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•    Title:  GALM: Advanced Multi-Material Designs and Weight Reduction Solutions-New Aston Martin Features Extrusion Intensive Tub

•    Author:  Geoff Scamans

•    Author Company:  Innoval Technology

•    Volume:  Vol. 75, No. 3

•    Year:  2017

•    No. Pages:  3

•    Description:  The 6th annual Global Automotive Lightweight Materials (GALM) Conference was held on April 25-27 in Birmingham, U.K., with a focus on advanced multi-material designs and new weight reduction solutions in automotive applications. The conference considered metallic and multi-material lightweighting solutions for the first two days and polymeric composite based solutions on the third day. This article provides an overview of the first two days of the conference, with a focus on light metal implementation. One key presentation made by Aston Martin focused on their aluminum-intensive platform development and its first embodiment in the new DB11.

•    Companies Mentioned:  Aston Martin, Volkswagen, Audi, PAS Groupe, Jaguar Land Rover, Liberty Group, Meridian Lightweight Technologies, Penn Engineering, Ultrawise Innovation, IPG Photonics

Product Code: GALWE4TK47