Integrated Headlamp/Hood Bump-Stop Bracket is Safety Category Winner @ 42nd SPE® Auto Innovation Awards Gala

The Safety category winner at the 2012 SPE® Automotive Innovation Awards Competition is the Integrated Headlamp / Hood Bump-Stop Bracket on the 2013 model year Ford® Fusion® sedans by Ford Motor Co. The winner was announced on Nov. 7 at the 42nd-annual SPE® Automotive Innovation Awards Gala held at Burton Manor in the Detroit suburbs. Tier supplier/processor, Magna Exterior & Interior, materials supplier, Styron LLC, and toolmaker, Advantage Mold, Inc. were also named on the award.

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Direct Extrusion of Bulb Seal on Cowls Wins Process/Assembly/Enabling Technologies Category @ SPE® Auto Innovation Awards Gala

In the Process / Assembly / Enabling Technologies category, the Direct Extrusion of Bulb Seal on Cowls nomination on the 2013 model year Ford® C-MAX® HEV by Ford Motor Co.  was named the winner of the 2012 SPE® Automotive Innovation Awards Competition by a panel of Blue Ribbon judges. The winner was announced on Nov. 7 at the 42nd-annual SPE® Automotive Innovation Awards Gala held at Burton Manor in the Detroit suburbs.  Tier supplier/processor, Windsor Mold Group, materials supplier, ExxonMobil Chemical, and toolmaker, Reis Extrusion GmbH were also named on the award.

For more information, see http://speautomotive.com/inno and http://speautomotive.com/awa .

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Water Outlet Assembly is Powertrain Category Winner in 2012 SPE® Auto Innovation Awards Competition

The Powertrain category winner at the 2012 SPE® Automotive Innovation Awards Competition is the Water Outlet Assembly on the 2012 model year Nissan® Altima® sedan by Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. The winner was announced during the 42nd-annual SPE® Automotive Innovation Awards Gala held at Burton Manor in the Detroit suburb on Nov. 7.  Tier supplier/processor, MPC, Inc., materials supplier, Solvay Specialty Polymers, and toolmaker, Industrial Molds Group were also named on the award.

For more information, see http://speautomotive.com/inno and http://speautomotive.com/awa .

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High-resolution digital part photography for all of the 2012 nominations may be found at http://www.flickr.com/photos/speautomotive/collections/72157631799956738/.

Carbon Composite Air Extractor Named Performance & Customization Winner in 42nd SPE® Auto Innovation Awards Competition

The Performance & Customization category winner in the 2012 SPE® Automotive Innovation Awards Competition is the Carbon Composite Air Extractor on the 2012 model year Chevrolet® Camaro® ZL1 sportscar by General Motors Co.  The winner was announced on Nov. 7  at the 42nd-annual SPE® Automotive Innovation Awards Gala held at Burton Manor in the Detroit suburbs.  Tier supplier, TransGlobal LLC, materials processor, deBotech, Inc., materials suppliers, Umeco plc/Cytec Industries, BASF Corp., and SABIC, and toolmaker, deBotech, Inc. were also named on the award.

For more information, see http://speautomotive.com/inno and http://speautomotive.com/awa .

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High-resolution digital part photography for all of the 2012 nominations may be found at http://www.flickr.com/photos/speautomotive/collections/72157631799956738/.

SPE® Auto Innovation Awards Winner in Materials Category Features Controlled Crystallization Rate to Eliminate Paint

The Materials category winner at the 2012 SPE® Automotive Innovation Awards Competition is the Controlled Crystallization Rate to Eliminate Paint nomination on the 2013 model year Ford® Escape® CUV & Fusion® sedan, & Lincoln® MKZ® luxury sedan by Ford Motor Co.   The winner was announced November 7th at the 42nd-annual SPE® Automotive Innovation Awards Gala held at Burton Manor in the Detroit suburbs. Tier supplier, TRW Automotive, materials processor, Key Plastics LLC, materials supplier, Asahi Kasei Plastics North America, and toolmakers, Liberty Molds, Inc. and J&J Tool & Mold Ltd. were also named on the award.

For more information, see http://speautomotive.com/inno and http://speautomotive.com/awa .

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High-resolution digital part photography for all of the 2012 nominations may be found at http://www.flickr.com/photos/speautomotive/collections/72157631799956738/.

Dual-Rate Air Extractor Named Chassis/Hardware Winner of 2012 SPE® Auto Innovation Awards Competition

The Chassis / Hardware category winner at the 2012 SPE® Automotive Innovation Awards Competition is the Dual-Rate Air Extractor on the 2012 model year Ford® Escape® & Edge® CUVs from Ford Motor Co. The winner was announced tonight at the 42nd-annual SPE® Automotive Innovation Awards Gala held at Burton Manor in the Detroit suburbs. Tier supplier/processor, Wegu Manufacturing Inc., materials supplier, Rhetech, and toolmaker, Anfe-Moulds Inc. were also named on the award.

For more information, see http://speautomotive.com/inno and http://speautomotive.com/awa .

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High-resolution digital part photography for all of the 2012 nominations may be found at http://www.flickr.com/photos/speautomotive/collections/72157631799956738/.

Carbon Composite Hood Assembly is Body Exterior Winner at 42nd SPE® Auto Innovation Awards Gala

The Body Exterior category winner at the 2012 SPE® Automotive Innovation Awards Competition is the Carbon Composite Hood Assembly on the 2013 model year SRT Viper® supercar by Chrysler Group LLC. The winner was announced last night at the 42nd-annual SPE® Automotive Innovation Awards Gala held at Burton Manor in the Detroit suburbs. Tier supplier/processor, Plasan Carbon Composites, materials supplier, Umeco plc/Cytec Industries, and toolmaker, Weber Manufacturing Technologies Inc. were also named on the award.

For more information, see http://speautomotive.com/inno and http://speautomotive.com/awa .

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High-resolution digital part photography for all of the 2012 nominations may be found at http://www.flickr.com/photos/speautomotive/collections/72157631799956738/.