Hot Form Quench (HFQ®) - A Disrup7ve Technology …...Lotus Evora 400 with HFQ® technology...

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Cost-Effec*ve Light-Weigh*ng GALM Series 4 th Lightweight Vehicle Manufacturing Summit John Sellors Ma:hew Friedman 23rd Feb 2017 Hot Form Quench (HFQ®) - A Disrup7ve Technology For Forming Ultra-High Strength, Lightweight & Complex Aluminum Pressings 1

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GALMSeries4thLightweightVehicle

ManufacturingSummit

JohnSellors

Ma:hewFriedman

23rdFeb2017

HotFormQuench(HFQ®)-ADisrup7veTechnologyForFormingUltra-HighStrength,Lightweight&Complex

AluminumPressings

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Contents

Ø  ExplanaFonoftheHFQ®processandtechnology

Ø  ProcessbenefitsforcosteffecFveautomoFvelight-weighFng

Ø  AutomoFveapplicaFons

Ø  HFQ®formingofcomplexpressingsfromtailorweldedblanks

Ø  IntroducFonofHFQ®intoNorthAmerica

Ø  SummaryLotus Evora 400 with HFQ® technology

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HFQ®OffersaVeryStrongValueProposi7on•  ADisrup7veTechnologyforfastforming

complex-shapedhighstrengthaluminum

•  ReducesCostthroughpartintegraFon,eliminaFonofreinforcementsandreducedtoolinginvestment

•  ReduceMassby:•  Replacingsteelwithaluminum•  EliminaFngreinforcement•  Downgaugingbyusinghigh-andultra-high

strengthgradesofaluminum

Pictureshowsdeepdrawn,highstrengthAluminumHFQ®DoorInner

•  UFlizesavailablepresstechnology&alloys

AlreadyaOrac7ngsignificantinterestwithOEMsandTier1suppliers

Andiseasytoadopt:

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TheHFQ®ProcessExplained

HeatBlank FormPanel QuenchinTool TemperforStrength

Solu7onisingOven AgeingOven

1 2 3 4

High-SpeedHydraulicPress High-SpeedHydraulicPress

HFQ®doesnotrequirepre-temperedmaterial.ThetemperingstagehasmovedfromtherollingmilltotheTier1.HFQ®doesNOTintroduceaddi7onalhea7ngstagestothesupplychain

Typically5-10scycleFmefromsheetenteringpresstoform&quench

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HFQ®ProcessClip-AstonMar7nAPillar

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•  Exchangesteelpartsforaluminumwithouttheneedtosimplifyorsplitthegeometry

BenefitsofHFQ®forAutomo7veDesign

•  PartIntegra7on–lesspartsandfeweroperaFons

•  Usehigh-strengthgradestoallowdowngauging(reducedweight,reducedmaterialcost)

•  Removetheneedforspringback-compensa7onintoolandpartdesign

•  Removereinforcementpanels(reducedweight,reducedmaterialcost,reducedprocessing)

•  Replacehighstrengthextrusionswithhigh-strengthHFQ®pressings

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Applica7on HighStrength HighFormability

A/B/CPillars

CantRails

FrontHeaders

ClosureInners

DoorRings

Sub-Frames

LampCans

ExteriorPanels

ASelec7onofHFQ®TypicalAutomo7veApplica7ons

CostReduc7onMassReduc7onDesignFlexibility

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MaterialsModels

SimulaFon&ToolDesign

HFQ®Manufacturing

Process

MaterialsTesFng&CharacterisaFon

ApplicaFonsEngineering(OpFmizaFonforHFQ®)

•  TransfertoOEMs•  SimulaFonSupport•  HFQ®ToolingDesign

•  SimulaFonUpdates

DefiniFveHFQ®TesFng

•  IPTransfertoTiersandOEMs

•  Readysupplychain•  Newprocesstech

•  Refinedmodels•  Morealloychoice•  Suppliervariants•  Recycledgrades

AccreditedSupplyNetwork

OfMulFpleTiers

Choice&Cost-CompeFFve

üLowerCosts üLowerRisk üFasterDevelopment

IdeasforOpFmizaFonof

Design

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TheNewAstonMar7nDB11withHFQ®Technology

Ø  HFQ®ComplexAPillarReinforcementpressings–2offpercarproducedinasingleHFQ®drawopera7on

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TheNewAstonMar7nDB11APillarHFQ®Pressing

Ø  Achieveddrawdepthotherwiseimpossiblewithhighstrengthaluminum

MulFplebenefitsforHFQ®onthisapplicaFon:Ø  Tightradii(1.5TInternal)enablesreducedbond

flangewidthandimprovedoccupantvision

Ø  Highstrengthforroofcrushperformance

Ø  HighformabilitytoproducedeepsecFon

Ø  SingledrawoperaFon–lowinvestment

Ø  DesignincludesFrontHeaderconnecFon

Ø  NoSpringback

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HFQ®-TailorWeldedBlank(TWB)PrototypeDoorInnerPanel

2.0mm

2.0mm2.0mm

1.5mm

ExcepFonallyhighlevelsofformabilityatlaserweldedjoints

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HFQ®-TWBDoorInnerAssemblyPerformanceversusBaselineAluminumDoor

Design BeltlineS7ffness(measured

displacement)

TorsionalS7ffness(measured

displacement)

SideIntrusion

DoorInnerAssembly+

BeltlineOuterMass

MassSaving

ToolInvestment

BaselineDoorInnerassembly

<3.2mm

<8mm

207.5mm(actual)

6.067Kg(actual)

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HFQ®TWB2-1.5mm

3.1mm

7.4mm

194.2mm

-1.108Kg

18.3%

-20%

ResultscourtesyofLotusEngineering

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MorganAero8–FirstHFQ®VisibleSurfacePanel

Ø  Complexpanelwith7ghtfeatureradius,producedinasingleHFQ®drawstage

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Introduc7onofHFQ®intoNorthAmerica

Ø  Strategicpartnershipandcollabora7onwithBearDiversifiedInc.

Ø  FulltechnologytransferfromImpressionTechnologiestoBDIØ Workingonmedium/highvolumeprojectsformajorOEMsinUSAto

embedHFQ®technologyonfuturevehiclesØ  SignificantinterestfordifferentHFQ®

applicaFonsacrossmulFplesectors

Resources

Experience

InformaFon

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BDIGlobalFootprint

Sales Office Port Huron, Michigan

USA

Northern Stamping de Mexico Queretaro, Mexico

Chinese Partner CFA Tools – Zhejiang,

China

Bear Diversified Headquarters and NSI Operations

Cleveland, Ohio USA

NSI Welding and Coating Facility

Flint, Michigan USA

Highlands Diversified Services London, Kentucky

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Summary

Ø  HFQ®technologyisalreadyvalidatedonpremiumvehicles

Ø  HFQ®hasmul7plebenefitsandenablesanewlevelofdesign

flexibilityforaluminumstructures

Ø  Impressiontechnologiesareac7velycollabora7ngwithBDIto

introduceHFQ®intoNorthAmerica

Ø  SignificantglobalinterestfrommajorautomoFveOEMs

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Thankyou

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