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Grupo Antolin
Vehicle lightweighting as a means both to minimize CO2 emissions and to meet emission targets is a well-established trend in the automotive industry.
A component that has now been successfully re-engineered in line with this trend is the panoramic sunroof an almost ubiquitous feature on new cars today.
Working in close collaboration with BASF, Grupo Antolin, the Spanish specialist in the development, design and manufacture of interior components for the automobile industry, has validated the use of BASF’s Ultradur materials in the plastic frames of solar and panorama headliners.
The use of these materials, in combination with a novel re-design of the part, has enabled an up to 60 percent reduction in part weight to be achieved compared to the original component, the company has reported. Changes were made in the process to attach the headliner to the frame, allowing certain steps to be eliminated, improving assembly tolerances and ultimately the perceived qual