Constellium to lead £15 million ALIVE project for the development of new aluminium battery enclosures for electric vehicles
Constellium SE (NYSE: CSTM) will lead a £15 million project named ALIVE, focusing on structural aluminium battery enclosures for electric vehicles. Funded partly by the Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC), the project aims to enhance vehicle electrification. Utilizing Constellium’s HSA6 alloys, which are 20% lighter than conventional alternatives, the project will leverage agile production cells for scalability. Prototypes are expected by late 2021, with production based at the University Technology Center in London.
- Constellium is leading a £15 million project to develop aluminium battery enclosures.
- The project's funding includes a grant from the Advanced Propulsion Centre, enhancing financial support.
- HSA6 alloys provide a 20% weight reduction, improving energy efficiency for electric vehicles.
- Agile production cells will allow for scalability as production volumes increase.
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PARIS, June 25, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Constellium SE (NYSE: CSTM) today announced that it will lead a consortium of automotive manufacturers and suppliers to develop structural aluminium battery enclosures for electric vehicles. The
“Constellium is delighted to partner with the APC, as well as automakers and suppliers in the UK to design, engineer and prototype a completely new structural aluminium battery enclosure,” said Paul Warton, President of Constellium’s Automotive Structures & Industry business unit. “Taking advantage of Constellium’s high-strength HSA6 extrusion alloys and new manufacturing concepts, we expect these battery enclosures to provide automakers with unparalleled design freedom and modularity to optimize costs as they transition to vehicle electrification.”
Thanks to agile production cells, the new battery enclosure manufacturing system will be designed to adapt to changing production volumes, providing scalability as volumes increase. As the leading provider of both aluminium rolled and extruded solutions for the global automotive market, Constellium is able to design and produce battery enclosures that provide the strength, crash resistance and weight savings needed in a structural component. Its HSA6 alloys are
Constellium will design and produce the aluminium extrusions for the project at its University Technology Center (UTC) at Brunel University London. The UTC opened in 2016 as a dedicated center of excellence for developing and testing aluminium extrusions and prototype components at scale.
A new application center will be created in the UK for Constellium and its partners to provide full-scale prototypes to automakers, and to refine production methods for advanced manufacturing. The ALIVE project is scheduled to kick off in July and is expected to deliver its first prototypes at the end of 2021.
About Constellium
Constellium (NYSE: CSTM) is a global sector leader that develops innovative, value added aluminium products for a broad scope of markets and applications, including aerospace, automotive and packaging. Constellium generated
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