Fabrico has many years of experience in the automotive industry, providing materials for such applications as masking for truck headlights and die-cut materials that attach the carpeting in an automobile. Fabrico is involved in addressing requirements for diverse automotive applications, using materials and manufacturing expertise to provide cost-effective solutions.
Vibration Dampening. Material requirements include conformability to contours of the vehicle body, with good adhesion to oily metal; compatibility with paint bake cycles; weight reduction; and corrosion resistance.
Fabrico has the application knowledge, materials understanding, and manufacturing capability to die cut materials into the shapes required, dictated by the location in the vehicle, whether on the dash, in the wheelhouse, or in the doors.
Taping/Masking. Taping requirements for vehicles vary, depending on the location. Harness tapes in the engine room must be flame retardant and heat resistant, while other locations, such as external body locations, require weather-proof taping solutions. Taping for EMI/RFI shielding must have good conductive and adhesion properties.
Surface Protection. Surface protection requirements vary depending on the location in the vehicle. Exterior surfaces require abrasion protection, while interior surface requirements may have special bonding or heat tolerance requirements. The breadth of Fabrico’s materials and applications expertise ensure the best design solution for the surface protection requirements of a given project.
World-class materials vendors include:
- Nitto Denko
- DuPont
- 3M™
- Saint-Gobain
- Avery Dennison
- Tesa Tapes
- Sabic
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