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Combustion chamber, linear generator, gas spring – these three components of the FPLG are being montaged at this very moment. All pistons have already been integrated. This week 16 linear generators have been montaged and adjusted with patience and devotion. In the following, the FPLG’s moving parts will be montaged. Then, all three subsystems will be installed and consequently the […]

The first ignition within the FPLG’s combustion chamber has been achieved in connection with the project „HOMEFREE II“, which is a collaboration project of the DLR (German Aerospace Center – Vehicle Concept Institute), FKFS (Research Institute of Automotive Engineering and Vehicle Engines, Stuttgart) and SWEngin. The test with a initially hydraulic engine did work right away and got remarkable results. […]

During the last few weeks, „Christmas time“ has returned to SWEngin frequently: Alongside the here depicted bottom parts,  a lot more components from different suppliers will be arriving these days. Altogether they are going to build the first complete FPLG system which has been developed by SWEngin: the demonstrator (pre-prototype) with opposed piston. The unwrapping of the components made of […]

Christmas time – calming down and recharging one’s batteries. In this spirit, we wish you relaxing Christmas days and a happy New Year! New test series are waiting for us next year. A very important milestone is the demonstrator’s construction in March 2016. We are going to keep you up-dated about the latest developments and most recent results in the […]

We are happy to welcome two new members to our SWEngin team! During his internship, Igor Olberg got first insights into our company and project. We convinced him with our vision- as did he convince us with his reliability and work. From now on, he takes over all administrative tasks regarding the product’s development. He helps us to quickly adapt […]

Munich STARTUP asked SWEngin seven questions about the „Free Piston Linear Generator“ (FPLG) and published all answers on its homepage. In the article, the founding team is introduced as well as the vision which encourages the team. Interview: http://www.munich-startup.de/11215/7-fragen-an-swengin/

On the 24th of November, SWEngin’s tecnical director Dr. Florian Kock is going to give a speech at the VDI-conference of experts. He is going to talk about all recent developments regarding the project “FPLG”. The scientific news webpage “VDI Wissensforum” published a teaserlike German article about SWEngin, “The Road to Zero Emission” and our vision. Even though the short article […]

We proudly announce that Sonja Wrage is new member of our team. We happily welcome her to SWEngin in order to enhance and strengthen our team! As Business Communication manager she is going to take over a lot of tasks regarding the FPLG project’s coordination and organization. Additionally, she helps us to steadily improve our business’ communication and process.