Objective Lightweight materials are a key means to reduce fuel consumption & CO2 emissions. One of the most promising materials are lightweight sandwich sheets which have not been extensively used in vehicle industry, because sufficient methods for mass production have not been developed. Expected results of the project research are advanced lightweight body concepts utilising the potential of sandwich sheets and the related manufacturing and joining technologies applicable for mass production. With an expected weight reduction of 50% in replaced parts major vehicle components can be downsized and this leads to further weight reduction. It is expected to introduce sandwich sheets into production vehicles 1-3 years after the project. The findings will also extend the application of lightweight sandwich sheets in other areas. Fields of science engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuels Programme(s) FP5-GROWTH - Programme for research technological development and demonstration on "Competitive and sustainable growth 1998-2002" Topic(s) 1.1.3.-3. - Key Action Land Transport and Marine Technologies Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator FORD FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM AACHEN GMBH Address Suesterfeldstrasse, 200 52072 Aachen Germany See on map EU contribution € 0,00 Participants (10) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all AACHEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Intzestr. 10 52056 Aachen See on map ALUSUISSE SWISS ALUMINIUM LTD., SIERRE Switzerland EU contribution € 0,00 Address 3960 Sierre See on map CENTRO RICERCHE FIAT S.C.P.A. Italy EU contribution € 0,00 Address Strada torino 50 10043 Orbassano See on map CORUS HYLITE BV Netherlands EU contribution € 0,00 Address 1970 CA Ijmuiden See on map ITALIAN INSTITUTE OF WELDING Italy EU contribution € 0,00 Address Lungobisagno istria 15 16141 Genova See on map NEDERLANDSE ORGANISATIE VOOR TOEGEPAST NATUURWETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK TNO* Netherlands EU contribution € 0,00 Address 6,bevesierweg, harssens (mml) 1780 AM Den helder See on map PEUGEOT CITROËN AUTOMOBILES S.A. France EU contribution € 0,00 Address Boulevard du chèteau 65 92200 Neuilly sur seine See on map PORSCHE AG Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Porschestrasse 71287 Weissach See on map UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK GB EU contribution € 0,00 Address Gibbet hill road CV4 7AL Coventry See on map Wilhelm Karmann GmbH Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address 1,karmannstraße 1 4500 Osnabrück See on map
