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Article: Nissan switches from aluminium to nylon under the bonnet.(design)
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- British Plastics & Rubber
- Article date:
- June 1, 2008
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THE first tentative move has been made by Nissan in Europe into metal replacement for under-bonnet applications with the rocker cover and front cover of its 2-5 litre turbo-diesel engine for the Pathfinder and Navara vehicles.
Both parts were developed by two companies belonging to the MCC Mondragon Corporacion Cooperativa in Spain: Fagor Ederlan, which has traditionally specialised in engine parts, transmissions and car-body manufacturing in aluminium or iron, and plastics moulder Maier. By switching to engineering polymers Maier was able to achieve savings in terms of both cost of production and weight of 30 per cent for each of the parts compared with their ...