NEWS
Continental and Osram plan lighting venture
Continental and Osram intend to establish a 50-50 joint venture focused on combining semiconductor- based lighting modules, advanced electronics, optics and software expertise with sensor technology and software to create “intelli- gent lighting solutions” for the automotive industry. This would incorporate Osram’s automotive Solid State Lighting module business and the light control business from Continental’s Body & Security business unit. The new firm, which should begin operations at the start of 2018, subject to
Intelligent automotive lights will be developed by the JV
agreement and approvals, is to be based in Munich, Germany and will be called Osram Continental. The stated aim is to generate annual sales in the mid- triple-digit-million-euro range with a workforce of around 1,500 employees and 17 locations worldwide. Strong growth is forecast
for semiconductor-based front lighting systems as the automotive market, adopts increasingly intelligent light functions. Some analysts believe that they could feature in more than half of new cars worldwide by 2025. �
www.continental-corporation.com �
www.osram.com
Dräxlmeier opens US auto plant
Dräxlmeier Group, the Tier 1 automotive supplier in Germany, has opened its new manufacturing site inside the Oaks Logistics Centre on the outskirts of Livermore, California, in the US. The 27,000 m2 site has received a $24m invest-
ment. It is expected to have 300 employees by the end of 2018. The production hall houses equipment for the manufacture and sequenc- ing of interior components, such as door panels and trim parts for premium cars.
It also features a logistics centre to coordinate the sequencing of finished products on to customers. Production specialities there include injection moulding, lamination, sub-assembly and final assembly. �
www.draexlmaier.us
Hexpol invests in Germany
Hexpol TPE has an- nounced plans for further expansion of its site at Lichtenfels in Germany with a new twin-screw production line, which is expected to come on-stream in early 2018 and will add around 5,000 tonnes/year capacity. The new line will
increase capacity for the company’s TPS, TPO and TPU-based thermoplastic elastomer compounds. It will take Hexpol TPE’s global capacity for these materials to more than 80,000 tonnes/year. “This investment is the
third new line we have installed since 2013 and is part of our ongoing commitment to deliver a highly responsive, quick and flexible service,” said Dr Peter Ryzko, Managing Director of the German operation. Hexpol is also invest-
ing in product safety and R&D at Lichtenfels. �
www.hexpoltpe.com
TactoTek wins Suunto contract in Finland
TactoTek has been awarded the mass production contract for the Suunto Movesense Smart connector, an injection moulded structural electron- ics system that is part of the Suunto Movesense platform. Manufacture will take place at the company’s site in Oulu, Finland.
Movesense is a physical toolkit and open development environment for motion sensing and the Smart connec-
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tor is a key part of the platform that integrates into garments, shoes, sports equipment and other items. According to Terho Lahtinen, head of marketing for Movesense: “TactoTek’s technology enables Smart connector to be thin and flexible, making it easy to inte- grate and withstand harsh environ- ments, including full submersion and many washing machine cycles.” �
www.movesense.com
INJECTION WORLD | November/December 2017
Movesense integrates motion sensors into clothes
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