Huntsman PU resin systems enable lightweight sandwich construction for automotive
Vitrox RTM and Rimline FC polyurethane systems to advance lightweighting, design freedom and simplified manufacturing opportunities.
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Polyurethane systems (PU) have an important role to play in the growth of composites, acting as a key enabler for more cost effective, high-volume manufacturing of automotive composite parts including electric vehicle (EV) battery covers and underbody protections, door frame reinforcements and interior trims and boards, particularly through sandwich construction.
Focused on delivering continuous improvements in physical properties, productivity, total cost and compatibility between core and resin materials, the Huntsman Polyurethanes (Auburn Hills, Mich., U.S.) composites team has devised a special ‘package’ approach that combines its Vitrox RTM and Rimline FC PU systems. The result is an integrated product offering that can give automotive equipment manufacturers advantages in terms of lightweighting, design freedom and simplified manufacturing.
Huntsman’s Rimline FC system can be used to manufacture molded PU cores in complex shapes with almost no limitations on size, enabling greater design freedom. A good base for strength and lifetime reliab