Injection Moulding Asia

R&D centres for automotive industry in China

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Located at the DuPont China Research &Development Centre, DuPont's integrated design and application development centre contains three laboratories focused on material development, prototyping, automotive parts performance and reliability testing as well as a design centre. To facilitate part and mould design optimisation, the centre is equipped with facilities to provide 3D surface CAD, mould flow, warpage, structural, impact and NVH (noise, vibration and harshness) analysis. The provision of 3D laser scanning service enables the non-contact process to provide accurate measurement of all moulded parts.

Meanwhile, BMS and Chery's partnership involves undertaking research, applying for patents and promoting technologies in areas such as PU composites, PC glazing, new energy battery housing, noise reduction and sound absorption materials.

BMS has also set up a showroom in Chery's Central Research Institute in Wuhu, Anhui province, where it plans to hold technical seminars. BMS set up an automotive centre in Shanghai last year and with its latest efforts, it says it will be able to understand the Chinese market better and allow it to have regular technical exchanges and training programmes at Chery.

Chery sold 700,000 vehicles last year and the company intends to sell 800,000 this year with 150,000 cars for the export market.