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Methods of designing plastic products in a large automotive organization are listed. This paper describes the benefits of using an outside Plastic Application Development Center. A detailed needs statement is given, along with the total range of capabilities. Benefits to the automotive organization are described.

The high temperatures associated with paint curing of automobiles fenders causes dimensional variation at the door and hood areas. This paper details the experimental techniques used to study the dimensional changes in fenders after they are processed and assembled “online”. Specific dimensional changes are presented and recommendations for computer-aided -engineering predictions are enumerated. Current work to reduce dimensional variations is described.

The manufacturing analysis of molded plastic parts is described in detail. A PC based program is presented to analyze the material and capital cost. The program listing is included.