Engine Compartment Protection | Mini GP
The engine compartment protection in the MINI John Cooper Works GP is made of organic sheets allowing a robust design.
details of use case
| advantages | Strength and energy absorption improved by three times
Weight reduction: Up to 50 percent lighter than steel parts and 20 percent lighter than aluminum parts Improved acoustic properties |
| material | Sandwich component
Core: Direct Long Fiber Thermoplastic (DLFT) made of polypropylene and continuous glass fibers Outer layers: Tepex dynalite 104-RG 601 (composite sheet, continuous glass fiber reinforcement, PP matrix) |
| process | Compression molding process |
| development status | Serial Production with low quantities |
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Schirin Walter
Bond-Laminates GmbH
Am Patbergschen Dorn 11
59929 Brilon, Germany
schirin-walter@bond-laminates.de
+49 2961 96628 509
Lanxess Deutschland GmbH
Kennedyplatz 1
50569 Köln
Germany
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