PART THREE
Powertrains are changing and a lot faster than was previously anticipated. What does that imply?
“That’s an area where we’ve been at the forefront with some of the automotive manufacturers. We bring experience from some of the cutting-edge aerospace industry we’re dealing with. Look for example at fibre composite, solar powered drones where weight is the ultimate consideration. Now look at an electric vehicle where weight is a much more critical issue because every kilo that can be saved is X amount of kilowatts of battery longevity. That becomes a much more interesting fastening equation. The more you can do with composite-composite joints, as opposed to metal-metal-composite joints the better. Those are areas we are looking at very closely.(…)
