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  1. Chr1s

    Material for plastic EA with living hinge

    Is there a plastic out there that works well for a front fascia energy absorber, that can also handle a living hinge molded into it. It only needs to hinge a couple of times. Thanks,
  2. Chr1s

    Front End Module

    Could anyone with front end module experience give some of the pro's and cons of it. Is there a way to get around having a million and one part numbers due to all the different options ? On vehicles with open frt architecture how did you control the rails. Many thanks,
  3. Chr1s

    Automotive exterior lighting requirements

    Anyone know any decent website decribing automotive exterior lighting requirements ? Cheers,
  4. Chr1s

    SUV plastic under body tray

    What material would you suggest for a SUV plastic under body tray (aero-cover under the engine). It has to pass tough off road durability testing.
  5. Chr1s

    Sinks

    Does anyone have the real magic formula for designing for zero sinks in ABS. The rato normally talked about is 1/3 wall stock. But I have yet to see a part that uses this that will not show sink. I know other factors like packing out the mold come into it, but has anyone had good results with...
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    Fastener stripping

    I have a screw that attaches a thin piece of sheet metal to a hydroform. Everything with this was fine until I needed to add a 3mm thick Nylon bracket in front of the thin piece of sheet metal. Now we have Nylon in front of sheet metal in front of hydro form. The fastener now strips...
  7. Chr1s

    10 years into the future ?

    What do you think will be the biggest development in automotive engineering in the next 10 years ?
  8. Chr1s

    Luggage rack cross rail section

    Does anyone know if any manufacturer uses a common cross rail cross section between multiple vehicles.

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