Axon is the world's only patented mass production technology for structural space-frame
applications made from carbon fibre. Other carbon processes make panels and sheets. The benefits are as follows:
1. Axon is as strong as steel and 60% lighter - for applications that require energy to
move a structure, such as a car, the savings in fuel costs are up to 20%.
2. Tooling complexity and costs are low - multiple design iterations can be tried
and tested quickly and economically.
3. The characteristics of an Axon component can be tuned to give particular load performance
without the need for tooling modification. This reduces design and development costs.
4. Axon can easily create curved components and structures of much
higher complexity than other lightweight competitors such as aluminium or wood.
5. The processes to fully automate the production of Axon products are patented.
For the first time this will enable the production of entire vehicle space frames from composites alone.
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