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Design and Styling |
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| Lexan* Polycarbonate windows with Exatec® coating systems offer styling options and design freedom unachievable in glass. |
| Styling Advantages and Opportunities for Differentiation |
| From concept to reality, from invention to industrialization, Lexan* Polycarbonate glazing with Exatec® coating technology delivers exciting new design freedom and opportunities for designers to create unique and differentiated vehicles. |
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Highly curved and complex shapes that are difficult or impossible to achieve in glass are easily molded in Lexan* Polycarbonate |
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Style highlights and aerodynamic features can be included in a one-piece molded design |
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Lexan* Polycarbonate is available in a wide range of available colors and tints, and can be combined during the molding process with other thermoplastic materials for additional visual highlight effects |
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| Integrated Functionality and Part Complexity Reduction |
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Molding parts and features into the final part geometry can reduce overall systems costs through the elimination of parts and costly secondary operations |
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Molded-in parts and attachment features can reduce overall part weight and can improves fuel economy and ease of assembly |
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Molded-in clips/fasteners and attachment features can simplify vehicle assembly |
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Rigidity and structural strength can be optimized through the integration of multiple parts |
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