BASF providing solutions for Tata Nano.[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] BASF BASF Bar Association of San Francisco (since 1872; San Francisco, California) BASF Badische Anilin und Soda Fabrik (German chemical products company) BASF Builders Association of South Florida is supplying India's Tata Motors Tata Motors Limited, formerly known as TELCO (TATA Engineering and Locomotive Company), is India's largest passenger automobile and commercial vehicle manufacturing company. It is also the world's 5th largest commercial vehicle manufacturer. with products and engineering solutions for its new Nano automobile designed to reduce emissions, enhance fuel efficiency and improve the car's overall aesthetic look. The Nano project product development involved BASF's wide network. For example, BASF Catalysts developed a catalytic converter catalytic converter: see internal-combustion engine. catalytic converter In automobiles, a component of emission control systems used to reduce the discharge of noxious gases from the internal-combustion engine. for the Nano to meet India's current emission standards. The Nano's plastic air intake manifold Noun 1. intake manifold - a manifold consisting of a pipe to carry fuel to each cylinder in an internal-combustion engine fuel system - equipment in a motor vehicle or aircraft that delivers fuel to the engine is produced by Tata Visteon and employs BASF's Ultramid glass-fiber reinforced engineering plastic. Generally, air intake manifolds supply the engine with the air it needs for combustion and was traditionally made from aluminum. Replacing it with Ultramid leads to 40% weight saving, which in turn leads to better fuel efficiency and fewer emissions. BASF also provided development support ranging from computer simulation studies in the design phase to component tests in the trial phase, carried out at BASF's engineering plastics technical centers. BASF's most noticeable contribution to the Nano will be the color and luster of the vehicle's exterior, according to the company. BASF has been supplying automotive coatings to Tata Motors since 1998 for the company's Indica, Sumo sumo: see wrestling. sumo Japanese form of wrestling.A contestant loses if he is forced out of the ring (a 15-ft circle) or if any part of his body except the soles of his feet touches the ground. , Safari, Indigo and other commercial models. Now, BASF Coatings has been approved by Tata Motors to supply some colors for the Nano as well. |
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