DSM Engineering Plastics: A trusted thermoplastic supplier to the global automotive industry

One of the greatest challenges for any supplier serving the global automotive industry is that you are only ever as strong as your weakest link.

This is exactly why DSM Engineering Plastics has a worldwide network of facilities covering everything from R&D and production, to customer service.

In North America: DSM consistently scores 99% in supplier ratings and 97% in overall reliability - among the leading manufacturers.
In Europe: DSM is a preferred or Class A supplier at virtually every major Tier 1 and OEM.
In Asia: We are preferred suppliers to leading OEMs in Japan and have recently started working with China’s biggest Tier 1.

Driving automotive metal replacement
The automotive industry has embraced the replacement of metal components with plastics, and indeed low-grade plastics with high-grade plastics – to the point where plastics make up 50% of the average car. Our unique trio of products for the automotive industry – Akulon^®, Arnitel^® and Stanyl^® - are replacing metals in all parts of the car:

• Under-the-hood (caps, intake manifolds).
• Interiors (airbag containers, pedals, gearbox consoles).
• Electrical components (sensors, wiper motor gears).
• Exterior trim: Roof racks, mirror housings.

How do you do more with less?
To be more precise, how do you provide a constantly improved product consistently around the world, at reduced financial and environmental cost?

The very qualities that make our range of automotive thermoplastics tough, resilient and robust, also make them fast, simple and flexible to manufacture with less movable parts. In essence, weight reduction equals cost reduction –- which then equals global productivity gains. And it’s this that represents the next step in leveraging plastic as strategic elements, able to keep adding value across new parts of the manufacturing processes.

Thermoplastics: more than just automotive components
DSM Engineering Plastics is able to achieve this through an outstanding R&D operation; industry-leading expertise in everything from testing to design (particularly CAE); as well as predictive engineering tools and a range of other advanced engineering services available consistently at locations around the world.

This knowledge sharing isn’t limited to our customers. Many of the innovations and efficiencies realised by DSM Engineering Plastics have come through our close relationship and synergies with our parent DSM’s larger plastics division – one of the largest in the world. Why keep valuable knowledge to yourself?