JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #109 - November/December 2016 - 55

public transportation SOLUTIONS

Modular, self-supporting,
full composite bus body
The project consists in the development and production of modular, self load-bearing full-composite bus bodies for public transportation. These buses have the advantage of being able to be driven
by diesel, trolley, CNG, hybrid or full electric engines.

he glass fiber-reinforced sandwich
composite used for the body is a thin,
self load-bearing structure that also
bears the entire load in the bus. Due to the
modular architecture of the body, the composite parts can be produced cost effectively
in higher series. What's more, owing to the
modular system, different lengths of bus
bodies can be built from the same parts.

Currently in process
The first bus concepts were finished back in
2014 and the production of the first 50-part
series is currently in process. In October
2015, 25 complete bus bodies were built and
waiting for final assembly. Five completed
buses (2 electric, 1 hybrid, 1 CNG and 1 trolley) are currently running in Budapest, Hungary. Further developments are in progress to
improve the production output.
The benefits of this project are numerous:
lightweight body, low emissions and fuel
consumption, corrosion-resistant body and
low maintenance costs. Thanks to the modular body structure, cost-effective and fast
manufacturing with RTM technology, the
concept is extremely competitive with traditional metal body buses.

an award in the "Innovation Awards" in the
category of "Urban transport" at the international exhibition JEC World 2016 in Paris
for a unique solution in the development of
self-supporting composite body of modular
design.

automotive, telecommunications and consumer goods. Nanocenter holds R&D and
process development works on introduction
of polymer composites in companies such
as "Rosatom" SC, "RZhD" JCS, "Gazprom"
JCS, "RusHydro" JCS.

Nanotechnology Center for Composites
is a Russian manufacturing and engineering Centre that solves crucial tasks in the
sphere of manufacturing composite materials for different purposes. NCC provides a
full range of engineering services, including
technology development, design work implementation, calculation and simulation,
prototyping, manufacturing tools, testing,
small batches launch and the further integration of technologies in industrial production.
NCC produces products for various industries: energy, construction, shipbuilding,

Evopro is a Hungarian private engineering
company specializing in the development of
new innovative solutions for various industries and automation of production processes in the automotive and energy sectors.
The main partners of the company are such
world-scale firms as Siemens, Daimler, Suzuki, Audi. The company employs more than
300 engineers, implements projects in more
than 30 countries.
More information:
www.nccrussia.com

Successful partners
Nanotechnology Center for Composites
(NCC), in partnership with the Hungarian
engineering company Evopro has received

Innovative modular system

No109 November-December 2016

/ jec composites magazine

http://www.nccrussia.com

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