PET & PBT - Arnite®
Our Arnite portfolio includes high performance engineering polyester plastics (PBT, PET, and blends) that combine high strength and rigidity with excellent processing characteristics.
Reducing the weight of electronic power steering systems (EPS) without compromising driver safety has proven a great challenge to the industry. Our Arnite XT engineering plastic is ideal for replacing metal in the EPS due to its excellent mechanical performance.
The material delivers up to 50% weight reduction over metal in EPS systems, with a cost reduction of 10 to 40%, depending on the region and complexity of production. This significant reduction was recognized by Frost & Sullivan in 2014, where we lead the industry in “enhancing value for Tier 1 suppliers of steering systems by establishing a new benchmark in weight reduction”.
Our solution is proven safe, meeting the stringent safety requirements for impact, strength and torque tests, one-time misuse tests, high temperature exposure, and long-term durability. Its safety is based on a Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA) system that covers safety in design, processing, and the material across the entire value chain – from our raw materials to the finished part.
Our Arnite portfolio includes high performance engineering polyester plastics (PBT, PET, and blends) that combine high strength and rigidity with excellent processing characteristics.
Arnitel is a high-performance ThermoPlastic Copolyester (TPC) that offers you a unique combination of flexibility, high temperature resistance and strength - plus excellent processing characteristics.
How will you design automotive components that meet the challenges of your industry, today and tomorrow? DSM offers high-performing plastic solutions, technologies and expertise for the extreme demands of next-generation vehicles.
Our materials are a driving force in producing automotive components that are extremely light; that reduce friction in the engine; and can operate in the most extreme heat. On the road to zero emissions It’s time to think differently. To think beyond metal. And above all, to think together.
Safety is a key concern whenever plastics and electronics meet, and in today’s digitized world, that happens with increasing frequency.
As our economy places more focus on efficiency, industry is responding by creating products that are thinner, lighter, and smaller – with the same or more functionality.
Plastics offer a solution that is lighter in weight than metal and rubber. In addition, plastics enable the production of parts with complex geometries, meaning its possible to convert a number of components into a single, simplified part.
Bright science means reducing weight while keeping safety at the highest level
Meet the extreme in safe and sustainable EPS steering system
Frost & Sullivan honours DSM for enhancing value for Tier 1 suppliers of steering systems by establishing a new benchmark in weight reduction of EPS Systems
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