DeepForm
On Wednesday I went to the TDAP Wave 8 Demo Day, which was organised by the Advanced Propulsion Centre.
One of the cohort of companies there was DeepForm, who were described like this.
DeepForm is transforming sheet metal pressing with its patented cold-shear press design, which reduces blank sizes by up to 45 % and trimming waste by up to 85%. This drop-in technology lowers material costs and embodied CO2 in existing press lines without compromising performance, quality or speed. Spun out of the University of Cambridge in 2022, DeepForm enables OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers to adopt the breakthrough through IP licensing, simulation and design support.
The company have an impressive web site, which deserves a very full read.
In their presentation, they showed two products, that could benefit from their innovation; a large steel component for Jaguar Land Rover and a humble aluminium drink can.
As I walked home ntoday, I saw this advert displayed on a bus stop.
The cans for BuzzBallz are also shown on the company’s web site.
But these products are are only the start.
For instance, I can see lots of small plastic items and components, that can’t be recycled, could be made from aluminium, which is easy to be recycle.
I also think companies like IKEA will love the design freedom, the technology will give.
Jaguar Car Brand To Be All-Electric By 2025
The title of this post, is the same as that of this article on the BBC.
It would appear, that some of the larger vehicles will be powered by hydrogen.
But it is an interesting, even if it is an inevitable move.
I find these two paragraphs interesting.
But it has dropped plans to build an electric version of its XJ saloon at the Castle Bromwich plant, meaning the site will eventually stop making cars.
Chief executive Thierry Bolloré said the plant would focus instead on “non-production” activities in the long term, without giving details.
Note.
- Castle Bromwich is a large site.
- It’s probably not in the best place to build thousands of cars.
- Would turning it into a giant battery-pack factory be classed as non-production?
It sounds like there’s a cunning plan.
- As an engineer, I believe, there’s only one way to build an electric car and that is as light in weight as possible to make sure the car goes as far as possible on each charge of the battery.
- So this will mean the sort of construction methods used for Formula One cars and aircraft.
- Will this in turn mean a brand new factory, that makes cars in radically different ways?
I think there’s a lot more to be disclosed.
The Anonymous Widower 