Concept
Mouldings pioneers safer fronts for SUV’s
Concept Mouldings a UK based company has recently
produced and patented a ground breaking new energy
absorbing frontal protection system which it believes
will improve the safety of most large Sports Utility
Vehicles.
This breakthrough by the company follows years of work
with a leading vehicle manufacturer for whom it has
developed a range of pedestrian friendly frontal protection
systems.
As a result of this work Ian Finney, Managing Director
of Concept Mouldings, became convinced that this type
of technology has a major contribution to make in making
large sports utility vehicles and light commercial
vehicles such as mini-buses, taxi’s and delivery
vans much more “pedestrian friendly”.
“Tests originally designed to eliminate metal
bull bars highlighted that many of these vehicles presented
a threat even in low speed pedestrian collisions. I
became convinced that we had the engineering solution
to help significantly reduce this risk,” said
Mr Finney.
“The legislative benchmarks represented a target
for us to aim for and I am delighted that MIRA has
now been able to prove that even a prototype product
can make such a high percentage difference. The company
will move on to develop products for specific models
of vehicles, assisting the manufacturers to meet the
requirements of tomorrow. “We believe that working
together we will be able to improve on our recent breakthrough
results,” he added.
The development of the product so far follows a massive
investment in research and development but the company
now has a global opportunity to provide products for
an increasingly popular group of vehicles - including
the rapidly growing SUV market.
One of the great benefits of this work is that it provides
a quick solution for 4 x 4 manufacturers enabling them
to deliver pedestrian safety benefits without having
to completely redesign the fronts of their vehicles.
Energy absorbing solutions such as this are one of
the easiest ways to protect pedestrians from vehicle ‘hard
points’ such as the engine and radiator.
For further information on Frontal Protection
Systems go to:
http://www.frontalprotectionsystems.eu |
