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Lightweight
Seatback Panel Assembly
Our new seatback panel product replaces stamped steel panels, delivering the automotive industry’s first lightweight rear seatback panel composite solution. Leveraging our Stratas™ board polyurethane core composite technology, we were able to meet testing and safety requirements including shifting cargo, seatbelt load, and child seat anchorage testing.
Assembly Options
Carpet and other A-surface finish materials can be integrated onto the panel during production to reduce steps during factory assembly.
Panel Options
Our laminated composite panel can be thermoformed and waterjet-cut into shape.
Applications
- Seating systems
Advantages
- Lightweight—up to 60% system weight savings
- Up to 1 kg weight savings per vehicle
- Reduced effort to lift seatback
- Flat and rigid surface
- Can meet OEM load requirements
- Requires minimal attachment modification to frame
- Trunk trim integration
- Edge finish capability