Institute realises AME of a lighter car exhaust

Posted on 6 Jul 2016 by Jonny Williamson

An innovative project to develop a lightweight exhaust system for a luxury sports car, led by the Institute for Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering (AME), has leveraged Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence equipment for quality control checks.

The Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence ROMER Absolute portable arm measures a component of the lightweight exhaust system – image courtesy of Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence. The project, undertaken at the Institute for Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering (AME), initially examined ways of halving the weight of the complete cold end of the exhaust system.…

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