Site Visit: Stellantis CRF Lab Torino is the historic automotive capital of Italy, the city of automotive design, and the location of Stellantis CRF Global Materials Lab which DVN-I Workshop attendees visited on the first morning. This visit set the tone of the workshop, with a look at the material lab, the soft trim lab,…
Covestro presented CMF sustainability trends. A collection of colors and finishing, based on Covestro’s recycled and renewable polycarbonate plastics, aims to be the physical translation of sustainability theme. ‘Aesthetic of Recycling’ was a unique collaboration with the prestigious Color & Imaging Institute of the Arts & Science Research Center at Tsinghua University that would like…
Kurz showed itself as green leader for thin film technology for high value, functional and smart surfaces and its technology as a sustainable supporter for the circular economy. Kurz presented samples with ‘smart’ functional surfaces and hidden-until-lit lighting functions. Meanwhile the thin-film decoration is thinner than a human hair and the samples are therefore extremely…
Since 1946, the Mario Levi Group has been one of the most prestigious tanning companies for vehicle-interior leather. They presented at their booth genuine and artificial leather samples, which were almost indistinguishable. The company also demonstrated environmentally friendly methods for the surface treatment of genuine leather. For example, with zeolite: Zeolites are microporous crystalline materials…
SP3 stands for Professional Prototypes and Services. THey presented small series components, surface technologies, E/E components and several demonstrators. The small series components (in this case Bugatti) included exterior mirror blinker elements, interior light reflectors milled from aluminum, Mini light guide for interior light and milled optics. Surface technology: coatings developed in-house for various substrates…
Tactotek presented package-friendly lighting components produced with IMSE-Technology (In-Molded Structural Electronics) for sustainable automotive interiors. See our previous coverage. The high value samples have proven that ISME-technology makes it possible to reduce the number of individual parts and the installation space, while at the same time the efficiency of the light output, the integration of…
TechnoTeam is from Ilmenau, Germany. They presented the luminance and color measuring systems LMK 6 und LMK 8 color. The LMK 6 features small dimensions at high sensor resolution, an optimized stray light and high filter transmission. It offers full sensor control for customized image sizes. This allows task-specific data transfer rates for high speeds.…
The classic SL from Mercedes has experienced a renaissance: the roadster is being relaunched as a Maybach version. Having already launched a convertible based on the last S-Class, the luxury offshoot of Mercedes is now back in the open air with the Maybach SL 680 Monogram Series. Rose-gold trim elements in the headlights and the…
Tesla boss Elon Musk, having for many years promised a robotaxi “soon”, has shored up the promise by showing a mockup called the Cybercab. It has two upward-opening gullwing doors and looks like a coupe derivative of Tesla’s Model 3. We note that while 2-door taxicabs have been popular in developing countries (e.g., VW Beetle…
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