BASF offers car makers NVH solution

KARACHI: The BASF, using its combination of polyurethane and polyamide is providing car manufacturers the options of weight savings, pleasant acoustics and vibration dampening.
The NVH (noise, vibration, harshness) solution is achieved by combining the micro-cellular polyurethane elastomer Cellasto and the highly glass-fibre reinforced polyamide Ultramid. The combination is around 25 percent lighter than conventional aluminium die-cast versions with rubber.
Wolfgang Micklitz, head of the global business management Cellasto, said, "This new and complex component offers a sustainable innovation that contributes to further CO2 savings along with high safety and maximum comfort."
The top mount links the shock absorber to the chassis and thus has a decisive influence on driving comfort and dynamics. The engineering plastic is particularly suitable for dynamic loads and thus generally a good alternative to metal.