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IAC’s lightweight material solution FiberFrame™ named a 2017 PACE Award finalist

Leading automotive interiors supplier International Automotive Components’ (IAC) FiberFrame™ product innovation has been selected as a finalist in the 2017 PACE (Premier Automotive Suppliers’ Contribution to Excellence) Awards program. The environmentally-sustainable and lightweight, natural fiber sunroof frame is among 33 finalists. The winners will be announced at the 2017 Automotive News PACE Awards on April … Continued

Leading automotive interiors supplier International Automotive Components’ (IAC) FiberFrame™ product innovation has been selected as a finalist in the 2017 PACE (Premier Automotive Suppliers’ Contribution to Excellence) Awards program. The environmentally-sustainable and lightweight, natural fiber sunroof frame is among 33 finalists. The winners will be announced at the 2017 Automotive News PACE Awards on April 3, 2017, at the Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher Music Theater in Detroit.

IAC’s FiberFrame™ replaces the sun roof’s metal reinforcement frame with a lighter alternative employing strong, natural fibers using a new raw material comprised of 70 percent renewable content – all while improving the frame’s structural rigidity. This unique lightweight solution is reinforced using IAC’s EcoMatHot natural fiber-based semi-finished mat material, which was especially developed for this application. The fiber mat is molded with a thermoset binder and is manufactured in-house by IAC in a hot molding process.

“This PACE recognition is another validation of IAC’s material expertise which provides OEM customers with significant weight savings solutions without compromising the structural integrity of the vehicle,” said IAC Vice President of Advanced Development and Materials Engineering Dr. Rose Ryntz. “Larger sun and panoramic roofs are popular across all vehicle sizes and segments. FiberFrame™ ensures a lower carbon footprint for vehicles with sun roof systems, while providing the strength and rigidity of the steel component it replaces.”

The lightweight material solution FiberFrame™ was developed by the IAC technology center Ebersberg, Germany, and was patented for the European and US market. The production is placed at IAC Prestice, Czech Republic. Currently, overhead systems with a FiberFrame™ sun roof frame are installed in the Mercedes-Benz E-class.

The Automotive News PACE Award honors suppliers’ innovations in products, information technology, manufacturing processes and capital equipment. Through April, IAC and other award finalists will host independent PACE judges (industry experts) onsite to evaluate innovations for originality and market impact. Award finalists are recognized around the world as the industry benchmark for innovation.

https://www.automotiveworld.com/news-releases/iacs-lightweight-material-solution-fiberframe-named-2017-pace-award-finalist/

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