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Cymat Reports Progress on Prototype Part
Listing: TSX Symbol: CYM TORONTO, March 26 /CNW/ - Cymat announces that it had received acceptanc...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nListing: TSX\n\n\nSymbol: CYM\n\n\nTORONTO, March 26 /CNW/ - Cymat announces that it had received acceptance\nfrom Georg Fischer for its aluminum foam filled OEM prototype part using its\nproprietary aluminum foam technology. This part from a German OEM was\nannounced September 18, 2007 by Cymat.\n\n\nGeorg Fischer Automotive is a leading global automotive parts supplier\nand manufacturing partner for Cymat.\n\n\nThis is the first time that a complex hollow aluminum part has been\nfilled with aluminum foam and is a major accomplishment for the company.\n\n\nThe part was filled at Cymat's facility in Toronto and was successfully\ncompleted as a result of a team effort by Georg Fischer and Cymat and is\nregarded as a very important achievement for our companies and validation of\nour partnership.\n\n\nOne of the challenges was to manage the similar melting points of both\nmaterials in such a way as to not deform or melt the target part while at the\nsame time filling complex sections. The technical skills that were brought to\nbear by Georg Fischer and Cymat were significant and are the result of\nknow-how built on protected intellectual property.\n\n\n"Cymat is very satisfied with the result on many fronts including foam\ndensity and filling completeness, the high rate of process and the dramatic\nreduction in NVH (noise vibration and harshness) that was achieved" said Chris\nSkillen. "NVH is a very important element in automotive design as it has a\nlarge impact on passenger comfort", he continued.\n\n\n"Georg Fischer has experienced a major increase in automaker demands for\nlighter components while at the same time requiring reduced NVH associated\nwith lighter parts" said Georg Fischer's Dr. Leopold Kniewallner, Head of\nResearch and Development in Schaffhausen. "This recent result with the\nprototype component is important confirmation that Cymat aluminum foam has an\nimportant role to play in the future of light weighting of automobiles", he\ncontinued.\n\n\nAbout Cymat:\n\n\nCymat develops innovative materials for industry. The company has\nworldwide rights, through patents and licenses, for producing Stabilized\nAluminum Foam. The ultra-light metallic foam is manufactured by bubbling gas\nthrough molten alloyed aluminum containing a dispersion of fine ceramic\nparticles and ...