Teijin to Unveil World's-first Polycarbonate-resin Pillar-less Front Window for Tommykaira ZZ Electric Vehicle
28 Giugno 2017 - 3:00AM
Business Wire
Teijin Limited announced today that it will unveil the
world’s-first polycarbonate-resin pillar-less automotive front
window, installed in the Tommykaira ZZ electric vehicle (EV)
produced by GLM Co., Ltd., during Automotive Engineering Exposition
2017 Nagoya from June 28 to 30.
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GLM, an EV manufacturer launched by Kyoto University, expects to
acquire street-ready certification for the Tommykaira ZZ fitted
with Teijin’s PC-resin window, after which it will offer the window
as a special equipment for the car from this autumn.
PC resins are prohibited from use in automotive front windows
due to safety standards. Teijin’s PC-resin window, however, thanks
to its high resistance to abrasion and weather, meets new Japanese
standards that will become effective in July, paving the way for
its use in the Tommykaira ZZ.
Teijin also will market its PC-resin window for automakers in
the U.S. and the EU, where demands are increasing for PC-resin
products that meet new safety standards.
Teijin, by thickening the perimeter of its PC-resin window, has
managed to eliminate the need for the A-pillar. As a result, the
transparent PC-resin window achieves unobstructed sight lines for
safer driving and more enjoyable sightseeing. The integrated
PC-resin pillar-less window also is 36% lighter in weight than an
equivalent conventional front window with an A-pillar.
Teijin already provides PC-resin solutions for plastic glazing,
including for train and automotive applications, leveraging PC
resin’s competitive advantages over glass, including 200 times
greater resistance to impact and just half the weight. In March,
Teijin developed a new plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition
(plasma CVD) hard-coating technology.
Japan’s new automotive safety standards will require
plastics-glazed windows to offer enhanced resistance to abrasion
and weather in vehicles models released from July. Simultaneously,
PC resin will become available for automotive front windows.
About the Teijin GroupTeijin (TSE:3401) is a
technology-driven global group offering advanced solutions in the
areas of environmental value; safety, security and disaster
mitigation; and demographic change and increased health
consciousness. Its main fields of operation are high-performance
fibers such as aramid, carbon fibers & composites, healthcare,
films, resin & plastic processing, polyester fibers, products
converting and IT. The group has some 170 companies and around
19,000 employees spread out over 20 countries worldwide. It posted
consolidated sales of JPY741.3 billion (USD 6.5 billion) and total
assets of JPY 964.1 billion (USD 8.5 billion) in the fiscal year
ending March 31, 2017.Please visit www.teijin.com
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