Faster, More Efficient CNC Machining Center
The CMS IKON Is Easily Modified to Meet Customer Needs Background Established in 2014, Kangde Composite Materials Co., Ltd., is the core enterprise of the carbon fiber lightweight ecological platform that was jointly developed by the Kangde Group and Kangdexin Group. It provides customers with design, research and development for carbon fiber composite parts. This […]
Swedish Researchers Make Biomaterial Breakthrough
Sweden’s KTH Royal Institute of Technology, founded in 1827, is doing some very 21st-century research, as reported by GreenBiz. Its biomaterials project came up with a cellulose nanofiber that is 20-percent stronger and far stiffer than spider silk. Spider silk is five times as strong as steel. The new, lightweight material has a tensile strength […]
Heat-Tolerant Aluminum Alloys
Finding new ways to improve the performance of aluminum alloys at high temperatures. Aluminum is a key material in the automotive sector for several reasons. It is a light metal with a specific weight of 2.7 g/cm3 , about a third that of steel. Aluminum naturally develops a protective oxide film and is highly corrosion […]
Digital Validation & Beyond
Lightweighting, Safety and Dimensional Compliance Driven by lightweighting and safety needs, the application of press hardening steels to Body-in-White components has exploded in recent years. Product design, manufacturing engineering and production technologies have witnessed tremendous innovation toward producing parts with optimally developed and tailored properties. Digital engineering and validation tools have also kept pace with […]
Multi-Material Lightweighting with Optimization-LED Design
Introducing a performance-driven, holistic product-development method Lightweighting is a major focus in product design and development for ground transportation vehicles (passenger cars, trucks, buses) and many other consumer items. It is a multipurpose, economical solution for many industries, including environmental, construction and transportation.Product cost, CO2 emissions (increasing 34.1 mpg 2016 to 54.5 mpg by the […]
Smart Machinery: Critical to Running Your Business
Many machinery production lines continue to use aged manufacturing processes with little integration of modern data analytics and decision-support tools. The history of materials is filled with transformational advancements catalyzed by increasingly lighter materials that have made it possible to achieve more functionality with less. Recent fuel-efficiency improvements in the automotive and aerospace industries and […]
Noise, Vibration & Harshness Challenges in Vehicle Lightweighting
With consumers and government regulators demanding greater fuel economy and fewer CO2 emissions, reducing vehicle weight remains a global megatrend and a key goal in new vehicle development for manufacturers and component suppliers. As the vehicle body structure represents a significant percentage of total vehicle mass, much of today’s engineering efforts focus on lightweighting the […]
Ceramic-Balls Market Expanding
According to MarketsandMarkets, the ceramic-balls market will grow from $433.0 million in 2018 to $636.3 million by 2023, at a CAGR of 8.0 percent between 2018 and 2023. The increasing use of heat- and corrosion-resistant materials in the automotive end-use industry is one of the significant driving factors. Silicon-based ceramic balls provide superior properties, such […]
New Advanced Metal Processing Center Opens in London
Thenew Advanced Metal Processing Center (AMPC) has opened at Brunel University London. The center gives manufacturers an incentive to work with Brunel on large-scale research and development activity, which includes innovative structures for lightweight car parts that would go from the lab to full-scale industrial trials. The AMPC is funded by £15 million ($20 million) […]
Nanostructured Magnesium Alloys
Terves LLC. was selected by the U.S. Army and Missile Defense Agency to continue development of innovative high-strength, non-flammable, nanostructured magnesium alloys for lightweighting applications. The company received Department of Defense (DoD) SBIR (Small Business Innovative Research) support for its patent-pending cast and wrought magnesium alloys, which could save 30 percent or more in structural […]
