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Trend Changing demands for composites in the automotive industry The use of SMC and BMC in the automotive industry has been growing for several years, with a higher annual demand for SMC exterior body panels. High volumes are state of the art in BMC injection moulding due to a high degree of automated processing, while this has just been recently implemented in SMC. Legal and environmental demands are increasing, too. Therefore, state-of-the-art SMC and BMC have been developed to meet all those requirements. MICHAEL SOMMER, DIPL.-CHEM. DIRECTOR, SALES AND MARKETING MENZOLIT COMPOUNDS INTERNATIONAL GMBH, GERMANY More than half a century of SMC Original equipment manufacturers (OEM) in the automotive industry started using SMC in 1950 with the first Corvette and, in Europe, with Renault 5 bumpers and functional parts. Slowly, more and more parts were developed using the performance of SMC and BMC to fulfil the needs of those days. In the 1980’s, demands increased for appearance on cars, and “Class A” was implemented as a surface quality equivalent to good steel parts. On modern trucks as well, superior surface quality is a demand that has changed the appeal of trucks, even though the surface quality is not exactly the same as for passenger cars. omposites have been used in automotive and truck applications since the early 1950’s. Major reasons for using them in automotive were weight reduction and design freedom at lower cost, with yearly demand ranging between 30,000 and 80,000 vehicles. In truck applications, the cabin (or at least parts of it) is usually designed in SMC to take advantage of the excellent corrosion resistance of those materials. In the USA, all truck cabins are made from composites, mostly SMC, and many car models have parts made from SMC, or even the whole exterior (Thunderbird, Corvette). In Europe, many luxury vehicles have SMC parts due to the volumes that make SMC much more competitive than sheet metal. Comparison of passenger car decklids, base case. Eos REAR. Over the past eight years, however, new requirements have changed SMC and BMC utilisation and manufacturing. Among these are reproducibility demands, specially for larger series and with the use of SMC and BMC parts on high-end models such as the Mercedes-Benz CL (SMC decklid), and requirements coming from legal or environmental standards. The fact that functions can be integrated into the part also leads to more exciting No34 July-August 2007 / JEC Composites Magazine

JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #34 - July/August 2007

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #34 - July/August 2007

Editorial
Market Place
Advertisers & Index
Contents
NEWS WORLDWIDE
- Companies
- Agenda of events
- Innovations
BUSINESS
- Market survey
- Trends
- Niche markets
FEATURE - AUTOMOTIVE
- Trend
- Process
- Raw material
USERS’ PLATFORM
- Composites in the world
- Successful Partners
- Applications
KNOW-HOW
- Ecodesign
- Bonding
- Software
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #34 - July/August 2007 - Editorial
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #34 - July/August 2007 - - Companies
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #34 - July/August 2007 - - Agenda of events
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #34 - July/August 2007 - - Innovations
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #34 - July/August 2007 - - Market survey
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #34 - July/August 2007 - - Trends
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #34 - July/August 2007 - - Niche markets
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #34 - July/August 2007 - - Process
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #34 - July/August 2007 - - Raw material
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #34 - July/August 2007 - USERS’ PLATFORM
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #34 - July/August 2007 - - Composites in the world
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #34 - July/August 2007 - - Successful Partners
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #34 - July/August 2007 - - Applications
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #34 - July/August 2007 - KNOW-HOW
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #34 - July/August 2007 - - Ecodesign
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #34 - July/August 2007 - - Bonding
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #34 - July/August 2007 - - Software
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