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Publicado en noviembre 07, 2018

QUANTUM de AAM gana el primer Premio a la innovación de construcciones livianas de la SAA

La tecnología de línea de transmisión QUANTUM de AAM obtuvo el Premio inaugural a la innovación en construcciones livianas de la Sociedad de Analistas Automotrices (SAA).

La tecnología de línea de transmisión QUANTUM proporciona masa reducida, mayor densidad de potencia, vibración, ruido y confort de marcha (NVH) mejorados y ganancias de eficiencia en un paquete de sistema más compacto independientemente del tamaño del vehículo.

“En AAM, las construcciones livianas son una parte fundamental de lo que hacemos cada día e impulsan nuestro desarrollo de productos futuros mientras cambiamos a tecnologías que aumentan la eficiencia y el desempeño y, al mismo tiempo, reducen la masa”, comentó Chris Son, vicepresidente de Mercadotecnia y Comunicaciones de AAM. "Nos llena de honor recibir el primer Premio a la innovación de construcciones livianas para QUANTUM y les damos las gracias a la SAA y los jueces".

El diseño de QUANTUM se centra en el uso de componentes de eje tradicionales en formas nuevas. Los rodamientos se acomodan de manera más eficiente y los engranajes se colocan en posiciones óptimas. Los ingenieros de AAM utilizaron la innovación del sistema para eliminar peso al combinar las funciones de varios componentes y desarrollar lubricantes propios que aumentan la eficiencia y durabilidad del sistema.

QUANTUM se puede adaptar para su uso en camiones o vehículos de pasajeros de prácticamente cualquier tamaño. AAM al principio diseñó un eje de viga liviano QUANTUM para vehículos de tracción trasera (RWD) como camionetas, pero expandió la tecnología QUANTUM para incluir vehículos para pasajeros, vehículos crossover y vehículos utilitarios deportivos (SUV) de RWD y tracción en las 4 ruedas (AWD).

Ejes de viga

Los ejes de viga QUANTUM son escalables y se pueden utilizar en camionetas de tracción trasera de servicio pesado, medio o ligero. Es hasta 35 por ciento más liviano y hasta 30 por ciento más eficiente comparado con el eje tradicional.

Módulos de tracción trasera y de tracción en las 4 ruedas

Con las aplicaciones habituales que incluyen vehículos para pasajeros, vehículos crossover y vehículos utilitarios deportivos, los módulos de tracción trasera y de tracción en las 4 ruedas QUANTUM se pueden diseñar y construir con varias configuraciones y tamaños. Los sistemas de tracción trasera y de tracción en las 4 ruedas QUANTUM son hasta 25 por ciento más livianos y hasta 30 por ciento más eficientes comparado con el eje tradicional para estos segmentos de vehículos. Los módulos de tracción trasera y de tracción en las 4 ruedas QUANTUM también redujeron el tamaño del embalaje, lo que les brinda a los fabricantes de equipos originales (OEM) flexibilidad de espacio para otros sistemas del vehículo.

 

 

 

Para Más Información:

MEDIOS DE COMUNICACIÓN

Christopher Son

Vicepresidente de Comunicaciones corporativas y mercadotecnia

+1 (313) 758-4814

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