check this episode out!Daan Moreels Linkedin Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daanmoreels/Peter Leijnen Linkedin Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-leijnen-1970a0296/Magnax corporate website: https://www.magnax.com/eTech49 website: https://etech49.com/Ryan Maughan LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-maughan-a2893610/Ryan Maughan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/acexryan

#95 | Interview, Daan Moreels and Peter Leijnen, Magnax

For this episode of the eTech49 podcast Ryan Maughan speaks to Noah Gedrimas from GPR, GPD have been pioneering a new technology for the localisation of autonomous vehicles and machinery using Ground Penetrating Radar.Noah and Ryan discuss his background and what attracted him to work in the autonomous vehicle sensor technology space and then go on to discuss the GPR technology.If you are involved in the development of autonomous vehicle systems this episode is a must!Noah Gedrimas Linkedin profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/noah-gedrimas-14307960/GPR corporate website: https://gpr.com/eTech49 website: https://etech49.com/Ryan Maughan LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-maughan-a2893610/Ryan Maughan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/acexryan

#41 | Electric Fan Design with AVID Lead Engineer Dr. Thanos Alexakis

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