ThinKing presents Lightweight Innovations "Made in BW"

Displaying excellence throughout the state – with the ThinKing, Leichtbau BW regularly presents innovative and sustainable lightweight technology solutions made in Baden-Württemberg.

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ThinKing January 2022: Upgrade for cast aluminium
18.01.2022
AUTOMOTEAM GmbH demonstrates the potential of open-pore aluminium casting using the example of a compressed air silencer. The ThinKing for January 2022 honours this application, as…
ThinKing December 2021: The flexible, thinking production cell for preforms
01.12.2021
The Cutting & Stacking Center at Schmidt & Heinzmann GmbH & Co. KG has created a successful interplay between hardware and software. The flexible preform production cell features…
ThinKing November 2021: This heating system has several lives
04.11.2021
Heating panels made by Lofec GmbH are not only extremely light and thin. They can also be used several times over and even relaid in a new property.
ThinKing October 2021: A bumper for die casting makes components lighter
07.10.2021
In cold chamber die casting, a lightweight casting plunger made of an aluminium alloy has multiple benefits. It is more flexible than its former steel counterpart, and much better…
ThinKing September 2021: Intelligent CFRP chuck: Light tension with plenty of sensitivity
09.09.2021
Exciting, dynamic and light, yet very sensitive - what could have been a film tip for a balmy summer evening, just as accurately describes what is at the heart of the ThinKing's…
ThinKing August 2021: The battery reinvents itself: Lightweight, flexible and long-lasting
04.08.2021
Smaller, lighter, safer, longer-lasting, more flexible and more economical – these are all good reasons to make changes to components and technologies used in the automotive field.…
ThinKing July 2021: Induction 2.0: Precision heating
06.07.2021
In the past, repairing lightweight components made of fibre composite plastics was a complex, cost-intensive process. The ThinKing for July changes that process on a fundamental…
ThinKing June 2021: Hidden internal value - Achieving a high profile with aluminium and fibre composites
07.06.2021
Usually, patches are used to reinforce components with CFRP. Inserting semi-finished fibre products into the diameter of a profile is more unusual approach. The idea for an…
ThinKing May 2021 - An offer in just 10 clicks: Online shopping for lightweight CNC components
01.05.2021
Astoundingly simple and lightning fast: Ordering CNC components via an online platform – Instawerk is receiving the ThinKing for May 2021 for this idea and for their well-thought…
ThinKing April 2021: The trick with the grid: How a carbon grid can impact the climate
06.04.2021
The April 2021 ThinKing honours an innovative reinforcement for concrete construction with the potential to become a standard product in lightweight construction, thanks to the…

ThinKing January 2022: Upgrade for cast aluminium

ThinKing December 2021: The flexible, thinking production cell for preforms

ThinKing November 2021: This heating system has several lives

ThinKing October 2021: A bumper for die casting makes components lighter

ThinKing September 2021: Intelligent CFRP chuck: Light tension with plenty of sensitivity

ThinKing August 2021: The battery reinvents itself: Lightweight, flexible and long-lasting

ThinKing July 2021: Induction 2.0: Precision heating

ThinKing June 2021: Hidden internal value - Achieving a high profile with aluminium and fibre composites

ThinKing May 2021 - An offer in just 10 clicks: Online shopping for lightweight CNC components

ThinKing April 2021: The trick with the grid: How a carbon grid can impact the climate