Two CFRP demonstrators, an energy absorber for the automotive industry for large scale production and a front wing for racing cars, were designed by Dallara within frame of the SMARTFAN project. The aim is to reduce the manual operations and, as a consequence, the cost of the part. A new concept was introduced in the design of the front wing to allow the production by compression moulding, including a geometry with an undercut.

First tooling for the production of both demonstrators were produced in M22, and a first prototype was manufactured. In the next months these demonstrators will be manufactured with the SMARTFAN materials, resulting in high performance and self sensing parts with competitive cost.