Faurecia Bloc Avant

Flex-N-Gate France

Faurecia Exteriors Gmbh

Philippe Compagnon

Vincent Gonin

Marie-Pierre Buron

Abla Steinmetz

Thierry Receveur

Magalie Menard

Aurélien Moressee

Frédéric Richard

A method for producing a part includes the steps of: positioning an insert in a mold via a gripping element, able to be actuated between an inactive configuration and an active configuration, of a gripping device comprising a shaping wall; shaping the insert in a reinforcing element against a surface; during positioning, maintaining a separation between the surface and the insert, and moving the shaping wall to apply the insert against the surface; and during the shaping, applying the shaping wall and the gripping element against the insert and the surface, the element being actuated in its inactive configuration before the application of the shaping wall.

Method for producing a part and associated gripping device

The invention relates to an energy absorption device for a motor vehicle, said device comprising a structure provided so as to plastically deform under the effect of an impact of a given energy, the structure being made of a matrix of a ductile plastic material and high-tenacity fibers embedded in the matrix, the majority of the fibers having a length of between 0.1 and 10 mm, and the material comprising between 2 and 10 wt % of high-tenacity fibers.

Energy absorption device with fibers embedded in a plastic material, and associated front face

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Valentigney, France

Philippe Compagnon