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 EU contribution No data Address Suesterfeldstrasse, 200 52072 AACHEN Germany See on map Total cost No data Participants (10) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all AACHEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY Germany EU contribution No data Address Intzestr. 10 52056 AACHEN See on map Total cost No data ALUSUISSE SWISS ALUMINIUM LTD., SIERRE Switzerland EU contribution No data Address 3960 SIERRE See on map Total cost No data CENTRO RICERCHE FIAT S.C.P.A. Italy EU contribution No data Address Strada Torino 50 10043 ORBASSANO See on map Total cost No data CORUS HYLITE BV Netherlands EU contribution No data Address 1970 CA IJMUIDEN See on map Total cost No data ITALIAN INSTITUTE OF WELDING Italy EU contribution No data Address Lungobisagno Istria 15 16141 GENOVA See on map Total cost No data NEDERLANDSE ORGANISATIE VOOR TOEGEPAST NATUURWETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK TNO* Netherlands EU contribution No data Address 6,Bevesierweg, Harssens (MML) 1780 AM DEN HELDER See on map Total cost No data PEUGEOT CITROËN AUTOMOBILES S.A. France EU contribution No data Address Boulevard du Chèteau 65 92200 NEUILLY SUR SEINE See on map Total cost No data PORSCHE AG Germany EU contribution No data Address Porschestrasse 71287 WEISSACH See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Gibbet Hill Road CV4 7AL COVENTRY See on map Total cost No data Wilhelm Karmann GmbH Germany EU contribution No data Address 1,Karmannstraße 1 4500 OSNABRÜCK See on map Total cost No data
