High Elongation Fabric

This high elongation PVC coated fabric is formulated and designed for wrapping tight radius parts with no texture lost or deformation. It is designed to support a variety of applications including seating, headrests, map pockets, consoles, doors and instrument panels. This high stretch material provides a leather like look and feel in any color, accommodates high strain without tearing making it easy to implement stitching applications, and meets sun load requirements. The estimated cost is $2 USD a sq. ft. less than leather.

OEM/Vehicle Ford Motor Company 2015 Ford MKC System Supplier International Automotive Components (IAC) Material Processor    International Automotive Components (IAC)

Material Supplier CGT Resin PVC Tooling/Equipment Supplier CGT

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Grained Roof Ditch Moldings

Usually, a grain appearance in extruded parts is achieved via embossing rollers confining the look to the top surface of the part only. This unique PVC material development has the grain in the material enabling a grain appearance throughout the part, including the sides of the extrusion, without secondary operations required. This enables greater styling options for interior and exterior part designs at less cost. A 10% direct cost savings is associated with this innovation through process efficiency and lower equipment maintenance costs. Approximately $30K cost avoidance savings annually is directly associated with this innovation. it is scratch and mar resistant, weatherable, co-extrudable and it also bonds to metal.

OEM/Vehicle General Motors 2017 GMC Sierra, Chevrolet Silverado System Supplier Martinrea International Material Processor    Martinrea International

Material Supplier Teknor Apex Resin Apex 85 - J438N Black 621 PVC Tooling/Equipment Supplier Rollstar Metal Forming

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A-Side Scoring in Seamless Leather FIP IP

For seamless-leather IP applications, positional tolerance between the leather scoring line and the underlayment PVC skin's scoring line was reduced 80% vs. conventional Class B weakening methods. This patent-pending method significantly improved deployment performance for seamless leather FIP systems, which led to substantial validation savings.

OEM/Vehicle Ford Motor Co. 2016 Ford Explorer System Supplier Eissmann Group Automotive Material Processor Faurecia

Material Supplier KEM ONE Resin Nakan DSY300/15 PVC Tooling/Equipment Supplier Fichtner & Schicht GmbH

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Louvered Side Window

This first-to-market application features 3 glass panes encapsulated via PVC injection molding to create a louvered panel for the rear quarter window replacing metal. Glass panes are held in place with the rigid injection molding framework creating a high-tech appearance that can be seen through. It also reduces wind noise and drag, lowers mass and costs, and speeds assembly time.  Low-pressure, multi-gate tooling and the ability to locate and retain the 3 glass panels during the injection-molding process were all key to the success of this application.

OEM/Vehicle Ford Motor Co. 2014 Ford Mustang 50th Anniversary Edition System Supplier Magna Engineered Glass Div. Material Processor Magna Engineered Glass Div.

Resin PVC

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Flush Glass Power Backlite

This first-to-market hole-in-glass seamless sliding back window with engineered plastic framework addresses previous sealing and aesthetic issues with conventional complex multi-pane constructions for the pickup market. The result is improved appearance, styling, and operating performance that meet customer wants while providing best-in-class sealing and water management, plus significant weight and assembly savings vs. traditional designs at similar costs. Further, a heated version and flush design maximize line of sight for drivers while providing the studio greater design freedom.

OEM/Vehicle Ford Motor Co. 2014 Ford F-150 pickup System Supplier Magna Engineered Glass Div. Material Processor Magna Engineered Glass Div.

Resin PVC

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Logo Projector Lamp

Traditional door-panel lamps use incandescent lights and require significant package space, so must be designed at the same time as the door.  Their location also provides high risk of damage since they are susceptible to kicks during ingress/egress. Additionally, they have no projection feature to shine light on the ground.  A new LED-based design works on left- and right-side doors and projects a logo to the ground when the door is open.  Logo orientation is poka-yoked (fail-safed) by holes in the panel substrate.  Far less package space is required so it fits on panels <4 mm / 0.16 in., no metallic fasteners are needed, and the risk of damage is greatly reduced since it is not exposed when the door is open or closed.

OEM/Vehicle Ford Motor Co. 2013MY MKT Towncar & MKT  System Supplier Innotec Group Material Processor Innotec Group

Resin PP, ABS, PVC, Polycarbonate

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Seamless Passenger Airbag IP Topper

This seamless passenger-airbag IP topper molded from vinyl provides a cost-effective alternative to more costly leather and synthetic-leather materials made from urethane while providing upscale aesthetics.  A special topcoat is used to provide a low-squeak finish and to improve mar resistance. Like previous materials, cut & sew stitching and hand wrapping via a bladder press (for bonding) are used to join cover material to substrate.  No tooling changes were required.

OEM/Vehicle Ford Motor Co. 2011 Lincoln MKX System Supplier Automotive Components Holdings, LLC Material Processor Leon Plastics Inc.

Material Supplier Canadian General Tower Resin EuroMatt M2F186A2 PVC Tooling/Equipment Supplier Leon Plastics Inc.

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