Automotive

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Automotive

Taconic PTFE Coated Advanced Engineered Composite Materials

Automotive

PTFE Coated Fiberglass Tapes, Fabrics & Belts are cost effective materials that provide high performance in a variety of automotive processing applications.

 

Taconic PTFE Coated Fiberglass Tapes Fabrics Belts Automotive Interior ProductionAutomotive Interior applications such as lamination of headliners, trunk liners and door panels utilize PTFE fabric as well as open mesh belting and heavyweight belting. UHMW and PTFE film tapes are used as anti-squeek & rattle materials throughout the automotive cabin. Heavy weight belts carry extruded plastic, rubber and foam through curing ovens for fabrication into automotive parts such as window gaskets and door moldings.

- Liner/Panel Lamination
- Anti-Squeek/Rattle Materials
- Gasket/Molding Fabrication

  
Taconic Automotive PTFE Coated Fabric Tapes Belts Truck Trailer Scuff Board ProductionTruck/Trailer Scuff Boards also referred to as kick boards, scuff plates or scuff liners, run along the inside wall base of truck bodies and trailers. They provide protection against punctures and impact damage from pallets and forklifts during loading and unloading of cargo thereby increasing the trailer’s service life and reducing maintenance costs. Scuff boards are comprised of a variety of materials including steel, HDPE, composite, corrugated and other materials. Taconic’s Heavy Weight Premium Smooth Fabric acts as a release material for scuff board lamination.

- Lamination Release Material

Taconic Automotive PTFE Coated Fabrics Tapes Belts Trailer Side Skirt ProductionTrailer Side Skirts consist of a set of panels that run the length of the trailer to extend it closer to the ground, reportedly providing a 4 to 7 percent fuel savings by minimizing the air flow under the trailer and around the back axle. In addition to the fuel savings, drivers report better tractor-trailer stability in cross-winds with the use of trailer side skirts, and they have been shown to reduce tire spray, which can cause visibility issues for other drivers. Trailer side skirts should be used for box-style trailers that travel long distances at highway speeds. Heavy Weight Premium Smooth Fabric is used as a release sheet in the lamination of aerodynamic truck panel skirts.

- Lamination Release Material
 

Automotive Product Data - Belting

DescriptionPart NumberOverall Thickness (inches)Coated Weight (lbs/sq yd)Tensile Strength Warp/Fill (lbs/inch)Tear Strength Warp/Fill (lbf)Application
Heavy Weight Belting

 

 Heavy Weight Belting / Premium Smooth

8109 0.0095 1.00 325 / 180 12.0 / 8.0

 

 




| Rubber Extrusion

| Headliner/Trunkliner

| Door Panel Lamination

A1108 0.0110 1.15 400 / 285 14.0 / 11.0
A1048 0.0245 2.15 600 / 575 40.0 / 40.0
8359 0.0035 2.300 850 (warp) 25 (warp)
Standard Smooth 8148 0.0135 1.35 500 / 300 20.0 / 15.0


Standard Textured

 

8208 0.0185 1.55 400 / 300 20.0 / 15.0
8278 0.0245 1.76 425 / 500 50.0 / 55.0
Tac-Black
Anti-Static
8143AS 0.0140 1.34 475 / 350 25.0 / 15.0
DescriptionPart NumberOverall Thickness (inches)Coated Weight (lbs/sq yd)Tensile Strength Warp/Fill (lbs/inch)Tear Strength Warp/Fill (lbf)Maximum Continuous Operating Temp (F°/C°)
Open Mesh Belting
Glass Brown 8308 0.0330 0.88 230 (warp) N/A

Headliner Lamination

Kevlar® Gold 8305K 0.0250 0.58 275 (warp) N/A
Kevlar®/ Glass Gold 8305KG 0.0440 1.27 475 (warp) N/A
Porous PTFE Coated Belts 8255 0.0291 0.82 170 (warp) N/A

Rubber Extrusion

*All operation temps min/max F are -100/500

Automotive Product Data - Tapes

Anti-Squeek/Rattle Applications
 
Part NumberOverall
Thickness
(inches)
Adhesive Thickness (inches)Adhesive Strength (oz/inch)
(typical)
Operating Temp. Min/Max (°F)
Film Tapes
UHMW Film Tac-Tapes™ - ACRYLIC
6311-05 0.007 0.002 50 -40 / 150
6311-10 0.0122 0.0022 40 -40 / 150
Skived PTFE Tac-Tapes™ - ACRYLIC
6113-03 0.005 0.002 45 -40 / 350
6113-05 0.007 0.002 70 -40 / 350

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