“How to easily and economically functionalize composite parts to help their democratization in the automotive mass production?”
BENEFITS GENERATED BY GAMING FASTENERS DESIGNED FOR COMPOSITE
Composite parts functionalized with
_ no impact on production rate
_ no impact on the manufacturing cost!
Other benefits:
- One-shot solutions
- No labor cost due to fasteners setting
- No investments to set fasteners
- Optimization of performance thanks to the
- Reorganization of fibers around fasteners (Organosheet fibers uncut)
- Precise locating of fasteners managed in mold
- Perfectly flush inserts.
Structural insert
Designed for composite parts
Application:
Fastening functionalization one-shot for
lightweight composite parts
In Mold FASTeners
Designed for composite parts
Application:
Fastening functionalization one-shot for
lightweight composite parts
Compression limiter
Application:
Fastening functionalization for lightweight
composite parts
Electric Resistance Welding INsert
Application:
Fastening solutions for multi-material
assemblies
EXAMPLE OF APPLICATION :
AUTOMOTIVE CROSSMEMBER :
Composite materials & process:
Crossmember has been redesigned for metal substitution by a «hybrid» composite plastic solution based on a one shot process using a continuous fiber plate overmolded by polyamide.
Benefit of using composite:
The benefit is a mass saving of 45% for the function, compared to metal solution. A “zero waste” approach based on cutting optimization and in application recycling has been followed.
Description:
The product main interest is a large thin panel with a deep stamped area and management of local reinforcements in order to optimize the mass. This product illustrates a large semistructural panel which has a high potential in all automotive bodyworks supports especially in the front of the car where light weighting and energy absorption are highly requested.
