Auto­mo­tive inno­va­tion: GRP pro­files for light­weight con­struc­tion in elec­tric vehi­cles

Sus­tain­abil­i­ty, effi­cien­cy and safe­ty in har­mo­ny — glass fiber-rein­forced plas­tic pro­files set new stan­dards in vehi­cle con­struc­tion

The trans­for­ma­tion of the auto­mo­tive indus­try is pro­gress­ing at a rapid pace. The focus is increas­ing­ly shift­ing to alter­na­tive dri­ve con­cepts, intel­li­gent light­weight solu­tions and the use of sus­tain­able mate­ri­als. This is pre­cise­ly where we at AMD GmbH come in: With our tai­lor-made GRP (glass fiber rein­forced plas­tic) pro­files, we are mak­ing a deci­sive con­tri­bu­tion to the fur­ther devel­op­ment of mod­ern vehi­cle archi­tec­tures — espe­cial­ly in the field of elec­tro­mo­bil­i­ty.

Why glass fiber-rein­forced plas­tic pro­files are indis­pens­able in vehi­cle con­struc­tion

The demands placed on com­po­nents in auto­mo­tive engi­neer­ing are con­stant­ly increas­ing. The focus is on max­i­mum ener­gy effi­cien­cy, struc­tur­al safe­ty and reduc­ing vehi­cle weight — with­out com­pro­mis­ing on func­tion­al­i­ty or design. Our GRP pro­files meet pre­cise­ly these require­ments and offer numer­ous advan­tages:

• Weight sav­ings of up to 60 % com­pared to met­al pro­files
• Cor­ro­sion resis­tance and long ser­vice life — even under extreme envi­ron­men­tal con­di­tions
• Elec­tri­cal insu­la­tion — ide­al for high-volt­age appli­ca­tions and safe­ty-rel­e­vant com­po­nents
• High mechan­i­cal strength with low mate­r­i­al den­si­ty
• High degree of design free­dom — even with com­plex geome­tries or tight instal­la­tion spaces

These prop­er­ties make our GRP pro­files the ide­al solu­tion for numer­ous appli­ca­tions such as bat­tery frames, mod­ule box­es, under­body pro­tec­tion, car­ri­er sys­tems and inte­ri­or com­po­nents in elec­tric vehi­cles.

AMD’s GRP tech­nol­o­gy — prac­ti­cal and future-ori­ent­ed

At AMD GmbH, we devel­op and man­u­fac­ture our GRP pro­files on state-of-the-art sys­tems — pre­cise­ly tai­lored to the needs of the auto­mo­tive indus­try. Our port­fo­lio includes, among oth­er things:

• Indi­vid­u­al­ly devel­oped pro­file geome­tries based on cus­tomer-spe­cif­ic draw­ings
• Sand­wich struc­tures with inte­grat­ed rigid­i­ty and addi­tion­al func­tions
• Sur­face fin­ish­es in smooth or matt, option­al­ly with col­ored top lay­er
• Inte­gra­tion of tech­ni­cal inserts such as fire pro­tec­tion or EMC-com­pat­i­ble com­po­nents

Our solu­tions offer the high­est tech­ni­cal qual­i­ty and are used suc­cess­ful­ly in numer­ous series appli­ca­tions.

A mate­r­i­al with prospects — also in terms of sus­tain­abil­i­ty

The legal require­ments for sus­tain­abil­i­ty and CO₂ reduc­tion are con­stant­ly increas­ing — whether due to EU direc­tives, CO₂ fleet tar­gets or the Green Deal. Our GRP pro­files are not only a func­tion­al alter­na­tive to met­al solu­tions, but also a clear com­mit­ment to sus­tain­able engi­neer­ing. In com­bi­na­tion with recy­clable resin sys­tems and region­al­ly ori­ent­ed pro­duc­tion, we active­ly con­tribute to reduc­ing the envi­ron­men­tal impact with­in the sup­ply chain.

Devel­op­ment part­ner­ship with added val­ue

As a devel­op­ment part­ner, we at AMD GmbH sup­port our cus­tomers from the ini­tial idea through to series pro­duc­tion. Our inter­dis­ci­pli­nary engi­neer­ing team has in-depth exper­tise in mate­ri­als tech­nol­o­gy, pro­duc­tion and vehi­cle archi­tec­ture — and under­stands the require­ments of mod­ern mobil­i­ty con­cepts.

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