Articles tagged by the tag "Lightweight"
New made-in-Europe Nissan Qashqai goes high on lightweight aluminium

autherAutocar Pro News Desk calendar28 May 2021

With the hood, doors and front fenders stamped from aluminium alloy, the body of the all-new Qashqai is 60kg lighter.

Israeli firm designs new lightweight car body structure

By Julian Rendell, Autocar UK calendar06 Nov 2020

Body panel company Plasan has designed a carbon-and-composite body structure that is claimed to cut weight by 45 perce...

Comau partners Exechon for new machining centre, focuses on electrification and lightweighting

autherAutocar Pro News Desk calendar02 Mar 2020

Comau and Exechon will develop a new machining centre for developing lightweight frames and structural components for ...

BASF and STR bring lightweight components for serial production

autherAutocar Pro News Desk calendar18 Sep 2019

BASF and STR automotive claim that in the set of components from Elastolit R 8819 Lightweight

Fiber lasers projected to be the next big thing in automotive industry

autherAutocar Pro News Desk calendar29 Jun 2018

According to an independent market research report from IDTechEx, fiber lasers are apt for lightweighting, battery man...

‘BS VI, lightweighting and hybridisation are a great opportunity for Mahle to introduce new tech at affordable prices in India.’

autherAmit Panday calendar16 Jan 2017

R Sundararajan, president, Mahle Holding India, reveals the game-plan on why the global automotive supplier Mahle is b...

'We're working with many globally renowned institutes to tap lightweighting tech.'

autherShobha Mathur calendar12 Jan 2017

Rattan Kapur on plans to enable Tier 2 and 3 vendors to upgrade their skills, why Indian industry needs to develop its...

Rockman acquires majority stake in Moldex Composites; enters carbon composites business

autherShobha Mathur calendar09 Jan 2017

This acquisition flags off Rockman Industries' strategy to be a frontrunner in fast emerging lightweighting technologi...

'At present, OEMs in India are not that willing to pay for lightweighting technologies.'

autherAmit Panday calendar24 Nov 2016

Pune-based Bright Autoplast is looking to leverage its new joint venture to produce lightweight parts. Company CEO, Ga...

Lightweight tech to fuel growth for Bright Autoplast

autherAmit Panday calendar24 Nov 2016

Pune-based plastic parts supplier looks to leverage its new joint venture and has inducted the latest technology and e...