Prior Product:

Akron Polymer’s customer that is a major tier 1 supplier to the automotive industry used a bulky EP rubber hose assembly for an automotive emission vent application. The assembly required a formed EP rubber hose; injection molded & inserted hose connector and hose clamps to secure each extremity.

Akron Polymer’s Solution:

The Akron engineering staff partnered with the customer to provide an alternative process using an all Nylon (PA) 12 tube assembly which featured an extruded thermoplastic tube that could be formed into a complex 3D shape with an over-molded glass reinforced Nylon (PA) 612 connector at one end. Akron provided hardware solutions, including tooling, molds and fixtures.

Results/Value:

The customer was able to drop in the Akron Polymer tube assembly onto their On Board Vapor Recovery System. The redesign resulted in significant costs savings for the customer as well as a 35% reduction in weight. Akron Polymer was able to completely redesign, develop, and manufacture this custom molded assembly in only 14 weeks.

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