Development of Mold in Color Plastics to Eliminate Paint without Compromising Aesthetic & Functional Requirements Tata Motors, Limited

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

jha, Ashutosh, author.

Contributor:

Hatwalne, Mrunal R.

Conference Name:

International Conference on Automotive Materials and Manufacturing AMM 2023 (2023-06-01 : Pune, India)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource cm

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 2023

Summary:

Vehicle aesthetic appearance is critical factor in the perceived quality of a vehicle. Auto OEM focuses on the improvement of perceived quality. The perceived quality of a vehicle is improved by achieving a superior finish on the visible parts. Plastic parts used in visible areas are painted to achieve a superior finish and aesthetic. However, the painting process is very energy intensive, releases a lot of harmful VOCs into the environment, emits carbon di-oxide into the environment and is a very costly process. Also, painted parts pose a challenge for recycling at the end of life. For painting one square meter area, around 6.5 Kg of co2 is released. Additionally, the painting cost contributes to around 60 % of the part cost. As the emphasis has increased on sustainability and reducing the cost, we took the challenge to develop novel mold in color material to eliminate the painting process without compromising the aesthetic and functional requirements of part. The challenge was to develop the mold in color (MIC) material having a similar appearance as the painted part with no compromise on functional performance and use the existing injection molding tool. This paper explains the development methodology of MIC material and application validation methodology to ensure a similar aesthetic and functional requirement as painted part

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Publisher Number:

2023-28-1321

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