Fully Retractable Panoramic Roof System

A stronger, tear-resistant PET film was developed to enable this retractable glass roof to meet all strength, NVH, and performance requirement with thinner, lighter, high-strength fully tempered glass, achieving a 30% weight reduction .  Unique plastic fasteners and retainers ere used in place of steel clips for cost and weight reduction.  Hard-coated polycarbonate trim panels replaced acrylic for improved scratch / mar performance and improved dimensional stability. A proprietary extrusion process and a unique 3D laminating process was developed to produce this assembly without air bubbles. A composite outer panel offers improved strength and NVH performance at comparable costs but 20% lower weight and a hardware savings of $1 USD/vehicle.

OEM/Vehicle Ford Motor Co. 2014 Lincoln MKZ luxury sedan System Supplier Webasto Material Processor Cooper-Standard Automotive, Inc. & A Raymond

Material Supplier SABIC & Celanese Resin Lexan 143 PC Hostaform S9363 POM Tooling/Equipment Supplier Delta Tooling Co. & Elite Plastic Products Inc.

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