| Description |
|
Passenger Air Bag Door |
| OEM, Model, Model Year |
|
Ford, Taurus/Sable, 2000 |
| System Supplier, Contact, Phone |
|
Autoliv, Vern Phillips, (248)276-7859 |
| Molder/Processor, Contact and Phone |
|
Mayco Plastics, James Zweng, (586)803-6033 |
| Toolmaker, Contact and Phone |
|
Active Burgess, Mark Nowakowski, (519)627-1411 |
| Material Supplier, Contact and Phone |
|
Ticona, Tony Esposito, (248)651-5010 |
| Generic resin type |
|
TEEE |
| Resin Trade Name |
|
Vandar |
| Grade |
|
9114 & AB100 |
| OEM Engineer, Title and Phone |
|
Paul Tomisto, Program Engineer, (313)248-2163 |
| Nominated by, Company |
|
Tony Esposito, Ticona |
| Address |
|
1195 Centre Road, Auburn Hills, MI 48326 |
| Phone |
|
(248)651-5010 |
| Fax |
|
(248)651-7489 |
| Email |
|
tony.esposito@ticona.com |
| Summary | | Largest two-shot injection molded passenger side airbag door. Part has hidden tear seams, free floating design. Weight Savings: N/A Cost Savings: $2.00/part. Cost Avoidance: $2.00/part. |
| Most Innovative Feature | | Largest two-shot injection molded passenger side airbag door. |
| Other Innovative Features | | Hidden tear seams, free floating design. |
| Forming Process | | Two shot rotary injection molding. |
| First time process used? | | No. |
| Previous Process Used | | Thermoplastic materials. First time using Thermoplastic Ether Ester Elastomer (TEEE) in the injection rotary molding process (rotating core half of the mold). |
| Tooling Innovations | | Injection molding for rotary process is not typical to standard injection molding. |
| New Material Developments | | Developed Vandar AB100 TEEE for soft touch and tear seam performance. |
| Weight Savings | | Not Applicable. |
| Direct Cost Savings | | $2.00/part. |
| Indirect Cost Savings | | $2.00/part. |
| Direct Consumer Benefit | | Invisible tear seam. |
| Translates to other Vehicles? | | Yes, it can be translated. |
| Safety Benefits | | Contributed to 5 star crash rating performance. |
| Environmental Benefits | | Recyclable material. |
| Additional Info | | Secondary operation to cut a portion of the invisible tear seam. |