Business Platforms

Websites with Details and Partners for Lightweight Solutions

The so called Business Platforms are built up in addition to the research and development activities of AZL workgroups. These websites provide industrial players, especially OEMs and Tiers, with details on lightweight technologies:

✓	Get focused information on highlight lightweight technologies
✓	Find a broad Range of Service and Products along the entire Value Chain
✓	Explore Use Cases to learn on present realized Applications and Technology Solutions
✓	Get in contact your business partners for your individual lightweight solution

➥ Explore

The AZL Business Platforms

	Business Platform “Thermoplastic Composites” Learn on the broad range of services and products of more than 15 business partners providing materials, systems, processing facilities as well as consulting services for thermoplastic composites Find technical details of use cases such as the first hybrid-molded rear bumper beam or an airbag housing
	Business Platform “High-Speed RTM” Directly contact about 10 business partners providing materials, systems, processing facilities as well as consulting services for high-speed RTM Read on use cases such as the composite leaf spring for Volvo Platform or the life-module of BMW i3 / i8
	Business Platform “High-Performance SMC” Find 11 business partners to contact which are providing materials, machinery and tooling as well as design and simulation in High-Performance SMC Learn on use cases such as a trunk lid for Daimler or a footrest bracket for Metisse motorcycles
	Business Platform “Composite Pipes & Vessels” The website with your business partners and use cases for Composite Pipes and Vessels will be available soon

Joint Business Development

Early 2017 AZL started into Joint Business Development. Within a workshop in September 2016, AZL´s partner companies decided on a new collaborative model to jointly address new regions and new markets to develop new business for lightweight production. Furthermore, the collaboration within the network is intensified with co-working spaces on RWTH Aachen Campus.