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UK funding (£723,386): Affordable COMPosites for LIghtweight Car StructurEs (ACOMPLICE) Ukri 1 Apr 2012 UK Research and Innovation, United Kingdom
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Affordable COMPosites for LIghtweight Car StructurEs (ACOMPLICE)
| Abstract | Carbon fibre reinforced plastics (CFRP) in volume production for the mainstream automotive sector have, to date, been limited by perceived high raw material cost, ineffective design and labour intensive manufacture.This project aims to facilitate an increase in the use of CFRP and other high-performance composites in selected components by optimising automation in component lay-up and processing phases, alongside the development of material formats (tack-free prepregs) tailored to suit automated handling and deposition. This will be demonstrated via the production of fully-representative prototype parts. The primary objectives are i) weight saving (target 40%) by replacement of steel with high performance composites and ii) cost reduction (target 40%) over currently produced CFRP components via materials development and manufacturing automation. |
| Category | Collaborative R&D |
| Reference | 400260 |
| Status | Closed |
| Funded period start | 01/04/2012 |
| Funded period end | 30/09/2014 |
| Funded value | £723,386.00 |
| Source | https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=400260 |
Participating Organisations
| CYTEC INDUSTRIAL MATERIALS (DERBY) LIMITED |
£390,687.00 |
| ASTON MARTIN LAGONDA LIMITED |
£52,096.00 |
| DELTA COSWORTH LIMITED |
£148,910.00 |
| ABB LIMITED |
£59,877.00 |
| PENTANGLE ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED |
£71,816.00 |
The filing refers to a past date, and does not necessarily reflect the current state. The latest known state is available on the following page: Cytec Industrial Materials (Derby) Ltd., Heanor.
