| Description |
|
Acrylic Underbody Coating |
| OEM, Model, Model Year |
|
Toyota, Lexus LS430, 2000 |
| System Supplier |
|
Toyota |
| Molder/Processor |
|
Toyota |
| Material Supplier, Contact |
|
AISIN Chemical, Hiroshi Torii |
| Generic resin type |
|
Acrylic resin |
| Resin Trade Name |
|
Protage |
| Grade |
|
AU-1000 |
| Nominated by, Company |
|
Ayumi Takata, Toyota |
| Address |
|
1 Toyota-cho, Toyota,Aichi,471-8572,Japan |
| Phone |
|
(734)995-2389 |
| Fax |
|
(734)995-3684 |
| Email |
|
ayumi@takata.tec.toyota.co.jp |
| Summary | | Development of underbody coating material with acrylic powder as an alternative material to PVC. Acrylic is more environmentally friendly material. Provides weight reduction and noise reduction Weight Savings: 35% Cost Savings: 14% Cost Avoidance: N/A |
| Most Innovative Feature | | More environmentally acceptable manner than conventional material. (Development of underbody coating material with acrylic powder as an alternative material to polyvinyl chloride resin.) |
| Other Innovative Features | | Weight reduction and noise reduction |
| Forming Process | | It is applied to the underbody panel in a paint line. |
| First time process used? | | Yes. |
| Previous Process Used | | Special acrylic resin |
| Tooling Innovations | | same as current application |
| New Material Developments | | Compatibility with storage stability and good film properties. |
| Weight Savings | | 35% |
| Direct Cost Savings | | 14% |
| Indirect Cost Savings | | It is same as a current production. |
| Direct Consumer Benefit | | Silent cabin and good chipping resistance |
| Translates to other Vehicles? | | Yes. |
| Safety Benefits | | N/A |
| Environmental Benefits | | It is possible to recover energy. (When polyvinyl chloride is reused as one of energy source, it is said that toxic gases such as dioxin and hydrogen chloride sometimes may generate, depending on the combustion temperature.) |