{"id":788,"date":"2025-03-25T10:11:47","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T09:11:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/htm-automotive.kopfmedia.de\/concept-pre-development\/"},"modified":"2025-09-22T11:38:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T09:38:16","slug":"concept-pre-development","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.htm-automotive.de\/en\/concept-pre-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Concept &amp; pre-development"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; module_class=&#8221;et_hero_section&#8211;medium et_bg_video&#8211;overlay&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_video_mp4=&#8221;https:\/\/htmautomotive-19a5a.kxcdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/kopfmedia-htm-konzept_vorentwicklung-headervideo-v2-compressed.mp4&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_3,1_3&#8243; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1600px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;margin-top:0;||margin-bottom: 0;&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Concept and<br \/>Pre-Development<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;margin-top: auto;&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">From the initial idea to the conceptual<br \/>\nevaluation on the test bench<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"concept-and-pre-development\" class=\"link-underlined--light\">Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; module_id=&#8221;konzept-und-Vorentwicklung&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||6px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1600px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"h4\">Concept &amp; pre-development<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Concept and<br \/>\nfeasibility analyses in<br \/>early project phases<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\">During the concept and pre-development phase, we support our customers with holistic solution approaches in the areas of thermal management and cabin climate control \u2013 from the initial idea to conceptual evaluation at our in-house test benches. We address key questions regarding technical feasibility, compare and assess different system variants, and evaluate whether the required performance targets can be achieved. Even at this early project stage, we leverage the synergies between our hardware and software expertise to design and develop reliable yet efficient thermal management systems. Using state-of-the-art measurement and testing methods, precise test execution, and detailed analysis of the results, we ensure a well-founded concept validation. In doing so, we create a solid foundation for subsequent series development \u2013 right from the start.  <\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;31px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1600px&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"nested-row nested-cols-3 nested-cols-force-1\">\n<div class=\"nested-col\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"grid-image\" src=\"\/\/htmautomotive-19a5a.kxcdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/kopfmedia_htm_image_00022.webp\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"nested-col grid-span-2\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"grid-image\" src=\"\/\/htmautomotive-19a5a.kxcdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/kopfmedia_htm_image_00019.webp\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1600px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;24px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-45px|||||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||50px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4>Holistic solution approaches already in the concept and pre-development phase<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The evaluation of draft concepts also falls within our area of expertise. It makes no difference to us whether it is a system comparison, a new regulatory function or a combination of both &#8211; we build bridges between these two specialist domains.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||50px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4>Comparison of system variants<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Thermal management systems can be found in a wide variety of system designs. We can compare and contrast different system architectures &#8211; both in theory and on the test bench. <\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||50px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4>Function prototyping<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Different system architectures also entail different functionalities. 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