Automotive

Bulk Molding Compounds, Inc. is the leading supplier of valve cover, headlamp and foglamp reflector composite material in the world today.

WHY?

	Heat Resistance
	Dimensional Stability
	Weight Reduction
	Chemical Resistance
	Surface Finish
	Load Capability
	Lower Tooling Cost

BMC, Inc. manufactures a variety of products for demanding automotive applications that require the ultimate in dimensional stability at elevated temperatures. BMC replaces metals and high-priced thermoplastics in the transportation industry at a lower cost. BMC offers the design engineer a significant cost savings and a superior product. Without fail.

UNDER THE HOOD

Shown at left is the nylon intake manifold of the 4.6 Ford Crown Victoria. The stress crack illustrates that nylon simply cannot meet the stringent heat requirements of the under the hood environment. BMC offers superior properties at a lower cost (see Injection Molding, July 2005 issue www.immnet.com).

The image following is the June 18, 2005 Chicago Tribune follow up article on this nylon field failure.

Which material would YOU specify for your application?

Automotive engineers require a heat resistant material. It has been proven time and again that Nylon simply cannot meet the stringent heat requirements of the under the hood environment.

There are currently over 60 million BMC valve covers on the road today without one material related failure. There has never been a recall by any automotive company due to failure of a BMC part.

GM’s 3800 valve cover (BMC 685) was a one on one replacement for die cast aluminum. It is currently used on over 9 different models and is the longest running passenger car valve cover application in the industry.

Over ten years in production and not one material related failure

Ford’s new 3.0 Lincoln LS and the 3L Jaguar.

BMC provides part integration in the 4.3L and the 5.0/5.7L Vortec front timing chain covers. Six parts were consolidated in this application, engine noise was reduced and weight was reduced by 27%. This replacement for stamped steel saved GM 30% in assembled part cost.

Exterior Applications, Lighting & Body

Since the mid 1980’s, BMC 304 and BMC 5610 have been lighting the way to a brighter future in headlamp reflector applications. They offer a compatibility with coatings and adhesives that allow designers to utilize complex reflector shapes for optimum performance. BMC 324 No Base Coat is a product that can be directly metallized and is approved by GM, Ford and Daimler Chrysler for use in foglamps.