EconCore is a technology provider for the continuous production of thermoplastic honeycomb interlayer materials. It has signed a technology licensing agreement with Kotobukiya Fronte, a Japanese-based automotive interior parts manufacturer.
Kotobukiya Fronte has multiple production bases around the world, and has now adopted EconCore's production technology to meet the market's demand for lightweight and cost-effective materials. Kotobukiya Fronte's innovative honeycomb material solution is currently on the market under the brand name M-Light.
EconCore provides a cost-effective, continuous and mass production process for lightweight thermoplastic honeycomb sandwich panels. EconCore's customers and technology transferees in Europe, Asia and the Americas use cellular technology to enter the automotive market. Facts have proved that lightweight and strong honeycomb sandwich panels not only bring huge benefits to the automotive industry. After signing the technology licensing agreement, Kotobukiya Fronte will use this intelligent and efficient cellular production process to further promote innovation and improve product performance.
In addition to the continuous production process using thermoplastic honeycomb panels, Kotobukiya Fronte will also integrate its innovative production and material technologies to gain a leading market position. The production of rigid honeycomb panels is integrated with the sequential lamination of nonwoven materials and carpet surface layers, making the production of final automotive interior parts more efficient. In addition, lightweight thermoplastic honeycomb panels can be transformed into parts with complex shapes in a very short compression molding process.
Jochen Pflug, CEO of EconCore stated:
"We are both happy and proud to see Kotobukiya Fronte becoming our technology transferee. We have noticed that the market is shifting to lighter and more sustainable materials, while automakers are still striving to remain cost competitive. This A trend will help the development of the automotive interior market. EconCore's technology is helping the market change with its excellent performance and enhanced acoustic performance. We believe that Kotobukiya Fronte is a suitable partner, which will develop new cellular products for automotive interior , We firmly support its innovative product plan. "
Mr. Tsuchiya, CEO of Kotobukiya Fronte said:
"I am very pleased to use EconCore's honeycomb sandwich material when developing products. This material combined with our production process can help us produce automotive parts with excellent acoustic performance, light weight and high rigidity. We believe in using this Products of this kind of material can meet the needs of customers of global automakers. "