Because of the laws of aerodynamics, you have to streamline exterior automotive design in order to minimise air friction and reduce fuel consumption. The pursuit of comfort and aesthetics has had a ...

BMW Group sought help from two suppliers to reduce the weight of one of the Mini Countryman's biggest structural parts. The result: an instrument panel carrier made of lightweight foam instead of ...

MANNHEIM, GERMANY (Aug. 6, 3:15 p.m. ET) — BMW, Ford, Porsche and VW all presented papers at the recent VDI plastics in automotive engineering conference in Mannheim about how foam molding can save ...

Structural foam molding can offer processors another option for customers who are seeking a part that offers strength and durability with reduced weight. Generally reserved for medium- to high-volume ...

Structural foam molding is more popular than ever. It saves raw material, energy, and weight, supporting the objective of producing and using plastic parts in a more sustainable way. At K 2022, Engel ...

(Phys.org)—Prominent physicist Jacob D. Bekenstein, of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, has proposed a simple experiment in a paper he's uploaded to the preprint server arXiv, that he says could be ...

Plastic foams play a crucial role across various industries and building constructions, due to their lightweight structure, thermal insulation properties, and energy absorption capabilities. However, ...

The Surface Evolver is used to minimize the surface energy of two ordered structures for bilayer monodisperse wet foams with arbitrary liquid fraction. Previous researchers have found a reversible ...

Sandwich technology is an efficient approach for weight reduction, and ROHACELL HERO sandwich cores provide the most weight reduction potential of all structural foams owing to their low density and ...