autoregion international - Edition 1/2020

30 ERWin® by GAMING ENGINEERING The plug & play fastening innovative solution to support the Automotive industry’s transition towards multi-material B.I.W. By Maxime Grojean, CEO Founder, GAMING ENGINEERING GAMING ENGINEERING is the up and coming player specialized in innovative design & manufacturing of fasteningcomponents.Weaimat developingsolutionsadjusted to theautomotive industry’sneed to transition towardsmulti-material assembly applications.We support carmanufacturers achieving their lightweihghting goals with one single fastening technology based on standard welding spot equipments which already equip worldwide B.I.W. assembly lines. GAMING ENGINEERING proudly pre- sents ERWin® – the cost-efficient technology for the next generation multi-material vehicles, right now. Facing environmental and economic challenges, the industry demands this multi-material transition, our solution ER- Win®’s agility allows a plug & play approach coupled with a cost-sensitive deployment into your current B.I.W. assembly lines. In- deed, ERWin® patented technology enables you to achieve all multi-material mix with your current welding guns and in a standard welding spot cycle time, hence securing the cost-efficiency awaited by manufacturers. ERWin® is ONE unique fastener for ALL material mix welding no matter the thickness and without any B.I.W. process modification. Whether your design involves Compos- ite, Magnesium, Aluminum, Plastic, Steel (standard and high grade), whether it re- quires two, three ticknesses or mono-ac- cess; ERWin® offers ONE unique solution. More than just amanufacturing facilitation, it relieves your R&D from the assembly process constraints thus focusing on opti- mizing vehicles weight reduction by freely designing the right material at the right place and secure lean manufacturing. Break free the potentials of light- weight design with ERWin®. Images: © GAMING ENGINEERING S H A R E GAMING ENGINEERING www.gaming- engineering.com The lightweight B.I.W. is no longer only available for luxury cars ; thanks to ER- Win®, it can now be extended to all au- tomotive ranges. ERWin®’s technical specifications allows the right proportion of multi-material according to each car design- the technology is so flexible that both mono and multi-material vehicles can be manufactured on the same B.I.W. assembly line. ERWin® enables the welding energy to be concentrated at the central end of the in- sert, which enables the development of the welding nugget without raising the temperature and damaging the welding environment. ERWin®’s welding cycle is short and produces no material alteration or fumes from matrix burn. Manufacturers can henceforth introduce aluminum die casting parts andweld themwith all grades of steel. It then becomes possible to imple- ment composite parts the sameway even if based on a thermally sensitive matrix, like thermoplastic. The functionalization of lightweight- ing parts inserts is managed by your Light Parts manufacturing supplier. The ERWin®’s functionalization is made in masked time at the press output or di- rectly in-mold following your best indus- trial analysis. When the composite or aluminum parts are delivered on manufac- turers’ assembly lines, they are ready for use as any other steel parts. No process change. ERWin® goes beyond and ensures effi- ciency throughout car life cycle while facilitating support of multi-material mix and repair. More than industrial efficiency and high mechnical performance at design and manufacturing levels, ERWin®ensures robustness throughout the vehicle’s life cycle featuring a high level of resitance to fatigue, while being easily removable and repairable. Challenge ERWin® in your most de- manding multi-material projects! Compartive studies done by our blue-chip customers as well as our many Innovation contest rewards from our peers highlight the relevance of ERWin® technology. GAMING ENGINEERING Think forward. Maxime Grojean CEO Founder