Light Weight

Intelligent lightweight construction. For all drive types.

For Stuttgart Manufacturing, intelligent lightweight construction is more than just reducing weight. We use lighter materials – fiber-reinforced plastics, thermosetting plastics, organic sheet materials, and metallic materials such as aluminum and magnesium – in combination with state-of-the-art manufacturing processes. This opens up the option of increased function integration, which can reduce the total number of parts. Development times and costs are also reduced in addition to weight and material. Lightweight components from Stuttgart US, impress with the highest quality and maximum customer benefit.

The advantages at a glance

  • High cost effectiveness
  • Many functions integrated
  • Function check of complete module
  • Improved NVH characteristics
  • Design flexibility
  • Shorter development times
  • Reliable, easy assembly
  • Recyclability
  • Resource efficiency

Thermoplastic composite hybrid technology

Plastic-metal hybrid technology

Pressing and forming technology

Plastic injection-molding and elastomer technology

Development and production. Everything from a single source.

Holistic thinking drives innovations, opens up new possibilities and creates synergies. Our success as a system supplier for lightweight construction is also based on this: Everything comes from a single source, from the first concept to the finished product. We use our comprehensive development, process and manufacturing expertise to develop tailored lightweight components for the drive system, body and underbody. Production takes place at numerous locations worldwide – locally at our customers’ premises.

  • Multi-material components (e.g. plastic, aluminum, organic sheet materials, UD tapes)
  • State-of-the-art development tools
  • In-house material laboratories
  • Plastic injection-molding technology (JoinMelt, MuCell™)
  • Hybrid technology
  • Pressing and forming technology
  • Connection and assembly technology
  • Own toolmaking for forming and injection-molding tools
  • Prototype and series tools
  • From prototype construction (technical center) to series production
  • From small to large series production
  • From manual to fully automated production
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