{"id":5897,"date":"2024-04-23T09:47:34","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T07:47:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/this-body-needs-a-chassis\/"},"modified":"2025-01-23T08:46:18","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T08:46:18","slug":"this-body-needs-a-chassis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/en\/this-body-needs-a-chassis\/","title":{"rendered":"This body needs a chassis!"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\">\n    #single-header-block_171274c51f38e869e26396b15815211d .swiperThumbsNavi .swiper-slide {\n        opacity: 0.4;\n    }\n\n    #single-header-block_171274c51f38e869e26396b15815211d .swiperThumbsNavi .swiper-slide-thumb-active {\n        opacity: 1;\n    }\n<\/style>\n    <section id=\"single-header-block_171274c51f38e869e26396b15815211d\" class=\"block-single-header theGridWrapper \">\n        <div class=\"theGrid12\">\n            <div class=\" col-start-2 col-span-10 md:col-start-3  md:col-span-8\">\n                <h2 class=\"font-serif font-semibold text-blue text-sm w-4\/5\">\n                                    <\/h2>\n                                    <div class=\"mt-base text-blue text-sm font border-l-8  border-blue pl-base my-12 leading-normal \">\n                        Students in the Bachelor&#8217;s specialization in Plastics Engineering manufacture a vehicle entirely by hand. As part of their studies, they independently produce all the components for the chassis. From the carbon floor plate to injection-moulded steering components, 3D-printed frame parts, and impact elements made from polyurethane \u2013 even real rubber tyres are produced. Through various exercises, the students learn a wide range of manufacturing processes and, in the end, hold another self-made component for their model car in their hands.                    <\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n    #single-thumbslider-block_d83e3eb02f8b9ca29654ea4329d61d58 .swiperThumbsNavi .swiper-slide {\n        opacity: 0.4;\n    }\n\n    #single-thumbslider-block_d83e3eb02f8b9ca29654ea4329d61d58 .swiperThumbsNavi .swiper-slide-thumb-active {\n        opacity: 1;\n    }\n<\/style>\n\n<section id=\"single-thumbslider-block_d83e3eb02f8b9ca29654ea4329d61d58\" class=\"block-thumbslider   thumbslider  run_single_thumbslider \">\n\n    <div class=\"theGrid12  \">\n        <div class=\"swiper swiperBigSingleThumbslider\n            col-span-12\n            h-[50dvh]\n            md:h-[45vh]\n            lg:h-[50vh]\n            w-full\n            overflow-hidden\n            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                                             self-end\n                                                \">&copy; IKV<\/span><figcaption class=\"\n                                                img_caption\n                                                col-start-1\n                                                col-span-10\n                                                sm:col-start-1\n                                                sm:col-span-6\n                                                md:col-start-1\n                                                md:col-span-8\n                                                row-start-11\n                                                sm:row-start-12\n                                                !w-full\n                                                text-xs\n                                                lg:text-sm\n                                                pl-xs\n                                                text-left\n                                                self-end\n                                            \">Students in the Bachelor&#8217;s specialization in Plastics Engineering build a vehicle by hand.<\/figcaption><\/figure>                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                                                                                        <div class=\"swiper-slide grid grid-cols-12    \">\n                                <div class=\" col-start-1 col-span-12  overflow-hidden \">\n                                    <figure class=\"\n                                            grid\n                                            grid-cols-10\n                                            grid-rows-12\n                                            grid-rows-[repeat(9,1fr)_minmax(0,1fr)_minmax(0,1fr)]\n                                            gap-x-xs\n                                            gap-y-2xs\n         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        text-xs\n                                                lg:text-sm\n                                                pl-xs\n                                                text-left\n                                                self-end\n                                            \">Manufacturing the body using the thermoforming process.<\/figcaption><\/figure>                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                                                                                        <div class=\"swiper-slide grid grid-cols-12    \">\n                                <div class=\" col-start-1 col-span-12  overflow-hidden \">\n                                    <figure class=\"\n                                            grid\n                                            grid-cols-10\n                                            grid-rows-12\n                                            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                                             col-start-7\n                                                col-span-4\n                                                md:col-start-9\n                                                md:col-span-2\n                                                row-start-12\n                                                text-xs\n                                                lg:text-xs\n                                                text-right\n                                                sm:text-left\n                                                self-end\n                                                \">&copy; IKV<\/span><figcaption class=\"\n                                                img_caption\n                                                col-start-1\n                                                col-span-10\n                                                sm:col-start-1\n                                                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                                        \">csm_IKV-News-Chassis-Prallelement-Schaum_08715b4d8d eng<\/span><span class=\"\n                                                img_description\n                                                col-start-7\n                                                col-span-4\n                                                md:col-start-9\n                                                md:col-span-2\n                                                row-start-12\n                                                text-xs\n                                                lg:text-xs\n                                                text-right\n                                                sm:text-left\n                                                self-end\n                                                \">&copy; IKV<\/span><figcaption class=\"\n                                                img_caption\n                                                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\">&copy; IKV<\/span><figcaption class=\"\n                                                img_caption\n                                                col-start-1\n                                                col-span-10\n                                                sm:col-start-1\n                                                sm:col-span-6\n                                                md:col-start-1\n                                                md:col-span-8\n                                                row-start-11\n                                                sm:row-start-12\n                                                !w-full\n                                                text-xs\n                                                lg:text-sm\n                                                pl-xs\n                                                text-left\n                                                self-end\n                                            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hands right now is manufactured using the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ikv-aachen.de\/studium\/studienangebot\/lehrveranstaltungen\/werkstoffkunde-2\/\">thermoforming process <\/a>. In this case, a polystyrene film 0.8 mm thick is heated under a ceramic radiator and formed around a mould, supported by a vacuum. The panes for the body are also produced using the thermoforming process. Before that, you will have the opportunity to accompany the production of the film in the flat film extrusion process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Steering components &#8211; Injection molding<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The steering components are manufactured using the injection moulding process, a fully automated primary moulding process for plastics. Plastic melt is injected into the appropriate mould under high pressure and solidifies in the cooled mould. The components are automatically ejected by the machine and are ready for immediate use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Frame &#8211; Additive manufacturing<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For complex components or components that are only to be produced in small series, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ikv-aachen.de\/studium\/studienangebot\/lehrveranstaltungen\/additive-fertigungsverfahren\/\">additive manufacturing<\/a> offers a way to produce components without molds. In the simplest case, a filament strand is heated and plasticised and then deposited by a fine according to a previously defined path. There are virtually no limits to creativity in this process. In the IKV workshop &#8220;3D printer driver&#8217;s license&#8221; you can learn guidelines and practical tricks for a correctly designed component.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Base plate &#8211; vacuum infusion for carbon fibers<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If particularly high rigidity and low weight are required, parts made of carbon fiber-reinforced plastic are the material of choice. These can be produced automatically in series processes, but also by hand. Carbon fiber fabrics are stacked according to load direction and infused with a synthetic resin system under a film using a vacuum. Once the resin has cured, the component can be removed and reworked before being used as a high-performance component in the model car.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Impact elements &#8211; polyurethane processing<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ikv-aachen.de\/studium\/studienangebot\/lehrveranstaltungen\/werkstoffkunde-2\/\">Polyurethanes <\/a>are extremely versatile and can be adjusted as thermoplastics, elastomers and thermosets. Polyurethanes are very popular for the production of foam. This is also used for the impact elements of the model car. For this purpose, water is added to one of the two components of the PUR system, which reacts with the other component to form<sub>CO2<\/sub>, among other things, and thus forms a foam. The foam for the impact elements is also adjusted elastically by selecting the appropriate components.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Tires &#8211; Rubber production<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many steps are necessary before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ikv-aachen.de\/studium\/studienangebot\/lehrveranstaltungen\/kautschuktechnologie\/\">rubber<\/a>, the starting product of rubber, can be turned into tires. First, the rubber is mixed with other ingredients to improve its properties. The rubber compound is then formed into tread strips through the extrusion process, which can then be wrapped around a tire mold. The final shaping of the tire takes place in a pressing process under pressure and temperature, the rubber vulcanises into rubber. 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