James Widmer
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
About us
AEM is an internationally recognised designer and manufacturer of electric motors and powertrain systems, with customers all over the world.
Our Mission
AEM will design and build the most sustainable electric motors on the planet, supplying them around the globe from our facilities in the UK.
Our Vision
Electrification is key to addressing climate change only if the technologies developed are more sustainable to manufacture, use and recycle than those they replace.
AEM will utilise our partnerships and expertise in materials, manufacturing and design to ensure every product we develop delivers a more cost effective, higher performing and greener solution for all our target sectors.
Our Journey
Cool Timeline
2017
AEM spun out from Newcastle University
First Innovate UK grant secured and lease signed on 300m² factory
Seed funding round completed and first commercial contract secured
2018
EU SME Instrument Phase 1 funding secured
Additional IP secured from Newcastle University
First pre-production HDSRM traction motor produced
Set world-record holding flight with Airbus
£978k Innovate UK soft loan secured to allow manufacturing scale-up
2019
Moved to new 1200m² facility with space to manufacture up to 50,000 motors per year
Awarded £2.9M of grants by Innovate UK, working with Bentley Motors and CNHI
First major HDSRM300 order for Tevva Motors ReX Truck
Won The Engineer magazine’s automotive and overall Grand Prix awards for ‘game changing’ HDSRM
AEM achieved ISO 9001 certification
Completed Series A investment round, securing £5M in funding
2020
AEM’s first Export order leaves the factory for a new customer in South America
Awarded Innovate UK funding with Bentley Motors to integrate SSRD into an E-Axle with Project OCTOPUS
2021
Awarded Innovate UK funding with HyProMag to use recycled rare earth magnets in ancillary motors with Project RaRE
Launch of the HDSRM150 motor for SAF HOLLAND
Launch of the TRT-e vehicle with Unipart Rail
Presented at COP26 in Glasgow on Novel Electrification through Advanced Sustainable Technologies
Our team
James Widmer
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Andy Steven
Co-Founder and Chief Technical Officer
Andy Steven
Co-Founder and Chief Technical Officer
Mike O’Neill
Chief Operating Officer
Mike O’Neill
Chief Operating Officer
Mike Woodcock
Chief Commercial Officer
Claire Burgess
Chief Financial Officer
Steven Simmonds
Product Development Director
Andrew Woods
Business Development Director
Sheena Shields
Chief of Staff