TOWBARS - Bosal

Research anddevelopmentToday, the pace of change in the automotive aftermarket has become more rapid than ever.There is a greater variety of car models and an influx of new products which leads to agrowing complexity of the product range. Nowadays, motorists require a more versatileand practical car, adapted to their way of living. As a result, towbars have become anindispensable car accessory, as much for leisure as for work. Our research anddevelopment centre is a centre of competence, creating innovative products forapplications in the original equipment market as wellas the aftermarket.Towbar developments are created on advanced CADapplications, allowing all kinds of simulations andstress analysis. While doing these tests, the positionof the fuel tank as well as the behaviour of the energyabsorption zone during accidents is monitored.Because towbars are safety critical products, Bosalsystems fulfil the car manufacturers’ criteria andevery towbar has individual type approval specifyingfor which car model and application it can be used.3