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2006-05-13 News Headlines
GE Plastics accelerates activities for eastern European automotive industry Dedicated Eastern European Auto Team, new technologies & ecomagination for safety & environmental responsibility lead GE Plastics Automotive Business strategic offensive.
GE Plastics is accelerating its market and application development activities
for Eastern Europe’s rapidly expanding automotive industry. Leading
this strategic offensive are: Underscoring these efforts is GE Plastics, Automotive’s participation in the PIM (Polska Izba Motoryzacji) 2006 AutoEvent Conference in Poznan, Poland, where the company is participating on ecomagination* for the Eastern European automotive industry.
As part of GE’s ecomagination* initiative, flame-retardant Flexible
Noryl* resin may now offer the auto industry a new wire coating solution,
pictured here, —> that provides
superior properties compared to polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and cross-linked
polyethylene (XLPE). Flexible Noryl resin is an excellent candidate for
thin- and ultra-thin-wall wire/cable coatings that significantly reduce
weight and size for potentially greater fuel efficiency and space availability
and meets halogen-, chlorine-, and lead-free part requirements. “We offer a comprehensive portfolio of products for this market
space in addition to value-added services like application engineering,
and Six Sigma training “GE is well positioned to work together with automobile manufacturers in Eastern Europe,” said Greg Adams, vice president GE and general manager of the Automotive business at GE Plastics “The company’s global business can provide the automotive industry with a wide range of services and products that combine outstanding performance with design freedom and offer weight-out and cost-out opportunities while also supporting the environment,” Adams said.
GE’s new Noryl* BN9003G resin can help car manufacturers produce
blow-molded spoilers — such as the Pontiac Grand Prix spoiler pictured
here, <— for lower system costs
by maximizing efficiency in manufacturing via reduced sanding time. The
new GE material enables thinner wall molding capabilities, higher heat
performance, improved tensile and impact strength, and coefficient of
thermal expansion (CTE) vs. such traditional products as high heat acrylonitrile
butadiene styrene (ABS). This new grade may also provide lower odor and
improved chemical resistance to gasoline and diesel fuel that can potentially
damage spoiler surfaces. GE Plastics, Automotive offers new solutions for seven key automotive segments: 1) body panels & glazing; 2) exterior components, trim & accessories; 3) lighting; 4) structures & interiors; 5) underhood; 6) new markets; and 7) design innovation & technology demonstration. In body panels & glazing, GE offers, among other technologies, Noryl GTX* thermoplastic fenders, in addition to Lexan* SLX film, which could make it possible for automotive manufacturers to reduce the amount of paint used in the production of automobiles. Glazing solutions using GE’s Lexan resin with Exatec LLC technology can offer customers a 360-degree view of the world with integrated panoramic roofs and a lightweight response to glass windows. New HMD and HPPC technologies from GE could revolutionize how OEMs approach design, weight-out, and cost-out in body panels.
Geloy* FXW751SK resin with Visualfx* special effects resin – both
from GE – offer a key solution for paint elimination on interior
automotive components. For applications like the Ford shifter knob pictured
here, —> the resins help retain
outstanding, long-term aesthetics vs. painted parts, from which the paint
can fade or wear off over time. Geloy resin also offers multiple color
capability, high gloss, and jetness to further help OEMs reduce their
dependence on paint for potential cost savings from the elimination of
paint operations. In lighting GE Plastics’ Signature Surface* program introduces Lexan 4401R resin, which presents improvements in the balance of flow and heat resistance and it optimizes flow and heat for products that require direct metallization and high surface quality, while permitting faster cycle times and higher productivity, like f.e. bezels. Furthermore Ultem* XH6050 resin delivers extraordinarily high modulus and an outstanding heat resistance to 225 C. It also offers exceptional dimensional stability, strength and durability, and it is 100 percent recyclable using standard equipment. In structures & interiors, safety is the key with GE’s latest Elastic Front* program. New Pedestrian Impact Protection materials and design innovations help automotive manufacturers and tier suppliers with the design of front-end safety systems made with Xenoy resins. In addition, a reinvigorated Instrument Panel (IP) portfolio at GE features several new high-performance Lexan and Cycoloy resins for significantly enhanced thin-wall design and weight-out capabilities including Occupant Safety solutions from GE’s newest Simple Safety* program. GE's latest introduction in the underhood segment is the Life Coats* program with Flexible Noryl* resin for wire coating, which would allow OEMs to shift away from the use of wire coating with traditional halogenated compounds used today. Using GE's resins for wire coating may also offer peace of mind to manufacturers and consumers knowing that their products are made with state-of-the-art technologies that help ensure improved performance. “GE Plastics offers high-quality, high-tech products that can help
Eastern European automotive manufacturers meet global consumer demand
and address a broad range of issues critical to maintaining a competitive
edge in the global automotive arena,” said Nico Egelman. “Only
a select few materials suppliers can offer OEMs and tier-one customers
the worldwide resources they need to effectively compete. GE is committed
to providing the fast-growing Eastern European automotive industry with
the innovative tools necessary to help develop the highest value application
solutions all over the vehicle – under the hood, inside, and out.”
* ecomagination, Lexan, Noryl, Ultem, Geloy, Xenoy, Cycoloy, Noryl GTX,
LNP, Signature Surfaces, Elastic Front, Simple Safety and Life Coats are
trademarks of General Electric Company
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