Grivory Polyamide Cuts Headlamp Bracket Mass

A one-piece headlamp bracket developed by Jaguar Land Rover and made of Grivory GVL-4H, a semi-crystalline polyamide, reduce the mass of the assembly by 45 per cent. The new brackets replace previous made of aluminum and stamped steel in Jaguar models including as the all-electric I-PACE. The elimination of post-processing time for the metal components…

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