The decrease of weight to improve fuel economy while increasing
crashworthiness are demands among the top priorities of today's
automotive OEMs. To combine those criteria, the use of High-Strength
Steels (HSS), Advanced High-Strength Steels (AHSS) and Aluminum is
inevitable. However, in order to employ these complex metal structures
intelligently, an in-depth understanding of the full vehicle as well as
a comprehensive expertise in the areas of development, design and
engineering, and die construction are required. Automotive OEMs and
suppliers can find that capability at MBtech Group and MBtech Autodie.
As a leading global engineering provider and die manufacturer, MBtech
Group and MBtech Autodie offer turnkey "From Art-to-Part with
High-Strength Steels (HSS), Advanced High-Strength Steels (AHSS) and
Aluminum" services for diverse industries worldwide with immediate
effect.
The combined expertise of MBtech Group in Class A Surfacing &
Technical Design and Body Development together with the competence and
experience of MBtech Autodie in Metal Forming (Die Design &
Engineering, Machining, Construction, Functional Tryout, Launch Support,
Die Repair), enables MBtech to take its customers from Art-to-Part with
High-Strength Steels (HSS), Advanced High-Strength Steels (AHSS) and
Aluminum meeting the highest quality requirements for complex sheet
metal parts.
MBtech Group - MBtech Autodie excel in finding solutions to
difficult metal forming problems by determining best material fits for
specific applications, assessing formability (virtual and physical),
accounting for geometrical limitations, coating and joining challenges,
and resolving complex matters with spring back, splitting and wrinkling
-- issues that are emphasized when dealing with High-strength steels
(HSS), Advanced high- strength steels (AHSS) and Aluminum.
Together with Chrysler, American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI)
and Mercedes Group Research, MBtech engineers worked on a Light Weight
Body Project. This advanced engineering project developed and then
applied a new design process which was CAE lead with a holistic
approach, and successfully applied advanced optimization techniques to
achieve the project goal of significant weight reduction of the
body-in-white using Advanced High-Strength Steels on the optimized load
paths.
Due to numerous projects including R&D, MBtech Autodie - MBtech
Group's tool & die expert based in Grand Rapids, MI -- has many
years of valuable knowledge and experience in building dies producing
aluminum, HSS, and AHSS parts. Examples of materials we have worked with
are HSLA 50 KSI, HSLA 80 KSI, DP 490, DP 590, DP 600, DP 780, DP 980,
LIP-980, TRIP 700, TRIP 780, TWIP 1000, and TWIP 1200. The
state-of-the-art panels include body sides, doors, door rings, hoods,
box sides, cowl sides, A-pillars, B-pillars, reinforcements, rails,
sills, crossmembers, and tailor welded blanks made out of different
materials.
More information about the products and services of MBtech Group,
visit http://www.mbtech-group.com or call 248/312-0277.
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