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PPG Selected for DOE Partnership to Develop Adhesives for Lightweight Vehicles

September 6, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

PPG (NYSE:PPG) announced that it has been selected for a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) partnership that will use supercomputing resources to accelerate the development and testing of structural adhesives for vehicles built from lightweight materials. The project was authorized by the DOE Vehicle Technologies Office, with funding provided by the High Performance Computing for […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Adhesives, lightweighting, PPG Industries

Novelis Launches New High-Strength Automotive Aluminum for Automotive Body Designs

August 2, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Novelis Inc., the aluminum rolling and recycling company, announced the launch of Advanz 6HS-s650, a precisely engineered aluminum automotive body sheet product that exceeds industry standards for strength, lightweighting, formability, performance and structural integrity. It is the strongest 6xxx series product with a 15 to 25 percent in-service strength advantage over incumbent high strength aluminum […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Aluminum, lightweighting, Novelis

GM Using AI-Based Design Technology and 3D Printing for Next Generation of Vehicle Lightweighting

May 3, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

GM Alliance with Autodesk includes advanced AI-based generative design technology and 3D printing advancements to help lighten and transform future vehicles General Motors announced it is using new, advanced software design technology to introduce the next generation of vehicle lightweighting. According to the vehicle manufacturer, the technology is key to developing efficient and lighter alternative […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 3D Printing, Agreements Signed, Artificial Intelligence, General Motors, lightweighting, OEM Parts

Auto Benchmarking Study Reveals More Lightweighting Opportunities With Steel

October 19, 2015 By CollisionWeek Editor

WorldAutoSteel Vehicle Weight Reduction

Steel industry study examines untapped potential of advanced high strength steel to compete against aluminum and reduce mass significantly. Some efficient steel designs and materials found to contain less mass than similar aluminum components. A study released today by WorldAutoSteel, the automotive group of the World Steel Association, showed a wide variation in efficiency among […]

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