{"id":33057,"date":"2016-03-03T07:39:21","date_gmt":"2016-03-03T06:39:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=33057"},"modified":"2018-02-15T13:26:46","modified_gmt":"2018-02-15T12:26:46","slug":"iac-hybridfleece-molding-allows-for-significant-weight-savings-in-tomorrows-interiors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/iac-hybridfleece-molding-allows-for-significant-weight-savings-in-tomorrows-interiors\/","title":{"rendered":"IAC HybridFleece Molding\u2122 Allows For Significant Weight Savings in Tomorrow\u2019s Interiors"},"content":{"rendered":"

Leading automotive and commercial vehicle interiors supplier, International Automotive Components (IAC), announced today that its proprietary advanced technology HybridFleece Molding\u2122 has scored impressively against conventional processes in the environmental balance from the Institute for Biopolymers and Biocomposites (IfBB) from the University for Applied Sciences of Hannover, Germany. The project details will be unveiled on March 10 at the leading VDI Congress \u201cPlastics in Automotive Engineering,\u201d Mannheim, Germany.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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IAC HybridFleece Molding\u2122 concept door carrier<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

IAC HybridFleece Molding\u2122 is a unique process for combining\u00a0 the pressing of a thermoplastic mixed fiber fleece from \u00a0a natural fiber, glass or recycled carbon fiber with the molding of stiffening ribs and clips into a one step process in the same molding tool with no need for additional welding or gluing. The technology can be used to produce a variety of lightweight structural and visible (A-surface) interior components and is designed to reduce process complexity.<\/p>\n

In order to compare IAC HybridFleece Molding\u2122 with conventional processes, IAC produced a door carrier concept and tested it against the serial SUV product it delivers to an OEM customer. In the present case, the concept door carrier delivers a mass reduction of 35 % and \u2013 with regard to its greenhouse potential \u2013 40 % less emissions over the course of its lifetime.<\/p>\n

\u201cIAC HybridFleece Molding\u2122 and our own EcoMat\u2122 formulations and production exemplify IAC\u2019s viable innovation and vertical integration strategies to provide unique solutions that can be implemented quickly and efficiently within existing processes,\u201d said Fritz Schweindl Director Advanced Engineering for IAC in Europe.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe environmental balance is a very good tool to evaluate advanced technologies such as IAC\u2019s HybridFleece Molding\u2122 and effectively support substitution strategies in lightweight design. This general environmental balance is a first approach to identify the improved benefits to the ecological lifecycle of a component: from the retrieval of the natural fiber and its processing to component manufacturing and vehicle application,\u201d explains Prof. Dr. Ing. H.-J. Endres, head of IfBB.<\/p>\n

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About IAC<\/h3>\n

International Automotive Components (IAC) is a leading global supplier of automotive components and systems, including interior and exterior trim. The company\u2019s 2015 sales were $5.9 billion. Headquartered in Luxembourg, IAC Group operates 85 manufacturing facilities in 20 countries. The company has 105 total locations in 22 countries, including 28 design, technical and commercial centers, and employs more than 32,000 people globally. For more information, visit www.iacgroup.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Leading automotive and commercial vehicle interiors supplier, International Automotive Components (IAC), announced today that its proprietary advanced technology HybridFleece Molding\u2122 has scored impressively against conventional processes in the environmental balance from the Institute for Biopolymers and Biocomposites (IfBB) from the University for Applied Sciences of Hannover, Germany. The project details will be unveiled on March […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","nova_meta_subtitle":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5572],"tags":[7059],"supplier":[2840,3731,2568],"class_list":["post-33057","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bio-based","tag-automotive","supplier-iac-international-automotive-components","supplier-institut-fuer-biokunststoffe-und-bioverbundwerkstoffe-ifbb","supplier-vdi-technologiezentrum"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33057","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33057"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33057\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33057"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33057"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33057"},{"taxonomy":"supplier","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/supplier?post=33057"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}