2020 - PACE Award Winner

Innovation: Composite space frame

First Customer: Toyota Supra

Magna Exteriors created a new process for a game-changing composite space frame technology. Magna’s solution, first appearing in the 2020 Toyota Supra as a composite space frame for a liftgate, combines structural foam with a continuous fiber filament winding. 
The frame begins as a polyurethane foam core that is wound with glass or carbon fibers. The fibers are impregnated and set with a polyurethane resin.
The internal skeleton reduces rear liftgate weight as well as increases structural rigidity, allowing a liftgate to be designed with bolder, more complex styling options. As a result, the technology gives auto companies a new way to think about body design and engineering.

Website: magna.com