Boron Extrication An in-depth look into vehicle extrication and rescues involving today's automobiles
If you take a look at the image below you will see that the B-Pillar reinforcement is made from Dual Phase (DP) 980. Just in case you are wondering where DP 980 ranks in the strength of UHSS take a ...
Read More »2010 IIHS Top Safety Picks
Below is a list of 27 vehicles that are in the runnings to win a IIHS 2010 Top Safety Pick. Last year the list of potential award winners contained 94 vehicles. The reduction in 2/3 of last year’s list is ...
Read More »Ford F150 Roof and B-Pillar made of UHSS and Boron
Take a look at the image below. There is some major reinforcements in the roof in the B-Pillar area. Robotic YAG laser welders put the cab cage together with continuous seam weld joining hydro formed tubes in pillars and roof ...
Read More »More UHSS and AHSS in the Future!
Just in case you thought that the automotive industry was content with the current amount of UHSS and AHSS used in vehicles, that is not the case. The amount of AHSS in vehicles is expected to triple by 2020.Here are ...
Read More »2010 Honda Accord Body Structure
The 2010 Honda Accord is full of safety devices like airbags and occupant sensors. What is not common knowledge is the amount of UHSS and Boron used. Honda has stated: The highly rigid unit body helps the Accord Sedan achieve ...
Read More »2010 Lexus IS 250C/350C UHSS A-Pillars
Here is a convertible that you may need to cut the roof off during an extrication. The 2010 Lexus IS 250C/350C are hard top convertibles. The A-Pillars are loaded up with UHSS. So just remember, never judge a book by ...
Read More »2010 Toyota Prius Hybrid UHSS
I found some information about the use of UHSS in the 3rd generation of the Toyota Prius Hybrid. The 3rd generation Prius is a 2010 model year vehicle. The third generation 2010 Prius continues to showcase true innovation by reducing ...
Read More »VW Jetta Side Impact
In an auto show Volkswagen displayed a new Jetta that had been used in an actual side-impact test. What you see in the image below is that the car’s robust B-pillar and sill structure have done an admirable job of ...
Read More »Understanding Steel Blanks
What is a steel blank? Blank: A pre-cut sheet metal shape ready for a stamping press operation. A steel blank is a flat piece of steel that is trimmed to the size required to put the blank into a stamping ...
Read More »Why should a Firefighter Understand New Steel Technology?
Simple! Look at the image below and think of it painted. We could easily overlook the fact that this B-Pillar structure is made up of 3 different blanks and two different gauges of materials. How will you know that you ...
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