e of the tracking-resistant film was said to be closer to 2000V. Motor slot insulation film Insulation film tracking test resultsMotor slot insulation film display panel Fine Steel: Resin-insulated stator   Fine Steel Engineering Co., Ltd. (Fine Steel) exhibited a proposal to use resin molding instead of insulating paper to assure insulation by inserting it into the slots for winding the stator coil.   The enameled wire used in moto...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/02/13

ining multiple pressed and extruded parts together using welding or other methods, as a huge, single "integral energy-absorbing casting." This system uses a high-pressure die-casting machine with a clamping force of 55,000 to 61,000 kilonewtons (1kN = approximately 5,600 to 6,200 tons) to injection mold aluminum alloys and other materials, completely integrating the crumple zone, which includes the left and right wheel wells, lateral supports, an...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/02/12

hat is relatively soft to the touch. To emphasize the monochromatic camel color, the defroster grille and speaker grille on the instrument panel are made of the same color mesh fabric, with the base material colored in ABS (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene) to match the skin color, adhered by insert molding, and finishing to ensure no sense of incongruity between adjacent colors. The interior side panels are similar, but these are made of PP (poly...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/01/15

d left and right. Company name Displayed item Remarks Yorozu Corporation (Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture) Large SUV ladder frame Achieves both weight reduction and increased rigidity with 980 MPa-class high-tensile strength material Rear beam New fabrication method and reduced wall thickness molding Rear suspension link Integrated press structure Front and rear arms 980MPa class high tensile strength steel Large SUV ladder frame, ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/11/11

so similar defects are repeated. The table can be scrolled left and right. Make and model Recall details Notification number Notification date Number of vehicles Causal department/event Countermeasure Mazda CX-5 4022 4/6/2017 16,265 Manufacturing Insufficient strength due to poor plastic molding process. In the worst case scenario, the light axis remains pointing downwards, making it impossible to illuminate the forward direction. Exch...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/10/20

rators, the fuel cell separator made of carbon resin composite material is expected to be lighter.   In addition to the carbon separator for the GX CONCEPT, an ultra-compact separator for drones was also on display at the expo.  The company is also developing production technology to speed up the molding time of resin composite materials.   Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.: High pressure hydrogen tank   Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) is working to m...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/07/11

cells, CO2 and waste recycling technologies, eAxles, etc. Kojima Industries Corporation(Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture) Founded in 1938. Development, design and production of interior and exterior components for automobiles. Various interior components, surface treatment technology, mobile DAC, Ma'mold (mold inhibiting sheet), etc. Toyota Boshoku Corporation(Kariya, Aichi Prefecture) Founded in 1918. Seat business for automobiles, etc., interi...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/06/24

nd flame-retardant body parts - SunForce expanded plastic beads (Asahi Kasei)   Another exhibit was of lightweight, high rigidity, heat-resistant and flame-retardant body parts.   The material is Asahi Kasei’s SunForce expanded (foamed) engineering plastic beads. The manufacturing process is in-mold foaming, with a foaming ratio of 10.   Compared to resin, it is highly rigid and has one-tenth the weight. In the automotive sector, it has been...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/06/19

complies with the GTR13 Phase 2 safety standards, achieving up to 20% cost reduction, 40% reduction in CO2 emissions, and more than 11% weight reduction.   Nishimura: Separator for FC stacks Exhibit of Nishimura's metal separator for FC stacks Nishimura Co., Ltd. (Nishimura) is using its mold manufacturing technology and press molding know-how to manufacture stainless steel and titanium separators for FC stacks with narrow-pitch flow c...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/03/21

2024 Europe, organized by © 2024 UKi Media & Events, a division of UKIP Media & Events Ltd. Photo: Copyright © MarkLines Co., Ltd. All rights reserved)   DNP’s eco-friendly recyclable and reusable PP (polypropylene) based insert décor film is designed to adhere to PP resin during injection molding.   Besides contributing to better recyclability, it helps enhancing automotive interior aesthetics with unique customizable patterns.   The ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/01/22

enge is that it is difficult and expensive to repair the car in the event of an accident, but it is thought that creating cars that do not crash will solve this problem.   Chinese automakers have also followed this trend, so there were many exhibitors from China, including equipment manufacturers, molding companies, tooling companies, and inspection machine manufacturers.   (Exhibitor profile) Company name Exhibit Remarks Equipment manufac...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/12/03

to and leading German materials manufacturer Covestro signed a strategic cooperation agreement. Li Auto and Covestro will leverage their respective technical expertise to establish a joint innovation platform to co-develop high-performance optical-grade materials, smart surface technologies, new in-mold electronics processes, and thermal management solutions. Charging alliance On August 22, 2024, the company signed a partnership agreement with ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/11/05

Motor element Motor element exhibit (back row: stator, front row: rotor)Display panels for motor elements   Fukuda Corporation (Fukuda) introduced motor elements from ATE (Antriebstechnik und Entwicklungs GmbH & Co. KG) of Germany.   The exhibits in the back row of the photo are a resin molded stator and a stator with a liquid-cooled housing. In the front row (from left) are surface magnet type and embedded magnet type synchronous mot...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/08/27

tered magnets M-diffusion heavy rare earth reducing technology High performance ferrite magnetsNMF Series Demonstration tests have yielded outputs in excess of 100kW, applicable to EVs. Daido Steel Co., Ltd.(Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture) Magnetic powder for bonded magnets Process: Plastic injection molding Note: ・ Strong neodymium magnets and ferrite magnets  Permanent magnets for EV motors include expensive, strong neodymium magnets and ge...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/08/15

roove ball bearings for the e-Axle operating environment, creepless bearings for thinner wall motor housings, and electric corrosion-resistant bearings.   Regarding electrolytic corrosion resistant bearings, NTN exhibited four types in total: three insulated types, including a cost-reduced plastic-molded version, in addition to conventional products with ceramic balls and insulating coatings, and a conductive type. e-Axle bearings exhibit...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/06/28

nd the side walls above the wheelhouse, bulkhead (dividing wall between the cabin and cargo bed) and transverse beams are still separate units.   For the Cybertruck EV pickup truck, a Giga Press with a clamping force of 9,000 tons has been installed at the newly constructed Gigafactory Texas to mold the large rear section. This is the Cybertruck body production line. The front and rear Gigacast are joined by pressed steel body side pa...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/06/27

  (Exhibitor profile) Company Exhibited products Material Construction method (Process) Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation(Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo) In production: Front grilleMazda CX-60In production: Meter garnishSuzuki Jimny Bio-based engineering plastic"DURABIO™"Plant-derived PC resin Injection molding Paint-less resin outer panel(reference product) Recycled PMMA "Acrypet" tail lamp recycling material Injection molding Environmentally fri...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/06/18

cube of the plate thickness, so it is thought that body rigidity will improve. Exhibit: Gigacast (from rear left side of vehicle) Exhibit: Gigacast (from left side of vehicle) Die-casting improves the degree of design freedom for shape and reduces the number of fastening parts by integral molding, which also improves rigidity. There is an RF that crosses the floor between the wheel houses and on the center side of the vehicle. The wall ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/06/07

ent Controls Co., Ltd. 〇 〇 〇 〇 〇 〇 〇 〇 〇 〇 〇 Bethel Automotive Safety Systems Co., Ltd. 〇 〇 〇 〇 〇 〇 Ningbo Tuopu Group Co., Ltd. 〇 〇 〇 〇 〇 〇 〇 〇 〇 〇 〇 〇 Ningbo Xusheng Group Co., Ltd. 〇 〇 〇 〇 〇 〇 Jiangnan Mould & Plastic Technology Co., Ltd. 〇 〇 〇 〇 〇 〇 〇 FAWER Automotive Parts Limited Company 〇 〇 〇 Zhejiang Yinlu...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/05/29

ness on a global scale by leveraging its partnership with Eurotranciatura S.p.A. of Italy. In addition to the Nagano plant, Benichu-Kuroda Laminations Co.,Ltd. was established in Naka City, Ibaraki Prefecture, to manufacture cores in Japan, with production beginning in 2023.   Glue FASTEC®, an in-mold core adhesive lamination method, applies adhesive during the progressive lamination mold process, enabling the production of laminated cores with...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/02/15