Applications

Exterior
Plastic is a design-friendly material that is increasingly used to customize the vehicle shell. Injection moulded exterior parts place stringent demands on surface quality and dimensional accuracy. At the same time, the parts must possess precisely defined mechanical properties, e.g. in front crash areas to protect pedestrians. Injection moulding machines and technologies by ENGEL guarantee best-of-breed surface quality and maximum cost-efficiency for large-scale moulded parts and long flow paths.

Interior
A large variety of plastic components are found in the vehicle interior. Dashboards and consoles need to hold countless functional elements without compromising their appearance or feel. This also applies to door and pillar liners that hold airbag systems for protection against head-on or side impact, and thus require precisely defined characteristics.

Engine components and engine-related subassemblies
Wherever heat exposure permits, there is an increasing trend towards manufacturing engine components and engine-related subassemblies from plastics. Today, custom-built, injection mouldable plastics are designed to withstand high deployment temperatures and for contact with fuel, oil, coolant and brake fluid.

Windows
Windows made of transparent plastics, especially polycarbonate, are light and offer designers more freedom. Complete plastic glazing systems integrate a great deal of functionality and reduce system cost

Lighting technology
Today’s lighting technology relies on plastics more than ever before. Classic multi-colour technology is supplemented by the use of modern LED technology and the integration of sealing functions.

Ventilation and air-conditioning technology
The pleasant interior atmosphere of the vehicle is a major convenience factor. Actuators and controls, compressors, and heat-exchangers, along with air baffles, air baffle controls and vents rely on a large number of plastic parts that all need to be as light and compact as possible. Weight optimization is thus one of the major focuses of ENGEL technologies in this field.