Body on Frame Front End Carrier

This application represents the first use of reinforced plastic as a structural load member for a body-on-frame assembly.  Use of low-energy adhesive, long-glass-fiber-reinforced polypropylene, and steel tubes allowed joint stiffness to be maintained while improving durability performance. The final design provided a 15% systems weight saving and a  25% cost saving replacing vs. the all-steel welded system it replaced.

OEM/Vehicle 2007 MY DaimlerChrysler Jeep® Wrangler System Supplier Decoma TEAM Systems Material Processor Decoma TEAM Systems

Material Supplier Ticona Engineering Polymers Resin Celstran® PP-GF40-03 GF PP Tooling/Equipment Supplier TMD (Toledo Mold)

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