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发布于 2018 八月 1

AAM 凭借 QUANTUM 动力传动系统技术荣获 Altair Enlighten“未来轻量化”奖

 

底特律，2018 年 8 月 1 日 – American Axle & Manufacturing（纽约证券交易所代码：AXL）QUANTUM 轻量化动力传动系统技术是首个 Altair Enlighten“未来轻量化”奖得主。该奖项旨在表彰具有支持轻量化计划的巨大潜力但尚未在量产车平台上发挥作用的创意、工艺、材料和技术。

AAM 副总裁兼首席技术官 Phil Guys 表示：“QUANTUM 可扩展到大多数车辆领域，在相同的扭矩能力下，可将车辆重量至少减轻 30％，并具有更高的功率密度。例如，对于重型皮卡，AAM QUANTUM 可减轻 100 磅以上的车辆重量而不会对性能产生任何影响。”“我们很荣幸 AAM 的 QUANTUM 动力传动系统架构获得了 2018 年 Altair Enlighten 未来轻量化奖。”

QUANTUM 轻型车桥的优势明显，包括重量更轻、功率密度更高、NVH 更优、效率更高、系统布置更紧凑。AAM 的工程师利用系统创新来减轻重量，他们将许多部件的功能结合在一起，并开发出专用润滑油，提高了系统的效率和耐用性。

QUANTUM 几乎可适用于任何尺寸的卡车或乘用车。AAM 最初为皮卡车等后轮驱动 (RWD) 车辆设计了 QUANTUM 轻型横梁轴，但后来将 QUANTUM 技术扩展到 RWD 和全轮驱动 (AWD) 乘用车、跨界车和 SUV 上。

整体式车桥

QUANTUM 整体式车桥具有可扩展性，可用于重型、中型或轻型后驱皮卡。与传统车桥相比，其重量减轻了 35%，效率提高了 30%。

AWD 和 RWD 模块

在包括乘用车、跨界车和 SUV 在内的典型应用中，可以针对多种配置和尺寸来设计和制造 QUANTUM RWD 和 AWD 模块。与这些车辆领域的传统车桥相比，QUANTUM 后轮驱动和全轮驱动系统的重量减轻了 25%，效率提高了 30%。QUANTUM AWD 和 RWD 模块还具有更小的封装尺寸，使 OEM 可以灵活地为其他车辆系统提供空间。

一年一度的 Altair Enlighten 奖旨在表彰每年在车辆减重方面取得的最大成就。该奖项激发了业界、决策者、教育工作者、学生和公众的兴趣，激励了汽车轻量化技术的发展，并提供一个表彰和分享技术成果的全球平台。Enlighten 奖由汽车行业专家、学术界和工程媒体组成的独立评审团进行评选，他们从今年的 57 位决赛入围者中选出 6 位获奖者；而“未来轻量化”奖则由在密歇根州 Traverse City 举行的 2018 年汽车管理简报研讨会 (MBS) 的与会者选出。 

关于 AAM

美国车桥（纽约证券交易所代码：AXL）在汽车、商业和工业市场的动力传动系统、金属成型、动力驱动系统和铸造技术的设计、工程、验证和制造方面是首屈一指的全球领先企业。AAM 总部设在底特律，拥有超过 25,000 名员工，在 17 个国家/地区经营 90 多家工厂，可在全球和区域平台上为客户提供支持，并且致力于确保质量、卓越运营和技术领先地位。要了解更多信息，请访问www.aam.com.

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