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2018 Altair Enlighten Award Honors Automotive Lightweighting Innovators

 
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Sika Automotive Ultra Lightweight Constrained Layer Material System

Sika Automotive’s winning entry was an ultra lightweight constrained layer material system for structure-borne noise damping. Typical materials for structure-borne noise damping have an area weight of 5 kg/sqm, which was reduced by up to 80% in midsized sedans, such as the BMW i8, Audi Q7, and Daimler A-Class, when using Sika’s new ultra lightweight material system.

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