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 June 2022: What a tuned steering knuckle can teach us about 3D printing and lightweight technology
15.06.2022
3D printing of metals is a highly effective technique for lightweight components that need to withstand high mechanical loads. The example of a custom steering knuckle for vehicle…
ThinKing May 2022: Precise planing tool in extremely lightweight construction
10.05.2022
Planing tools used for woodworking are half as heavy and one and a half times as fast thanks to extremely lightweight construction. The researchers at the DITF - Institute of…
ThinKing April 2022: Quantum sensors – The future belongs to the minis
05.04.2022
In the past, quantum sensors – which are used, for instance, to conduct MRIs in the medical field – were large, heavy, and unwieldy. But what if you could shrink these sensors down…
ThinKing March 2022: Glass fibre reinforced plastics – Cure and dry at light speed
03.03.2022
Glass fibre reinforced plastics (GFK) on an industrial scale are usually cured via a thermal process. UV-based consolidation of glass-fibre reinforced plastics as an inline…
ThinKing February 2022: The secret of the accordion for large-scale sandwich composite components
03.02.2022
Sometimes, lightweight technology is not just about using the right material in the right place - but also about having the right idea at the right time. In February, the ThinKing…
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 June 2022: What a tuned steering knuckle can teach us about 3D printing and lightweight technology

ThinKing May 2022: Precise planing tool in extremely lightweight construction

ThinKing April 2022: Quantum sensors – The future belongs to the minis

ThinKing March 2022: Glass fibre reinforced plastics – Cure and dry at light speed

ThinKing February 2022: The secret of the accordion for large-scale sandwich composite components

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