Customer needs

• Assess the possibilities of using composite materials for automotive beam with its sector’s contraints
• Reduce the front beam’s weight by up to 25%
• Hold on all the mechanical features required by automotive standards
• Reach high-rate and low-cost production for composites parts

Customer benefits

• A shared experience allowing to be at the leading edge of the composite innovation
• Access to expertise to sucessfully carry through industrial project involving composite materials
• Complete design review of the sub-system with composite materials
• One unique part instead of multi parts assembly
• Realized manufacturing using QSP process

Cetim answer

• Complete design review using composites materials
• Finite element simulation
• Fixtures and inserts integration
• Multi layer conception and Thermoplastic insert
• TP tape pultrusion using basic material
• Patch cutting & preform assembly
• QSP (Quilted Stratum Process) used process set-up

Delivered results

• Positive complete POC of a vehicule component lightweighting (design & manufacturing) based on QSP process
• Mass reduction : 30%
• Higher rigidity
• Cost : 10 € / unit for a 300,000 / year production