Material and concept solutions for safety management in automotive structural parts

In order to face new regulations such as EU 2003/10/CE, regarding safety management, car manufacturers have to find energy absorption solutions in order to protect pedestrians.

Reduce Cost with weight reduction using highly filled TECHNYL® and TECHNYL® Force

TECHNYL® and TECHNYL® Force materials allow pure plastics solutions with benefits on costing and weight saving, compared to hybrid metal-plastic concept.

On top of that, the combination of the TECHNYL® with Water Injection Technology provides further options for performances like higher stiffness and additional weight reduction, compared to ribbed solutions.

Would like to get support to increase your automotive safety level? Are you interested in reducing part weight and cost? Do you need support in implementing the Water Injection Technology? Rhodia's technical support team commits in offering you adapted solutions to solve your most challenging issues.   The combination of very efficient PA66 materials along with powerful testing capabilities and qualified resources are key parameters that can help you accelerate your projects.   Don't hesitate, interact with us now!

Figure 1: Pedestrian safety-compliant system

Rhodia can be your partner to start co-development projects by helping you simulating or calculating your parts behavior.

Highly-filled TECHNYL® and TECHNYL® Force can help you meet new end-of-life vehicle norms

Moreover, new automotive design has to meet end-of-life vehicle norms such as EU 2000/53/CE, that will force pure plastic and easy to recycle solutions. Due to their high stiffness, highly-filled TECHNYL® are a good solution for 100% plastic solution.

Click here to ask for Rhodia's expertise in automotive under-the-hood applications and meet rapidly your most challenging requirements with an easy-to-recycle solution!