What are the key market trends impacting the growth of the global automotive
instrument panel market
Without a doubt, the biggest change occurring in
instrument panels is the integration of sophisticated dectronics.
Instrument panel shells are brought to the front of the line on a hanging rack from the plastic molding shop within the plant's 262-acre site.
They will accompany Intermet's existing
instrument panel programs at the Hannibal, Missouri casting plant.
The material is PolyOne's TPO-skinned laminate product, used for the vehicle's lower
instrument panel, assembled in Honda America's plastics facility in Marysville, Ohio.
While manufacturing is always in the forefront of the Dow team's mind, they have to make sure that
instrument panel systems meet several, often conflicting, goals, such as meeting certain targets for noise vibration reduction and harshness, for system mass, and for system cost.
Sometimes only a portion of a concept vehicle, such as an innovative
instrument panel or unusual door handle design, is destined for production.
The new airbag system is to replace passenger airbags typically mounted in the
instrument panel. It can help to lessen passenger injuries and can allow for improved interior design aesthetics, ergonomics and functionality while saving space in the
instrument panel.
* "Low and forward" mounting for the
instrument panels. The premium
instrument panel is located 5.0-in.
* the entry of steam chest molded bead foam (primarily expanded PP [EPP]) molded in combination with textiles for emerging absorbing applications like
instrument panel components.
Magnesium (more than 0.5 lb)--a cross car beam and
instrument panel by Lunt Manufacturing Co., Inc., Schaumburg, Illinois, for GM;