Toyota wanted to lightweight the seat for the 2022 Toyota Tundra. They worked with BASF and determined that an injection overmolded pultrusion solution was the best choice that would also simplify the manufacturing process and provide overall mass, cost and quality inspection savings.
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When?
Tuesday, October 19, 2021 · 2:00 p.m.
Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Duration: 1 hour
Price
Free
Language
English
Who can attend
Everyone
Dial-in available? (listen only)
Not available.
Agenda
Learn why pultrusion was the clear choice for Toyota
Learn about the challenges faced in the project
Learn how BASF evolved their proprietary CAE tool Ultrasim to accommodate pultrusion
Learn where else pultrusion technology makes sense for automotive and other industries
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Kipp is a registered professional engineer in the state of Michigan and has been with BASF for 16 years, working on a variety of plastics and composite applications. He initially started working with continuous fiber composites in automotive...
John Salvia is the lead design engineer for Toyota Tundra Seating and Passive Safety Systems. He has more than 10 years of experience in seat design and has been awarded eight U.S. patents. John has a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering...