The Ernst Gaßner Award is an initiative by Fraunhofer LBF that recognises outstanding achievements in structural durability and exceptional contributions in the development of safety-relevant, reliable lightweight components. This year saw the Darmstadt-based institute honour two winners in a video ceremony: Dr Yung-Li Lee of FCA, and Bruno Seufert of Daimler AG
Since 2002, the Fraunhofer Institute for Structural Durability and System Reliability LBF (Fraunhofer LBF) has…
Hot Form Quench (HFQ) technology can enable faster, less expensive high-volume automotive OEM production of lighter weight vehicle parts. The RACEForm project explains how it has developed an innovative aluminium manufacturing process project validated for high-volume automotive OEM applications
TRB Lightweight Structures has announced that it plans to open a composites manufacturing centre in Richmond, Kentucky,…
Hyundai Motor Group has developed a lightweight active noise-reduction system, which will make vehicle cabins quieter –…
Continental has developed an air spring system featuring an integrated polyamide plastic roller piston, which it claims represents a “groundbreaking step” towards reducing the weight of buses and trucks
Mazda has developed what it believes to be the world’s first cold-stamped vehicle body parts made from 1,310 MPa-class high-strength steel, an achievement that can result in lighter weight vehicle bodies, which in turn can contribute to improved vehicle handling, stability and fuel economy
The new BMW 330e plug-in hybrid saloon offers a 30% speed increase, 50% electric-only range…
Designers at the Elemental Motor Company have developed an innovative manufacturing technique that enables an increasing number of carbon composites to be used in its RP1 sports car, in areas they would previously have been ruled out for on the basis of cost and fragility
Textile engineering specialist, ZSK, has developed novel carbon composite manufacturing techniques, which the German company believes will overcome the cost and productivity challenges that have held back more widespread use of the material
