Plastics: Changing Face of the
Automotive Sector
The automotive plastics industry is ready to
accelerate the development of innovative
products, deliver superior value to customers
and help the automotive industry set new
standards in design, safety and environmental
performance.
Introduction
The automotive industry is on the
brink of a revolution and the plastics
industry is poised to play a major role
in this revolution. Globally, new technology
and partnerships are enabling
improvements in safety, breakthroughs
in comfort and increase in
energy efficiency.
There is one family of materials that
is rising to the challenge of these conflicting
demands - PLASTICS. With
their unique combination of properties,
they are the key to providing technological
innovations with cost efficiency
and sustainability in mind.
The automotive plastics industry
is ready to accelerate the development
of innovative products, deliver superior
value to customers and help the
automotive industry set new standards
in design, safety and environmental
performance.
In the last 25 years, the integration
of plastics has been a key to the
automotive industry’s ability to design
high-performance vehicles with improved
safety features and fuel
economy. Lightweight plastics allow
automotive designers and engineers
the freedom to deliver innovative concepts
cost effectively.
Plastics in a Typical Car
Examples
* Under body protection and air flow
(drag coefficient)
* Exterior plastics parts of the Smart
Forfour
* Tailgate assembly in plastic
* Fuel tank of Peugeot 407: Plastic
material enables to realize the most
complex architectures and a high
level of function and component
integration. Depending on the
emission norms, either monolayer
or multilayer material could be
used.
* Under hood parts
Growing Demand
Innovative design
* The demand for plastics is simple
to explain. They are strong yet
lightweight, versatile and flexible
allowing technological innovation
and design freedom.
* The automotive engineer demands
a material which can adapt
to sophisticated aesthetics, safety,
comfort, fuel efficiency, engineering
demands in a cost-effective
way – plastics meet this need and
continues to help the designers
and engineers innovate and take ...
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