Silencers/ Mufflers
Published On: 20th April, 2018
In order to help automakers meet their targets in reducing fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions, Faurecia Clean Mobility continues to develop innovations designed to shed weight from cold-end exhaust components. One such example is Faurecia’s proprietary nickel brazing technology, which can be used to assemble cold-end components that are less than 1 mm wide.
Other innovations are in the pipeline to maintain the sound absorption performance of lighter and more slimline mufflers. Composite expertise is another pillar of Faurecia’s weight-reduction program. Composite materials are made from resins melded with reinforcing fibres, which give automakers another way to improve fuel efficiency.
Faurecia’s two-fold strategy is to reduce the weight of vehicles and control the production cost. Faurecia Clean Mobility aims to develop materials, processes and products that can later be mass-manufactured.
Faurecia is stepping up its efforts to achieve further weight reductions to set the standard in structural and semi-structural carbon fibre parts for high-volume manufacturing. Faurecia is a member of the FORCE consortium, a group of stakeholders in the carbon-fibre market that is seeking to open up the technology to all automakers.
Faurecia Clean Mobility aims to actively shape an automotive industry that is trending toward electric and driverless cars by pioneering composite applications for such vehicles, which are set to become an increasingly common sight on our roads.
