NDT to Play Crucial Role in Weight Reduction of Automobiles
COVENTRY, UK — More than 60 delegates, comprising designers, manufacturers, materials experts and regulators from the automotive industry and non-destructive testing (NDT) community, gathered to participate in a workshop on NDT requirements for automotive composites, held at The Manufacturing Technology Centre, Coventry, UK. The workshop was the brainchild of Professor Robert Smith, immediate past president of the British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing (BINDT).
Vehicle weight reduction has been a gradual yet pertinent part of car manufacture throughout time, but more recently a new urgency has emerged in this area due to considerable environmental regulatory pressure with regards to reducing CO2 emissions. Manufacturers are sure that NDT can play a crucial role by optimizing manufacturing cycle times where composites are used as a weight reduction solution in high-volume car manufacture.