The days of heavy metals like steel forming the backbones of most manufactured automobiles are long gone. Now, plastic products offer a much more flexible, lightweight, and economical solution to a wide range of automotive needs. From the headlights to the taillights, your car is likely packed with a variety of plastic components that benefit the vehicle in several ways. 

How Plastic Products Benefit Automobiles

Weight Reduction & Fuel Efficiency

Because more and more parts of a vehicle are made from plastic, cars continue to get lighter. The lightness of many internal parts, including pipes and fuel components, helps offset the weight necessarily heavier components, like the battery systems and engines. Less weight translates into better fuel efficiency for the driver.

Aesthetic Possibilities

Hard and heavy metals are difficult to shape into complex designs. Plastics, on the other hand, are vastly more flexible. Subtle curves, sharp angles, and everything in between is possible, so designers are limited only by their imagination when putting together a blueprint. Bumpers, door panels, and aerodynamic body components are all built using plastic products. For every futuristic new concept car that’s unveiled, plastics are partially to thank!

Safety

Automobile manufacturers once thought that the more like a tank a car was, the safer its occupants were. However, today’s designs incorporate plastic in the front and sometimes back of a car to create “crumple zones.” Instead of taking the brunt of an impact without flinching, plastics collapse and effectively provide a cushion for someone in the vehicle. This development has improved the overall safety of automobiles. The National Highway Traffic tSafety Administration (NHTSA) reported that new automotive technologies, many of which incorporate plastic products, saved more than 600,000 lives between 1960 and 2012.

Plastic products have done wonders for the automotive industry, but the experts of Min Plastics & Supply use artistry to help take the material into many other areas for commercial clients. When you need specialized plastic products, trust the company that has provided fabrication services across all of Oahu for more than 60 years. Team members will work with you personally during every step of the process to ensure quality and satisfaction. Call (808) 847-1511 to get started today, or visit the website to learn more about their services.