AutoFocus #16, December 2011 Bookmark this page Forward to a Friend
 
AutoFocus - bringing you the latest news of DuPont high performance polymer and elastomer solutions for the automotive industry

    In this edition:
  SPE Awards   DuPont™ materials featured in three automotive innovation awards
Ford, Fiat and Toyota recently won Society of Plastics Engineers "Most Innovative Use of Plastics Awards" for components using two renewably sourced DuPont materials - DuPont™ Zytel® RS nylon and DuPont™ Sorona® EP polymer - and one component using DuPont™ Hytrel® TPC-ET.  Read Full Story
 
 
 
    DuPont Performance Polymers opens new Automotive - Innovation Centers in China, India and Korea to help customers excel
DPP has opened new Automotive - Innovation Centers in China, India and Korea to enable automotive customers to benefit locally from innovative products and technologies that can enhance the performance of vehicle systems, improve sustainability, meet next generation lightweighting challenges and reduce total cost.  
Read Full Story
DuPont Automotive Innovation Center
 
 
 
  HANS Safety device  
Renewably sourced DuPont™ Zytel® RS enables lightest, strongest HANS safety device for recreational race drivers
A new renewably sourced DuPont™ Zytel® RS polyamide composite has enabled HiPer Technology and HANS Performance Products to produce the lightest ever HANS molded head and neck stabilization device for recreational racing drivers, while exceeding FIA requirements for strength and stiffness. Read Full Story

 
 
 
    Impressive DuPont innovations, new products and technologies on show at Fakuma 2011
At Fakuma 2011 DuPont showed the first 2K-molded electronic connector gasket of Zytel® nylon and Vamac® AEM, a fuel line for Fiat of renewably-sourced Zytel®, a new Delrin® acetal resin for vehicle interiors, and the latest IMHP technology to reduce cycle time in injection molding.  
Read Full Story
fakuma 2011
 
 
 

 


Click below to sign up
for future updates.



Issue #15: October 2011
Issue #14: June 2011
Issue #13: Dec 2010
Issue #12: Jul 2010
Issue #11: Apr 2010
Issue #10: Dec 2009
Issue #9: Sep 2009
Issue #8: Jun 2009
Issue #7: Dec 2008
Issue #6: Jul 2008
Issue #5: Dec 2007
Issue #4: Jul 2007
Issue #3: Dec 2006
Issue #2: June 2006
Issue #1: Nov 2005

Millions of trouble-free kilometers affirm GKN and DuPont made the right driveline seal decision
GKN Driveline chose two special lip seals from the DuPont family of high-performance elastomers to resist aggressive hypoid gear oils, silicone fluids, and temperatures peaking at 160°C to as low as -40°C in its Visco Lok® LSD limited-slip differentials fitted to BMW M-Series race track capable vehicles. Ten years of outstanding performance affirms GKN made the right decision.
Click here for more information

DuPont to increase Vamac® AEM finishing capacity
Reflects growing demand for high-performance materials in automotive
Click here for more information