2023 Hummer General Motors had the Body-in-White (BIW) of the 2023 Hummer SUV and truck displayed at the Great Designs in Steel (GDIS). The rocker panel in this vehicle is huge! It has to be with a double-stack battery pack. ...
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Extrication Book Looking for a great extrication resource? Get a copy of Bumper to Bumper Extrication. The reviews for the book are fantastic and I’m humbled by that. I wanted to put out a simple, easy-to-read, and packed full of ...
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Here’s a unique small electric vehicle from Mazda, the MX-30. The Mazda MX-30 EV is currently only available in California. Take a look at a few screenshots from the MX30 Quick Reference Guide. The MX-30 does not have a B-pillar. ...
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The reviews on our Bumper to Bumper Extrication Book are fantastic and I'm humbled by that. I wanted to put out a simple, easy-to-read, and packed full of images. I will post a PowerPoint that follows the book and will be free and available to anyone. It will be posted before March 1st, 2023. Feel free to use it anywhere that is helping firefighters!
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The World Health Organization (WHO) Road Safety Report states that traffic crashes result in the deaths of approximately 1.3 million people around the world each year and leave between 20 and 50 million people with non-fatal injuries. Mercedes-Benz has always been at the forefront of safety in the auto industry and many of its features trickle down into all vehicles across manufacturers.
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The 2022 Ford Bronco is packed full of strong pillars and roof rails. Checkout the different types of steels used in the body structure.
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The image below is from the Emergency Response Guides 2022-23 electric pickup truck, the R1T.
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Body Structure The new Nissan Rogue, introduced for the 2021 model year, incorporates a more advanced high-strength steel (AHSS) than the previous model. The 2022 Nissan Rogue body structure has B pillars cold stamped from a tailor-welded blank of super-high steel ...
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The 2020 Ford Escape has a martensitic ultra-high-strength steel tubes running from the A-pillar to C-pillar in addition to other areas of the body structure. The martensitic roll-formed tube spanning from the A-pillar at the shotgun (The shotgun is the ...
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The 2016 Opel Astra will feature a lightweight body structure with total weight savings up to 200 kg from the previous generation. The bodyshell (body-in-white) and structure is 20% lighter because of lightweight high-strength and ultra-high-strength steel.
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Boron Extrication An in-depth look into vehicle extrication and rescues involving today's automobiles