Plastics Newsletter – Automotive Edition – Oct 23, 2014

SPE Automotive Award 2014 (Hall of Fame Winner): blow-moulded TPE CVJ drive-axle boot

• In continuous use on GM vehicles for 30 years
• Cooperation between Nexteer Automotive, ABC Group & DuPont

BMW i3 employs new joining technology for CFRP parts

• Combination of bonding & screwing, based on stud welding
• Adhesive cures within 4 seconds

Infotainment carrier in Audi A6 weighs nearly 50% less than steel counterpart

• Hybrid technology with fiber-reinforced polyamide composites
• Forming and overmolding in a single mould

The European GRP (glass fibre reinforced plastics) market in 2014

• Detailed GRP market study by German AVK
• Growth of 2% in 2014

DSM raises the bar again: high temperature resistant polyamides

• New high temperature resistant polyamide grades
• Polyamide 46 withstands 230?C (and peaks up to 267)

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