Aug 18, 2017 | Automotive, Machining, News
Plastics Machining and the Auto Industry: A Match Made in Heaven
According to a study that was recently conducted by PwC, worldwide auto sales reached a record high of 88 million units in 2016. That was up an incredible 4.8% from just a year earlier. Profit margins for both suppliers and the auto manufacturers themselves are at 10-year highs, pointing to an industry that is on solid ground for the foreseeable future.
One of the major reasons why the industry itself has been able to see these kinds of gains (especially during the trying economic period that the country is still recovering from) ultimately comes down to two essential little words: plastics machining. Plastics machining and the automotive industry are truly a match made in heaven for a wide number of reasons that are worth exploring.
Plastics Machining: Improving Quality Across the Board
Plastics machining in the auto industry is regularly used to create better variations of just about every external and internal component that you can think of. This not only includes items like fuel lines, fuel pumps and valve body components, but also things like dashboards and body panels to lining and upholstery.
But the real reason why plastics and automobiles work so well together doesn’t necessarily have to do with the fact that constructing these components is easier than ever before – although make no mistake, that certainly is a factor. Instead, it has to do with a seismic improvement in terms of design and application.
Over the last few years alone, plastics machining has led to the creation of fuel lines and emission canisters that go a long way towards improving fuel efficiency and reducing carbon emissions across the board. Advanced, state-of-the-art plastics components that find their way into body parts (including panels) make for a significantly safer drive for everyone involved. Even something as seemingly simple as headlights with plastic components lead to a higher quality end result, which ultimately goes a long way towards creating the most important benefit of all: safer roads from coast to coast, no exceptions.
Plastics machining has also been a direct contributor to an increased recycling effort across the automotive industry, allowing manufacturers to do their part to help protect the fragile environment as well.
But even going beyond that, plastics machining helps drivers save money by making exceptional gains in terms of important factors like quality and tolerance. Machined automotive parts can be built not only to meet the requirements of the new vehicle market, but also to improve what is possible in terms of aftermarket replacement parts. This leads to vehicles that drive better, last longer and break down less frequently – all via a method that is stable, reliable and cost effective to begin with.
At JMJ Profile, Inc., we deeply believe in the opportunity for plastics machining to not only act as an engine of innovation and positive change in the auto industry, but also in its power as a true enabler. The right, malleable approach to plastics machining allows auto manufacturers to regularly break new ground with the products they release, in turn allowing the products themselves to do the same for customers everywhere.
The world around us is constantly evolving – there really is no getting around it. With plastics machining, auto manufacturers are poised to address the demands of today while adequately preparing themselves for the challenges of tomorrow at the exact same time.
