RAKU-TOOL® Spotlight No. 5/2010

SAAB chooses board material from RAMPF Tooling

Dear Sirs,

The design phase of a new product is always an extremely important process step in the automotive industry production chain. At an early stage ideas are transformed into illustrative and tangible models where functionality testing can take place. For the production of interior cubing parts for the all new SAAB 9-5, the automotive producer SAAB has chosen to use RAMPF Tooling’s board material.

P.S. Visit us at the trade fair Elmia, Jonköping Sweden,
9.11. - 12.11., booth C03:43, hall C

Partner

SAAB Automobile AB
Advanced Hardware
A18-2 TCD
Saab Automobile AB
461 80 Trollhättan Sweden

e-mail: kent.larsson@saab.com
tel: +46 (0)520-78324
fax: +46 (0)520-86710

Application

Production of interior cubing parts for a passenger car cabin with RAKU-TOOL® MB-0720 board material.
Cubing models allow designers to create a detailed reproduction of their product idea. Exterior as well as interior cubing allows for a comprehensive assessment of visual appearance, feel and accuracy of fit of individual parts or even an entire cabin. Likewise the cubing process helps to recognize and eliminate potential problems or design faults at an early stage in the design process. The further into the design process the more costly any adjustments or revisions can be.

This into the process integrated modeling technique helps to:
» Shorten development times
» Reduce costs for modifications
» Simplifies specification work
» Improves quality

Criteria for material choice:
» Dimensionally accurate and stable material
» Easy to process
» Fine surface structure

Production process

The board material is bonded with color and density matched adhesive and then machined according to the CAD data. Afterwards, the individual parts are screwed onto an aluminum profile base frame.

Advantages of RAKU-TOOL MB-0720 modeling material at a glance

» Good dimensional accuracy of models due to good shape stability and low coefficient of thermal expansion of the board material.

» Time savings through fast and easy processing. The material is easy and quick to machine. It can also be worked on by hand. Good chip formation.

» Little finishing required due to fine surface structure.

Elmia, Sweden

Elmia, Jonköping Sweden, 9.11. - 12.11.
Visit us at booth C03:43, hall C

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All product and application information given in this e-mail and on the RAMPF Group home page as well as on the other RAMPF Group companies’ websites is of general nature and is not intended to constitute any precise guidelines or instructions. Under no circumstances does this information replace any individual advice, technical data sheets, material safety data sheets or similar information. The user is liable to test the suitability of any product for its intended use. Due to the many different possibilities of application and application areas it is necessary to obtain individual advice and to verify the suitability for the planned use taking into account the user’s circumstances. We are pleased to offer our support to our customers for this purpose.

RAMPF Tooling GmbH & Co. KG
Headquarters Grafenberg • Local Court Stuttgart • HRA 361029

General partner RAMPF Tooling Verwaltungs GmbH
Headquarters Grafenberg • Local court Stuttgart • HRB 361349
Chief executive officers: Rudolf G. Rampf, Heinz Horbanski