Dually Bed Rails

OEM: General Motors Model: Chevrolet Silverado Dually
Model Year: 2006 Molder/Processor: Creative Engineered Polymers Products, LLC.
System Supplier: Creative Engineered Polymer Products, LLC. Molder Contact: N/A
System Contact: Jeff Stack Molder Phone: N/A
System Phone: (419) 683-1500 Material Supplier: Basell Polyolefin
Toolmaker: N/A Material Contact: Jane Horal
Toolmaker Contact: N/A Material Phone: 248-756-3020
Toolmaker Phone: N/A Generic Resin Type: TPO
OEM Permission: Yes Grade: Hifax TRL783P
OEM Engineer: Tom Pickett Nominator: Tom Pickett
OEM Title: Materials Engineer Nominator's Company: General Motors
OEM Phone: 586-492-2454 Nominator's Address: P.O. Box 5061
Warren, MI 48090
Forming Process: Injection Molding Nominator's Phone: 586-492-2454
First Time Process Used? No Nominator's Email: thomas.pickett@gm.com
Weight Savings: 90 grams per pound Cost Savings: 30% - Direct material and process cost savings.
    Cost Avoidance:  Cycle time reduction. The material flows better than the original ionomer material. It is easier to mold.
       
Summary: This application utilizes a new molded-in color TPO material in a highly visible truck-bed rails application. The material has excellent scuff and mar resistance, and a low coefficient of linear-thermal expansion (CLTE) value. Innovations allowed the material to replace an engineered thermoplastic ionomer in the existing tools, resulting in a 30% direct materials and process savings.
   
Most Innovative Feature: A new highly scratch & marr resistance TPO material for a highly visible and scratched & marr application for exterior truck bed rails.
   
Other Innovative Features: Innovation of a TPO material that has low CLTE of 4.7 x 10-5 mm/mm/C, low shrink, and exceptional scratch & marr resistance. Innovations allowed material to replace a engineered thermoplastic Ionomer for a demanding exterior application, truck bed rails.
 
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