This Machine Creates Carbon Fiber Wheels For Porsche.See The Complete Process
The machine made to supply the carbon fiber-strengthened polymer wheels looks like a large ferris wheel, that could braid 18 kilo meters of carbon fiber forming the main body of the body of the wheels. The technology is meant to optimise the driving motion, but it comes with a price tag of $18,000.
The German automaker Porche has come to be the first to use the braided carbon fiber material in their 911 Turbo S Exclusive series. The carbon wheels interchange the conventional alloy wheels for “increased driving dynamics and driving delights.” the greatest hurdle to the producing technology is the right system required to weave the carbon fibers into inflexible wheels. The world’s biggest braiding machine owned by Porsche has a diameter measuring 9 meters.
The advance carbon wheels are made with two components. The fabric center is assembled with two hundred each components at the same time as the rim base is made with 8 square meters of braided carbon fiber compound.
The carbon fiber-strengthened polymer (CFRP) technology was developed with Porche’s fascination with the wheel, and they claim to have reinvented the wheel with the advanced production technique.
The insane cost of the braided carbon fiber technology has to have a some serious merits, and that can be explained by their extremely light weight that's 8.5 kilograms less than the usual ones. It makes them 20 percentage lighter, in which the weaved carbon fiber compound obtains its denser structure through weaving, hence also including 20 percent to the overall strength. The added strength and the stronger structure offers for an severe riding experience and pleasure and as porsche puts it:
“with a reduced unsprung weight, the tires trace the surface of the road better and are perfectly optimised for absorbing longitudinal and lateral forces. Lower rotating masses imply extra spontaneity each in acceleration and braking.”
As soon as the two components of the wheel are assembled, it is impregnated with resin and pre-hardened at high a pressure and temperatures. A prolong cooling process then completely hardens the wheel, and a central lock is inserted. It is then finished off with a coating of clear lacquer for protection and finesse. The braiding technique for 18 kilometers of carbon fiber produces tons much less waste compared to the same old production techniques.
The brand new carbon fiber wheels are simply the choice for the 911 Turbo Exclusive Series and will be unavailable until 2018. The supercar will accelerate up from 0 to a 100km/h in 2.9 seconds and attain top speeds of 330 km/h. The carbon dioxide emission is rated at 212 g/km, consuming a gasoline of just 9.1 liters per 100km.
The new carbon fiber wheels are just an option for the 911 Turbo Exclusive Series and won’t be available until 2018. The supercar will accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in 2.9 seconds and reach top speeds of 330 km/h. The carbon dioxide emission is rated at 212 g/km, consuming a fuel of only 9.1 liters per 100 km.
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