NORMA Group composes engine sound for sports cars

Maintal, 26 January 2012 - NORMA Group delivers soundtracks for high-powered engines: On behalf of a sports car manufacturer NORMA Group AG ('NORMA Group'), a global market and technology leader for engineered joining technology, has developed its first pipe system designed to transmit engine sounds. Drivers of a new upgrade edition of a sports car due to be launched on the German market in the spring will actually be able to hear the high engine power although modern technology and insulation typically shield passengers from engine noises even with high performance. The sound tube will meet a sports car driver's desire to listen to the engine working, thus enjoying the added muscle of the car whenever they like.

The specifically designed NORMAFLUID sound system is an acoustic application that amplifies the sounds of an eight-cylinder engine via a so-called Sound Symposer. Plastic tubes serve as acoustic channels of the exhaust system transmitting the sound from the engine into the cabin. These pipe systems contain membranes and controllable valves that can be activated or deactivated to experience the engine sound by the push of a button located on the centre unit.

Werner Deggim, CEO of NORMA Group, says: 'Developing engine-sound pipe systems for sports cars has been an exciting challenge. This is the first time we are using our joining technology for transporting sounds - instead of fluids and gases. We look forward to developing this product further going forward as we have already received requests for additional models.'

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About NORMA Group

NORMA Group is an international market and technology leader in engineered joining technology. The company manufactures a wide range of innovative engineered joining technology solutions in three product categories (clamp, connect and fluid) and offers more than 35,000 high-quality products and solutions to approximately 10,000 customers in 80 countries. NORMA Group joining products can be found in vehicles, ships, trains, aircraft, domestic appliances, engines and plumbing systems. NORMA Group generated sales of around EUR 490 million in 2010. With around 4,200 employees, NORMA Group operates a global network of 17 production facilities as well as eleven other sales and distribution sites across Europe, the Americas and Asia-Pacific. NORMA Group has its headquarters in Maintal, near Frankfurt am Main, Germany. NORMA Group was formed in 2006 as a result of the merger between the German Rasmussen Group and the Swedish ABA Group. Since April 2011, NORMA Group is listed on the German stock exchange.