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New look AutoFocus - bringing you the latest news from DuPont high performance polymer and elastomer solutions for the automotive industry

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  DuPont Performance Polymers master classes   DuPont Performance Polymers master classes - 2011 dates open now
Each year, DuPont Performance Polymers shares its latest knowledge, developments and innovative solutions in engineering polymers and elastomers with OEMs, Tier 1, rubber manufacturers and compounders at its Performance Polymer Seminars and European Technologists Rubber Courses. To sign up:  Read Full Story
 
 
 
    Survey: Advanced Materials are Critical to Reduce Dependence on Fossil Fuels
Advanced materials will play an increasingly important role helping the auto industry resolve fuel economy and emissions challenges, say 95 percent of design engineers surveyed by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) and DuPont. Also critical, say 52 percent of respondents, is the ability to collaborate throughout the value chain and a stronger focus on the consumer.  
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  Inzi   Inzi saves up to 30% in weight replacing aluminum by DuPont™ Zytel® HTN for its thermostat housing.
By replacing aluminum with DuPont™ Zytel® HTN PPA in an integrated thermostat housing for the Hyundai Theta and Lambda, INZI Controls Co. Ltd., has achieved 20~30% weight reduction, and longer component service life.  Read Full Story
 
 
 
    Cooper Standard chooses DuPont™ Zytel® HTN PPA for all-plastic coolant pump meeting the needs of new generation powertrains and vehicle electrification.
Cooper Standard chose DuPont™ Zytel® HTN PPA for its all-plastic Series 4 Brushless Pump - fitted as standard equipment to the Citroen DS4, Peugeot (PSA) 3008, Renault Fluence and Kangoo, Nissan Fuga, and ground-breaking Nissan Leaf - to reduce weight, withstand 100 g-force shocks, resist salt environments and lifetime contact with glycol coolants, and operate at high temperatures.  
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Ford uses Hytrel® for engine cradle mount
Replacing rubber in an engine cradle mount with DuPont™ Hytrel® TPC/ET thermoplastic elastomer enabled Ford to reduce cost and weight, noise, vibration and harshness, and also volatile organic compound emissions by 95 percent.
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