This has numerous benefits, as will be discussed further on.ĭifficult Materials Make Automated Fabric Cutting More Indispensable than Ever However, owing to their high design freedom and parts consolidation opportunities, composite enclosures can be designed into more efficient shapes that require less space.

With metal, it is far more challenging and costly to form battery enclosures into complex shapes, which means they must be produced in more pieces that take up more space. Since different components in a battery, let alone a vehicle, may be designed and produced by different suppliers, if care is not taken to not exceed the total packaging space available, then a complex system like a battery pack can arrive at the assembly line needing more space than vehicle engineers can accomodate. As each component is attached to the previous one, the space taken up by the entire assembly is additive (i.e., it grows taller/thicker). Reportedly, empty metallic battery enclosures add 110-160 kilograms to vehicle mass and are now the heaviest component on battery electric vehicles (BEVs) - and that’s before battery packs are loaded.Īnother problem is that battery enclosures are multicomponent assemblies. There are many reasons for this and chief among them is the ability to reduce mass and stack tolerances. Photo Credit: Teijin Automotive TechnologiesĪs the automotive industry rapidly electrifies its fleets, interest is growing among OEMs and battery module producers in using composite materials for battery enclosures - covers and trays that hold and protect the frames and battery cells themselves. If you are anything like me, you find inspiration online, but then you go to make it and forget where you saw it! No worries…I got you! If you have installed the Pinterest extension, just click and pin the image below to your favorite Pinterest board.Technicians at Teijin Automotive Technologies manually demold a large SMC battery tray from its tool in a compression press. If you want to see tons more inspiration for this bundle, check out my blog post 15 Beautiful Cards Using the Hand Penned Bundle From Stampin’ Up!. Of course I stuffed it with cards using the Hand Penned suite of products. I love how it adds just the perfect soft color touch, don’t you? This box holds 4 cards & envelopes. On 11″ side, score at 4 1/2″, 5 3/8″, 9 7/8″, & 10 3/4″įor the finishing touch on this box, I wrapped around the new Pale Papaya Open Weave ribbon & tied it in a bow.I chose Highland Heather for my base because it’s one of the coordinating colors in the Hand Penned Memories & More pack. This card box uses just one piece of standard 8 1/2″ x 11″ cardstock. You absolutely need those folds tight & crisp, and the bone folder does all that! I love this tool so much that I have 3 of them in my tool holder on my desk! When you’re making a 3D project, your Bone Folder will be your best friend. The bone folder is a critical tool for those crisp, beautiful folds. I use this tool on every card I make – every. Then when you’re done, you tuck it away for compact storage…even better in my small space. For this card, you use that arm to do your scoring. You can decide the setup of your blades too – prefer the scoring blade on top? No problem, you get to choose! I also love the side arm that opens up so I can cut large pieces of cardstock. What I love best about my Paper Trimmer are the two blades: one for cutting & one for scoring.

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