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Carmakers, Suppliers Agree on Resin Validation Plan
Major carmakers and suppliers have agreed on a plan to quickly validate alternates to PA-12 resin, a critical material in fuel and brake systems that is expected to remain in short supply until late this year.
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Major carmakers and suppliers have agreed on a plan to quickly validate alternates to PA-12 resin, a critical material in fuel and brake systems that is expected to remain in short supply until late this year.
The industry has been scrambling to find and approve substitute materials after an explosion at an Evonik Industries AG plant in Germany on March 31 knocked out about half the world's source of cyclododecatriene, a chemical used to make PA-12.
The effort to find substitutes is being coordinated by the Southfield, Mich.-based Automotive Industry Action Group.
AIAG says the plan adopted on Monday covers testing procedures for materials used in quick connects, multilayer tubing and assemblies. The group continues to work out a validation process for substitute materials used to coat metal and other rigid tubing. AIAG expects to complete that project in mid-May.
The newly adopted procedures, described in D-35 Interim DVP&R Guidelines, can be downloaded as a PDF file HERE.
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