(pressreleasefinder) -- Magna Auteca, one of the world’s leading suppliers of automotive micro-actuator systems for various kinds of adjustments, has chosen Arnite A, a high performance compound based on polyethylene terephthalate (PET), from DSM for use in its latest generation of exterior mirror adjustment units.
Magna Auteca required a replacement for PBT, which improved the durability performance for this new application. As a result of this, the company looked at a wide range of compounds based on different engineering thermoplastics. The DSM's material outperformed several rivals in a series of qualification tests.
"This is a major success for DSM and for Arnite A,” says Andreas Weinmann, Account Manager at DSM. “Magna Auteca is a trendsetter for next generations mirror adjustment units with reduced weight and improved quality. We expect the competition will follow Magna shortly, and we are looking forward working with them too!"
As MRC reported earlier, DSM had recently introduced its new thermally conductive thermoplastic polyester for such components, as foglamp housings, lens holders and AFL (Adaptive Forward Lighting) frames. The new grade is a further development of Arnite PET-XL, which DSM successfully introduced in 2009. Both products are based on polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and are highly suitable for engineering applications.
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