Metal Foam Center

2008:

• delivery of 21 plates AFS 2400x1100x 12for a subway in Beijing
• permanent use since then

• Starting situation 

The front modules of most railroad vehicles are nowadays produced out of FPC, especially GRP or Aluminum.

• Advantage plastics 
  • cost-effective realizable molding demands
  • reduced specific weight
  • reduced overall costs
• Advantage metal 
  • fire prevention
  • Pressure shock-resistance; impact property
  • reparable
  • recyclable
• Objective target: unite the advantages of plastics and Aluminum due to a completely metallic process
  

Solution: innovative Aluminum foam composites made of Aluminum foam-sandwich composites combined with GRP-components