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PROJECT
PARTNERS
FINAL EVENT
RESULTS
MULTIMEDIA
PROJECT ACTIVITY
PROJECT RESULTS
NEWSLETTER
NEWS
CONTACT
Getting closer to the Lightweight cars of the future
Discover the results of the ALLIANCE project
as presented at the final event on September 19th 2019:
Overview
Introduction to the ALLIANCE project by Thilo Bein of Fraunhofer LBF
Project outcomes
Materials
Aluminium by Dr. Jean-François Despois of Novelis
Steel by Dr. Dorothea Mattissen, Dr. Richard Thiessen and Andreas Breidenbach of thyssenkrupp
Process technologies
Manufacturing by Daniele Bassan of CRF
Joining by Joakim Hedegård of Swerim
Demonstrators
An overview by Jens Meschke of Volkswagen AG
Strut tower, wheel house and integrated rail by OPEL
Rear CMS by Jörn Tölle of Benteler
Support tools
The Extended Target Weighing Approach by Robert Renz of IPEK
Mass Manager Software Tool by Neil McGregor of Ricardo
Full vehicle assessment model by Dinesh Thirunavukkarasu of ika – RWTH Aachen University
Project impact
Impact on Lightweighting by Sebastian Spohr of ika – RWTH Aachen University
Life Cycle Assessment by Francesco Del Pero of Università degli Studi di Firenze
Impact on Cost by Marcos Ierides of Bax & Company
Way forward
Accelerating the decarbonisation of transport: Roadmap on the future of European lightweighting by Marcos Ierides of Bax & Company
and as explained in the public reports:
Executive Summary
Extended Publishable Executive Summary
Discover our vision for the future of European lightweighting
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Discover the impact of the Lightweight Open Innovation Challenge
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