Kautex Textron has acquired an order from a serious EV producer for thermoplastic composite decrease battery housing models from the corporate’s Pentatonic battery enclosure portfolio.
The Pentatonic product line options light-weight, customizable options utilizing thermoplastic composite or composite-metal hybrid development. Kautex says these applied sciences are meant to enhance battery pack thermal administration whereas enabling general weight discount, which might improve car efficiency and driving vary. The decrease battery housing is designed to seal and defend car batteries, assembly automotive structural and thermal necessities, together with crush and backside impression testing, together with exterior and inside fireplace checks.
The product shall be manufactured for an EV platform overlaying a number of car manufacturers. Kautex says this thermoplastic composite housing gives benefits over typical steel designs, together with decrease prices as a consequence of excessive purposeful integration and a discount in part rely, in addition to improved corrosion resistance. The light-weight nature of the fabric can cut back the invoice of supplies and assist decrease carbon emissions related to manufacturing and use.
That is its second industrial order for the Pentatonic product line, following an preliminary deployment in January 2023 for a BEV underbody safety skid plate. Kautex additionally experiences validation of Pentatonic battery enclosures by highway testing within the US, Japan and Europe, accumulating over 100,000 miles throughout BEV and hybrid automobiles in diverse terrains and climates.
Supply: Kautex Textron
