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Ems-Grivory bags 'Supplier of Year' award from GM

20 Mar '15

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General Motors (GM) for the fifth year in succession has awarded Ems-Grivory, a manufacturer of high performance polyamides, its prestigious “Supplier of the Year” award.

According to Ems-Grivory, it bagged the award again not only for being a reliable supplier, but also for the expert support it provides as a development partner and problem solver.

“The deciding factor for General Motors was the consistent effort put in by Ems-Grivory to develop measures for optimising costs and weight,” Ems-Grivory said in a press release.

For more than 40 years, Ems-Grivory has been developing modern vehicle components of the highest quality for the automotive engineering industry.

It was one of the first polyamide producers to recognise, more than 20 years ago, the potential for metal replacement in vehicles, and has consistently focused on this area.

“Due to this experience, Ems-Grivory is able to support its partners from the early stages of a project with feasibility studies and design concepts,” it added.

Finite element analysis, tailored to the properties of the materials in question and the intended purpose, is used to optimise component design.

Ems-Grivory made thermoplastics based on polyamides 6 and 66 are used in interiors for the seat adjustment levers, air vents and speaker covers.

Opel also uses polyamides for technically more complex components, the central clutch operator being one such example.

Another example of the use of Ems-Grivory made polyamides in complex components at Opel is the new generation of adaptive front lights (AFL) used in the Opel Insignia.

AFL uses moveable lenses to enable the light to be dynamically adjusted to suit the road and the manoeuvrability in the headlight unit, is provided by a swiveling module made of Grivory HT1.

“This component is exposed to temperatures of up to 150°C for long periods and to guarantee precise angling of the light cone, the swiveling module must not become deformed,” the polyamides maker informed.

“Grivory HT1, with its extremely high rigidity, durability and heat resistance, offers the required level of performance for this kind of demanding application where tolerances must be kept to a minimum,” it noted.

With its efficient application technology centre, Ems-Grivory is able to offer its customers a service package that covers the entire development process, from the initial concept to series production.

“This complete package of polyamide expertise was one of the main factors that led to the company being named “Supplier of the Year” by General Motors for the fifth time in succession,” it concluded by saying. (AR)

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