1/2/2023 0 Comments Gt4 garage editor![]() ![]() Other benefits include improved crash properties and high vibration dampening. The company also developed ampliTex reinforcements, which take the form of a visible layer of flax fibers that act as covering material. ![]() Effectively summarized as maximizing stiffness by adding a 3D structure to the side of a thin-walled shell element, powerRibs allow for a decrease in the base material requirement while enabling weight and cost reduction. “So we are delighted to have Bcomp on board as an official BMW M Motorsport partner for the BMW M4 GT4 project.”īcomp’s powerRibs reinforcement solution was inspired by the veins found on leaves in nature. “Product sustainability is increasing in importance in the world of motorsport too,” said Frank van Meel, boss at BMW M GmbH. The ongoing collaboration between the two companies illustrates the close link BMW’s various series production models enjoy with their motorsport brethren. The two solutions are used in place of carbon-fiber reinforced plastic, where they act as a lightweight and sustainable substitute. Other reinforcement solutions by Bcomp including powerRibs and ampliTex have also been used in DTM touring cars by BMW Motorsport. For the 2020 Formula E season, the BMW iFE.20 race car ran a flax cooling shaft made by the company, making it the first BMW race car with a component made using renewable plant fibers. ![]() Moreover, and perhaps most interestingly, Bcomp is also now an official technical partner with BMW M Motorsport with regard to the upcoming M4 GT4 race car.īcomp and BMW have worked together before. In addition to investing in Bcomp, a development collaboration between the company and BMW Group Research has been initiated, with the intent of using a greater proportion of renewable raw materials for components in future vehicle models. In another strategic move to prepare the company to build the cars of tomorrow, BMW i Ventures, the venture capital arm of the BMW Group, recently invested in Bcomp, a Swiss company described as a leading manufacturer of high-performance composites made from natural fibers. Future BMW vehicles, including M models, race cars, conventional series production vehicles, and M Performance parts, may be (at least partially) made of materials constructed from plant-based fibers before long. ![]()
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