Deck lid

Deck lid - Tailor Welded Blanks

Tailor welded blanks are innovative products for use in lightweight construction. The thin steel sheets required here can be used in different steel grades with different thicknesses and surface coatings.

For automotive manufacturers, the key advantage of tailor welded blanks comes in the form of simple processing in the stamping plant.

Tailor Welded Blanks

Tailor welded blanks are used to substitute reinforcements under simple or medium forming conditions.

Foto von einem Tailored Welded Blank

Component: Deck lid, inner panel

Tailor welded blanks are innovative products designed to facilitate lightweight construction. The fine plates required for this purpose can be used in different steel grades with different thicknesses and surface coatings. 

Large-area components are especially suitable for weight reduction with tailor welded blanks. Moreover, this dispenses with the need for individual reinforcing parts and their associated installation costs.

Component: Deck lid, inner panel

 Material: CR5-GI (0.75 mm / 1.50 mm) / DX57D+Z

 Customer Benefits:

  • Weight reduction of 14% compared to mono blanks
  • Reduced number of joining operations
  • Reduction in overall costs