Two major enabler technologies of the automotive future are additive manufacturing technology and the new development world of connected engineering.
One provides design freedom and a tool-less manufacturing process.
The other offers a yet unknown automation of product development processes. In automotive design, the combination of these two future technologies enables the development of highly efficient vehicle structures in a significantly shorter development time.
Thanks to the connected engineering method, the weight of the B-pillar connection has been reduced by 47%, crash performance has been increased by 20% and development time has been shortened by up to 80%, while complying with all critical constraints.
