Objective European Commission and the European car industry agreed to address research activities to the reduction of CO2 emissions by 30% in 10 years time and to increase passenger safety. This project is perfectly in line with this objective because it is addressed at solving the problem of reducing the vehicle weight and increasing its safety at sustainable cost, through the development of an innovative technology at low investments costs, named Double sheets hydro forming, together with innovative high strength aluminium and steel sheets materials which will permit to design completely new concepts of high performance vehicle body structures. In case of project success, this technology, suitable for low volumes productions, has the potentiality to become the leader technology for the development of auto body structure such as side frames, engine cradles, etc., but also to be easily spread to other sectors (furniture, domestic appliances, etc.). Fields of science natural scienceschemical sciencesinorganic chemistrypost-transition metals 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 CENTRO RICERCHE FIAT S.C.P.A. EU contribution No data Address Strada Torino 50 10043 ORBASSANO Italy See on map Total cost No data Participants (9) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all Alcan International Ltd United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Southam Road OX16 7SP Banbury See on map Total cost No data Association pour la Recherche et le Développement des Méthodes et Processus Industriels - ARMINES France EU contribution No data Address Rue Claude Daunesse - "Les Lucioles" 06904 SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS See on map Total cost No data DELFOSUD S.P.A. Italy EU contribution No data Address Via Nettunense 250 04011 APRILLIA See on map Total cost No data ECOLE NATIONALE SUPÉRIEURE DES MINES DE PARIS France EU contribution No data Address Rue Claude Daunesse, Les Lucioles 06904 SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS See on map Total cost No data RISOE NATIONAL LABORATORY Denmark EU contribution No data Address Frederiksborgvej 399 ROSKILDE See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data SCHULER HYDROFORMING GMBH & CO. KG Germany EU contribution No data Address Louis-Schuler-Strasse 2 57234 WILNSDORF See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN-NUREMBERG Germany EU contribution No data Address 11,Egerlandstraße 11 91058 ERLANGEN See on map Total cost No data USINOR S.A. France EU contribution No data Address Route de St-Leu 1 60761 MONTATAIRE See on map Total cost No data VOLVO CAR COMPONENTS CORPORATION Sweden EU contribution No data Address 293 80 OLOFSTROEM See on map Total cost No data
