STILFOLD and Alstom have entered into partnership to explore how STILFOLD\u2019s origami-inspired manufacturing technology could be used to make train building more environmentally sustainable.<\/p>\n
STILFOLD<\/p>\n
Dubbed industrial origami, STILFOLD\u2019s patented manufacturing technology uses robotic arms to fold flat sheet metal over curves to form strong and sustainable new structures, using minimal component parts. The Swedish company said its technology removes the need for\u00a0cutting, welding and joining. This reduces\u00a0material waste, energy consumption and production time while increasing structural strength.<\/p>\n
STILFOLD\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0daughter company\u00a0STILRIDE<\/a>\u00a0has created a lightweight electric motorcycle made almost entirely from recycled steel. The team is also working with Polestar to build the world\u2019s first climate-neutral car; and with Kookiejar to produce sustainable vertiports for urban drone deliveries.<\/p>\n Now, STILFOLD will work with Alstom to explore how its steel bending technology could improve how the structures and components in trains are produced.<\/p>\n In a statement, Ganesh Chandramouli, head of innovation, strategy and portfolio at Alstom Sweden, said: \u201cSTILFOLD is a very interesting and promising technology where we see many potential applications going forward. If we can find solutions that are both more environmentally friendly and cost-effective, it is natural for us to take a closer look at how we can best utilise it.\u201d<\/p>\n STILFOLD and Alstom will jointly review existing manufacturing solutions at\u00a0Alstom<\/a>\u00a0to analyse and identify areas where the greatest impact can be achieved by implementing the STILFOLD technology.\u00a0STILFOLD will enable Alstom to use fewer raw materials, reduce the weight of different components and improve the strength and durability of their trains\u2019 structures.<\/p>\n Read on<\/a><\/p>\n The post STILFOLD\u00a0& Alstom investigate train building with sustainable industrial origami (TheEngineer)<\/a> appeared first on London Reconnections<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" STILFOLD and Alstom have entered into partnership to explore how STILFOLD\u2019s origami-inspired manufacturing technology could be used to make train building more environmentally sustainable. STILFOLD Dubbed industrial origami, STILFOLD\u2019s patented manufacturing technology uses robotic arms to fold flat sheet metal over curves to form strong and sustainable new structures, using minimal component parts. The Swedish company said its technology removes…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":3335,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3334","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-camcab"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/redesign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3334","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/redesign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/redesign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/redesign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3334"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/redesign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3334\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/redesign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3335"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/redesign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3334"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/redesign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3334"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/redesign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3334"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}