Cooper Standard developing innovative dynamic fluid control technology for electric vehicles

Cooper Standard is joining Industrie Saleri Italo S.p.A. to create a novel family of high-performance coolant fluid management devices for the battery electric vehicle market (EV). The new products combine the functionality of pumps with advanced fluid control, routing, and connection technologies into single devices, enabling simplified EV architectures and improved performance and range. With a compact design and extensive configuration options, the devices provide flexibility in vehicle designs and can be integrated easily into existing systems and across vehicle platforms. The new products will drive significant expansion of content per vehicle and margins.

“We are pleased to partner with Saleri on this important innovation project as we continue advancing our fluid handling strategy to meet the unique needs of the electric vehicle market,” says Tom Stimson, vice president engineering and product development, Cooper Standard. “The core competencies and capabilities of both companies provide a unique blend of expertise to optimize fluid flow in the vehicle, offering our customers improved operational vehicle performance.”

“Once again we have been recognized for our expertise in developing thermal management solutions that are able to adapt to each customer’s needs,” says Matteo Cosmi, managing director, Saleri Group. “Being valued by Cooper Standard makes us proud. The new joint development will address the battery electric vehicle market, offering new solutions to reduce energy consumption and augmented efficiency through fluid management in a smart, compact product with the flexibility in also adapting to existing systems.”