Nifco develops thermoplastic oil pan for Jaguar Land Rover ALIVE6 project

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By mmillikinSep 2, 2016, 5:00 am214 pts
Nifco UK has developed a thermoplastic oil pan as part of the Jaguar Land Rover ALIVE6 Project with government funding from the Advanced Propulsion Centre. The thermoplastic composite part weighs in at 1kg less than a steel equivalent, and has been engineered with continuous glass fibres that are longer than…

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