Magna Launches New Composites Center of Excellence in Germany
08 March 2018 - 12:00AM
Magna’s new Composites Center of Excellence in Esslingen, Germany,
aims to help European automakers meet increasingly stringent
emissions requirements with lightweight structures and exterior
components made of advanced materials.
“Lightweight composite parts can deliver weight reductions of 30
to 60 percent over steel,” said Magna Exteriors President Grahame
Burrow. “It’s easy to see why automakers are pursuing these
materials, and we’re ready to deliver innovative solutions to help
them meet their goals.”
The Center will primarily focus on developing structural
components, such as vehicle subframes, and exterior body parts,
such as door panels and hoods. Several European automakers are
pursuing joint development projects with Magna at the new center.
One is interested in investigating advanced composites for use in
structural rear vehicle modules, and another wants to look at
composites for vehicle subframes. There is also interest in
developing “class A” exterior panels using composites.
The center has a new 2,300-metric-ton Engel V-Due press that is
ideally suited for thermoset compression molding of reinforced
plastic or sheet molding compound materials. It enables
development, demonstration and testing of full-size automotive
parts using a wide range of thermoset composite materials and
compression molding process settings. The press also links directly
to a testing laboratory where temperature cycles, climatic cycles,
various static and dynamic tests, and microscopic examinations are
performed.
Magna opened its Composites Centre of Excellence near Toronto in
2010 in partnership with the National Research Council of Canada.
Notable projects include a carbon fiber hood developed for the 2016
Cadillac V-Series and a current project with Ford Motor Company to
test the feasibility of carbon fiber vehicle subframes for possible
mass production.
TAGSAutomotive exterior systems, carbon fiber, composites, fuel
economy, emissions
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