Downsizing & Miniaturization
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.
Envalior’s scientists and engineers support our valued customers across the globe by applying our broad and deep material and application expertise to find the best solutions for a wide variety of design and production challenges.
Our material engineering experts globally help companies to assure first-time-right product designs, by applying their expertise in finding the best solutions for a wide variety of challenges. These challenges often relate to the design, performance, production, and the sustainability and/or compliance of a product.
Whatever the design challenge may be, we are there to work with you to find ways to realize the impossible. Browse these pages to discover more about Envaliors' engineering expertise and materials science power.
As design cycles are getting shorter and design targets keep moving, there is little time to investigate all possible materials options and failure modes. Entrusting on the materials and application expertise of Envalior as a development partner for parts and subsystem engineering, assures fit-for-purpose materials solutions and first-time-right designs.
Getting a part ready for commercialization includes ensuring compliance with relevant regulations and legislation. Manufacturers have their own specific standards they follow to avoid the possible risk of product recalls. Yet recalls still happen, and even a minor malfunction to a vehicle part can cause a recall and decrease customer satisfaction, not to mention how damaging a major recall can be to brand image.
Besides offering a broad portfolio of material grades for many lightweight applications, we offer predictive technologies (CAE) services in which we can run simulations and tests, offering our customers advice and support. Plus, our in-depth analyses on the alignment and position of fiber in materials will give you an additional layer of data to achieve the maximum strength and durability of the material being used in these parts.
Manufacturers have recognized that certain prototyping methods can reduce both cost and delay in the design of parts. Yet, when prototyping, manufacturers expect a superior prototype without having to compromise on efficiency and cost. At Envalior, we offer our prototyping expertise to our customers, along with our knowledge of building tools and the best systems to use for prototype creation.
Molders’ production timelines are getting shorter as OEMs shift their engineering capabilities towards future products and applications. At Envalior, we have the expertise to help customers solve production issues based on our specific knowledge on our unique materials solutions, plus we can advise and recommend if a machine needs to be tweaked to meet the demands of a new material.
As OEMS shift their engineering capabilities on future markets and the applications needed for success, Tier1s and molders are doing the same—shifting capabilities, equipment and tools, to make the necessary parts. At Envalior, we have the expertise to help customers solve production issues efficiently because we design processability into the material on the front-end.
Molders’ production timelines are getting shorter as OEMs shift their engineering capabilities towards future products and the applications needed for success. Since OEMs are focusing more on new applications while continuing the production of current ones, production timelines are shortened, and post-processing solutions play a key role in achieving first time right. At Envalior, whether painting, printing, welding or gluing, we can help to ensure the best possible result for post processing operations.
Create awareness of key root causes of failure modes and suggests mitigation actions for a wide range of potential failures. Based on your specific needs, we deliver a tailored advice that applies to your situation.
Facilitate the development of material recipes with targeted optical properties while assuring mechanical properties through Envaliors' state-of-the-art patent protected Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology.
Sustainability is key to our organization. Nations around the world are focusing more and more on environmentally friendly processes, products and technologies, which is being driven by economic activities, policies, regulations and legislation. It can be difficult for companies to provide an objective measurement of the sustainability benefits of a product, technology and/or system. We help you to excell at sustainable engineering.
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.
In the ongoing quest to do more with less, some automotive applications prove more challenging than other
As car manufacturers continuously focus on reducing weight to improve fuel efficiency, replacing metal parts with plastic remains a key challenge.
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.
UD tapes, tape-based 2D fabrics, and cross plies are used in structural and semi-structural applications, and in the selective reinforcement of injection molded parts.
One of the most challenging environments we work in is under the hood of a car. The parts used in these applications are subjected to high temperatures, broad temperature ranges and corrosive chemicals.
Today’s cars are 90% quieter than cars from the 1970s, when vehicle noise first began to be legislated. OEMs are also increasingly focused on improving the driving experience.
As car manufacturers seek to meet more strict legislation on tailgate emissions, a key area of focus is the reduction of wear and friction in the engine and transmission.
In some consumer electronics applications, key characteristics of the plastic material are haptics and aesthetics – how they look and feel.
Understanding how compounds with low molecular weight migrate across plastic is important for many applications.
The engineering plastics used in various electronics parts have to comply with strict flame retardancy requirements and more environmentally friendly solutions
Learn how Envalior material science helps improve performance with e-friendly materials that do not corrode electrical components.
Designing an innovative part is only one step in the process. Once you have the part design and the material grade selected, and you have successfully manufactured the part in the lab, you need to roll it out for commercial production.
New part designs made from engineering plastics are often able to bypass or reduce the number of secondary processing steps.
While many new parts designed to be manufactured from engineering plastics can bypass or reduce the number of secondary processing steps, some parts still require operations such as painting and printing.
Once you are ready to commercialize your part, you also need to ensure it complies with relevant industry standards and regulations.
Safety is a key concern whenever plastics and electronics meet, and in today’s digitized world, that happens with increasing frequency.
When we talk about Imagine the Future, one of the core ideas we’re expressing is our concern for sustainability. That’s why we have integrated green design into our business.
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