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RocTool signs license agreement with Volvo Cars

28 Feb '15

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Designer and developer of technologies for rapid moulding of composites and plastic injections, RocTool said it has signed a license agreement with Sweden based, Volvo Cars.

The agreement focuses on the manufacturing of the IntelliSafe body part in the back of the central rear-mirror that contains the system’s radar.

According to a RocTool press release, after a successful development, RocTool 3iTech allows a perfect replication of the microstructure of the mould steel for the production of the part.

Applied on the inside of the part, the RocTool technology brings significant changes to the optical properties of the surface of the plastic, preventing the rising sun lights that enters inside the part to blind the radar.

“As of today no other technology is able to obtain such optical properties on a one-shot manufacturing without additional operations line in painting,” RocTool said.

Stéphane Hersen, RocTool general manager said, “RocTool is glad to bring its technology to a leading automobile manufacturer that is Volvo with real added-value to Volvo cars.”

“We are confident that this is the first step towards a long and fruitful cooperation between our companies,” she added.

Set-up in 2000, RocTool said it revolutionises fast moulding processes for composites, plastic injection and very soon metal.

The processes developed by RocTool are used in industries like consumer electronics, automotive, sports & leisure.

RocTool added, “They hold many advantages including reduced cycle times, enhanced quality of parts produced, therefore resulting in an overall cost reduction of the produced parts for manufacturers.”

RocTool’s headquarters and R&D centre are situated at Savoie Technolac, Le Bourget du Lac (France) and also has three subsidiaries in the USA, Germany and Taiwan. (AR)

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