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Composites
Composite engine bay brace for Audi R8
Audi, Hexcel and Secar Technologie, Hönigsberg, Austria, joined forces to develop a composite engine bay brace for the high-performance Audi R8.
26th June 2018
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Building on the success of previous development projects, Hexcel’s Automotive Business Unit approached Audi’s composites development team in early 2016 with the aim of qualifying HexMC-i into a production ready manufacturing process. This approach coincided with Audi conducting its own market evaluation of carbon fibre sheet moulding compound (C-SMC) materials and led to the rapid selection of a suitable component.
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