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MAGNUM™ goes China
Starting in 2017, Trinseo’s production plant in Zhangjiagang, China, will serve our Asia Pacific customers with high-quality ABS resins proudly made in China.
Collaboration extended to Mexico
When Audi decided to build the new Audi Q5 for the first time in a new plant in Mexico, the ramp-up time was set to ten months – two months more than what Trinseo’s Thomas Heck was used to from the German automaker. The SOP for this SUV from the Audi Q family was planned for the third quarter of 2016. Our contact person at Audi was originally based at the German headquarters in Ingolstadt, but was transferred to Mexico to assure the quality and the reputation of the Audi Q5. Nevertheless, they were having problems with the designated ABS material for the Audi Q5 trunk trim. The SOP and ramp-up were approaching fast and the situation for Audi was becoming critical. So our contact person decided to give Thomas Heck a call for help.
Immediate support from the Trinseo Color Group
Based on
the positive experience Audi had had with MAGNUM™ 3416SC in earlier projects in
Europe, and the consistent support from Trinseo, which is highly valued by the
German carmaker, our contact person asked Trinseo for an alternative ABS. The
material needed to meet the TL527 specification, and as the parts would not be
lacquered they needed to meet UV test PV1303 during two cycles. We immediately
took action. Trinseo Color Development Expert, Eric Goethals, created and adjusted masterbatches
for two colors at Trinseo’s R&D site in Terneuzen, The Netherlands, which
were then conveyed to Mexico, where our Technical Service Development engineer,
Erasmo Aguilar, went straight into customer trials to ensure support for the
local team.
The Audi Q5 case highlights Trinseo’s skills as manufacturer of globally available ABS resins and our advantages in customer-focused services. It also underlines Trinseo’s long-term experience in color-matching technology. When Audi gave us the call for help, they considered Trinseo capable of providing rapid and appropriate worldwide support during the running SOP. This expectation was built up over years of successful cooperation with mutual trust.
Learn more about our technical support and MAGNUM™ 3416SC – get in contact with our team for this project:
Eric
Goethals, Color Development Expert
goethals@trinseo.com
Claus
Hermans, Technical Service and Development
nhermans@trinseo.com
Mariana
Serna Huerta, Account Manager Mexico
msernahuerta@trinseo.com
Erasmo
Aguilar,Technical
Service and Development
eaguilarbortoni@trinseo.com
Thomas
Heck, Application Development Manager Audi
theck@trinseo.com
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