Stronger, quieter interior panels.Owens Corning's (Toledo, OH; www.owenscorning.com) new lightweight glass-mat composite substrate, Acousti-Max, promises improved structural and acoustic properties for vehicle interior panels--headliners, trunk liners, door modules, seat backs, and package trays--when compared to competing materials. It also claims the new material is 45% stronger and up to 20% more sound absorptive. Compared to a polyurethane polyurethane Any of a class of very versatile polymers that are made into flexible and rigid foams, fibres, elastomers (elastic polymers), surface coatings, and adhesives. and glass fiber headliner head·lin·er n. A performer who receives prominent billing; a star. Noun 1. headliner - a performer who receives prominent billing star , for example, AcoustiMax needs just four layers--half that of the polyurethane piece--and increases to more than twice its original thickness upon heating. This allows a part of varying cross-section to be molded in a single process so sections can be made thicker in potential head-contact areas to reduce injury, and thinner with a higher modulus at attachment See ATA. AT Attachment - Advanced Technology Attachment points. Because it is thermoformable, Owens Corning Owens Corning Corporation is the world's largest manufacturer of fiberglass and related products. It was formed in 1935 as a partnership between two major American glassworks, Corning Glass Works and Owens-Illinois. The company was spun off as a separate entity November 1, 1938. claims AcoustiMax can be molded on tools with deep draws and tight corners. Plus, with the addition of barrier films and construction techniques, the material can be made impermeable impermeable /im·per·me·a·ble/ (-per´me-ah-b'l) not permitting passage, as of fluid. im·per·me·a·ble adj. Impossible to permeate; not permitting passage. to air if necessary. |
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