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Multiple airbag housings for Citroen C5.(AUTOMOTIVE)
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Advanced Composites Bulletin
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March 1, 2008
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Quadrant Creative Moulding and Systems (Quadrant CMS), Belgium, working in cooperation with automotive supplier TRW-Dalphimetal, Spain, has developed the three front airbag housings for the Citroen C5 automobile. The housings for the driver, passenger and knee airbags are moulded in impact-modified polyamide 6 with 40% glass fibre reinforcement (DSM's Akulon grade).
According to Project Buyer of TRW-Dalphimetal, Alessandro Varesi, although polymers are commonly used in the manufacture of airbag housings their design varies according to the specific model and the location of the housing. However, by using Quadrant CMS' ten years of experience in this application field, the ...
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