The Swedish Energy Agency is granting support of SEK 1.5 million for commercialisation of composite material
Lamera, a cleantech company, is being granted SEK 1.5 million in support for the further development and market introduction of a new composite material for the aerospace and automotive industries. The material is a sheet-like so-called sandwich material produced for use by the aerospace industry for interiors, seats and serving trolleys, as well as for auto bodies in the automotive industry.
Lamera produces and develops a composite material that can halve the weight of the interior of an airplane. With a lower weight, fuel consumption is reduced, which makes Lamera a cleantech company within the framework of the Swedish Energy Agency's business development activities.
"With the light material, fuel is saved on the flights, which makes them more energy efficient," says Mikael Fjällström, Acting Head of the Business Development Department.
The automotive industry can also be considered to be interested in using lighter materials in its products. A simple calculation example shows that a passenger car with a total weight of 1500 kg, of which the auto body weighs 450 kg, if replaced using Lamera's material gives a weight reduction of approx. 150 kg, which in turn gives reduced fuel consumption of at least 0.05 dl/km.
The material looks and behaves like normal sheet metal, but is significantly lighter. Sandwich material has already been on the market for quite some time, but what is special about Lamera's product is that it is directly substitutable for normal sheet metal within dimensions of 0.5-1.5 mm.
