Pedestrian-Protection Bumper Reinforcement System

An innovative energy absorber (EA) design mounted on the grille opening reinforcement instead of cross-car beam enabled this vehicle to be the first in the SUV class to meet tough European pedestrian-protection requirements for lower-leg impacts, eliminating the need for a separate EA in front of the bumper beam. An unfilled PC/PBT resin was used to injection mold this EA/upper reinforcement, providing best-in-class  performance and facilitating the vehicle’s aggressive styling thanks to the need for less packaging space.

OEM/Vehicle 2009MY Ford Motor Co.: Ford®   Kuga® Compact CUV System Supplier Plastal Germany Material Processor Plastal Germany

Material Supplier SABIC Innovative Plastics Resin Xenoy® CL101 PC/PBT

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