A system includes an injector including a robotic arm and a heated chamber. The injector includes a material feed and a heating element. The robotic arm is arranged to deposit the material feed onto a vehicle component in the heated chamber.

A method for fabricating a non-planar magnet includes extruding a precursor material including neodymium iron boron crystalline grains into an original anisotropic neodymium iron boron permanent magnet having an original shape, wherein the original anisotropic neodymium iron boron permanent magnet has at least about 90 percent neodymium iron boron magnetic material by volume. The original anisotropic neodymium iron boron permanent magnet is heated to a deformation temperature. The original anisotropic neodymium iron boron permanent magnet is deformed into a reshaped anisotropic neodymium iron boron permanent magnet having a second shape substantially different from the original shape using heated tooling to apply a deformation load to the original anisotropic neodymium iron boron permanent magnet. The original anisotropic neodymium iron boron permanent magnet and the reshaped anisotropic neodymium iron boron permanent magnet each have respective magnetic moments substantially aligned with a respective local surface normal corresponding to the respective magnetic moment.

A method of handling components for a sheet extrusion system including the steps of: obtaining a carriage configured to support different components each making up a part of a sheet extrusion system; placing a first of the different components in a supported staging position on the carriage; and performing an operation on the first of the different components in the supported staging position to at least one of: a) transport the first of the different components; b) perform a maintenance step on the first of the different components; c) repair the first of the different components; or d) set the first of the different components up for installation. The method further includes the steps of: separating the first of the different components from the supported staging position on the carriage; and reconfiguring the carriage to maintain a second of the different components, that is different in configuration than the first of the different components, in a supported staging position on the carriage.

A method of handling components for a sheet extrusion system including the steps of: obtaining a carriage configured to support different components each making up a part of a sheet extrusion system; placing a first of the different components in a supported staging position on the carriage; and performing an operation on the first of the different components in the supported staging position to at least one of: a) transport the first of the different components; b) perform a maintenance step on the first of the different components; c) repair the first of the different components; or d) set the first of the different components up for installation. The method further includes the steps of: separating the first of the different components from the supported staging position on the carriage; and reconfiguring the carriage to maintain a second of the different components, that is different in configuration than the first of the different components, in a supported staging position on the carriage.

An aluminum plate manufacturing method capable of achieving an enhancement in productivity through a reduction in the number of processes and a reduction in processing time is disclosed. In the aluminum plate manufacturing method, a plate is rolled after being extruded to a desired thickness. Accordingly, it is possible to reduce the number of processes and a processing time and, as such, achieving an enhancement in productivity, as compared to a conventional manufacturing process using only rolling.

An aluminum plate manufacturing method capable of achieving an enhancement in productivity through a reduction in the number of processes and a reduction in processing time is disclosed. In the aluminum plate manufacturing method, a plate is rolled after being extruded to a desired thickness. Accordingly, it is possible to reduce the number of processes and a processing time and, as such, achieving an enhancement in productivity, as compared to a conventional manufacturing process using only rolling.

A battery crash protection arrangement for a traction battery of a vehicle, the battery crash protection arrangement comprising a first rod connector element comprising a first portion rotationally connected to a first rod, and a second portion, arranged on an opposite side compared to the first portion, the second portion being configured to connect to a first secondary rod, and a second rod connector element comprising a first portion rotationally connected to a second rod, and a second portion, arranged on an opposite side compared to the first portion, the second portion being configured to connect to a second secondary rod, wherein the first rod connector element protrudes out from a first aperture of a crash protection frame, and the second rod connector element protrudes out from a second aperture of the crash protection frame.

A battery crash protection arrangement for a traction battery of a vehicle, the battery crash protection arrangement comprising a first rod connector element comprising a first portion rotationally connected to a first rod, and a second portion, arranged on an opposite side compared to the first portion, the second portion being configured to connect to a first secondary rod, and a second rod connector element comprising a first portion rotationally connected to a second rod, and a second portion, arranged on an opposite side compared to the first portion, the second portion being configured to connect to a second secondary rod, wherein the first rod connector element protrudes out from a first aperture of a crash protection frame, and the second rod connector element protrudes out from a second aperture of the crash protection frame.

A method for preparing a shear-assisted extruded material from a powder billet is provided, the method comprising providing a billet of material in substantially powder form; applying both axial and rotational pressure to the material to deform at least some of the contacted material; and extruding the material to form an extruded material. A method for preparing shear-assisted extruded material is provided, the method comprising applying both axial and rotational pressure to stock material to form an extruded material at a rate between 2 and 13 m/min. A method for preparing shear-assisted extruded material is provided. The method comprises applying both axial and rotational pressure to stock material to form an extruded material; and aging the extruded material for less than 3 hours. A method for preparing shear-assisted extruded material is provided. The method comprises providing a stock material for shear-assisted extrusion; and applying both axial and rotational force to the stock material to form an extruded material, wherein the axial force does not decrease during the extrusion.

A method of preparing a metal sheet includes extruding a component along an extrusion axis. The component has a wall at least partially defining an interior region. The component includes a metal. The method further includes unfurling the wall to form a sheet precursor. The sheet precursor has a first thickness and a first transverse dimension. The method further includes rolling the sheet precursor along a rolling axis to form the metal sheet. The metal sheet has a second thickness perpendicular to the rolling axis. The second thickness is less than the first thickness. The second transverse dimension is parallel to the rolling axis. The second transverse dimension is greater than the first transverse dimension. In certain aspects, the metal includes lithium and the metal sheet is a lithium metal electrode.