Arpro helps Inrekor to meet automotive targets

European carmakers were introduced to Inrekor chassis technology last year with the promise of vehicle weight reductions of up to 30 per cent using the patented technology and the enabling effects of mass decompounding.

If the core chassis weight is reduced, a smaller, lighter engine can be specified to achieve the same performance.

A lighter engine requires less structure to support it, so the chassis weight can be reduced even further, and, as a result, there are positive effects on other subsystems, including suspension, wheels and brakes.

Stewart Morley, Inrekor inventor, said: ’In a typical family car, a lightweight Inrekor chassis and the resulting weight savings in other components would mean an average weight reduction of 300kg.

’Across Europe, this would produce annual fuel savings of 10 billion litres and a CO2 reduction of 50 million tonnes.

’Inrekor is an ultra-lightweight sandwich structure technology using an Arpro core with bonded skins to give exceptional strength-to-weight performance.

’Carmakers recognise its lightweight, manufacturing simplicity and reduced environmental impact,’ he added.