Karen McIntyre, Editor12.10.19
The role of nonwovens in automotives continues to grow as car designers look for lighter weight options that have a sustainability story and offer increased comfort and reduced noise to drivers and passengers. Even as the automotives market faces a global slowdown, which has been particularly hard felt in Asia, suppliers of nonwovens to automotive companies remain optimistic that their products will continue to grow in this market.
“Due to the fact that we at Sandler always aim to offer new and innovative products, we have seen growth in automotive markets in the last years. We expect that the situation will get more complex over the next years,” says Gerhard Klier, director of technical products at Sandler. “New challenges for vehicle producers arise. Hybrid or completely electronic vehicles need new or other solutions than combusting engines.”
Growth has also been driven by the increasing role of nonwovens in the automotives. Due their versatility, nonwovens are being used in more applications where they replace other materials, often in a sustainable way. Nonwovens can combine different properties, for example a good sound absorber c
“Due to the fact that we at Sandler always aim to offer new and innovative products, we have seen growth in automotive markets in the last years. We expect that the situation will get more complex over the next years,” says Gerhard Klier, director of technical products at Sandler. “New challenges for vehicle producers arise. Hybrid or completely electronic vehicles need new or other solutions than combusting engines.”
Growth has also been driven by the increasing role of nonwovens in the automotives. Due their versatility, nonwovens are being used in more applications where they replace other materials, often in a sustainable way. Nonwovens can combine different properties, for example a good sound absorber c
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