Lightweight Design in Production: Processes and Tools
At the Lightweight Summit 2019 in Würzburg, Mario Braun, Vice President Product Management at Kamax Automotive, spoke about lightweight design potentials from the use of ultra-high-strength, dimensionally reduced connecting elements with the example of a wheel carrier.
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/cdn4.vogel.de/infinity/white.jpg "At the Lightweight Summit 2019 in Würzburg, Mario Braun, Vice President Product Management at Kamax Automotive, spoke about lightweight design potentials from the use of ultra-high-strength, dimensionally reduced connecting elements with the example of a wheel carrier.")
