High-Strength, High-Value Solutions
During a crash, conventional car body structures collapse and deform. Standard solutions to this challenge typically utilize metal reinforcements, increased material thickness, or alternative high-strength material grades, such as press-hardened steel, which creates additional material costs, weight increases, or complexassembly processes. SikaReinforcer® structural inserts help to efficiently distribute the crash energy load over a larger surface and ensure high levels of crash performance without added weight, cost, or complexity.
This allows designers and engineers to imagine new possibilities and push the limitations of conventional vehicle designs by utilizing thinner sheet metal, new assembly processes, and reducing section dimensions, without compromising crash performance. An added benefit is that it enables them to avoid the use of high-cost aluminum extruded profiles.
Safety First: Meeting All of Your Requirements
Depending on the load level and on the existing process in the plant, we offer a wide range of structural solutions including SikaReinforcer® foam and SikaReinforcer® HSB (High Strength Bonding). Our engineering team is ready to help customers evaluate and develop a solution that meets all their requirements while maximizing their design's potential.
Applications
- A-, B- and C-pillars (upper and lower)
- Rocker, sills
- Roof frames
Benefits
- Can be used as the preferred and lighter solution for EV sill crash reinforcement
- Weight reduction – compared to equivalent performing metal solution
- Highest performing HSB (High Strength Bonding) system – offers advanced solutions for crash applications
- Flexible design possibilities – can be adapted to any complex metal sheet design
- Easy implementation for derivative models – such as hybrids and electrical versions
