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Winner:  Composite Pick Up Truck Box  

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Summary
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Forming Process
First time process used?
Previous Process Used
Tooling Innovations
New Material Developments
Weight Savings
Direct Cost Savings
Indirect Cost Savings
Direct Consumer Benefit
Translates to other Vehicles?
Safety Benefits
Environmental Benefits
Additional Info
Description   Composite Pick Up Truck Box
OEM, Model, Model Year   General Motors, Silverado, 2001
System Supplier, Contact, Phone   GM Fort Wayne Assembly, Ed Puglise, (219)433-6967
Molder/Processor, Contact   Meridian/Budd, See Attached
Toolmaker, Contact   Century/Prospect, See Attached
Material Supplier, Contact   Dow/Bayer/Owens Corning/SIA, See Attached
Generic resin type   Polyurethane/Polyurea
Resin Trade Name   Spectrim HH365 / Baydur 425 / ME 2000
OEM Engineer, Title and Phone   Tom Jensen, Engineering Group Manager, (248)753-3263
Nominated by, Company   Michael Shoemaker, Dow Automotive
Address   1600 Harmon Road, Auburn Hills
Phone   (248)393-3074
Fax   (248)391-6393
Email   mrshoemaker@dow.com

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