Software helps reduce time to market for fibre-reinforced plastic control arm

摘要

Magneti Mareili's Suspension Systems group was tasked with redesigning a steel control arm into injection-moulded fibre-reinforced plastics to reduce weight and improve fuel economy.The subject matter of this metal replacement project was a steel control arm belonging to the B-SUV segment;so its loads,and its design space have been considered.The company's engineers selected a polyamide fibre resin with short glass fibre reinforcements because this material is a good fit for the control arm's primary mechanical requirements,which are strength and endurance.