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| Description: | Nanocomposite Interior Console | Model: | Chevrolet HHR |
| OEM: | General Motors | Model Year: | 2006 |
| System Supplier: | Johnson Controls Inc | Generic Resin Type: | PP |
| Molder/Processor: | PEMSA | Resin Trade Name: | ForteTM |
| Toolmaker: | RCO Engineering | Grade: | 18CPP091 |
| Material Supplier: | Noble Polymers | Other Innovative Features: | Improved scratch and mar, Low gloss high quality finish for interior applications, Lighter mass than other filled PP material. |
| Most Innovative Feature: | This is the first customer visible interior application of polypropylene based nanocomposite materials. This material provides outstanding dimensional stability which allows the parts to be manufactured free of warpage. | Forming Process: | Injection molding |
| Weight Savings: | 10% | First Time Process Used? | No |
| Cost Savings: | Technology and quality improvement without cost penalty | Previous Process: | Replaced glass filled polypropylene material. |
| Cost Avoidance: | Avoided the need for secondary operations on the parts to ensure proper fit and finish. | Transferable to Other Vehicles: |
Yes |
| Benefits to Consumer: | |||
| Improved customer satisfaction, reduction of scratch and mar, and improved fit and finish of final assembly. | |||
| Method Comments: | |||
| The dispersion of the fillers had to be improved, and the the material had to be able to pass rigorous thermo-oxidative aging tests. | |||
| Innovations/Improvements: | |||
| None | |||
| Safety Improvements: | |||
| None | |||
| Environmental Comments: | |||
| N/A | |||
| Additional Comments: | |||
| This application using ForteTM nanocomposite PP has recently won Nano50TM Product Award. (The Nano50TM recognizes the top 50 Innovators, technologies and products impacting the commercializartion of nanotechnology to mainstream markets.) | |||
| Summary: | |||
| This is the first customer-visible interior application for polypropylene-based nanocomposites. The material provides outstanding dimensional stability, which allows parts to be manufactured free of warpage, while lowering mass, improving scratch and mar, and providing a low-gloss, high-quality finish. | |||
