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| Description: | Pickup Bed Extender | Model: | F250 |
| OEM: | Ford Motor Company | Model Year: | 2006 |
| System Supplier: | ABC Group | Generic Resin Type: | PP GF |
| Molder/Processor: | ABC Group | Resin Trade Name: | Saflex |
| Toolmaker: | Supreme Tooling (ABC Group) | Grade: | S 815 |
| Material Supplier: | Saflex Polymers (ABC Group) | Other Innovative Features: | First blow molded bed extender, three different modes of employment - cargo, storage, stowaway |
| Most Innovative Feature: | Structural in-color, blow molded Class A surface (textured) bed extender with multiple unique modes of employment | Forming Process: | Blow molding |
| Weight Savings: | VS alternate design: TBD | First Time Process Used? | Yes |
| Cost Savings: | VS alternate design: TBD | Previous Process: | Replaces roll formed steel or aluminum profiles and provides additional features |
| Cost Avoidance: | Less parts - reduced quality cost TBD, reduced assembly cost TBD | Transferable to Other Vehicles: | Replaces roll formed steel or aluminum profiles and provides additional features |
| Benefits to Consumer: | |||
| Unique three modes of deployment , increases useable bed space on pick up trucks for customer, high strength solution, innovative styling, | |||
| Method Comments: | |||
| Material developed for bed extender to satisfy impact, low temperature, scratch and mar, weather resistance and color requirements | |||
| Innovations/Improvements: | |||
| Proprietary process to produce a-class texture | |||
| Safety Improvements: | |||
| Provides a safe and easy to use solution | |||
| Environmental Comments: | |||
| Completely recyclable | |||
| Additional Comments: | |||
| Great grain quality on an a-surface for such a very large blow molded part | |||
| Summary: | |||
| This is the first blow-molded pickup bed extender, replacing roll-formed steel or aluminum profiles, while reducing part count, weight, cost, assembly, and quality costs. The high-strength fully-recyclable composite solution features in-mold-color and grained texture to meet OEM Class A specs, retaining excellent grain quality in such a large blow-molded part. The system’s unique design provides 3 methods of use: cargo, storage, and stowaway to increase usable bed space on pickups . | |||
