FLEXIBILITY…IN YOUR BUMPER BEAMS

Open up the Shape bumper beam tool box to explore our range of material and process options.

Optimal Materials

• Shape is the world’s largest purchaser of Advanced High Strength Steel (AHSS)
• Ability to form bumpers up to 1500 MPa, the world’s strongest commercially available sheet steel
• Ability to utilize advanced aluminum alloys in the 6,000 and 7,000 series

Unique Processes

• Capable of creating radii as low as 1200 mm on AHSS bumpers through variable radii roll forming
• Capable of creating multiple radii along the same part
• Ability to target specific areas for selectively annealing AHSS bumpers creating:
  • More formable parts
  • Well-tuned products
• Achieve greater styling and packaging flexibility through in-line angle cutting

Opportunities to Meet Your Needs

• Mass savings
• Performance enhancements
• Aggressive styling
• Elimination of secondary operations and associated costs
• Increased packaging flexibility