Multi-thickness blanks
Objectives
Widen the tailored blanks offer
- Laser welded blanks with high strength steel grades
- Exposed parts applications
- Improved patchwork techniques
- Through development of optimised solutions with our clients
- Through new tailored blanks concepts
- High welding speed production
- Improvement of non-destructive control systems
Two technologies of tailored blanks
Laser welded blanks and patchwork techniques
Improvement of:
- Mechanical performances, especially the crash management
- Weight saving: the right material at the right thickness, exactly as needed
- Cost reduction: reduction of scrap and number of parts
Competences of the multi-disciplinary team
- Laser welding processes
- Metallurgy / materials
- Joining
- Design / Finite Element Method simulation (FEM)