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Hendrickson and Delphi Partner to Develop Composite Bumpers.
Advanced Materials & Composites News, January, 2001
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Hendrickson International of Woodbridge, Illinois and Delphi Automotive Systems (NYSE: DPH) of Troy, Michigan announced a joint technology agreement to develop and manufacture a composite bumper for the medium- and heavy-duty truck and bus markets. Advanced composite materials, originally developed for the aerospace industry, offer tremendous advan-tages to commercial vehicle manufacturers.
Compos-ites are lighter than steel, aluminum or magnesium by up to 80%, helping to provide improved fuel economy, lower emissions, and increased payload capacity. Composites can be designed to ...
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