IMX Instrument Panel

To eliminate scratches and a hard "plastic" feel, a 2-shot compression-injection soft IP was developed. The back-foamed TPO foil is compression-injected with the PP substrate, which in turn is integrally injection molded with the TPO passenger-side airbag door. All the work is done in a single tool. To increase foam softness and stability of the integral injection molding, the TRIZ method and design of experiments tools were used. The resulting part saves $10 USD/vehicle and reduces mass 300 g.

OEM/Vehicle Hyundai Motor Group 2014 Hyundai i20 System Supplier Hyundai-Mobis Material Processor HanilEhwa

Material Supplier Hanwha L&C Resin Multiflex 3202 TPO Tooling/Equipment Supplier Hyundai Motor Group

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