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Additive Manufacturing and Lightweighting Solutions for Automotive Suppliers
David Muir
Director R&D, NRC London June 15, 2016
Lightweighting Solutions for Automotive Suppliers David Muir - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Lightweighting Solutions for Automotive Suppliers David Muir - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Additive Manufacturing and Lightweighting Solutions for Automotive Suppliers David Muir Director R&D, NRC London June 15, 2016 A century of innovation NRC Automotive and Surface Transportation Areas of Focus Power Train Vehicle
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Areas of Focus NRC Automotive and Surface Transportation
Power Train Efficiency Vehicle Electrification Advanced Manufacturing Heavy Duty Vehicles Lightweighting Design Systems
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Aluminium Technology Solution: ALTec Industrial R&D Group
Warm and hot forming of various aluminium sheet alloys at high production rates Heating coatings for multifunctional intelligent moulds Tribological coatings for multifunctional intelligent moulds Al/Steel friction stir welding (FSW): strategies and reduction of forces and moving toward a robotic solution Weldability assessment of Al alloy AA7075 and the esthetic optimization
- f lap joints
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Focus on high-performance composites
- Long and continuous fibres
(glass fibre, carbon fibre, aramid fibre)
- Thermoplastic and thermoset polymers
Focus on solutions for automotive industry
- Lightweighting solutions using high-
performance composites
- Cost-efficient manufacturing processes
NRC STAMP Composites Group Industrial R+D
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NRC Additive Manufacturing Capabilities
Tooling Intricate design Repair
Direct Energy Deposition Laser Consolidation Cold Spray
Copper Aluminum Shaft Aluminum Wheel
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