Noryl Replaces PVC in Toyota Tundra

April 20, 2007

Delphi’s new PVC-replacing cable will debut on the 2007 Toyota Tundra. Delphi and Toyota both described the development as one of the most important advances in auto cable in many years. First reported by Design News Feb. 7, the very thin wall cable improves design possibilities as well as reducing weight and eliminating potential halogen release. It’s the first application of GE Plastics' Flexible Noryl resins in the automotive industry. The new insulation is half as thick as conventional coatings in North America — 0.2 mm versus 0.4 mm — or about as thick as two sheets of paper, reducing wire/resin weight by up to 25 percent and wire diameter an average 28 percent. Size of the wire bundle is cut by as much as 40 percent.

Posted by Doug Smock on April 20, 2007 | Comments (1)

May 12, 2007

In response to: Noryl Replaces PVC in Toyota Tundra
RVADDED commented:

There's no indication of the cost difference. Why not? Is this a scary subject?

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