Why do Interior Materials Matter?
Recent issues of your DVN-Interior Newsletter have focused on CES, AI, and SDV. This week, we circle back around to a primary main thing about car interiors: they use a…
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Philippe Aumont
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Philippe Aumont is a highly experienced executive with almost 40 years in the automotive interior supplier industry. Both engineering & business graduate, completed by many general management programs.
He acted as Chief Technology Officer at Faurecia Seating, between 2011 and 2017. Previously he worked for Roth Frères, Johnson Controls and Faurecia, with various position in R&D, Marketing, Strategy, new product development, Open Innovation, start-ups, university, and earlier in JIT, Production, Program Management, Costing, Sales… with permanent assignment in France, Belgium, The Netherlands and Germany, and frequent travels in the US, Japan, China & India.
Philippe is board member at SIA (Society of Automotive Engineers in France), and Ecole Centrale de Nantes (Engineering school).
Philippe is passionate about automotive product and business model reshuffling (Autonomy, Connectivity, New Energy, Environment, and Car sharing), Innovation culture, organization, Technology scouting, Start-ups, Occupant-centric Design (Comfort, Perceived Quality, HMI, Cognitive…)
Leather and New Other Options for Interior Surfaces
Leather is a renewable, nature-based material that has been used for thousands of years. The use of leather for vehicle seats, dashboards, doors, consoles, armrests and more is traditionally—and promotionally—a sign of quality and value-added expense within a premium brand car in many markets (but not all! In some places, cloths are preferred). Leather can…
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Covestro – HiPhi Joint Lab on Advanced Materials
Covestro and Chinese EV brand HiPhi, at the China International Import Expo, announced a joint laboratory to advance low-carbon material solutions and smart technologies for future mobility. The joint lab will mainly focus on the commercialization of low-carbon materials in future EVs and the establishment of relevant standards, as well as the development of smart…
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Peel: High-Performance Pineapple-PU Leather
This Japan-based B2B startup is making high-quality, luxurious, ultra-resistant leather out of pineapple leaves, recycled polyurethane, and recycled resin. Since 2022, they’ve made at least 800 metres of the stuff, with impressive look, feel, and touch quality. Peel says their material is better, in ways that matter, than animal leather and ordinary PU artificial leather.…
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MycoWorks Harvests First ‘Fine Mycelium’ Biomaterial
Biotechnology company MycoWorks has successfully harvested more than a thousand sheets of Fine Mycelium, their luxury leather alternative, at their plant in South Carolina. The sheets can be used to create materials for a range of applications in automotive design. The company, based in San Francisco, was founded by artists with the mission to create…
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Porsche eMacan: Sustainable Luxury with Karuun
The electric Porsche Macan was unveiled in Singapore recently. It combines high technology with a classic sports car feeling. ‘Nature tech materials’ fit perfectly into this exclusive combination as a high-quality design element. The design of the eMacan is based on that of the combustion-engine version, but with distinctive features, including a new display and…
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Trinseo Pulse Engineering Resins for High Performance Interiors
Trinseo Automotive makes plastics and latex binders. They hold a leading position in the PC/ABS markets in Europe and North America. Their Pulse engineering resins provide strong technical features, such as low density, low VOC emissions, and high impact strength. They are approved for many premium automaker specifications. The Pulse GX series is optimized for…
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B.I.G Spins New Auto Yarn for Carpets
B.I.G. Yarns (Beaulieu International Group) in Belgium says they have completed their first industrial production runs of virgin polyester BCF yarns for automotive carpet to complement their polyamide PA6 products. The automotive carpet market is expected to grow strongly in the coming decade with the increased demand for vehicle customization and personalization driven by owners…
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Bio-Plastics: Biodegradable?
Stellaris is an India-based consulting company, with a focus on sustainable growth. They recently published about bioplastics with the potential to replace the majority of the 20,000 components made of petrol-based plastic. It is cost-effective, with desired properties for manufacturing, and capable of retaining its shape and size till the end of its life. Currently,…
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The case of CASE
EDAG Light Car Sharing Concept at Geneva Motor Show 2013 (Wikimedia image) CASE is a term that was invented a few years ago and successfully survived to this day, as a description of the future of mobility. It stands for Connected, Autonomous, Shared, and Electric, and has been used since then by many automakers, including…
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