Sheet moulding compound (SMC) composites are used for the one-piece lightweight collapsible hardtop roof on Renault’s new Wind convertible, slashing the weight of the folding hard top system by more than half compared with earlier designs. The “rotating” SMC roof, which is made by Webasto-Edscha, weighs just 21.8kg complete with its kinematic mechanical components. This is little more than one quarter of the weight of the convertible roof of the Renault Mégane convertible, which tips the scales at more than 100kg.
Read the full story at European Plastics News.
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