October 19, 2021 |
Toyota wanted to lightweight the seat for the 2022 Toyota Tundra, so they worked with BASF and determined that an injection overmolded pultrusion solution was the best choice.
This solution also simplified the manufacturing process and provided overall mass, cost and quality inspection savings.
Agenda:
Kipp Grumm
Technology Leader, Lightweight Thermoplastic Composites
Kipp is a registered professional engineer in the state of Michigan and has been with BASF for 16 years, working on a variety of plastics and composite applications. He initially started working with continuous fiber composites in automotive seating using injection overmolded continuous fiber thermoplastic structures to replace traditional metallic structures. He has been awarded four patents in composite applications with other patents pending.
John Salvia
Lead Design Engineer
John Salvia is the lead design engineer for Toyota Tundra Seating and Passive Safety Systems. He has more than 10 years of experience in seat design and has been awarded eight U.S. patents. John has a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering from the University of Michigan.
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