structures & assemblies

Ambulance
Our design brief was to produce a light weight ambulance body (with prototype and production tooling) capable of passing European tests for loading and crash safety.

epm:technology produced a structure 1200kg lighter than its aluminium counterpart to enable extra equipment to be carried as well as significantly reducing fuel costs. The body passed five dynamic crash tests.

Chassis
The image (right) shows a fully finished assembled production supercar/road car chassis produced for the Jaguar XJR15. The assembly process included all prinicple composite components plus all inserts, fixings, roll cage, fuel lines and fuel tank together with a detatchable front crash structure.

Our brief was to take the concept from prototype to production, producing a run of 100 units within a short time frame. Suffice to say, the tight deadline was met!

Tail Gate
Originally manufactured from three steel components that needed extending for the application, we saved our client 320 hours labour costs by producing a composite-bonded structure to replace the highly reworked steel original. Our process enabled us to supply composite parts in harmony with the final build programme. It's worth noting the previous fabricated component was often delivered late and its final vehicle fit was inconsistent. In summary, we achieved our goal on receiving the brief to produce a lighter component whilst keeping manufacturing costs low.